Flatfoots and Fools

In this Episode, Andrew and John talk about their favorite entry in the Poirot series so far: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express. Developed by Microids Lyon, this game takes the classic story, puts it in a modern but throwback setting, and adds the ability to play a past case instead of just hearing it described during the story. We have varied feelings on the parts of the game added past the original story. 

Spoiler Zone from 12:35 to 29:00

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904790/Agatha_Christie__Murder_on_the_Orient_Express/

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross
Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John discuss John’s thoughts on The Case of the Golden Idol Base game, and then our thoughts on the DLC’s. We chat about both the Spider of Lanka and the Lemurian Vampire, as well as a bit of thoughts on Case as a whole. We enjoyed this game, and look forward to playing and discussing Color Gray Games’ projects!

Major Plot spoilers are between 16:15 and 32:17

Game and DLC's on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross
Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

Andrew and John discuss the first half year of the Podcast. What were our favorite games that we covered, what did we regret not getting to? What are we looking forward to in 2026?

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross
Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John talk about the second Darkside Detective game, A Fumble in the Dark. This is a Point And Click Adventure from Spooky Doorway, and is a great sequel to their previous Darkside Detective Game. Sadly, this one is mostly spoilers, but we recommend this for any P&C Adventure fans, and especially if you enjoyed the last one from Spooky Doorway.

Please note this episode was recorded long before The Seance of Blake Manor released or had a public demo.

Also, we have since fixed the audio issue with John’s mic.

Main case spoilers are between 5:32 and 38:20

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/The_Darkside_Detective_A_Fumble_in_the_Dark/

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross
Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2023’s Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case. This is the sequel to The First Cases, and also Murder Mystery Machine. It's a detective adventure with a deduction web system. This game sits in a weird place for both of us, with lots that we didn't love.

Main case spoilers are between 5:20 and 18:00

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2223740/Agatha_Christie__Hercule_Poirot_The_London_Case/

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross

Music by Atonic Music ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2024’s Duck Detective: The Secret Salami. This is a short but delightful game about solving crimes as the titular Duck Detective, stumbling your way through the case. With great voice acting, and memorable characters, this is a good one for people who just want a nice morsel.

Spoilers are between 4:54 and 11:52

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami/

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Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross

Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2021’s Murder Mystery Machine. This game is a detective adventure, with investigative and deduction systems. However, we hit significant issues, and didn't come out with a rosy impression of this game.

Main case spoilers are between 7:50 and 27:20

Games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/930280/Murder_Mystery_Machine/

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Podcast edited by Peter Crevier

Podcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross

Music by Atonic Music ⁠https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew, John, and friend of the show Lynx continue our discussion of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, capping off with the bonus case from the DS release. We recommend starting with Part 1, as we jump straight back into the discussion with no recap.

Spoilers start at the beginning, and go to 26:58

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/

Solving the Mystery of Murder can be found ⁠here:⁠

The referenced Interview Translations were sourced from the ⁠Gyakuten Library⁠, done by ⁠Ho-Ling no Jikenbo⁠

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Podcast edited by Peter Crevier

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Music by Atonic Music ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew, John, and friend of the show Lynx wade into Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. This game (originally released in 2001) started a franchise, multiple spinoffs, and inspired dozens of other games. We dig into what we still like about this title, with it's Capital M mysteries, Point & Click style investigations, and courtroom clashes.

We had so much fun recording, that we had to cut it into two parts, and here is part one!

Spoilers start at 15:00, and go through the end.

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/

Solving the Mystery of Murder can be found here:

The referenced Interview Translations were sourced from the Gyakuten Library, done by Ho-Ling no Jikenbo

Discuss this episode or any other detective games on our Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/CMxrckaqN4⁠

Podcast edited by Peter Crevier

Podcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross

Music by Atonic Music: ⁠https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music

In this episode, Andrew and John discuss 2021’s Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. It’s a detective adventure with a mix of detective and story. We talk about what we like, and what we don't. Additionally, Andrew’s mic had some issues that required correcting, so I apologize for the strange cadence.

Main case spoilers are between 14:30 and 24:50

Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1573720/Agatha_Christie__Hercule_Poirot_The_First_Cases/

Discuss this episode or any other detective games on our Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/CMxrckaqN4⁠

Podcast edited by Peter CrevierPodcast art by Lalita Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitagross

Music by Atonic Music https://soundcloud.com/atonic-music