{"id":357674,"date":"2026-01-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=406690"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:25:33","slug":"today-marks-15-years-since-capcoms-most-ambitious-and-hilarious-puzzle-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/today-marks-15-years-since-capcoms-most-ambitious-and-hilarious-puzzle-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Today marks 15 years since Capcom&#039;s most ambitious and hilarious puzzle game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, a puzzle game released 15 years ago by Capcom, has gained new relevance among video game enthusiasts. <strong>Created by Shu Takumi, known primarily for the successful Ace Attorney franchise, this title has been rediscovered and elevated to the status of a masterpiece, after having gone unnoticed at the time of its release<\/strong>. In Ghost Trick, players take on the role of Sissel, a spirit who can possess inanimate objects to solve puzzles and alter events in his environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A ghost capable of the funniest craziness<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game stands out for its stylized art and a narrative that blends humor and tragic plots, very much in line with Takumi&#8217;s distinctive style<strong>. The story begins when Sissel wakes up in a dump, discovers a corpse, and realizes that the body is his own<\/strong>. With the help of another spirit, Ray, Sissel must save a young detective, Lynne, from an assassination attempt while seeking answers about his own death.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost Trick Announcement Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OxMfwK7XKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most innovative features of the game is its mechanics in which players have four minutes to influence the events leading up to a character&#8217;s death. <strong>This interactivity not only adds depth to the gameplay but also enriches the narrative, turning the game into a dynamic puzzle<\/strong>. Characters like the eternal Pomeranian Sissel and the eccentric detective Cabanela add a lightness that contrasts with the seriousness of the central plot.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifteen years after its release, Ghost Trick continues to be a benchmark in the puzzle genre, highlighting the video game industry&#8217;s ability to create unique and memorable experiences. <strong>It is clear that, although the game was initially underestimated, it is now recognized as a classic<\/strong>, a testament to the potential of video game design and creative storytelling.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, a puzzle game released 15 years ago by Capcom, has gained new relevance among video game enthusiasts. Created by Shu Takumi, known primarily for the successful Ace Attorney franchise, this title has been rediscovered and elevated to the status of a masterpiece, after having gone unnoticed at the time. In Ghost Trick, players take on the role of Sissel, a spirit who can possess inanimate objects to solve puzzles and alter events in his environment. A ghost capable of the most amusing antics The game stands out for its stylized art and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":357681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[5359,20661,20662,20663,20664,20665,5973,20666,20667,20668,20669,20670],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-357674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-ace-attorney","tag-fantasmas","tag-ghost-trick","tag-ghost-trick-phantom-detective","tag-juego-de-detectives","tag-juego-de-puzzles","tag-nintendo-ds","tag-ray","tag-rompecabezas","tag-shu-takumi","tag-sissel","tag-vida-despues-de-la-muerte","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357688,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357674\/revisions\/357688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357674"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=357674"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=357674"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=357674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}