Lord Winklebottom Investigates is about a crime solving giraffe Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Lord Winklebottom Investigates is about a crime solving giraffe No-one can escape the long neck of the law. Feature by Lottie Lynn Guides Editor Updated on 20 Oct 2019 4 comments It's EGX 2019 weekend! Over the next few days we'll be bringing you quickfire impressions of some of the highlights from the show floor here at London's ExCel centre. You'll find them all here - and if there's anything out there you want to bring to our attention let us know! In Lord Winklebottom Investigates you play as a pipe smoking, monocle wearing, top hatted giraffe, who also happens to be the world's greatest detective. This giraffe is, of course, the titular Lord Winklebottom. Assisted by his faithful hippopotamus companion, Dr Frumple, Lord Winklebottom is about to tackle his greatest case to date. If that synopsis doesn't perk your interest in this game, then I don't know what else to write. The demo I played at EGX covers the first step in Lord Winklebottom's adventure - finding passage to the Isle of Barghest. To achieve this I had to help the local dockhand, a puffin, fix his boat and cause minor chaos at the local pub. Despite its short length, the demo successfully introduced me to the very British style of humour that can be found in Lord Winklebottom Investigates. Dr Frumple always has a cup of tea in hand, characters are overly polite, even when they're breaking windows, and seagulls are depicted as being rum drinking pirates. Lord Winklebottom Investigates stays true to the point and click gameplay formula. Puzzles are solved by finding hints hidden in conversations and gathering as many items as possible, which you can try combining. While I did find myself pondering over one puzzle in particular, I never felt like I had become truly stuck and, hopefully, the same can be said for the full game. The artstyle for the game is also beautiful, with each character and backdrop having been hand painted. It's like you're playing a combination of children's picture book and a Sherlock Holmes novel. Lord Winklebottom Investigates is being developed by Charlotte Sutherland at her one woman studio, Cave Monsters. Sutherland has previously worked for Rare, EA, Tt Games and Sumo Digital. It will be released in May 2020 on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and on Steam for PC and Mac OS. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 14 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 34 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store