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Holy crap!

This is the first time I've had to hesitate on pressing the like button... Not 'cause it was late, and not 'cause I didn't enjoy every minute, of it, but... That ending... : ( : (  :   (

I feel like you just offloaded a bunch of useful info to us, the players, and I'm stuck admiring it like it was an... Let's say a commercial trademarked chocolate/vanilla cookie, left on the floor, and here I am trying to figure out its significance.

But I mean, detectives improving themselves - through legit methods! Exciting(?) new locations, like... Delaware (though to be fair, I'd find an art museum exciting, even if I do get where Ashdown's coming from)! Another complex mystery, though I also handled this one better, since I'd got a better handle on both Ashdown's method, and... Tronen... Oh, and the return of my favourite character, RITSKER BLASHY!*

Hmn, and I've actually got a hunch on things - I wasn't surprised about T.A.D.S' findings on Ms. Macy, but my natural sense of paranoia is kicking in pretty hard, especially given this is the second (third?) time we've heard some kind of ominous news about the outside world - and we've been in a 'virtual locked room' since the very beginning...

Uh, on that note, Haney continues to be amazing. I'm sorry, random vacationeers. Better luck next time.

Now that I'm far enough down random readers aren't gonna spoiler themselves, you did a damn fine job with making the little ways Ashdown and Tronen grew on each other stand out, remain funny, and then - yeah. I don't know if that scheme would've worked out, but it seems it might have been necessary - if, hrmn...

Well, I do have a theory or two a brewing. Like Astral Autumn said, please don't overtax yourself!

And,  a lil' thing from me; I noticed when I went to review a different game that - on this site - only review score shows up, not the text of the review. That seems kind of ass-backwards, yeah?

I was thinking I'd wait to post a review until you've hit the halfway mark, since that way more people'll see it, and try your work. I know you're not big on advertising, but I love your storytelling, and I honestly want to see more people get hooked on it.

Anyway, that's enough herring talk, for now; sending you morale-boosting halloween pumpkin energy, and all that jazz!

*Seriously, it was good to see 785, if only for a bit. Something I couldn't help but notice, though... It looks like Asper is still in the ranks. Is that the situation being obscured, or... Hrmn...