What should have been a simple missing persons case has gotten pretty darn twisted in Expera Games' supernatural noir point-and-click adventure series. In the first episode, the purple, tentacled detective Mr Gilbert was hired by a suspicious woman to find a missing girl she claimed was a childhood friend, but he quickly learned the young woman, Daphne, might have stumbled into something big beyond the mobsters who ran the club she worked at before she went missing. In the second episode, the hunt lead to a secret cult's lair, and Mr Gilbert tangoed with a dangerous assassin while learning Daphne's disappearance may mean bigger things for the city than he thought. Now, in A Matter of Caos: Episode 3, Mr Gilbert is in disguise in the belly of the beast, so to speak, but is Daphne still alive? And even if she is, will he make it out alive? To play, just click on the icons onscreen that represent people or objects to interact with, and remember to try combining items in your inventory at the bottom of the screen if you get stuck, while your notepad keeps track of the plot. As usual, while there are a lot of puzzles to solve, a lot of the game involves reading the story, so kick back, relax, and try not to get murdered. And don't forget... if you like the game, please support the developer by buying the "complete edition", which contains some extra content, and goes toward funding bigger adventures with Mr. Gilbert!
Tongue firmly planted in cheek (... does Mr Gilbert have a tongue? A mouth? A beak??), the A Matter of Caos series has manages to serve up a surprisingly compelling mystery that twines its more magical elements into classic noir tropes in intriguing ways. Players who don't enjoy text-heavy games may wish there was more exploration, but the focus on the plot continues to serve the series well despite the occasionally stiff dialogue. By now, things have gotten more than a little convoluted, as Mr Gilbert deals with crosses and double-crosses, revelations and new characters, but while the flashing exclamation point may get annoying, the notebook does a great job at keeping you up to date on every new element. The puzzles you'll encounter can, sadly, be likewise overcomplicated, relying a little too much on going back and forth, exhausting dialogue options while triggering new ones, and Mr Gilbert doesn't always nudge you as well as he might for the more finicky item uses. Still, A Matter of Caos: Episode 3 is an appealingly macabre twist on familiar mystery stories, and ups the stakes of the series considerably with a number of dangerous events. Mr Gilbert's story doesn't end here, but if you can't guide him through it, he may not make it to see the next and final chapter...
Walkthrough Guide
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Walkthrough
1. Clues in the Dungeons
1. Cultists at the Elevator
Talk to both cultists and ask them about the grandmaster. The options "Do we need to wait more?" and "When will he speak?" will make them go into the main hall.
2. Nervous Cultist
Ask him why he's nervous then head downstairs and check the statues. Go back and tell the nervous cultist what the statues told you.
Once you've talked to everyone and checked the grandmaster, go to him and suggest he goes back upstairs.
3. Talk to the other two cultists and grab the Ornamental Plate
4. The Speech
1. Once you've gathered everyone in the main hall, go upstairs and click on the grandmaster so he'd start with his speech.
2. Use the lighter on the curtains to distract the guards and go inside the sanctuary.
3. Use the ornamental plate on the light seal.
4. Open the box on the alter with the paper knife.
5. Ask all the cultists about Judas Lee and go out in the city.
2. Myosotis
1. Use the photo of Daphne on the fire alarm to get inside.
2. Take the grease and the cheese from the kitchen.
3. The Mouse Trap
Look in the trash outisde the club to find a Broken Cage. Use the scredriver to repair it and then the cheese to turn it into a mouse trap.
Go back to the dungeons and use the trap on the hole in the wall.
4. Utility Room
1. Release the mouse in the kitchen.
2. Try to go into the main hall and talk to the waitress.
3. Use the lockpick to enter the utility room.
4. Use the bone knife on the broom to get a stick.
5. Use the screwdriver on the bolted boxes and then the wirecutters to listen to the conversation in the other room.
6. Don't forget the fireworks
3. Breaking LBB Out
1. Go to Mr. Gilbert's office and talk to Mobbet to get an Old Relic.
2. Go to the MPD and give Hyevni the relic so he'd talk about LBB.
3. Go to the back and talk to LBB from the cell window.
4. Go to the Trembling Stars, talk to Molestia and give him the ring.
5. Get the explosives from the laboratory in exchange for the Hell Crystal.
6. Back at the MPD, go to LBB's cell and put the explosive device on the wall.
7. Put the fireworks in the garbage can and light them up.
4. Warehouse
1. Talk to LBB about everything.
2. Talk to Trixel about Daphne.
3. Tell LBB what Trixel told you.
4. Go to the docks and follow the main path.
5. Hide behind the wall and go to the pier.
6. Use the wirecutters to get rid of the chains and take the rope and the rock.
7. Throw the rock in the barrel and use the screwdriver on the grid to go forward.
8. To get rid of the gangsters use the Oblivion Powder.
9. Use hairspray on the alarm system.
10. Pick the lock, cut the wire and go inside.
5. Cemetery
1. Looking for Clues
Combine the rope and the hook and use it on the wall to get inside.
Examine the blood stains with the magnifying glass, try to enter the crypt and check the statue.
2. The Fight
Each time you choose the wrong option the fight will restart. The correct options are:
1. Crawl Away
2. Examine the gravestone.
3. Push the gravestone.
4. Use the screwdriver as a leverage.
5. Run towards the trees.
6. Rush to your side, into the tress.
7. Hide behind a tree.
8. Set a trap.
9. Slowly walk back making a noise.
10. Fake your surrender.
11. Wait for him to take the gun.
12. Use the hairspray.
3. Combine the stick with the wire and the screwdriver.
4. Put some grease on the angel statue.
5. Put the improvised lever on the statue.
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December 7, 2015 9:23 AM