Still Life Preview

In Still Life you play as Victoria McPherson, an FBI agent with crime solving in her blood; her grandfather happens to be Gustav McPherson, the main character of Post Mortem, another adventure game by Microids released in 2003. Victoria visits many murder sites, but one particular situation holds an uncanny resemblance to one of Gustav’s old cases back in the 1920’s.

Still Life’s gameplay is much like Syberia’s, as players navigate Victoria through the environment they will be able to react with items to solve puzzles. Victoria will use many forensic tools to investigate murder scenes in-depth. Certain situations will need to be approached with caution and delicacy.

To support the story of Victoria’s and Gus’s similar cases, some scenes will flash back to the old hero of Post Mortem in the ‘20’s. Players will navigate with Gus in these parts and solve cases he had more than 75 years ago.

Still Life’s story is supported by great voice acting, lifelike characters, and impressive cinematics. To further the realism of character interaction, you can choose to either interact professionally or personally with people around you. This will of course affect how they respond, offering a wide array of character development.

The PC version of Still Life has been out for about a month now, so to get a more in-depth idea of what lies ahead check out our review. The Xbox version is looking great so far, and at a $20 price tag in the GameZone Shop it should be worth paying attention to. Look for it later this month.