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I like the game system, it works really well for this highly story driven game. The narrative, while clearly aimed at children is interesting and engaging for all ages, and not predictable or formulaic either. The Animals of Baker Street is a pure co-op, which means you can play it on your own or with up to 4 players (as advised on the box). While there’s no technical reason not to play this with 4 players, I think the best experience is with 2. With 4 you are just spreading the action out thinner. Iello described The Animals of Baker Street as “very narrative”, with a family-friendly tone versus the more mature content of other mystery games, including various Holmes-inspired titles. The game is recommended for ages 10 and up. Upon first reading how to play, I thought the magnifying class clue system wouldn’t be good … but in practice of works very well and doesn’t succumb to my expected flaw (too easy to remember how things will match up)Good evening, friends of Toby." We look around to see Mylus alight gracefully on the Roof, having just flown in from the Beyond.

Clémentine and I would spend a lot time wandering the city, walking, talking and devising mysteries That is the question Clémentine Beauvais and I kept returning to in the initial stages of development for The Animals of Baker Street. It felt like once we left the human world, with its elaborate systems of law and government and ownership, the scope for detective mysteries suddenly narrowed. What crimes could an animal investigate? Were there "crimes" at all in such a world? Many fictional worlds with animal characters avoid these kind of questions by having fully anthropomorphic animals, i.e., animals that wear clothes and have jobs, and whose society is essentially human society with fur and feathers.We had animals on the mind while designing this game — two photos we sent each other during the process Players can choose between a menagerie of animal characters, including Clay the frog, Briar the bird, Cherry the mouse and Calabash the tarantula, named after Holmes’ signature pipe. Not directly playable, Toby instead serves as a tutor for the characters, offering assistance by suggesting hints for each case.