Is this a case worth solving?
The Last Case of John Morley is a first-person narrative adventure set in the 1940s. You play as an experienced detective faced with a case long buried by time. After months in hospital, John Morley receives an unexpected visit from Lady Margarette Fordside, an aristocrat haunted by the murder of her daughter twenty years earlier. Though the police closed the case, she believes the real killer was never found. What begins as a quiet look into an old case becomes a haunting investigation into forgotten places and long-hidden truths that refuse to stay buried.
The Last Case of John Morley is an interesting one, it has a great atmosphere running throughout it and while it’s clearly built with a small budget, it has some incredibly strong voice acting performances in it. The puzzles are nicely designed, but gameplay can be a bit on the glitchy side at times. If you can overcome it, then the game itself is on the short side.
The visuals are a mixed bag, sometimes looking superb but character models looking dated. Framerate is consistent and considering it’s a game by a small studio, it’s impressive overall. It’s cheap as well, so if you are looking for a gritty noir detective adventure before the holidays, then this is well worth a look.
The Verdict
The Last Case of John Morley is brief but has some decent elements that work well. Other parts do fumble, but for the price tag its worth overlooking to solve this intriguing case.