Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a story driven puzzle game where the player controls the ghost of the recently deceased protagonist to try to find out who murdered him; he has limited time as when the sunrises on the following morning he will cease to exist.

The game starts with the death of the protagonist, Sissel, who has lost his memory and has no idea who he is. The player then controls his soul to possess various unanimated objects to travel to various locations and eavesdrop on conversations of living people around him to gain clues about his missing identity and who murdered him.

Sissel can only travel a limited distance between objects, and possess selected items that have a "core". Certain objects allow him to perform "Ghost Tricks", where Sissel can use the "powers of the dead" to interact with the object, for example flip a switch or to open a door.

The player can travel to different locations of the city in which the story takes place by possessing telephones and "calling" the desired destination. Sissel cannot take control of living beings or dead bodies, however he can communicate with the souls of the recently deceased and witness the four minutes leading to the death, he can also act in those four minutes to try to change their fate.

The gameplay is puzzle based, but there are elements of timing and precision required. The player must perform Ghost Tricks on different items in the proper order and timing to affect what is happening in a scene. Another big part of the game mechanics consists of witnessing murders and the events leading to them and then trying to find an alternative chain of events that leads to a different outcome.

  • The original creator/director of Phoenix Wright brings a new title to the Nintendo DS
  • Manipulate the physical world through supernatural possession - take control of inanimate objects and change the world!
  • Change the fates of those around you - return to the four minutes before a character's death to stop it from happening
  • Text adventure combined with logic puzzles makes for an exciting new challenge on the Nintendo DS
  • Over a dozen engaging chapters filled with entertaining, interrelated puzzles
  • Compelling and intriguing story, boasting great writing and characterisation
  • The game boasts a very distinctive visual style, bright block colours and cel shaded look, in motion the graphics are equally as charming with characters moving in a very lifelike way and quirky cartoon-like elements - such as a dancing detective and in a later level a Heath Robinson / Rube Goldberg machine
  • The gameplay is like a puzzle, there is only one solution in each scenario and the player need to work which objects to manipulate and in the correct sequence to successfully open new paths of investigation. A secondary task is and need to watch what is happening and eavesdrop on people present to gather information - this in turn can also open other paths of investigation, such as new locations to travel to
  • The player can enter the Ghost World where the passage of time pauses with the "Ghost" option. Here he can possess objects by moving Sissel's soul (a blue flame) onto the "core" of the object, these are white spots seen in objects, to possess them. The world is in red when in the Ghost World and only objects with cores can be possessed

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Rating12+ (PEGI)

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 Average rating (3 reviews)

 Great game, great story with lots of twists.

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The story of this game is great, lost of mystery and twists in it. The game play is great with lots of challenging puzzles. The only 2 lesser things in my opinion are the game could have used more stuff in the game to use. And sometimes the game gives a hint to soon. Like you are looking what stuff you have around to use, time is up and you the characters are already saying what direction you need to look in order to solve the puzzle. The game is great, also with somewhat humor in it and I really recommend it to everyone who likes adventure / puzzle type games.

 What a fabulous idea for a game!

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The idea for this game is fantastic.
I enjoy the Professor Layton games and the Jewel Quest games - I'm on the wrong side of 40 so quite picky as to what I like to play.

This game is totally addictive and for me Unique. I found it hard to put down and hoped my train journey to work would last longer.

You have to work out how to save many of the Characters from death by going back in time and changing their fate..... You are the main Character that has been killed, but come back as some type of ghost with magic powers to manipulate objects in order to save them. The story line as you go is really good and the garphics and little movie clips are great.

It's a total must have and you use your brain to work out the scenarios.

 Another superb game from the Ace Attorney creator.

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Ghost Trick will likely be one of those games that you will only ever play through once. But that journey will be a fantastic memorable experience. Every character have their very own charm and Missile has become my favorite character in a video game ever.

The story is interesting from the very start and has many twists throughout. I came up with many theories on what the outcome could be, but each of them were wrong.

The music is also very good and probably better than the AA series. After playing the game i did get the soundtrack and my favorite has to be Chicken Paradise

The game does play in pretty much the same way Ace Attorney does and will include some trial and error. However, the game is still very fun and retains the positive attitude of having you try again and again and you do feel an accomplishment after solving each 'puzzle'.

It took me about 14 hours to complete if i remember correctly. Halfway through the game it did begin to get a bit boring but then it changes quite dramatically and felt like a fresh start to the game.

Overall i do recommend people who would love a good story similar to Ace Attorney or the Professor Layton series to give this game a shot as the quality is really up there. People who want a fast paced game that will be fun to play for 30 minutes a go, still give this game a look as it may change your perspective on games. It really is one of my favorite games on the DS and it could be yours.

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