Gaming with Rin: The Seance of Blake Manor Demo

Today on Demo Weekend we're taking a look at a detective themed adventure game called "The Seance of Blake Manor". Set in Victorian Ireland you are summoned to a hotel to investigate the disappearance of a guest, the daughter of a man who had something to do with the death of your brother. So perhaps you are there for multiple reasons. The guests of the hotel have all gathered for a seance, to speak with the dead wife of the owner of the hotel. They're a collection of supernatural enthusiasts with their own quirks. The art style is interesting. Its like moving within a graphic novel. I really liked the use of 2D art instead of animations. The story uses time based mechanics. Every time you look at something trying to gather clues it advances the time, and you have to "complete an objective" within a certain time frame or fail your case. They seem a little like they are usurping someone else's culture in a slightly racist way. They use "French titles" for the lord of the manor instead of using a local Irish term. You immediately get blackmailed by a French dude when you first step out of your room as if he's the smartest man in the bunch...and they paint Celtic druids like uneducated savages. If I ignore that, the story and characters are intriguing enough to figure out what they're quirks, crimes and kinks are. Enjoy!