The Zodiac killer is one of the most infamous serial killers of all time, and for good reason. Whereas we generally know complete stories for most, we to this day, don’t actually know who Zodiac was, or perhaps is. This amount of unknowns serves as a perfect jumping-off point for Punch Punk Games’ detective walking sim, This Is the Zodiac Speaking.
Playing as Robert Hartnell – himself inspired by one of Zodiac’s surviving victims – you play as a news reporter… Trying to piece together the motives and possibly the identity of the Zodiac? We say that in a questioning tone because the narrative is almost completely indecipherable – much like one of Zodiac’s ciphers. There aren’t many vocal performances in the game, but what is there feels rather meandering and sometimes even pointless. Every situation that comes up feels akin to an “en media res” sequence, so…
