Chester Cornfield: The Poisonous Poultry Predicament

Humor is a very important element in a good story, especially if the story in question is not designed to trigger too much of an emotional response in the readers. However, it must be done responsibly and in good taste, otherwise the bad jokes end up distracting the readers from the plot and they become annoying after a while.

An intoxicated detective tackles a weird case

Chester Cornfield: The Poisonous Poultry Predicament is a point and click adventure game in which humor is actually the main ingredient, while everything else orbits around it. Although the flashy 3D graphics are quite modern, the gameplay mechanics are as classic as they can get, which means that old fans of the genre should feel right at home from the first few minutes.
As for the story, you play the role of a man by the name of Chester Cornfield, a flabby detective ready to answer the call of justice and sip scotch all day long. His case involves a poisoning attempt on the local priest, and the main suspect seems to be the nurse. As it happens, many of her patients end up pretty dead after a visit to her office, hence the suspicion.

Pick up items and use them to solve the case

The game world sometimes contains a variety of objects you can interact with, and some of them can even be picked up and carried along in your inventory. They can come in handy at various points during the story, or you can even use them to break the case. On the other hand, dialog is mighty important as well, because every possible witness or suspect must be interrogated first.
As mentioned above, the game world only sometimes contains items of interest, because there are cases where it is quite barren and unattractive. Thankfully, the camera angles are fixed, which means that you cannot look around to experience the disappointment. In addition, there are also a couple of bugs you might stumble into, such as when you walk out of a conversation and get stuck “behind the scenes”, since the camera does not rotate to allow you to go back.

Great writing that keeps you engaged

All in all, Chester Cornfield: The Poisonous Poultry Predicament may have its flaws in regards to gameplay and level design, but the writing is very important in an adventure game, and it’s very good in this case. Thus, if you enjoy a good story and you do not mind the occasional hiccup, this could certainly keep you entertained for a short while.