{"id":1852,"date":"2010-05-05T10:51:35","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T17:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2013-02-01T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T03:53:13","slug":"my-review-of-again-eye-of-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=1852","title":{"rendered":"My review of Again: Eye of Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m a big fan of Japanese developer Cing. Trace Memory was the first adventure game I played on the Nintendo DS and it filled me with all sorts of hope that the genre was on the verge of a resurgence. I liked Hotel Dusk a little less<\/a>, mainly because some aspects of the storyline and the setting felt clumsy and unrealistic, but it was still an entertaining game and I was optimistic about Cing’s future. <\/p>\n

When I first heard about Again: Eye of Providence, I was really intrigued by the premise—a serial murderer has started killing again after twenty years, and only by delving into the mysteries of the past can the crimes of the present be resolved. I’ve always thought Cold Case would make a great adventure game, giving players a chance to investigate the past as well as the present, and Again: Eye of Providence promised exactly that.<\/p>\n

Then came some bad news: in March, Cing declared bankruptcy, Again still made it out in English (albeit in an extremely low-key, blink-and-you’ll-miss it release from Tecmo), but it’s very possible this is the last game we’ll see from Cing in English. (It’s not clear if their recent Hotel Dusk sequel will be released outside of Japan.) So I went into this game with high hopes for the experience, but also sad to know that it was Cing’s last chance to really wow me.<\/p>\n

Well, it almost<\/em> really wowed me. Some aspects of Again are really, really good. Some—in particular, the believability of the story—fall flat. But it’s still worth playing, especially if you’re a fan of their previous work. Check out my review on Adventure Gamers to see why I think so.<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh, and if you want to buy the game, Amazon’s got it<\/a>\"\"… for now, anyway. With the lax promotion it’s received so far and Cing’s shaky financial situation, I don’t have a lot of faith that this game will be available at retail for very long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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