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I enjoyed playing this adventure game so much! All of the puzzles were organic and I also loved the augmentation abilities. It really added another layer of gameplay that didn’t deter from the story at all. Good characters, though I really wish we got to see more of the backstory between Vera and Alex. It would have made the decision at the end of the game that much more powerful and conflicting. I would play the sequel if one was released! Thank for making this game. Not many out there with this level of detail. Great graphics as well. It was just enough detail to be beautiful, yet it still had that 90s retro look to it as well. I will always continue to support games like this for the rest of my life.

I’m an old school point and click adventure game fan, and though I’m happy to see classics like Broken Sword and Day of the Tentacle ported over to iOS, they honestly just don’t play as well as they do on the PC. Moving around is a pain, choosing actions is a pain. Whispers surprised me by remaining point and click but streamlining the gaming process beautifully so that you’re actually focused on the game and not how cumbersome it is to play. Which is great, because it’s an engrossing game. Investigating as Vera is a lot of fun, and it does feel like an investigation rather than a spooky thriller, which a lot of detective games try to be. I want to solve mysteries, not tiptoe around fearfully. I just wish the empathetic options (you gain different abilities depending on your responses to people, which gives you completely different ways to solve puzzles) weren’t quite so...sappy. There’s a point where you try to determine what a piece of graffiti depicts, and the empathetic option is “two flowers hugging”. You can be a good people person without stepping right out of Sesame Street, y’know. In any case, definitely worth the purchase!

After playing, I noticed Dave Gilbert’s name in the credits. That would have clued me in that this was going to be a great game and done right. A true traditional mystery point and click. ...and that it was. The augmentations are genius. On top of that, the game plays based on what you do and say, so it plays different ways with different clues and objects for different people and thus different results. You could play again and choose differently. Did I mention the augmentations are genius? You’ll find out what that means. There’s even interactive action scenes with other characters. This game is a bargain and a must play for traditional point and click lovers.

Very enjoyable and interesting. On the plus side it was so thoughtful and a fresh experience. On the other hand I couldn't help but think that it could have been better if they didn't do the branching. Just gave it be one longer game? I didn't really see the point is the versions of same game. I played through twice and found second time was just zipping through it. I saw two endings and found a third slightly different one on-line. I am ok with that part it's more the playing through with different abilities that I found to be more of an experiment than a good mechanism.

Just finished this game - highly recommended! Not many point and click adventure games that are 17+. This one has great story, superb voice acting, and good music. Some parts are challenging, but there are enough subtle hints to get you to the next step if you pay attention. I wish the game was much longer because I didn’t want it to end! My only complaint is that the game should save at the end before you get to make a decision so you can reload from there. Would love a sequel with Vera!

If you are interested in point and click games, this is an absolutely wonderful gem. Just realized it’s the same people who made Kathy Rain (also another epic point and click). Voice acting is spot-on and really immerses you in the game. Story is intriguing. “augmentation” system is nifty. Puzzles not overly difficult to figure out. It’s insane to me that more people haven’t rated/played this game. Worth every penny, I would’ve payed $10 and been happy. Jason

A really fun little point and click adventure with great replay ability. The writing was fantastic, it has a really interesting conservative vs progressive ideology narrative and you can choose your own adventure (THANK YOU writers for staying neutral and not forcing us to take the leftist path, very refreshing) Overall highly recommended for point and click fans, the puzzles were just hard enough and I throughly enjoyed playing.

How is that the games fault? It’s supposed to be a puzzle to figure out on your own - it’s s point n click, it’s always been this way. And I have the energize power too and I was able to get past the part your talking about. I’d help you out, but rating a game a bad score because you can’t figure out a puzzle that is meant to challenge you is irrational. So I guess you’ll have to figure it out yourself.

YOUR GAME IS AMAZING, it’s so much fun but there is a problem my save file gets corrupted it says there was a script error but then I can’t play my safe file anymore this happens after I leave the recycling center and talk to the kids but after I stop talking and walk away at glitches and crashes when I try to go back and pull it up and it says script error.

Whispers of a Machine is perhaps one of the best adventure games I have played in a while. The gameplay is creative in the way that the decisions alter Vera’s augmentations. Yes, the graphics may look “pixelated,” but they appear beautifully hand drawn in my opinion. Kathy Rain was a good game too. Please release more games like this, or even subscriptions/episodes.

This game is excellent. I was immediately swept up into the story and spent a lot of time guessing who the killer was only to be surprised in the end. I played the main character pretty even keeled, but the options are there to play differently. I wish there were more games like this. Very fun and entertaining. About 3-5 days of gameplay depending on your free time.

First off, thank you for releasing your games on iOS!!! I prefer playing on my iPad to laptop these days. I bought both Kathy Rain and this game and binged on both. I love the art styles of the games and the gameplay. To other lurkers, if you like solving mysteries, these point and click games are worth your while!

I really liked the storyline of this game, it is very compelling. I did really like the fact that tools you receive throughout the game are based on your choices. I also enjoyed the tools that you do get in the game. For instance, the scanning tool is a very cool concept. Overall it was a great game. Although I had an overall positive experience with this game, I do have a few critiques. I did have a game save issue one time. I had closed the game out once, and when I came back I had lost progress. Also, the controls of the inventory are annoying on an iPhone bc when you try to drag them to interact, the phone backs out of the game to where you can view the current app and all other apps that are open. So you have to tap the game after almost every time you try to drag an inventory item. That is very annoying. I also am not a fan of repeating dialogue or pixel graphics (lower quality graphics) I’ve become spoiled to higher quality graphics with other P&C adventure games I’ve played. If you can get past the things I’ve mentioned, then this is a great game.

This isn’t a review but since I submitted a support request a month ago and never got a response, I’m posting a comment here. I loved “Kathy Rain” and so far I’ve enjoyed this game. However I hit a bug that crashes the game every time, even after reloading my saved game. (Slight spoiler so stop reading if you haven’t played yet.) In the junk yard I entered the refrigerator. The game crashes with: “Null pointer referenced ‘room_afterFadeIn’”. I’m happy to help troubleshoot further if the developer wants to respond. See SUP-2447.