In the middle of a dinner party, the power goes out for just 10 seconds - but that's long enough for a murderer to strike! Can you figure out who was responsible before you become their next victim? Use an innovative questioning system to reveal the secrets of four quirky characters and find the killer's motive.
Improvements that I hope to add later: - Loading screen. - Music and sound effects. - More art (e.g. backgrounds, character expressions.) - A way to tell which topics you've already asked about. - Currently the buttons are a bit buggy, so I'll be sure to fix that.
* FYI, there are 14 topic to unlock (so the last space will appear empty even after you've found everything.)
Heh, that was pretty enjoyable. The level of detail in endings was pretty crazy too. Is it wrong that I accused everyone of the murder? Btw, some of the light grey buttons were unpressable.
This game seemed very complete. I completely forgot that it was a Ludum Dare game most of the time and just enjoyed the game, which, unfortunately, is not true of all of the games I've tried. The correct option ended up being one of the last ones I tried, though. I would say more, but I don't want to spoil it to others.
"the professor has been shot and it must be by someone in this room!" I was like no shit? A nice tribute to the detective stories. The writing was great and quite detailed, and kept the game entertaining to the end. In the end it told me I caught the culprits but did I really?
I love investigations, so I quite enjoyed the game! I'm not sure I found all the possible clews though since a spot was left empty at bottom right. So I'm a bit frustrated I had to try several options out of feelings to end the game instead of having found one last good clue... It was still pretty enjoyable! :)
I really suck at being a detective. Also after 3 or 4 good attempts I found that clicking every box in frustration at the beginning didn't work. So I have to ask, how did you decide who did it?
Wow, simply wow. Although the relationship to the theme is pretty loose, the game is really enjoyable, well structured and well written. Exploring the possibilities is very cool and reminiscent of the best investigation games!
It's really cool to see that you get to uncover dirty secrets through simple questions. Very nice, I tip my hat to you! The graphics are good too, but it could have used some sound.
By the way, I found the right answer on my first try! ^^
I thought it was awesome, the questions were great and it was interesting being thrown towards believing others were the culprit. It could of done with a little audio but otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed it great job on the characters too!
Dammit Wayne I know its you just fess up already! A great game a nice change of pace.
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BlackBird28 Aug 2013, 02:31
I played for a bit then started accusing people. I like that you need to dig up the proof before making accusations and the idea of telling a story that the player feels they dig into. If you find the time please comment / rate my game: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=1888
Woo, I figured it out! I had trouble clicking on the buttons, most often with Wayne. I either had to back out and talk to him again, or hunt around the corners of the buttons to get them to work. Anyway, the story was fun to unravel and I liked the questioning system. Would have liked more opportunities to combine subjects, but I'm sure that would have taken far too much time for the jam!
I enjoyed a lot the questioning mechanic, and the story was very interesting, with clearly defined characters. I managed to guess it right the first time, but I think it was mostly out of luck, as even though I had enough evidence, it wasn't that strong compared to the others' possible reasons.
Loved the little clue like game! Very fun to play! I featured it in my compilation video of Ludum dare 27 games, if you'd like to check it out http://youtu.be/PSym67k7zBg
That's the best story-based game I've found here so far. Great dialogues, and I like how you could take every option alone or in connection with somebody else. It was fun learning about the relationships between the characters. In the end I needed the walkthrough though - I guess it was too subtle for me. Now that I think about it afterwards though, [SPOILER OMITTED] the only with with motive AND a way to do it - I guess I should've thought more about the line of motives :)
The level of detail in endings was pretty crazy too.
Is it wrong that I accused everyone of the murder?
Btw, some of the light grey buttons were unpressable.