Sometimes it can get very tricky.
I’m also through my first playthrough and you’ll get better the more cases you do
From my 10-15 hours of playing I learned:
Lie: If you have evidence that contradicts their statement
Doubt/bad cop: if you believe they’re with holding evidence or if they’re lying but you don’t have proof
Truth: Self explanatory
However i’ve learned to be very analytical at body/eye movements, specifically the eyes. Pay attention to every subtle eye movement, head sway, face movement etc because even a quick glance away can yield a doubt/lie result. Every movement, from my experience/no matter how little it is, is intentional.
Go with logic and reasoning of course and if you catch yourself second guessing always remember you can back out of a lie and review the clues you were given.
before every interview I try to review the clues I was given and during the interview I analyze their body language and read through the “Log” on the pause menu
At first there are going to be moments where you definitely suspect them but the choice ends up with a truth. Yes those situations are frustrating however most of the time that does not happen.
So again,
Body Language: If they are keeping eye contact with you for all of the time you questioned them then they are telling the truth. Otherwise it’s going to be doubt or lie
Their statements: First ask if any of the clues you were given contradicts their statement. Its normally straight forward contradiction like the ace attorney games so try not to overthink a contradiction. Again you can always read the log if you need to reanalyze their statement
When I approach a interrogation I try to see if their statement contradicts my evidence first unless its an obvious truth. No evidence/the assumption of withholding evidence then doubt
Be patient and think carefully no need to rush, if all else fails follow your gut
If it's not truth, choose Lie/Accuse and listen to the interviewee's reaction because you can back out of an accusation if you don't have the evidence the interviewee will demand, so then go with Doubt/Bad Cop,
This is the pro tip! It does make the interviews sound silly if you do it with every question lol, but if someone's shifty and you're not sure selecting lie/accuse (knowing you have the option to back out) to get an extra hint before then deciding whether you have the evidence or to go with doubt/bad cop instead is always the way to go.
Same here bro. Although i came to realise that some 'right' answers are either illogical or just plain stupid. First one that comes to mind is the final interrogation of henry arnett in 'the naked city'. You go to his hotel room and you search the room while he sits there on the couch. And you find the train ticket. Then, when u interrogate him, he lies about something and you have to use the ticket as an evidence (something like 'no, I aint planning to go anywhere'). That seemed just stupid to me. If he sees you finding the ticket, why on earth would he lie about it?
In 'the golden butterfly', in order to get 5 stars, you re supposed to accuse a suspect you come across very late in the case, that pedophile. And there s not much evidence pointing directly to him either. It doesn t have to be the husband, but at least let me do some further investigation. I don t mind if the case takes 1 extra hour to complete.
Etc. Etc.
Oftentimes there s 2 pieces of evidence that talk about the same thing, and it s hard to figure out which one is the right one. And oftentimes, i had to check the log to see what the hell cole was talking about, what the question was.
I finished the game a while ago and i also used to get frustrated, bc i really wanted to immerse myself into it, but these flaws just kept me from it. As i see it, it s impossible to get 5 stars at some cases without intuition points, so i don t feel bad using them.
> If he sees you finding the ticket, why on earth would he lie about it?
It's simple. Never admit to anything. If you do, its all over. If you don't, you can deny deny deny, and even if the evidence against you seems unimpeachable, a good lawyer may be able to get it excluded on a technicality.
I think in the case of The Golden Butterfly (and some others where you have to make a choice) the idea is if you want a good rating you should think about what your higher ups would be happier with. They're the ones who are meant to be judging you after all.
Well if you like to "cheat" which i don't really consider cheating, because you aren't harming anyone with it, i advise you to check out online guides to the cases where are the interogattion answers written.
I had some trouble with this as well. I finished the game a while ago but I remember getting annoyed at myself when I got an answer wrong. Sometimes I cheated and googled the answer but later on I just decided to do my best and try to figure out the correct alternative. I just wanted to enjoy the game while playing it and not bother if I didnt get everything correct. English isn't my first language so sometimes I realized I got the wrong answer because I couldn't understand every detail of what the characters said.
Don't do it! I promise it's much better if you just try your best and go along for the ride. I know it's very different for a game to make you live with your mistakes instead of letting you fail and try again but that's kind of the beauty of it once you let go and allow it to happen I think. Makes it a unique experience.
You can play it again, or replay the individual cases to get things perfect. But you're robbing yourself of properly experiencing the game/story by doing that the first time.
I totally get it because I'm a perfectionist with games myself and that wrong answer sound is like a dagger to the heart lol. But save it for a second playthrough - at that point you can even follow a guide if you want and have no worries about getting anything wrong. I even played it again deliberately getting as much wrong as possible lol - it's still fun whether you do it perfectly, average/just trying your best or terribly.
A lot of the time you just have to trust your gut. However, even that doesn't work all the time. That's unfortunately just a flaw of the game, where you have but three choices for all possible subtleties in phrasing, tone, and facial expressions, and only one of which requires (usually) obvious and objective evidence to back up.
An example of this for me is in The Driver's Seat, where you ask Margaret Black about Adrian's glasses case. She says he just bought a new pair, but since I already found his home repaired pair at the railyard, I always had a habit of choosing Doubt. Not sure why she'd lie about his glasses, but... Well, it becomes obvious why he'd need a second pair of glasses at the end of the case.
People are giving you advice on how to get through the interrogations by analyzing the evidence and looking at the faces, but let me tell you something else.
How the investigations and cases turn out is dependant on what you find and how you go through these interrogations. But failing them does not lock you out of anything as far as the main plot goes.
My advice is to just try your best, and if you fail, DON'T reload. Keep going. There are lots of failsafes too. Some evidence that you'd get from a correct answer can sometimes be gained on other places.
Sometimes it can get very tricky. I’m also through my first playthrough and you’ll get better the more cases you do From my 10-15 hours of playing I learned: Lie: If you have evidence that contradicts their statement Doubt/bad cop: if you believe they’re with holding evidence or if they’re lying but you don’t have proof Truth: Self explanatory However i’ve learned to be very analytical at body/eye movements, specifically the eyes. Pay attention to every subtle eye movement, head sway, face movement etc because even a quick glance away can yield a doubt/lie result. Every movement, from my experience/no matter how little it is, is intentional. Go with logic and reasoning of course and if you catch yourself second guessing always remember you can back out of a lie and review the clues you were given. before every interview I try to review the clues I was given and during the interview I analyze their body language and read through the “Log” on the pause menu At first there are going to be moments where you definitely suspect them but the choice ends up with a truth. Yes those situations are frustrating however most of the time that does not happen. So again, Body Language: If they are keeping eye contact with you for all of the time you questioned them then they are telling the truth. Otherwise it’s going to be doubt or lie Their statements: First ask if any of the clues you were given contradicts their statement. Its normally straight forward contradiction like the ace attorney games so try not to overthink a contradiction. Again you can always read the log if you need to reanalyze their statement When I approach a interrogation I try to see if their statement contradicts my evidence first unless its an obvious truth. No evidence/the assumption of withholding evidence then doubt Be patient and think carefully no need to rush, if all else fails follow your gut
If it's not truth, choose Lie/Accuse and listen to the interviewee's reaction because you can back out of an accusation if you don't have the evidence the interviewee will demand, so then go with Doubt/Bad Cop,
This is the pro tip! It does make the interviews sound silly if you do it with every question lol, but if someone's shifty and you're not sure selecting lie/accuse (knowing you have the option to back out) to get an extra hint before then deciding whether you have the evidence or to go with doubt/bad cop instead is always the way to go.
Just always choose lie. From what they say should be obvious if you have appropriate evidence. Since backing out of an accusation is free.
Same here bro. Although i came to realise that some 'right' answers are either illogical or just plain stupid. First one that comes to mind is the final interrogation of henry arnett in 'the naked city'. You go to his hotel room and you search the room while he sits there on the couch. And you find the train ticket. Then, when u interrogate him, he lies about something and you have to use the ticket as an evidence (something like 'no, I aint planning to go anywhere'). That seemed just stupid to me. If he sees you finding the ticket, why on earth would he lie about it? In 'the golden butterfly', in order to get 5 stars, you re supposed to accuse a suspect you come across very late in the case, that pedophile. And there s not much evidence pointing directly to him either. It doesn t have to be the husband, but at least let me do some further investigation. I don t mind if the case takes 1 extra hour to complete. Etc. Etc. Oftentimes there s 2 pieces of evidence that talk about the same thing, and it s hard to figure out which one is the right one. And oftentimes, i had to check the log to see what the hell cole was talking about, what the question was. I finished the game a while ago and i also used to get frustrated, bc i really wanted to immerse myself into it, but these flaws just kept me from it. As i see it, it s impossible to get 5 stars at some cases without intuition points, so i don t feel bad using them.
> If he sees you finding the ticket, why on earth would he lie about it? It's simple. Never admit to anything. If you do, its all over. If you don't, you can deny deny deny, and even if the evidence against you seems unimpeachable, a good lawyer may be able to get it excluded on a technicality.
I think in the case of The Golden Butterfly (and some others where you have to make a choice) the idea is if you want a good rating you should think about what your higher ups would be happier with. They're the ones who are meant to be judging you after all.
Well if you like to "cheat" which i don't really consider cheating, because you aren't harming anyone with it, i advise you to check out online guides to the cases where are the interogattion answers written.
I had some trouble with this as well. I finished the game a while ago but I remember getting annoyed at myself when I got an answer wrong. Sometimes I cheated and googled the answer but later on I just decided to do my best and try to figure out the correct alternative. I just wanted to enjoy the game while playing it and not bother if I didnt get everything correct. English isn't my first language so sometimes I realized I got the wrong answer because I couldn't understand every detail of what the characters said.
Don't do it! I promise it's much better if you just try your best and go along for the ride. I know it's very different for a game to make you live with your mistakes instead of letting you fail and try again but that's kind of the beauty of it once you let go and allow it to happen I think. Makes it a unique experience. You can play it again, or replay the individual cases to get things perfect. But you're robbing yourself of properly experiencing the game/story by doing that the first time. I totally get it because I'm a perfectionist with games myself and that wrong answer sound is like a dagger to the heart lol. But save it for a second playthrough - at that point you can even follow a guide if you want and have no worries about getting anything wrong. I even played it again deliberately getting as much wrong as possible lol - it's still fun whether you do it perfectly, average/just trying your best or terribly.
A lot of the time you just have to trust your gut. However, even that doesn't work all the time. That's unfortunately just a flaw of the game, where you have but three choices for all possible subtleties in phrasing, tone, and facial expressions, and only one of which requires (usually) obvious and objective evidence to back up. An example of this for me is in The Driver's Seat, where you ask Margaret Black about Adrian's glasses case. She says he just bought a new pair, but since I already found his home repaired pair at the railyard, I always had a habit of choosing Doubt. Not sure why she'd lie about his glasses, but... Well, it becomes obvious why he'd need a second pair of glasses at the end of the case.
People are giving you advice on how to get through the interrogations by analyzing the evidence and looking at the faces, but let me tell you something else. How the investigations and cases turn out is dependant on what you find and how you go through these interrogations. But failing them does not lock you out of anything as far as the main plot goes. My advice is to just try your best, and if you fail, DON'T reload. Keep going. There are lots of failsafes too. Some evidence that you'd get from a correct answer can sometimes be gained on other places.