Hercule Poirot: The London Case review roundup — Is the new Agatha Christie game worth playing?
radiotimes.comPoirot is back. And no, we’re not talking about the upcoming Kenneth Branagh movie.
This is the new Blazing Griffin Studio video game, Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case, where players can don the Belgian detective’s famous moustache for themselves in a high-stakes murder case.
Hercule Poirot: The London Case is a new original story that introduces Arthur Hastings, Poirot’s famed sidekick, as both are charged with the safe transport of a priceless work of art on its way to be displayed in London.
Naturally, things don’t go to plan, forcing the detectives to work together to solve the mystery. This will include scouring the city for clues, interviewing suspects and witnesses, and utilising Poirot’s famed little grey cells to build mind maps and draw the connections together, and ultimately crack the case.
Now launched globally, Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC. It acts as a sequel to 2021’s Hercule Poirot: The First Cases, with expectations pretty high — considering the latter earned itself the BAFTA Scotland’s Best Game Award in 2022.
Does it live up to the Agatha Christie name, though?
So, what are the critics saying about Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case? Well, early reviews point to a mix of average to good responses. It’s also worth being aware that, at the time of writing, there are only a handful of reviews online, with six available on OpenCritic and zero so far on Metacritic.
First off, GodisaGeek's Lyle Carr awarded the game a 6/10 score, saying: «Fans of point-and-click games will probably have a decent time with Hercule Poirot: The London Case, but it has its fair share of issues.»
These problems
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