7.2 /10 1 Votes
3.7/5 GOG Designer(s) Stéphane Brochu Initial release date November 2002 Genre Adventure game Platform Microsoft Windows | 71% Metacritic Distributor(s) Microïds Engine Virtools Developer Microïds Mode Single-player video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publishers Microïds, The Adventure Company, 1C Company, DreamCatcher Interactive Similar Microïds games, Adventure games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post Mortem is a murder mystery adventure game by Microïds, released in 2002. Its sequels are Still Life and Still Life 2.
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Gameplay
Post Mortem uses a first-person player view and a point and click user interface, using only the mouse for control. This slightly differs in its sequel, Still Life, however as it is a third person game.
Different cursors appear over portions of the screen to show the player what will happen when it is clicked on.
Gus' notebook is used to collate both the menu system of the game and the place to view documents obtained within the game.
Characters
Development history
Microïds developed and completed Post Mortem in ten months using Virtools Dev. An in-house team of 27 people created the game. This included 8 graphic artists, 5 animators and 6 programmers. Post Mortem was later followed by a spin-off series, Still Life, which has currently produced two games. On September 19, 2008 a new Still Life series website was opened, covering the three games.
Reception
The reception of Post Mortem was mixed, with a range of review scores ranging from 43, from Game Revolution to a high 87 from PC Game World.