When comparing Return of the Obra Dinn vs Murdered: Soul Suspect, the Slant community recommends Return of the Obra Dinn for most people. In the question“What are the best murder mystery video games?” Return of the Obra Dinn is ranked 9th while Murdered: Soul Suspect is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Return of the Obra Dinn is:
Using a dot matrix art style sets the game apart in looks from just about anything made before. A throwback to classic games but rendered in a 3D modern view.
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Pros
Pro Interesting art style
Using a dot matrix art style sets the game apart in looks from just about anything made before. A throwback to classic games but rendered in a 3D modern view.
Pro Twist to the normal detective story
The base of the game is that the player must solve their own murder, making for something a bit different from the normal fair of a detective game.
Pro Easily played on most platforms
Available on the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One allows one to choose their favorite platform to play on.
Cons
Con Not released yet
While a demo is available the game is still in heavy development and no release date has yet to be set.
Con Environments are very confined
The environments in game only differ sightly and are pretty limited in the scope that they can be explored. For a "sandbox" game the sandbox is pretty small.