The controls for the Switch version of Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders are workable, but these sorts of games tend to be more intuitive (or at least less frustrating) with a mouse. These mechanics are woven through the nail-biting narrative, providing for an interesting, interactive whodunit. Players will control Poirot as he investigates crime scenes, interrogates witnesses, and solves puzzles all over the South of England. Will this pattern help Poirot solve the mystery, or will they reach the end of the alphabet before finding the killer?Īgatha Christie – The ABC Murders features various mechanics, but it’s ultimately more of a point and click with puzzle-solving elements akin to The Room. Ascher of Andover was the first victim, and Betty Barnard of Bexhill was the next. Our dear detective begins to notice a pattern: all the murders are alliterative, as A. That gut feeling would prove correct, as more letters announcing more murders keep coming through the post to Poirot. Poirot and the team investigate, but come back with few leads - sure, those closest to the victim seem suspect enough, but something about the case is too perfect, too simple, to wrap up just yet. The day comes, and a murder has indeed transpired. Armed only with a date and a location on where the dirty deed will occur, Poirot and Hastings immediately notify Scotland Yard and do the only thing they can do: wait. Standard day in the life of this duo, right? Except here’s the odd part: the letter came from the murderer, and he hasn’t actually committed the murder yet.
After four years of success, Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders makes its way to the Nintendo Switch for an entirely new set of players to enjoy a riveting story of murder and mystery.įor those unfamiliar with this particular novel, Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders follows famous detective Poirot and his assistant, Arthur Hastings, who are invited to investigate a murder case. In 2016 - exactly 80 years later - they released Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders on Steam where it enjoyed positive reviews. It’s one of Poirot’s tales that caught the eye of dev team Artefacts Studio and publisher Microids, who came together to gameify one of Agatha Christie’s greatest hits, The A.B.C.
Outsold only by William Shakespeare, Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time with total sales estimates ranging from 2 – 4 billion ( yes, billion) copies sold - and Shakespeare had quite the head-start! With scintillating stories and captivating characters - most famously known being Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot - Christie made an unassuming yet massive imprint on the entire genre, tales based on her own churned out for decades afterwards.
There’s something to be said about a classic murder mystery, and the name best associated with that genre could be none other than Agatha Christie.
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