Ludum Dare #28compo

Amongst Traitors

by deathbysnail

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.98

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.57

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.56

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.80

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.93

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★79%

The King is dead.

On the plus side, we know that the traitor is amongst five people. These people have been gathered into a room, ready to bicker between themselves.

It is your job to decide who is the traitor, based on the arguments provided, as well as voting patterns.

At any time, end the game by left clicking on a character to declare them traitor. You only have one chance.

Comments28

dsoft2016 Dec 2013, 13:27

Very nice entry, I didn't get who was the murderer :P

kewry16 Dec 2013, 13:30

Great concept dude and amazing use of theme!

supremefist16 Dec 2013, 13:36

I uncovered the traitor! Wohoo! Nice murder mystery! Was not really interactive, though!

SketchyGalore16 Dec 2013, 13:42

Wonderful presentation! The writing itself was quite good but the way it was displayed really gave some extra charm to the scenario.

ghosrath16 Dec 2013, 13:55

Yay, i found the traitor! Really good writing, but i'm missing some game elements to keep the player involved.

ian_snyder16 Dec 2013, 15:31

Wow, that was awesome! Great writing and presentation. Now I need to check out your other games :D

NightShadow016 Dec 2013, 17:38

Found the traitor! Good writing, not a lot of interaction though.

IHateATMFees16 Dec 2013, 22:42

I picked correctly, but was disappointed that I didn't get to see the graphical result of my choice. I've already accepted that I'm a horrible person.

loggs217 Dec 2013, 01:29

Cool concept and good writing. I just wished there was some more interaction. I also picked wrong. :(

Jupiter_Hadley17 Dec 2013, 02:34

Really nice story and theme! I liked it :) I included this game in my Ludum Dare Compilation series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/EqAXn91dGLM

DanielSnd17 Dec 2013, 02:40

Simple, but well done. Nice writing and story.

benjih17 Dec 2013, 02:40

Absolutely loved it. Excellent use of the theme. The music as well really works well with the suspense of the murder mystery.

MrBlade17 Dec 2013, 03:02

Sounds are annoying, graphics are nice, music was great. It is too obvious who the traitor is, and that made me over think my choice. Good game! Unique take on the theme.

Dynad17 Dec 2013, 05:45

Really cool, watched it till the end where everyone was accusing each other.. till I saw that move over window which tells you how many votes someone gets which made it easier to find the traitor.. really cool game.. loved it!

Venks17 Dec 2013, 10:53

I really liked this idea. Great use of the theme. I didn't quite understand the traitor's motive, but it was a novel experience none the less. Vastly enjoyed all the blunt accusations.

LukuluK17 Dec 2013, 12:47

Very good concept ! It's funny, I made a project with the theme of the "One Traitor" too, and both results are totally different !
I liked the mood, and the feeling of clicking on each character.
I've encountered the same problem of the player being passive, but the analyse of each bubble makes us busy enough !
(don't hesitate to take a look to my "There Is Only One Traitor" !)

gre17 Dec 2013, 14:50

Cool story!

Dyn17 Dec 2013, 16:49

Nice story and nice graphics. Sounds are a bit annoying.

Kyle Mac17 Dec 2013, 17:34

Cool idea, but there's really no definitive way to guess the killer other than random guessing. I also don't understand why the characters shake from time to time.

Korwegian17 Dec 2013, 18:24

Great game, never caught the traitor but still fun. Our games share a similar concept.

evilseanbot17 Dec 2013, 19:06

I love the little finger puppet people! I keep trying to figure out if people were shaking with guilt or if that was a bug. Maybe take that out for more clarity?

LewisChaplin17 Dec 2013, 19:55

was nice dialogue not sure how i was meant to get the correct TRATOR but was fun

jdpalmer17 Dec 2013, 20:48

Neat idea. By main beef is that I read way faster than the text trickles onto the screen. Also it would have been nice to keep all the conversational clues available for comparison (like a chat log).

npgames17 Dec 2013, 21:20

I loved the shaking, it was simple but added a ton of character! I guessed too early and wrong.

Christina Nordlander17 Dec 2013, 23:50

This is great! Good use of the theme, excellent music, enjoyable writing, and a generally cool concept. The character art reminds me of "Order of the Stick". I see no downsides to this game.

I didn't win (I'm pretty bad at whodunits), but I really enjoyed playing.

ThatGuy18 Dec 2013, 01:34

Amazing how much personality you crammed into those little block people. Well done!

iiechapman19 Dec 2013, 23:18

Very interesting take on the concept however it did not grip me, the text was kind of boring, all i do is sit and read text, then click on someone to execute them, it was hard to determine who was the murderer?

GaTechGrad24 Dec 2013, 02:17

Nice game and good work writing all of the dialogue. It sort of reminds me of a cross between the show Survivor with the voting and the board game Clue. I played twice, guess wrong the first time and right the second time.