A Stroke of Fate - Review

Welcome to Germany, welcome to the 1940’s, and for those that have been living under a rock their whole lives, welcome to World War II.

A Stroke Of Fate has the welcome mat out and it’s decorated nicely for your arrival, as you leave the menu and begin the story you are given a beautiful selection of images combined with text giving you a prologue which you will definitely need to view more than once as the beautifully drawn images distract you from the information.

Now my first thought was that this would be much like the famous Broken Sword series and in full 2D but as the cartoon fades out, I am again wowed by what can only be described as perfect imagery. The smooth exterior of the castle looks gorgeous and as the snow gracefully drops down, my smile turns up as this is doing nothing but impressing me.

Upon entering the building the visuals just keep giving and giving, the furniture fits perfectly into every room whilst naturally producing shadow and reflection in response to the lighting and though they clearly stand out a little more than anything else the characters blend smoothly with their surroundings to create an absolutely flawless piece of visionary brilliance.