Murdered: Soul Suspect, the upcoming “Ghost Detective” game from publisher Square Enix and developer Airtight Games was showcased this week at the annual Gamescom conference in Germany with a new trailer. Previously revealed at E3 2013, Soul Suspect has you taking control of Detective Ronan O’Connor, who after dying in the opening scenes of the game, has to track down his own killer as a ghostly apparition.
The fact that you’re a ghost and can’t acutally manipulate the environment or talk to living characters looks to add an interesting layer to the standard action/adventure genre. Possessing police officers and witnesses to do your bidding and finding clues in the “ghost world” should be, if implemented well, an engrossing, creepy experience.
Airtight Games are known for outlandish games as evidenced in the criminally undermined Dark Void from 2010 and the Portal-esque Quantum Conundrum, so this upcoming release should be right up there in the realm of far-out and fun gaming experieces. Murdered: Soul Suspect, who’s official site can be found here, is coming in Spring 2014 to Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC should definitely be on your radar.
First time I’ve checked anything out on this game. Looks pretty neat.