The 39 Steps

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  1. ChoicestGames
    Sep 20, 2014
    7
    The Story Mechanics have done a splendid job of making you feel like you're back in 1914 Britain which enhances the experience you'll have reading their adaptation of the novel. If you're wanting to play a game, you'll be disappointed but if you're looking for an adventure novel to read with that extra level of immersion, and you've never read or seen the The 39 Steps before, it might beThe Story Mechanics have done a splendid job of making you feel like you're back in 1914 Britain which enhances the experience you'll have reading their adaptation of the novel. If you're wanting to play a game, you'll be disappointed but if you're looking for an adventure novel to read with that extra level of immersion, and you've never read or seen the The 39 Steps before, it might be worth a look.… Expand
  2. antjohnst
    Apr 29, 2013
    6
    Good concept but... for a game about story, one would hope that they have a decent mastery of spelling and grammar. I am no expert on the English language, but, even I feel like I'm being yanked out of the attempted immersion at times due to said spelling errors, common writing pitfalls, and grammatical omissions and errors.
  3. Klewer
    Nov 12, 2013
    6
    While this is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea it does have a very enjoyable element to it and for me personally made me want to finish it.

    The big deal breaker for this kind of interactive novel is the story they choose to present and for me 39 Steps is a winner.
  4. TheTVguy
    Mar 11, 2017
    7
    The 39 steps is an enjoyable story. Gameplay is pretty much non-existent, but most visual novels suffer from the same issue, after all they are digital stories. Storywise the 39 steps is kind of exciting for the most part, but it gets a bit boring about halfway through. The voice acting is decent and the artwork is nice to look at, but the game has little to none replayability.
  5. Vanishrap
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    I have bought this game a couple of years ago and played it only now, I had different expectations for this, so the following things surprised me:

    1. This is not a detective game. 2. This is not even a point-and-click game. 3. You don't have any freedom and you just follow the plot. 4. There is very few "game"-ish moments and 90% of the game is just reading/listening. But don't    I have bought this game a couple of years ago and played it only now, I had different expectations for this, so the following things surprised me:

    1. This is not a detective game.
    2. This is not even a point-and-click game.
    3. You don't have any freedom and you just follow the plot.
    4. There is very few "game"-ish moments and 90% of the game is just reading/listening.

    But don't get me wrong, this game is still really good. I have not watched the movie and have not read a book, so I knew nothing about the plot. The story is interesting and all of the actions start in the second chapter and it keeps you intrigued until the very end. The voice acting is nice, the art is really beautiful and I spent more time looking at landscapes than I planned.

    "39 steps" is a great visual novel, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to be immersed in a thriller-action-James-Bond story with very atmospheric and detailed artwork.    … Expand

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  1. CD-Action
    Jul 2, 2013
    20
    …35… 36… 37… 38… 39… Thank God, I can go home now! [CD-Action 08/2013, p.83]