The Myothian Falcon by The Pixie

Review blackknight

This sci-fi detective game is pretty good and starts out excellent until the end where there are a few bugs and a few "guess-the-verb"-situations.

Despite these few niggles, I am glad I played as it was pretty good overall.

Comment archerqueen08

How do you get away from Doug?

Review GameofChocolate

Extremely good game. I didn't finish it, as I ran out of time (personally), but I think it was very challenging, fun, and well scripted. The only issue I had is trying to figure out what I could ask people. Perhaps leak something in the comments at some point for what each npc will discuss, to make it easier to interact with them. Otherwise it was exceptionally well done.

Review MisterPibb316

I thought I was going to finally award 5-stars to a non-gamebook game (so far, Victorian Detective 2 is the only game I've given a perfect score to.) I was quite thoroughly immersed for a couple hours, and even when the puzzles were difficult, I wasn't ready to cave in to the in-game walkthrough until toward the end, because I came to trust that logic would get me through... and it did, again, until toward the end.

Oh, boy... those words, 'toward the end.' Bugs, bugs, bugs... some of them are just logic errors (someone being there in the description when their object isn't actually there, for example), but some of them can prevent you from properly beating the game (fortunately, those bugs don't seem to rear their head until late in the game.) Regardless, the story here is among the best I've seen from the Quest engine (even if there isn't much of an ending other than a 'you win!'), and the gameplay and different locations are incorporated smoothly and largely without linearity.

I strongly recommend giving this game a play--and being cautious about when you save.

Comment bubba0064

cant enter house. I opened the window but I cant get in. I tried enter house, climb in window, enter study, go through window, etc can someone tell me the command word since I cant find it.

Review Hoepsika

Great. Good sense of atmosphere.

Comment achaldy

Knifehead, you should "ask maisy about murder" or sth. Type "topics" to find out what you can ask her about.

On another note: how do you get kalal to talk to you?

Comment Knifehead

Can't get past the first screen. Ive tried "Say Hello", Ask Maisy DeValle, talk to Maisy DeValle, talk Maisy DeValle, say "hello", say "hello" to Maisy DeValle, and more...

Comment sooz

oops - i have killed doug and given the falcon to jill and can't get it back- can i not finish the game?

Review EnigmaSilvae

Having trouble finding Bram or Larry - can anyone help? I seem to have done everything else - got falcon, accessed data key, talked to everyone... I think I'm not using the correct command maybe?

@sykes you can ask Linda about data key but she doesn't hand it back (I don't know if there is a way to get it back). The falcon is with the person who undermined the Uralgans.


Review so far:
The writing and descriptions are lovely with very few mistakes. Intuitive investigation. Really exciting and great story! Few blips but overall very engaging!

Comment Sykes

wheres the falcon? and do i need to get the data key back from linda, if so how? i didnt need take her to dinner in the end, i bribed her instead.

Comment Sykes

Nearly done, few loose ends. I know bram is in the lions den, but i don't know how to find him? And how do i get linda to meet at the restaurant?

Review Misty

AMAAZIINGG GAMMEE!!!

Review Livvy Rennie

Finished it, amazing game!

Comment Livvy Rennie

Patronaut: How do you find Bram?

Comment Patronaut

@Livvy thanks for the help. Now I found bram, but have no idea where to find larry or how to turn bram in (if I can)

Comment Livvy Rennie

Patronaut: Go back to your office building, in the lobby there is a notice board, look at it, there should then be an option to go north west. Ask her about massages (it will become clear why), and then messages

Comment Patronaut

Who is Linda?

@Livvy To get into the house, look for a window. Give falcon to someone who knows about the falcon and then to a cop that is helpful.

Comment Livvy Rennie

Patronaut: You ask Linda about the files, you have to take her to dinner at the French restaurant and give her flowers first.

Comment Livvy Rennie

Who do you give the falcon to? And how do you get into the house? Please help!

Review Patronaut

Okay, i was able to get into Lawrence's computer, found the falcon and gave it to the appropriate people. Now I am trying to access the encrypted files and have no idea who to ask or what to ask. Help.

Comment stella1

Found the research assistant, but can't find larry or bram.

Comment stella1

Hey sarah, thanks! I was able to get to his apartment, but found him dead. I examined everywhere and left only to come back and find that the crime scene was closed. Did I miss anything? How do I find out about the research assistant?

Still haven't seen Bram at the bar.

Comment sarah4

Stella, you need to meet Linda for dinner at the French restaurant on Yardley Street and give her the lilies there, if you mention the data incription to her there then she will be more helpful, but don't give her the data key until you visit her office the day after your date. You can't get into Dr. Lancing's office, you need to talk to Professor Kant, in the office next to his, if you're having trouble getting her to open up then read the newspapers on her office walls and ask her about their contents. Then you can ask her about the doctor, and the falcon and she will direct you to the doctor's apartment and also to the whereabouts of his research assistant. Hope this helps. Bram is in the bar of the Lion's Den if you haven't found him yet by the way.

Review sarah4

Great game, a truly novel approach to the text adventure, I'd usually miss the puzzle-solving elements of the game but the questioning of suspects and travelling between stations more than made up for it and made for a great game. The gameplay, though unfamiliar, was fairly intuitive and the descriptions were very well written and the atmosphere and storyline were very compelling and well developped. I've read a lot of Chandler and Hammett and so am very familiar with the hard-boiled/noir crime genre and thought the futuristic take on the more familiar 1930s American settings of such narratives was a great innovative twist. Look forward to your future games.

Comment stella1

I'm stuck!

Can't find the key to Lancing's door... and gave the data key to Linda but she won't encrypt it. I gave her flowers but it doesn't disappear from my inventory.

I gave the falcon to Maisy at the cell but it didn't disappear from my inventory. I have the falcon to Jill and it successfully disappeared. I'm at a loss. Gonna go find bram...

Comment stella1

mmm so far two things:

I first played this online and played this again after downloading the game.
1. I forgot about getting the gun from the drawer, so I come back to the office. I get a prompt that tells me that I should ask about payment before leaving the office. Except Maisy's not there anymore - she went to the hotel. Because I can't ask Maisy about payment, I can't leave the room.

2. I get prompted to ask Maisy about her business (again) when I visit her in the hotel room.

So far, so good. The clues make sense and The iJot is nifty.

Comment stella1

Hm. I'm liking this so far :D

Comment The Pixie

Hint: To investigate the murder, you will need to "ask <someone> about <something>" a lot!