{"id":1046359,"date":"2026-01-17T20:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/loco-motive-review"},"modified":"2026-01-17T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:01:47","slug":"loco-motive-review-a-luscious-point-and-click-adventure-let-down-by-a-lacklustre-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/loco-motive-review-a-luscious-point-and-click-adventure-let-down-by-a-lacklustre-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Loco Motive review &#8211; a luscious point and click adventure let down by a lacklustre mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/loco-motive-review-a-luscious-point-and-click-adventure-let-down-by-a-lacklustre-mystery.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Loco Motive is one of those games that&#8217;s very easy to enjoy and feel like you&#8217;re having a jolly good time while you&#8217;re playing it. A point and click adventure in the vein of old LucasArts games, this is a funny and exquisitely animated romp across a 1930s Orient Express-alike that delights at almost every turn. It&#8217;s a murder mystery at its core, albeit one that isn&#8217;t afraid to laugh at its own expense and employ the same kind of daft puzzle logic as Monkey Island and <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/day-tentacle\">Day of the Tentacle<\/a> did before it. There are so many things I like about it, so why did I feel increasingly indifferent to it by the time I hit the end credits?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/loco-motive-review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/loco-motive-review\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loco Motive is one of those games that&#8217;s very easy to enjoy and feel like you&#8217;re having a jolly good time while you&#8217;re playing it. 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