Enter the nest! Review – Solid Sequel

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It's been a surprisingly prolific year for games where you play as a bird cop. This sounds like an incredibly niche niche. But just a few months after Duck Detective: The Secret Salami stole the internet's collective hearts, We also have another representative bird who reluctantly returns to his black-and-white spotlight role, Chicken Cop: Into the Nest! is the second game in the Chicken Police series, following on from grizzled detective Sonny Featherland in the sequel to the popular 2020 point-and-click noir visual novel Chicken Police: Paint it Red!

Desperate to forget the horrors he saw taking down the Wessler crime empire during the first game, Sonny gathers his things to leave Clawville when another desperate woman sneaks into his office in the middle of the night. Seeking urgent help like last time, Millandra Mantodea is an insect from The Hive, the city's squalid slum for the underprivileged insect population. And her husband's body had just been stolen from his freshly dug grave. And even though he was just one of many bodies missing But this sudden body-snatching is just one of the major distractions that occur in The Hive.

The chicken policeman refuses to tell the ugly truth.

Opening the crime scene in Chicken Police Into the Hive.-1

Chicken Police aren't exactly clever in holding up a mirror to society, and Into the Hive picks up the terrifyingly heavy ball from where Paint it Red left off, immediately stepping on the gas and never once giving up. The situation in The Hive has only gotten worse since the fall of the Wessler crime syndicate in the last game, with many other gangs running rampant without Wessler to control them, and the New Unity Church faltering. Profound seems a little too It is good to be true to their impromptu charity. Millandra deliberately risks her life to get Sonny's help. Citizen of Clawville high society group And the city's police force only protects them. Not interested in what's going on inside The Hive. And the chicken cop is her last hope.

Chicken cop character nest compared to eastern full moon example.

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The more mysterious the visual novel, the weirder it is. The more I liked it, the more I liked it. So I'm ready to fall for the stupidest things. (and best) of all

The Wild Gentlemen developers often wanted a rich style to help players swallow a pill as bitter as the metaphorical racial tensions in a critically unequal society. Especially when there is such a ridiculous idea out there. But style is where the Chicken Police series shines most. If you love what makes Paint it Red feel unique in a way that stands out, it might be hard to see. The long-awaited sequel to the visual novel will be even more amazing than the first.

At first, you'll have to decide if you want to play the game in the desired black and white film grain format. Or if a richer, softer color will make you faster. This time I mainly chose to use color. and found that it added complex depth to the beautifully ugly world of Clawville, but the menu said the black and white version was how the game would be played. You can switch between them as needed. And I enjoyed making the game seem a little darker in its darker times. by relegating color to more lively colors which are fewer and farther between.

No matter what color you choose, Into the Hive has wit throughout each scene. It tackles dark subjects with the humor and grace required to do so. These characters are not human. But it is also the most human feeling in graphic novels. They embrace their species as interesting personality traits in a way that makes you feel for them enough that you sometimes forget they're animals. I really hate insects in real life. But I was moved when I thought of the mother who sold her larvae to the city's elite to raise. So that she would have money to pay each month.

Create a balance between good police Neutral cops, bad cops, chicken cops.Choose to answer Uncle Joe in the graveyard in Chicken Police Into the Hive!

The conversations you have with each character. Be it a casual conversation or a police investigation. They have long-lasting and far-reaching consequences. Additionally, the tone you use to convey your message, which is conveyed in a fun way by adding a smiley face to each response, is just as important. with the words you say Some of the action sequences in some scenes can be a little complicated. They require specific clues before you can proceed. (Especially when it comes to additional bonus objectives related to your investigation.) But it's no more frustrating than other visual novels.

Once you have everything you need to talk to your character, You will have to carefully balance the working styles of the police. By having different people respond best to different types of strategies, you'll have to interrogate many characters along the way. And what works for some may not work for others. So it's up to you to find a way to make these birdies sing.

What I especially liked was the on-screen dialogue of some of the characters. You'll notice a series of messages and messages that indicate how Sunny feels about each character. You will see your ex through the eyes of a rival detective. and record who makes the best coffee It adds a special flavor to each conversation. The quirks of the art not only help build the world, but also help create the world. But the excellent voice acting also adds to the flavor everywhere. It makes each animal feel more human as you hear the emotion in their lines.

In addition to the visual updates in Into the Hive, you'll also enjoy a variety of side missions and mini-games as you work to solve hidden mysteries. Sit down at Zipp's Cafe with the old newspaper owner to play Clawville Wildcards, a card game. that asks you to outpace your opponent in an upgraded tic-tac-toe game. Head for more leads Achieve the goal and learn more about the characters saved in your codex, keep an eye on each chapter for limited-time collectible pin-up model calendar sheets. They are collectibles and there is success in finding all 12 discs, even outside of the game's main draw. You will find little things along the way to breathe a special sense of life into a dull and boring city.

With a terrible mystery A world full of violence Interesting side missions and mini-games Impressive real animal characters and various endings that you have to face You'll struggle to put Into the Hive down once you pick it up. Into the Hive's story is fresh enough to stand on its own. But with endless connections to the first game between characters and references. The experiences of both plays weave together a hauntingly beautiful story of inequality, crime, and style that sticks. You've long since passed the end.

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