Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Episode 4 – The Cain Killer is an Adventure game, developed and published by Phoenix Online Studios, which was released in 2013.
The final entry to the Cognition series, has Erica pursuing both Cordelia and the Cain Killer while keeping the player unaware of John’s fate. Through flashbacks we learn more of Erica’s past with John as FBI agents. Meanwhile Mac Adams is trying to arrest Erica and she must convince him to help her one last time. To this end the series introduces a “trust meter” which depends on Erica’s actions she may be lose her former boss’ trust completely.Cognition is defined as “the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning.” Cognition the episodic adventure series has accurately been described through its first three episodes as a dark, suspenseful, and occasionally uneven mystery that found creative ways to mix perception and murderous drama. The Cain Killer, the fourth and final episode in the series, is best described as a strangely dull thud of a climax that generally abandons intuition and reasoning in favor of blunt melodrama, and barely redeems itself with a nice ending that can’t quite wash away the silliness of the preceding three hours.
Cognition is defined as "the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning." Cognition the episodic adventure series has accurately been described through its first three episodes as a dark, suspenseful, and occasionally uneven mystery that found creative ways to mix perception and murderous drama. The Cain Killer, the fourth and final episode in the series, is best described as a strangely dull thud of a climax that generally abandons intuition and reasoning in favor of blunt melodrama, and barely redeems itself with a nice ending that can't quite wash away the silliness of the preceding three hours.