Review: BROK the InvestiGator

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Several years ago, back when covering PlayStation Vita games was still a viable option for gaming websites, I took a chance on a review for an indie adventure game called Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure. Not to rehash bad memories, but like many of the reviews I go out on my own to find, I didn’t care for it too much. Clearly, others did. The game has been ported to just about every major piece of hardware on the market, including a 4K version on the PlayStation 5 and Japanese localization on the eShop.

While the game’s creator, Fabrice Breton, and I didn’t see eye to eye on the game, several months after my review was published, he invited me to take an extremely early look at his next project. Squeezing out an unoptimized Mac version of the demo, I thought the concept of combining the classic point-and-click puzzle solving of Demetrios with beat ’em-up action game showed some promise. It was a bit rough around the edges, but its potential was extraordinary. I wished him good luck with the project, not really knowing if I would even be writing for Destructoid by the time it came out.

Five years and some change later, I’m still here, and that little demo has blossomed into a full-fledged game that might be worthy of being on your wishlist.

BROK the InvestiGator (PC)Developer: COWCAT GamesPublisher: COWCAT GamesReleased: August 26, 2022MSRP: $19.99

BROK the InvestiGator is an example of a game where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s set in a dystopian world where society is divided into two groups: the Drumers, those who live in a domed city where life is pretty easy, and the Slumers, those poor unfortunate souls who have to survive in the toxic wasteland that surrounds the dome. Set over a