A somewhat muted end to a great series
I had to think really hard before I decided on a score.
My first impulse was to give it a 9. However, after some consideration, I think the 7 that I've put here is more justified. Please hear me out.
**Possible Spoilers Ahead**
I had realised that my first impulse to give it a very high score were due to things that were introduced in the first two games. The White Rabbit, Alice and Hatter portrayed as assassins is a cool idea, but one that was already previously established. Essentially I felt that this third installment lacked the creative fuzz that made the first 2 games great. The setting no longer took advantage of the Alice in Wonderland crossover premise, and essentially dwindled into a by-the-numbers double-cross story.
The second thing that bothered me is the pointlessness of it all when we reached the end. The first game kept you in the dark about who you were playing in the first game, and in the second, the Rabbit was prominent because he was the one who changed Wonderland forever by activating Oyster Cloud. But why are we playing him here? His tale in this game had served no purpose, and he made no lasting impact. It just seems that his role here would have been better as a side-story, while Alice and the Queen's tale should have taken major focus.
Certainly some of the red herrings here exacerbated the problem. An assassin who failed to have his handgun ready when in an elevator is frustrating, and gives off a vibe that the ending was rushed, and the entire story arc may not have been well thought-out.
If the Rabbit's end was necessary, perhaps it would have been more interesting to set the main character as someone else who witnessed it, instead. The Cheshire Cat, perhaps? Or some unlikely hero who just happened to be thrust in the middle of it.
However, despite all this, there is great production value in this. The voice-acting, in particular, is stellar. The mood is here, and it's great. I simply find it sad that this one had failed to be as creative as its predecessors. Taken without the great setting and ideas of the first and second games, this third installment would become generic. That a separate FAQ page is required to explain all the dangling threads seems to support the idea that the storytelling could have been improved.
These are, of course, just my own opinions. Please take what you will from it, and I hope that some of them prove constructive. Sorry if any of this may seem offensive, as I can see that you have all put a great deal of effort into it.
Hope I will see more of your works soon. Cheers!