Nick Chase: A Detective Story App Reviews

Graphics and storyline are great but found the puzzles didnt really explain what you needed to do as much as other big fish games do. Also, if you leave in the middle of a puzzle you have to start over instead of picking up from where you left off...

Im stuck at the level where you make the duplicate for the golden cats club, it doesnt let me grab the letters to make the stamp, I cant use hints and it doesnt even let me skip the puzzle... What a waste of money...!!!

Artwork is awesome. The storyline very good. The puzzles are challenging. Good game.

Way too short for $1.99.. Puzzles are just ok.

I cant believe I paid for this horrible excuse of a game It not even worth $.99 im pissed I bought it cuz that was the last of my money of my account rite now

Just like a few other posters here, my game keeps crashing too. Frustrating!!

Not a very long game.

Like the look and feel, but wanted more of the hidden object aspect...and less of the making roads. The game was a little buggy. Actually, a lot buggy - when it came to the combination lock. If I could get that #%*! lock to drop down even once, I was lucky. And you couldnt reset the puzzle or go out of the scene and back in, to start over. I kept having to hard-close the game and restarting back to where I had to unscrew that blasted handle over and over. That was something else kind of needed, in places...better instruction and reset options. When I got my guy over to the fence with the wire cutter, past all those blasted spotlights, I ended up just skipping the rest, because I tried every way to clip that darn fence.

The graphics and the story are fine. There are too many places where you get caught in a puzzle or action without instructions. Cant use hints and the skip option is non responsive. On fact if one goes to options/help there is only very basic controls, tells you to go to forums for help. Then you cant exit the help screens w.o. Killing the program. This is getting deleted.

I have played almost all the Big Fish games. This one is terrible. You get stuck in puzzles, without anyway to get out. Unless you delete the app and start over. Very disappointed.

I thought this game was pretty good, though a tad short. I beat it in one sitting over a few hours. However, most hidden object games can be completed in one or two sittings on the PC, if you get sucked into the game - as I often do. Considering PC titles of this sort would run you between $9.99-$19.99, youre still getting a deal at $1.99. The gameplay is rather fun and not overly challenging, however, it should be said that its not always intuitive and the task button will become your friend. On more than one occasion you will be left looking at the screen and wondering, "What am I supposed to be finding?" In such instances, click the task list (though its not very helpful on the Golden Cats forged ID puzzles). I wouldnt call this a true hidden object game, its more of a collection of puzzles with a little bit of search and find in between. None of the puzzles are all too difficult, but it would be nice to have a better hint system. The only instances where you are able to access a hint system in this game is when you are actually doing hidden object tasks, but such tasks only comprise about 25% of the game. The rest of the time youll be solving puzzles and if you get stuck, youll either have to back out of the game or wait until the skip bar is filled and skip the puzzle (and any puzzles attached to that puzzle thereafter). While the skip function is nice and allows a frustrated gamer a mechanism to enjoy their game rather than getting stuck in a puzzle they just cant solve, a Professor Layton styled hint system would be greatly appreciated here. Id certainly trade the skip mechanism for an improved hint system. The graphics are great and the artwork is gorgeous, I really enjoyed the classic noire vibe that really lent itself to a private investigator/ "detective story". The voice acting is nice and the comic style cut scenes are very well done as is the music and ambient effects. Bottom line, if you dig puzzles and a comic noire style and dont mind the $1.99 price tag, give Nick Chase a shot. If youre looking for a true hidden object game or dont fancy yourself a hint-less puzzle solver, maybe pass or wait for a price drop. If this app ever drops to $0.99, Id consider it a steal ***It should also be noted that the "making roads" game that appears several times throughout this title is very annoying and I didnt enjoy it one bit. Its reminiscent of the game Pipe Dreams, for you old school Windows Adventure Pack players out there.***

I like the game but wish there was more than one mystery to solve... I would not pay for it again had I know I would be able to solve in one sitting. Please add more levels!

This is the 2nd game Ive bought from Big Fish. Ive tried a few demos as well. Its the exact same formula nearly every time. Mostly simple puzzles that string together a story; find the various objects in a scene; little explanation; little creativity in the gameplay. The artwork is fantastic, but I wish they would improve the gameplay. It feels like an insult to the artwork. Classics like Deja Vu and Myst really make you think. Machinarium is a great example of how to do an adventure puzzle game for the iOS environment. I bought the iPhone version, saved myself 3 bucks, and played it on the iPad. And when it ended way too soon, like most of their games, I didnt feel so cheated.

This game is a pinnacle of Big Fish games. Hardly any game on any platform so masterfully combines artistic voice, comics style detective-mystery story, puzzles, and hidden objects as does this Nick Chase game. The voice immerses into the game and transports you in time. I think this is the most underrated game in App Store. Unfortunately, no other Big Fish game replicates the experience of Nick Chase. A true and precious gem that withstands the test of time.

Mine keeps closing after I try to press continue on the "Golden Cats" scene. Where he says hes going to the copy place where no questions are asked. Is this only happening to me? It did it on the lite version too. Anyways, it seems fun but dont know if its really worth 1.99, maybe .99 would be better.

I got this game way back in the day when it was 5 bucks. Totally not worth it and Im not sure if its worth $2 because it is extremely short. Its got fun puzzles but the whole game is over in an hour or two. Its no fun to play more than once so its up to you to decide whether an hours entertainment is worth the $2. Oh and it also crashed pretty often

Kept closing on me @ the lock behind the dresser in the hotel room, mini games werent that fun either & when I needed hints they werent available. Dont pay full price but when on sale for $1-2 then go for it!

Next to LA Noir this is the best detective game ever. The levels were challenging, never glitched, liked the comic book idea!

Paid for the game and it only had a few levels. Not worth it. Dont pay for this!

I really have to say I like this one! It totally has a different style and feel to it then all the rest from BF. So Im seriously considering upgrading.