00:00Peggy 18
00:18Hello and welcome to The Sinking City
00:21A game of investigation and mystery
00:23Set in a twisted Lovecraftian version
00:25Of the 1920s United States
00:27It follows the story of Charles Reed
00:29A great war veteran and private eye from Boston
00:32Who is fighting an uphill battle against terrible insanity
00:42While looking for a cure
00:43Reed finds himself in Oakmont, Massachusetts
00:46A city devastated by supernatural flood
00:49Monsters and madness
00:54In pursuit of his goals
00:55Charles will have to face terrors beyond human comprehension
00:59An investigator occurrence is simply unimaginable in a normal society
01:03I apologize for my bluntness
01:05But can I ask you a question?
01:08Mouth?
01:09Yeah
01:10Punishment
01:10Long story
01:12With The Sinking City
01:13We put the detective experience first
01:15This means
01:17Zero handholding from the game
01:18There are no straightforward tasks
01:21And no objectives on the map to follow
01:23We will never tell you how to approach a quest
01:26Where you should go
01:27What to look for
01:28Who you should accuse
01:30You shot to kill
01:31No warning
01:33No second chances
01:34You pursued Albert even after he fled
01:37Why?
01:38Those apes hated us
01:39From the moment we arrived at Oakmont
01:41Our home was destroyed
01:43We just needed a place to stay
01:45As you explore crime scenes and find evidence
01:48All information goes into your trusted casebook
01:50Here you can review and analyze it
01:53If you're in need of a eureka moment
01:55Some evidence is pretty straightforward
01:57Lying around the gruesome consequences of someone's misdeeds
02:01Others need a more intricate approach
02:09In Oakmont
02:10The veil between the mundane and supernatural is especially thin
02:14Mr. Reed himself is no stranger to the paranormal
02:17In fact
02:18He has some useful tricks up his sleeve
02:20That can reveal the spell-covered traces of morally impaired perpetrators
02:25I surrender
02:27Take me
02:28And let my people leave
02:31One of these skills
02:33Retrocognition
02:33Allows him to sneak a peek beyond the veil
02:37Extremely useful
02:37It helps understand what exactly happened and how
02:40If you're clever enough to crack this riddle
02:43And if you know detectives
02:45You know how much time they spend doing research
02:47So don't be too shy to talk to fellow lawmen
02:49Let me be frank, newcomer
02:52You ain't welcome
02:53You slip up
02:55Don't cross a T or dot an I
02:57And I'll treat you like every other criminal here
03:00Um, never mind
03:01Reed is a stranger in a strange land
03:04Anyhow
03:05Most institutions in the city are in complete disarray
03:08You can still use their records
03:10Which is a lifesaver for a detective in need
03:12Keep in mind that the different institutions
03:15Provide different knowledge
03:16Think where to look
03:17And you'll crack your case in no time
03:24But what is investigation without the ability to piece clues together
03:27And try out different theories
03:29That's what Mind Palace is for
03:30The fans' favorite feature from our Sherlock Holmes games makes a comeback
03:35But unlike Sherlock, the sinking city has no right or wrong answers
03:39Just different shades of black
03:41So, if you're about to destroy someone's life
03:44Well, make sure you have a damn good reason
03:49So, as you can see
03:51At its core, the sinking city is an investigation game
03:54We want you to feel like a real detective
03:57Digging up all the dirty secrets this wretched place likes to keep hidden
04:01So let us know what you think about this video
04:04And I'll see you in the next one
04:17I'll see you in the next one
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