IGM Let’s Try – Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Episode 2 – The Wise Monkey

Today we try out the second episode in the Cognition series, The Wise Monkey , from Phoenix Online Studios .

Following The Hangman , The Wise Monkey is the second of four episodes starring psychic detective Erica Reed. The game features a fully voice narrative, with The Scarlet Furies ‘ singer, Raleigh Holmes, voicing Erica Reed. Jane Jensen, creator of the Gabriel Knight adventure games, served as the creative consultant to Cognition’s choice-based storyline, and the hand-drawn art direction was lead by Romano Molenaar, who has had his hand in Batman and The Darkness comics, among others.

A demo is available on the main website, and both episodes can be purchased from the Phoenix Online Studios store.

Check out our review for Cognition episode one.Spoiler alert: we liked it.