Some inevitable repetition as you learn the patterns of guests and the timing of events
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Never before have I seen so many different kinds of games in one cohesive single-player adventure. The Sexy Brutale, which came out on other platforms earlier in the year, is rife with influences from a fair amount of different games and genres. I was...
If the film Groundhog Day were turned into a puzzle game, the result would be pretty close to The Sexy Brutale. It takes place in the titular mansion-turned-casino, where all the guests are about to be murdered. You play as Lafcadio Boone, a priest with...
Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day believed he was in hell, but let's admit it: There are worse possible time loops to get ensnared in than having to spend your days reporting on rodent shadows and courting 1990s Andie MacDowell. In fact, consider...
Going into Sexy Brutale, I had absolutely no idea what to expect.Before loading it up for the first time, I'd never seen a trailer, a screenshot or even heard a description for the game.However, in the line of being a reviewer, I've had all manner of...
The Sexy Brutale isn't quite an unqualified triumph - the puzzles are a bit too gentle towards the finish, once you've got the layout down pat, and the story ends with a slightly graceless dollop of extended exposition. But it's a dazzling show of how a game can benefit from taking time seriously, and a tale of bloodshed that is as gripping as it is ghastly.
The Sexy Brutale’s repetitive nature bogs down what is otherwise a clever title. Tequila Works’ cast of characters are lovably eccentric and its puzzles are consistently rewarding. Unfortunately, The Sexy Brutale confirms one of the overlooked flaws of time travel: reliving the same day repeatedly can be tedious.
I enjoyed the process of solving every murder in The Sexy Brutale, and by the time the enjoyably twisted ending came along I was really only disappointed to not have more murders to prevent. Every murder The Sexy Brutale includes is uniquely fascinating...
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