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You’ll start out in the shoes of Constable Zellner, an aged man with a taste for mysteries and who obviously likes to analyze everything in front of him. Early on going to some lengths to show his keen powers of observation to the prestigious Detective Legrand, it’s then revealed by a young boy after the fact that he had actually talked to a man instead of merely guessing things about him on his own. This sense of humor and quirky character development are established well by the pretty solid voice acting and they help Zellner in particular feel more like a real character. Nobody he meets over the course of the adventure, or the other people you’ll take control of, quite made the impression on me he did but overall there are some great production values at work, even if the end may not live up to the rest of the experience. If a slow-paced adventure with plenty of walking around, interacting with people and objects, solving some item puzzles, and some intrigue are right up your alley I will say The Raven Remastered doesn’t feel quite like anything else on Switch. Unlike the LucasArts style of irreverent humor being used to fill in the cracks this title seems to be geared towards fans of classic mysteries like you’d find in an Agatha Christie novel. It’s very different, and I suppose could be refreshing, but it also can tend to be a bit dull in spots. Even moving around can be a somewhat laborious process and quirks like changing camera angles that make you change the direction you’re moving as you go from one room to another can be a bit disorienting at times. If you’re really itching for something more subdued that takes its time and has a very old school feel perhaps you may find The Raven Remastered of interest. There’s no questioning its production values and attempts to deliver a polished experience, but some of its tendencies are also pretty dated and it can be hard to sustain excitement for. Constable Zellner is at least a unique and quirky character, so that does offer some flavor, but most everything else is just not that interesting.
Justin Nation, Score:Fair [6.0]