| Quick Verdict: Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping brings us more of the same from the first game, where you put words into blank sentences to figure out the mystery. Honestly? I don’t have any complaints. I loved the first game and I was happy to play more of the same formula. The fact that this game is nearly twice as long is an added bonus. |
| Game: | Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping |
| Developer(s): | Happy Broccoli Games |
| Publisher: | Happy Broccoli Games |
| Review Score: | 10 |
| Cozy Score: | 10 |
| Price: | $9.99 |
| Pros: | It plays like the first installment, so it feels familiar. The landscape to explore is larger, and there are more gameplay hours than in the previous installment. |
| Cons: | The music can drown out the voice acting, but you can scale the audio independently. |
| Platforms: | PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch |
| Genres: | Puzzle, Mystery |
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a little puzzle-mystery game where you run around as Eugene McQuacklin, private investigator and bread addict. You’ll go to locations and talk to suspects in order to glean clues in order to figure out a break in the case.
In order to suss out clues and further the story, you’ll have to use words you find through exploring to fill in the blanks. If you’ve ever played Mad Libs, then you’re familiar with the structure of a sentence with certain words missing. Every time you come across something that is important, the word associated with that will be put aside so you can use it in the blanks.
Watch the trailer for Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping!
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is the second installment in the Duck Detective series. We reviewed the first game, The Secret Salami, so you can check out that review if you’re interested. Both games play exactly the same way, so if you’ve played one and enjoyed it, you’ll enjoy the other.
While this is the second game of the Duck Detective series, you can play these games in any order. The only thing you’ll miss out on is some background information about Eugene and his past relationship, as well as learning who his roommate was in the first game. Neither bits of backstory are crucial nor impact the story in any way.
Also, don’t worry about missing clues. Each location had dots that let you know there is something there to investigate. Some things will require a better look, but you’re guided through everything, so there’s zero chance of missing a clue.
There are two modes to choose from when you start up the game: sleuth mode and story mode. In sleuth mode, you’re not given any hints as to what may be right or wrong. In Story mode, you’ll have the opportunity to put in your guess, and if the guess is right, it’ll show green around it, or if it’s wrong, it’ll show red.
This is helpful because some of the clues require a bit more attention to detail; if you’re going off just conversations, it’s easy to miss the nuances.
Behold! Multiple Choice!
You can expect to spend about 3 hours playing around in this new mystery, which is double the gameplay value of the first one, with the price staying the same. So, this installment almost feels like it has a better payoff.
Personally, I had a great time revisiting the Duck Detective series. I think the art is great and the voice acting is top-notch. My hope is that there will be more installments and we’ll continue to see improvements and longer cases to dive into, even if that comes with a bit of a price hike as the trade-off.
This review is fairly short and sweet because it’s very straightforward gameplay and I didn’t run into any glaring issues. If you’d like to play Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, you can get it on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, or Xbox for $9.99.
If you want, you can check out the review we did on Duck Detective: The Secret Salami or our latest review, A Webbing Journey. In it, you play as a spider wanting to help the humans around the house by completing a series of tasks from a to-do list.
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