Its animation for characters is solid, although some of NPCs might look lackluster. It offers the perpetually night city a good personality. City of Salem isn't particularly big, but there's good ambiance with a few apparition of places from the past. The buildings Ronan will visit have certain opaque blue tint for both mystic and noir flair. The visual is aesthetically pleasing, using design of modern Salem with a glint of old touch.
It makes the game too linear, definitely not what playing as phantom apparition should be. However, these offer only minor sidetracks or fetch quests.
Players can collect pieces of info, reveal backstories or interact with other unworldly characters. There is some sort of hide-and-seek fighting mechanism with demons, but this doesn't impact much, certainly not a good battle mechanic. Bulk of the gameplay is spent securing evidences. Furthermore, even the interaction to push story are straightforward, it'd be nice if there's branching results for these possessions. Aside from the already pre-determined characters, mostly in main story or few meager side quests, the rest of NPCs feel detached. It gives good backdrop for the characters, although this gimmick grows old fast. This astral ability works well, especially when players discover it on several first cases. He can also influence more stubborn individuals if certain conditions are met. His main ability is to possess someone, from there he can read their minds or peek from their perspective for further info. Being a ghost gives a bunch of nifty tricks to Ronan.
You play as Ronan, a ghostly police officer who tries to solve his own murder. Using the mix of detective and paranormal element is a nice idea, but soon after the initial discovery of quirky gimmick, the sense of novelty wears off fast. While it does look very fitting, the gameplay premise is very standard. Murdered: Soul Suspect tries to step in with cool modern supernatural ambiance for this investigative story. Aside from PC niche of point-and-click adventure, there's barely any noir flavored game in recent years. Detective game is particularly rare for mainstream audience.
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