The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
A first-person mystery adventure game set in a haunted rural landscape.
Where The Vanishing of Ethan Carter comes up1 episode or test
- 1View ghostly murder imagesEach image shows one event of the crime
- 2Number the imagesPlayers assign each one a place in order
- 3Rebuild the murder's timelineEvents go in the order they happened
- 4Correct order proves understandingNo picking an answer from a list
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What was said about The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Ethan Carter makes players prove the solution by ordering ghostly murder images. Players number ghostly images to put the murder's events in the correct order. Getting the order right shows they understand the crime.
It is offered as an example of letting players prove a solution by reconstructing a timeline, instead of picking an answer from a list.
What Makes a Good Detective Game?
You number ghostly images to put the murder's events in the correct order, proving you understand the crime.
Ethan Carter makes players prove the solution by ordering ghostly murder images. Players number ghostly images to put the murder's events in the correct order. Getting the order right shows they understand the crime.
It is offered as an example of letting players prove a solution by reconstructing a timeline, instead of picking an answer from a list.
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