Seeing this after clicking on it at the end of the hostage negotiator video, the pear joke is so much funnier

4:06 I always appreciate a good time callout

Can't wait to find out which of the 3 SUSD sound effects this review uses.

This made me both 'HNF' and 'HNGHA', how dare you!

It took a little bit, as it naturally would for anyone, but I feel that Tom is now a reviewer here that feels as good at this as, and as shut-up-and-sit-down as, Matt and Quinn’s. Great to see!

I love Tom's videos, he's keeping the surreal alive with SU&SD afaik.

The first thing I thought of when I saw the map was a PC game called Hidden Folks. In that, each level has multiple people/items to find, each with a clue where to find it, but the maps have some interactivity. For example, clicking on a door will open it reveal what's behind it. Others will animate things and may reveal something previously hidden. Admittedly, some of the levels are kinda small but some are absolutely huge and will require analyzing what's going on in a particular part to help figure out which hidden person/item will be located there. It's also not that expensive and is usually on sale during Steam events.

Each video from Tom gets somehow better, weird editing, odd creative choices, love the time callout! Keep doing that Tom! Looking forward to what you do at the next!

Truly love this game. Made it a bit less easy by only reading the opening card and try to figure out what happened from there on, ignoring the other investigation cards. Really recommending this aproach if you want to be a true cartoon Sherlock!

A kids version of this would be amazing. Thanks for the reference image (my kids are probably too young to be getting into that stuff, so very useful)

RIP Reference Pear; you will maybe be brought to justice eventually.

I want to watch a series of videos of Tom solving and describing each scenario.

During the early description I was thinking it would be something I could give my (very smart advanced) 5 yr old niece to play with her parents. But it sounds like there's too much murder. A truly family friendly version where the crimes are like taking the hat or trying to find the missing dog would be awesome. Something that parents & kids could sit down and figure out together....and then the kid could color in the characters of that mystery.

It's Wally in the UK instead of Waldo? Learned something today.

Great review as always. Thanks for the Quick Guide 4 the Kids. As a retailer this is really good information to have.

Thanks for the parents guide, my daughter watched the start of the video and was really into the idea of getting the game to play with me but I think we'll wait til she's older. Maybe they'll make a "junior" version.

Love the casual watch flex, always nice to show off an expensive watch

Does anybody remember the Black Hand Gang books? They were similar to this, where you had a page of story and on the adjacent page you had a busy picture that you had to solve the crimes. Great books.

Tom with the casual AAL flex in the BG.

I solved 3 cases with my 5 and 8 years old, and to be honest, they had most fun looking through the huge map, and talked about what they saw. 😆❤

Great stuff, the NPI review for this was intriguing and when you guys both cover a video that’s a great indication. Thanks for bringing up the suitability for kids - important point in this sort of game 🙂

Coming from Hostage Negotiator, I approve of Tom's addition to the pear bit. Please continue, love SUSD videos and my regular dose of surreality throughout the week.

Love to see a copy of Senet in the background! I started reading it myself a few months ago, it's a joyous love letter to this hobby, and I'm excited to have just received issue 5!

The gags in this were on point. You're a clever fella and I value your SU&SD contributions greatly ❤️

Brilliant review! And I love that you made the effort of writing the "Quick Guide 4 The Kids" - you're definitely one of the good ones!

Doing great work as always Tom, it’s like you’ve always been on SU&SD x

Tom just absolutely missing the landing made my day

Great stuff, Tom, you're doing a fab job at expanding the SUSD offering. Thanks for your efforts, talent and humour!

sounds good, but I was mega distracted by the realization that the UK calls him Wally. Like, you hear something all your life, and suddenly, somebody says it just slightly different and it just sends you down an existential worm hole.

Great review Tom. Also loving the fact it is Where’s Wally not Waldo :)

Thanks for the "parents' guide"... I was considering this for my list of games to get for donation for Christmas gifts, but wouldn't want parents to be surprised with some of that content, so I'll stick to others (there's plenty to choose from). Thanks again for the heads-up!

Excellent review as always Tom, and thanks for putting the time in for the family/kid semispoilers. A question for someone who's seen the contents, is it possible to make homebrew versions of the crime cards to make the game more kid friendly while still using the big map, or are the unkid-friendly themes built into the map itself?

I too am a fan of drawing huge cities on floating islands.

100% with you there, very funny game, better at 2 and probably not suited for all ages. Still a great gateway game to fill an evening with someone. Looking forward to the second box

Loved the review. One of Tom’s best.

the first ten seconds and I am loving this video. The game is really good, even though it has some flaws... Like you are not true investigating together, but it is really fun. My prediction is that this game gets the "Spiel des Jahres"- Award, even though it is not that good for children... (and the Warning thing I heard too)

Also in contrast to the Where's Waldo/Wally series, I put in my favorite the Find Freddie series as it includes sight gags moving into other gags trailing across entire pages

This is a really good game and my 8 year old and 10 year old both love it. I read the card clues before placing it on the table for them to see and that way I can do any minor edits to the content. We are just over half way through and there is only one big swerve I had to make. Really good review and really good game. Short play time, the minimalist of rules and super super easy to get out and play! It’s unlike any other games I’ve seen and played and recommended!

I’ve seen this box kicking around and always thought who the hell would think looking for stuff on a huge black and white picture is fun? Turns out it’s me… me would find this fun. Thanks for the review!

Another phenomenal showcase Tom. Woooo!

That review was PARTICULARLY good. Thanks, Tom!

Super thumbs up for the parental guidance graphic!

Thanks so much for the Parental breakdown!

So, are we to believe that the 17th case is what Tom did to the reference pear? Otherwise outstanding work and I appreciate the emphasis on the wrinkle for suitability to a younger audience. Another excellent review Tom!

Great review. Bought it right away. I recommend playing it in expert mode as soon as you can.

Tom, I really appreciate guide for playing with kids. Not only would I like to play this with my daughter, but I'm going to test it out to see if I can use it in my English as a Foreign Language courses (where I research using games for language learning), and I'd rather not be the instructor who makes students discuss... seedy topics... Here's hoping there will be a family version coming soon -don't see why tamer topics (lost homework, missing kitties, etc.) wouldn't be appealing. Also, there's a digital sample on the Micro Macro Crime City website that is really well designed, so you can play a case there.

I used to make these drawings too but it was usually a battle field of stick figures or starships. I'm talking about 1000 guys fighting a 1000 guys. Hundreds of little scenes, explosions and deaths. Very fun. #nostalgia

thanks for sharing. My granddaughters, ages 6&8, solved some crimes with me. Now they want their own copy!

4:01 -- Hold up, hold up ... England has Jeopardy?

I can't believe I didn't watch this review until it was featured in Hostage Negotiator!

Looks like a great game, but thanks for the caution and followup information for playing with kids. The extra effort is much appreciated!

You actually timed out the video to be at 4:06, you mad man!

Tom must have been a very precocious child. PS: Thank you for the spoiler-free word references. I was thinking of maybe playing this with my 8 year old, but I guess not.

Oh no! I've been trying for weeks to get this and now that there's a positive SU&SD review I'll never be able to! Dammit Tom! 😣

Tom, did y'all get the kids' drawing program _The Secret City_ over there? Because your drawing reminded me of it.

Tom, my guy, you have the most funny and clever editing jokes on KZfaq, this side of "The Internet Historian". Tom working on Monty Python revival when?

I've never understood the whole Wally/Waldo thing. Not like Wally is an unheard-of name here in the US. I'd actually say it's more common than Waldo.

I appreciated the Xiao Xiao fight on the top of one of Tom's buildings

Hey that's the As d'or 2021! :)

The WORST FLAW I remember from the where is waldo books is that they ONLY ask you to find WALDO in that sea of artwork, if they just printed out A HUNDRED pictures so you could look for those too, there would be no extra job from the developers and would extend the use of the book EXPONENTIALLY.

Nice little palate cleanser for Tom pre Oath main

This game gives me the uncontrollable urge to grab my pencils and markers and start coloring it all. I'm already imagining how I'm going to make sure the characters are the same color every iteration.

I half expected Tom to need to draw new batteries for that watch.

SU&SD is responsible for me spending so much money at game shops. Add the cost of this game to the tally.

This sounds like it might be amazing to play, blown up 10x on a museum floor!

I had to replay the first five seconds of this review 4 times before I could continue. Tom is a chaotic gift

I love this game, I play it with my 6 year old and always try to pack it when we are flying somewhere as it is a great time killer at the airport as none of the individual cases take too long

AAL 2012-2017 Vinyl in the background? Tom has taste in many mediums I see

First. Really appreciate the candor, yet spoil free, review! I do miss the "OG value for money pitch" on the older SUSD reviews.

Forget the review. I want to buy Tom's illustrated childhood.

Sounds like the “Full House” edition took the young-ones concern to heart.

Thanks for the handy parentses guide!

I did not know that "Where's Waldo?" Was called "Where's Wally?" In Britain. Learn something new every day.

FOUR MINUTES AND SIX SECONDS! I literally wee'd myself larfing.

All this time wasted looking for "Waldo"? My whole life is a lie...

3:59 okay Patrick Star 4:37 okay Drax

Today I learned where's Waldo is named Wally in the UK books.

Adding to backup Tom: The german print actually has icons on the cards: all is safe, therese murder here and this is ugly, play beforehand and decide for your self. So in the 2nd printing of then EN version those might be printed as well.

When you get held up in an alley: IT'S TIME FOR CRIME, AND YOU'RE INVITED!

Thank you very much for that parents guide. That was a detail I sorely needed and very much appreciated.

Quite impressive how you called that length of review at 4:06!

Looked at stuff in the cases and was really surprised by how adult the cases where.

I also like to say "I'm not going to yuck your yum." But the way Tom says it is absolutely adorable.

Tom is such a star. Also, good game.

I don't want to yuck your yum Tom, but this is in the SUSD solo section. I'm locked up for 20 days and was thinking of getting it!

TIL Where’s Waldo is called different things in different parts of the world. Hah. The game looks awesome! Totally getting this for me and my kiddo.

I could imagine 2 teams of 2 trying to solve different cases and see who solves theirs first

People are always asking "Where's Wally?" Nobody ever asks "How's Wally?"

I always HNF and HNGHA 5:17 when listening to Tom XD

Can you post a hi-res version of your childhood drawing? I want to show it to my kids. Thanks.

What does C.B.W. stand for in your drawing?

This is interesting. My internal Tom is competing with the external Tom. I was really, *really* expecting you to say “… but lastly, and least leastly …”, but instead you said something sensible and borderline idiomatic before getting to the smalllets.

Some real Look Around You vibes from the time-lasagne. Appreciate the child-appropriateness info - I'd usually look at an "age 12" recommendation as "oh my 8yo can handle something that complicated" and not as "this is like a 12 movie rating"

This one is probably gonna make the Spiel des Jahres this year. It is so good... really fresh, innovative, simple, intelligent and has tons of humor, too.

Jesus, you weren't kidding with those content warnings.

The cat with the knife in the game room.

Hello MicroMacro PD? I'd like to report a murder. Tom killed this review.

I have played all cases in Micro Macro and would have no issue at all to play the game with children aging 8+ years.

@8:39 "Oh that's clever" Sounded just like Disco Elysium

tom is awesome, love the guys style