The Colour of Murder
The Colour of Murder is the fifth installment in the Carol Reed series, following "Remedy", "Hope Springs Eternal", "Time Stand Still", and "East Side Story". The game is a first person point and click…
The Colour of Murder is an adventure developed by MDNA Games, released 29 October 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Colour of Murder is
The Colour of Murder is an adventure game developed by MDNA Games and released in 2008. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Wintermute Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play the role of Carol Reed, a young English woman in her twenties who lives in Sweden. When the game starts, Carol has plans for her fourth Midsummer's Eve in Sweden, which is only three days ahead. Little does she realize that during the next few days she will encounter an adventure involving more challenging and intricate puzzles than she has overcome in any of her previous cases. It all begins when a neighbor at her allotment approaches Carol. This man suspects that his son is somehow involved in a murder. This adventure takes Carol through dark tunnels, abandoned military areas, derelict mines, and beautiful places of historical importance, leading all the way up to the Royal…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Colour of Murder launched on 29 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
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