I solved the century-old mystery of a shipwreck survivor

I tried to play it. But I just didn't 'get it'.

I can't say I commiserate, as I was hooked at the very first flashback.

    > Scene is black, you hear "Come out, so Johnny and I can flay your bones" / "Get out of -- *BANG!*"
    > Scene reveals, man is frozen in time, his body still in motion though he is clearly dead. 
    > A half-dressed man stands inside the ship's main cabin, gunpowder still billowing from his pistol.

    Now you play "Clue".

    Who killed whom with what, and where?

    > KILLER: What? I have no idea!. Why would I know?! I know literally nothing, why would I ... Oh, hang on, this is the Captain's cabin! Nobody but the captain would be half-dressed in the captain's cabin so... he must be... the captain! Ha!
    > VICTIM: At least one of these assailants is "Johnny"... not sure if the victim is, though. I'll hm... have to figure out how to write down "some unknown guy wearing pointy-toed boots and another guy with a scar on his shoulder were on the deck at 4pm, and one of them died to the captain's pistol, and uh... one of them is named johnny" hm...
    > WEAPON: Close range pistol shot. Yeowch.

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Anyway. I totally dug it from the outset and only loved it more as I progressed.

I hope you'll give it another shot.

If you like, say... Myst-like games that blend puzzles and attention to detail with good storytelling, you'd like this game.

It and Outer Wilds are probably my two most-recommended games.

I tried it too after it was recommended but it's a detective game that requires you to take notes or cram a bunch of story line in your head. If you want to "just play a game", this isn't it because it will get real boring real fast.

I thought the artwork was striking and original and I wanted to like it. But I think detective games aren't for me. Very subjective, obviously.

Yeah, it's a game that's very easy to bounce off of. The first few hours can feel like a slog until you familiarize yourself with each scene enough to have a direction in your search rather than just wandering randomly.