New York - Detectives

New York - Detectives is an open world mystery game developed by Vinsmoke Fabulous, for Nintendo Switch and PS5. The game was released on those consoles, as well as on Steam.

Gameplay
The player is capable of move in a 3D reconstruction of New York. The player can travel to all of New York's areas, like Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, without limits. The player is also able to work and get money to buy various objects, such as food, furniture, and clothing.

The player can also engage in side-quests, such as finding objects or guiding an NPC to a certain location. Some of the side-quests are, however, actual mysteries to be solved, ranging from very simple mysteries, to real murder mysteries. In some of the side-quests, the gameplay changes to a beat-em-up style, and the player is able to fight various enemies.

With various actions, the player can unlock an ability called "Echo". The echo changes depending on the character the player is playing as. The echoes are very different between one another, and range from additional actions the player can make, or full-on exclusive features to that character. Some Echoes can be moved around on their own, but to do this, the player must be placed in a safe place. If the feature is activated when the player is, for example, in the middle of the road, the player could get ran over. The player can also get ran over in normal gameplay.

Playable Characters
The game has an huge variety of playable characters the player can play as. Every character has their own house, job, and abilities. Some of them have also Echoes.

Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez is an office worker in an important multi-corporation. He is of Nigerian origins, and lives in Brooklyn with his uncle and sister. His house is in Brooklyn, and is an apartment, and his unique ability is physical strength, which lets him deal massive amount of damage in the beat-em-up sections, but he also has poor physical defense. His Echo lets him heal other people physical injuries, but not his own.

Gessica Miller
Gessica Miller is a FBI agent and Jacob's half-sister. She is investigating the paranormal mysteries in New York, and her "house" is a room in Staten Island Inn. She is able to use guns and other weapons, and she is able to also buy them from various places. She can buy more clothing than other characters. She is however unable to buy furniture, and she cannot take part in certain missions where she has to kill innocent people. Her Echo is able to stop time for half a second, and she can use it to evitate attacks, cars, and thrown objects.

Andrew Olbert
Andrew Olbert is an unemployed man that lives in the Queens. He is born in Seattle, and he doesn't have a job, but he can make money by selling stuff he can find around the city, or make little activities like delivering milk or letters. He is capable of viewing an object value if selled, unlike other characters. His echo takes the form of a girl, named "Coco".