The Spoiler
The Spoiler is a freeware game in the point-and-click mouse controlled
adventure genre. The main character is an attorney who needs to defend his
client, an 18 years old boy, the primary suspect in a murder case. The player
will have three days to investigate the case and be ready to go to trial. One
of The Spoiler’s unique features are the unusual puzzles. As in real-life
situations, there’s no clear indication when the player finds a puzzle (nor if
he was successful, sometimes). The puzzle system works by relating correct
inventory items, in-game locations (hotspots), statements from previously
dialogs (notebook), etc.
In the fourth day, the player has to defend his case. The judgment day has all
the elements of a courtroom movie: evidence, jury, judge, objections, and
constant chilling and pressure. When the game is over, it is up to the player
to decide if he won or lost, because the game deals with ethics, pity and
justice, all in a very personal way.