Based on the demo:
Well, it's getting closer to Halloween and I just found this little gem I somehow missed when it came out.
I like it. I think it's creepy. I was hoping it would be set in the present but our be-gloved and de-gendered detective seems to have become absorbed by the past.
I was interested when I got to the graveyard and saw something lying on the ground and noticed what came out. To be honest, I thought it would be an animal helper.

It's not. And that was nothing compared to the giant red-eyed rats that soon appeared - and when I mean giant, I mean giant. I do not have a rat phobia, I actually love rats and often keep them as pets, even the pink-eyed albinos. They are very sweet creatures. My thesis involved rats as subjects. I've never been bitten although one of my rats would screech at me every day. They make great pets.

But not the rats in this game, no ma'am!! They creeped me out and that is hard to do.
When I got to one of the rooms and saw what was on the floor in place of a bearskin rug, I had to laugh. And that was when I knew I was hooked on this game.
Yes, the graphics are dark. It's a dark story.
Gameplay is smooth.
There is a jump map which indicates areas with actions that can be taken.
The puzzles so far are not very difficult. They are probably very easy for most people because I'm just not good at puzzles.
I didn't time the hint or skip buttons but I wasn't sitting around waiting for them to fill. If you catch little firefly-like glows of lights that show up every once in a while it's supposed to do something to the hint button; make it fill up faster or something.
This is one of those games where the player gets to make decisions as to which of two offered actions to take; it's like an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. I've gone with the angel which means I'll have to replay the game with the devil or maybe mix them up. I like this in a game. I like to be able to influence the play a bit (or at least think I am).
Evidently there are collectibles and achievements and that is one reason I am purchasing the CE; the other being that there is a huge sale today.
I did not run into any glitches.
And that's about all I have to say.
Happy gaming!!