There are scenarios in video games that have gotten so much attention over the years that they've practically become genres unto themselves. Indeed, it's safe to say that most gaming fans out there have tried at least one zombie, pirate, space or modern military game at some point in their career. Heck, some have probably gotten wholly sick of one or more of these.
Then there are the niche titles, those that dive into situations or subjects players hardly ever see. Paintbucket Games' The Darkest Files is one of these, casting players as a prosecutor in post-WWII Germany tasked with digging into cold cases from the Nazi era. It's finally got a release date too; those interested will be able to pick it up on PC on March 25.
Unlike, say, the Ace Attorney series, The Darkest Files appears to be taking a much more serious and in-depth track with its subject matter. The stories players will follow and the cases they'll investigate are, apparently, based on real events. It's still unclear just how closely the game comes to reality in its portrayal, but it seems that at least one important character, Fritz Bauer, is an actual historical figure who...
