Belief & Betrayal
What do you get when you “try” to mix elements from The Da Vinci Code, and the Broken Sword series of games? Some would say a great game, but Artematica failed to deliver a solid product. Belief & Betrayal tries to be too many things at once, becoming a messy melting pot. Many works of fiction feature the Knights Templar and secret sects, Belief & Betrayal features both and a whole bunch of other mysteries. Add to the unbelievable story line below-average voice acting, and an uninteresting lead character and you have the recipe for a not so good game. Which is a shame because they did a good job in the graphical department, including decent cut scenes. The annoying pixel-hunting that adventure games are infected with is also present, making it even more tiresome to play.
Our protagonist in this story is Jonathan Danter, a character meant to be so good they named the game after him, at least according to its in-game moniker “Jonathan Danter – Belief & Betrayal”. Unfortunately, Danter is about as lovable as a parking meter. I think he’s meant to be a kind of wise-cracking ladies man, but he simply grates right from the start, with his whiny voice and idiotic, poorly translated expressions frustrating the player, if not the other characters.
Read the full 2 page review at Adventure Gamers.
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