A Case of Distrust

 PC
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. games(TM)
    Mar 22, 2018
    70
    A stylish and satisfying detective adventure. [Issue#198, p.81]
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Feb 6, 2018
    70
    A dearth of hints, an enormous plethora of potential leads and an overall lack of narrative urgency means that only the dedicated players will see the game through to the end. A good detective novel can spellbind its readers with only words. A Case of Distrust can too, if you have the patience and concentration to make it through the whole way.
  3. Hardcore Gamer
    Jan 31, 2018
    70
    Hopefully Wander is able to focus on getting the story right in his next effort, because there’s a ton of potential in A Case of Distrust. So much so that it’s worth checking out despite its flaws. Its art style alone could warrant a purchase and coupled with the animation, transitions and music, it has a really great noire feel to it. The story is just OK, but A Case of Distrust is cool and different, and it deserves a look.
  5. Game Informer
    Feb 15, 2018
    68
    The story's ending does not land. While it's logically sound, it doesn't register with its intended gravity. I'm not sure how you'd figure out its finer points on your own; as a detective, it feels like you've been taken off the case, and are instead reading how some other detective figured it out via the case file after the fact. It also works from without rather than from within because it relies on sentiments for a character that I didn't feel.
  6. Adventure Gamers
    Mar 5, 2018
    60
    A Case of Distrust is a stylish and solid mystery adventure, but with no chance to solve it yourself, you may be left wondering what your role in this game actually is.
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  1. The Verge
    Mar 18, 2018
    A Case of Distrust starts to drag a bit at the end, but it doesn’t last so long as to detract from the rest of the game. It’s just enough to give the ending an emotional weighter, while still leaving me wanting to see more.

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#96 Best PC Game of 2018

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Sepherim
    Oct 7, 2020
    4
    A Case of Distrust parte de un punto interesante: jugar como una detective de los años 20 a resolver un crimen. El planteamiento esA Case of Distrust parte de un punto interesante: jugar como una detective de los años 20 a resolver un crimen. El planteamiento es principalmente una aventura conversacional, donde analizando algunas cosas del entorno luego vas hablando con la gente y preguntando/comentando las cosas que hemos ido descubriendo, contradiciéndoles y presionándoles según corresponde. La idea es buena, pero al final da más la sensación de "prueba todo con todo" que realmente ser labor de detectives, y la experiencia acaba perdiendo fuelle. La historia tiene algunas cosas interesantes, pero la mayor parte del tiempo se pierde sin pena ni gloria en conversaciones que sobran (como todas las de los taxis) o en puntos de la conversacion que deberían llevar a sitios pero no llevan.

    El apartado gráfico inicialmente resulta interesante y llamativo, pero después rápidamente se vuelve cansino y fatigoso. Las imagenes son demasiado estáticas y el contraste tan marcado oculta una importante falta de detalles en los acabados. La música es siempre la misma y acaba siendo repetitiva, y no tiene voces, haciendo que el apartado sonoro sea tan pobre como el visual.

    El resultado de todo ello es que, aunque la idea es buena, la ejecución de la misma deja mucho que desear. Un 4.    … Full Review »
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