Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Item: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Rating: 94
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-01

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Summary

Compelling and twisting story drives experience
Ingenious and satisfying puzzle-solving gameplay
Charming art and animation style
Unique ghost and time mechanics
Unskippable content and poor save system
Overpriced for content and length

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Satisfaction30%Admiration14%Excitement8%Frustration6%Joy6%

Reviews (sample size): 1606
Helpful reviews: 73%
Unhelpful reviews: 26%
Protest reviews: 0%

94%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
6%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4715
Negative points: 1003
Gameplay points: 740
Perf. points: 34
Rec. points: 743
Misc points: 386

Point	Description	Importance
Compelling & Twisting Story Description The game's narrative is highly acclaimed for its intricate plot, constant and surprising twists, and excellent pacing. Reviewers highlight its cohesive structure, logical consistency, and satisfying resolution of all plot threads, making it a compelling mystery. Importance 99%	The game's narrative is highly acclaimed for its intricate plot, constant and surprising twists, and excellent pacing. Reviewers highlight its cohesive structure, logical consistency, and satisfying resolution of all plot threads, making it a compelling mystery.	99%
Ingenious & Satisfying Puzzles Description Players consistently praise the game's puzzles for being ingenious, creative, and well-designed. They strike a good balance of challenge, often requiring thought but rarely getting players stuck, and provide a strong sense of satisfaction upon solving. Importance 59%	Players consistently praise the game's puzzles for being ingenious, creative, and well-designed. They strike a good balance of challenge, often requiring thought but rarely getting players stuck, and provide a strong sense of satisfaction upon solving.	59%
Charming Art & Animation Description The game's art style, character designs, and animations receive significant praise. Reviewers find the visuals charming, unique, and expressive, contributing greatly to the game's personality and making characters memorable. Importance 24%	The game's art style, character designs, and animations receive significant praise. Reviewers find the visuals charming, unique, and expressive, contributing greatly to the game's personality and making characters memorable.	24%
Seamless Gameplay-Story Integration Description The seamless integration of gameplay and narrative is a standout feature, with players noting how the mechanics directly serve the story and vice-versa. The tight pacing and well-crafted script ensure a smooth, engaging experience without dull moments. Importance 23%	The seamless integration of gameplay and narrative is a standout feature, with players noting how the mechanics directly serve the story and vice-versa. The tight pacing and well-crafted script ensure a smooth, engaging experience without dull moments.	23%
Emotional & Satisfying Ending Description The game's ending is consistently lauded for its emotional impact, satisfying resolution of mysteries, and clever tying together of all plot points. It provides a fulfilling conclusion that leaves players with a sense of warmth and completeness. Importance 19%	The game's ending is consistently lauded for its emotional impact, satisfying resolution of mysteries, and clever tying together of all plot points. It provides a fulfilling conclusion that leaves players with a sense of warmth and completeness.	19%
Memorable & Lovable Characters Description The diverse cast of characters is highly praised for being unique, memorable, and lovable. Their exaggerated personalities, witty dialogues, and humorous interactions contribute significantly to the game's charm and overall enjoyment. Importance 17%	The diverse cast of characters is highly praised for being unique, memorable, and lovable. Their exaggerated personalities, witty dialogues, and humorous interactions contribute significantly to the game's charm and overall enjoyment.	17%
Excellent Remaster Quality Description The remastered version is highly appreciated for its successful visual and audio upgrades, including high-definition graphics and a fantastic re-orchestrated soundtrack. Players also value the added bonus features and the opportunity for new audiences to experience the game. Importance 16%	The remastered version is highly appreciated for its successful visual and audio upgrades, including high-definition graphics and a fantastic re-orchestrated soundtrack. Players also value the added bonus features and the opportunity for new audiences to experience the game.	16%
Consistently Fun & Engaging Description Players find the game consistently fun and engaging, often leading to binge-play sessions. Its moderate difficulty, simple yet satisfying mechanics, and overall enjoyable experience make it a highly recommended title. Importance 14%	Players find the game consistently fun and engaging, often leading to binge-play sessions. Its moderate difficulty, simple yet satisfying mechanics, and overall enjoyable experience make it a highly recommended title.	14%
Shu Takumi's Genius Storytelling Description Shu Takumi, the game's creator, is consistently hailed as a genius for his masterful scriptwriting, ingenious plot twists, and ability to craft vivid characters. The game is often considered his best work, showcasing his signature style and narrative prowess. Importance 14%	Shu Takumi, the game's creator, is consistently hailed as a genius for his masterful scriptwriting, ingenious plot twists, and ability to craft vivid characters. The game is often considered his best work, showcasing his signature style and narrative prowess.	14%
Unique & Innovative Gameplay Description The game's core mechanics and overall gameplay are frequently described as unique, novel, and innovative. Reviewers highlight that the game offers an experience unlike any other, maintaining freshness throughout. Importance 12%	The game's core mechanics and overall gameplay are frequently described as unique, novel, and innovative. Reviewers highlight that the game offers an experience unlike any other, maintaining freshness throughout.	12%
Exceptional & Catchy Soundtrack Description The game's soundtrack is highly praised for being catchy, memorable, and perfectly complementing the atmosphere and emotional beats of the story. Both the original and remastered versions are lauded for their quality and contribution to the overall experience. Importance 10%	The game's soundtrack is highly praised for being catchy, memorable, and perfectly complementing the atmosphere and emotional beats of the story. Both the original and remastered versions are lauded for their quality and contribution to the overall experience.	10%
Ace Attorney Similarities & Improvements Description Many reviewers, especially fans of the Ace Attorney series, draw comparisons to it, noting similar narrative styles, humor, and character charm. However, some also highlight how this game surpasses Ace Attorney in certain aspects like gameplay integration and conciseness. Importance 9%	Many reviewers, especially fans of the Ace Attorney series, draw comparisons to it, noting similar narrative styles, humor, and character charm. However, some also highlight how this game surpasses Ace Attorney in certain aspects like gameplay integration and conciseness.	9%
Heartwarming & Humorous Tone Description Despite its dark premise, the game is praised for its heartwarming, wholesome, and often humorous tone. It effectively balances emotional depth with lighthearted moments, leaving players with feelings of joy and hope. Importance 7%	Despite its dark premise, the game is praised for its heartwarming, wholesome, and often humorous tone. It effectively balances emotional depth with lighthearted moments, leaving players with feelings of joy and hope.	7%
Beloved Dog Character: Missile Description The dog character, Missile, is overwhelmingly beloved by players. He is frequently described as cute, brave, loyal, and the 'best dog in video game history,' becoming a memorable and endearing part of the experience. Importance 6%	The dog character, Missile, is overwhelmingly beloved by players. He is frequently described as cute, brave, loyal, and the 'best dog in video game history,' becoming a memorable and endearing part of the experience.	6%

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