Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

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Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny
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Developer(s) City Interactive
Publisher(s) City Interactive
Director(s) Robert Ożóg
Designer(s)
  • Łukasz Pisarek
  • Robert Ożóg
Programmer(s) Arkadiusz Sito
Writer(s) Łukasz Pisarek
Series Art of Murder
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • USA: February 23, 2010
  • UK: March 26, 2010
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny (Polish : Art of Murder: Karty Przeznaczenia), also known as Art of Murder 3, [1] is an adventure game developed and published by City Interactive in February 2010 and is the third installment in the Art of Murder series.

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Gameplay

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Gameplay

The gameplay of Art of Murder 3, just like its predecessor, is linear, its in 3-D and have a third-person perspective. The player moves the character by clicking on locations shown in the main display; the scene will only crossfade when a character is finished with all the actions on the screen. Players can interact with specific objects on screens by clicking or dragging them, and NPCs. The player can use an in-game hint system, which is located on the bottom left corner of a screen (in a shape of question mark). The items are carried by the player, and can be combined with other items, when its possible. Unlike the previous version of the game, the player can rotate an object inside their inventory. The items return to their original position when dropped. The game has interactive cutscenes which will show up after a player will be done with the location, and before moving to a next one. To complete the game, the player must explore real life locations, such as the Bronx and Manhattan. The game is non-violent, however, the player can die in it. Before they die, the game saves their progress automatically, which means that if they die, they can start from their last save. Some game stages have a time limit as well, which, if they aren't completed, is punishable by the death of the player's character.

Release

The release was originally scheluded for November 2009. [2] The game was eventually released on February 23, 2010. [3] [4] [1]

Reception

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny received average reviews, and holds an average of 57/100 on aggregate website Metacritic. [5]

The game received 4.0 from GameZone, which mentioned that "looking at Wikipedia's 'wet paint' sign is more fun than listening to an atrocious dialogue." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Allin, Jack (23 February 2010). "Art of Murder 3 shuffling into stores". Adventure Gamers . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Jones, Mark (22 October 2009). "First trailer dealt for third Art of Murder adventure". Adventure Gamers . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny' Goes Gold". IGN . Ziff Davis. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (22 February 2010). "Shippin' Out: February 21-27: Heavy Rain". GameSpot . Fandom . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Fandom . Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (23 March 2010). "GameZone review". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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