Deja Vu

Description

You wake up in a bathroom stall in a seedy Chicago bar with no idea of how you got here or, for that matter, who you are. You’ve dealt with the effects of benders before and this ain’t one of those. As you shake your head (hoping some memories might shake loose), you notice a ’38 hanging on the door. You check the chamber – six shells – three of them empty. That can’t be good. You gather your trench coat, stumble up the stairs and find some stiff slumped over a desk. There’s three bullets in the guy. Yeah, this is gonna be a bad day.

Personal Thoughts

I first played Deja Vu as a kid on an old NES years after its original release, and recently replayed it with my husband, who had never experienced the game before. While the standard of intuitive gameplay for video games improved a lot throughout the years, and this game's controls can be frustrating at times, the overall experience held up to the test of time.

With my benefit of years to forget the nuances of solving the individual puzzles, we thoroughly enjoyed wandering around a small slice of 1940's Chicago helping amnesiac private eye Ace Harding recover his memories. And stay one step ahead of whoever was responsible for his amenesia in the first place.

Whether you already have a fondness for the "MacVenture" originals, played as a kid on your own NES, or are simply a fan of retro gaming and mysteries, I highly recommend giving Deja Vu a try on your next mystery night.