+ An excellent mixture of FMV and adventure gameplay
+ Acting, there is no weakest links, but only winners!
+ Who thought that the blend of cyberpunk and film noir would make such a great story
+ Soundtrack
+ The hard work and love they have put in their game outshines the small budget flawlessly

- Graphically a bit chipped especially moving humanoids aren't from this millenia
- Thee could have been space for more puzzles and investigation
- Connections to earlier games go beyond understanding of modern Tex Murphy fans

Tesla Effect - the latest installment of Tex Murphy games is still one of the best modern FMV games in steam. Inspired by Blade Runner and Total Recall for example mixed with classical Film Noir the story is really entertaining and full of excitement and charm. The main character is Tex a private detective who has lost his memory and to get it back he must solve the case which becomes more and more deeper by each picked clue.

The game is indie and was launched by 600k kickstarter, but does not feel like it. While the game's gameplay graphics are old and cheap it is the cutscenes which make it glow and actors do great jobs even if they were not the cream of Hollywood. Especially the main man of the development team and protagonist player Chris Jones is so full of energy and wit that it just wipes out even the most woeful face. The greenscreen is used frequently the quality has been taken seriously.

Tesla Effect takes around 14 hours to beat and there is actually quite many things to do between amazing cutscenes. The immersion of detective work is there, but the puzzles could have been a little bit harder. On the other hand though game never felt stalling the progress too much making it easy to stay interested with the story. There is also some options to make the game more difficult or easier.

It's a shame that the other Tex Murphy games are so old that they have itches in working modern systems, not to mention they might be barely fun to play on modern day standards, because the storyline might make even more sense if I knew what was there before. Whatsoever the game is more independent piece than a straight sequel.

To mark it out how much I like the game I do say that it is the best FMV game out there in steam (which I have played) and even on its full price each spent dollar is worth it. In best case scenario we might be having a new Tex Murphy game quite soon.

+ An excellent mixture of FMV and adventure gameplay + Acting, there is no weakest links, but only winners! + Who thought that the blend of cyberpunk and film noir would make such a great story + Soundtrack + The hard work and love they have put in their game outshines the small budget flawlessly - Graphically a bit chipped especially moving humanoids aren't from this millenia - Thee could have been space for more puzzles and investigation - Connections to earlier games go beyond understanding of modern Tex Murphy fans Tesla Effect - the latest installment of Tex Murphy games is still one of the best modern FMV games in steam. Inspired by Blade Runner and Total Recall for example mixed with classical Film Noir the story is really entertaining and full of excitement and charm. The main character is Tex a private detective who has lost his memory and to get it back he must solve the case which becomes more and more deeper by each picked clue. The game is indie and was launched by 600k kickstarter, but does not feel like it. While the game's gameplay graphics are old and cheap it is the cutscenes which make it glow and actors do great jobs even if they were not the cream of Hollywood. Especially the main man of the development team and protagonist player Chris Jones is so full of energy and wit that it just wipes out even the most woeful face. The greenscreen is used frequently the quality has been taken seriously. Tesla Effect takes around 14 hours to beat and there is actually quite many things to do between amazing cutscenes. The immersion of detective work is there, but the puzzles could have been a little bit harder. On the other hand though game never felt stalling the progress too much making it easy to stay interested with the story. There is also some options to make the game more difficult or easier. It's a shame that the other Tex Murphy games are so old that they have itches in working modern systems, not to mention they might be barely fun to play on modern day standards, because the storyline might make even more sense if I knew what was there before. Whatsoever the game is more independent piece than a straight sequel. To mark it out how much I like the game I do say that it is the best FMV game out there in steam (which I have played) and even on its full price each spent dollar is worth it. In best case scenario we might be having a new Tex Murphy game quite soon.