[NOTICE: THE EMBEDED BROWSER GAME IS THE POSTCOMPO VERSION] [IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THE ORIGINAL LD SUBMITTED ONE, DOWNLOAD THE WINDOWS VERSION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION]
There’s been a mysterious murder inside ATTICUS VII, a module transportation spaceship.
Only five people remain inside the silent corridors, knowing that any of them could be the killer.
You play as CAIN (Cruiser Artificial Intelligence Network), a vigilant and apparently powerless observer that was rebooted just after the crime.
Your duties as the ship’s AI require you to maintain its integrity and schedule the tripulation’s tasks while they focus on fulfilling their vital mission.
Will you give priority to solve the murder, to fulfill the mission efficiently, to alter the tripulation’s lifes, or to learn more about yourself?
Will your actions benefit the humankind? Will you do what you are told? Or would you rather become a murderous AI?
Choose your own path and explore the game’s multiple different endings.
Controls:
- Mouse only –
Click on a room to see the options available.
Choose the tripulation’s location every day using the Schedule architect during the night.
Place someone alone in the Command Center to interview him and ask him about what you discover.
Place people in a room to prevent that room from deteriorating that day.
Figure out the rest.
CREDITS
Oddly Shaped Deconstruguers team:
Jorge Plaza "TaLoco?" (Gods Will Be Watching) – Pixel Art
Jordi De Paco "Greyshock" (Gods Will Be Watching) – Game Design, Coding & Story
Kevin Cerdà "truguers" (Nihilumbra) – Game Design, Story & Writing
Marina González (Gods Will Be Watching) – Pixel Art
Pablo Ruiz "Fingerspit" (Gods Will Be Watching) - Music
This is amazing, seriously. I haven't reached any good ending, yet. And I say yet because it's made me go back and try again a handful of times already. And I'll probably go back again for that extended post-compo version. I just want to solve that damn mystery! :D
Now, the sticky business: I had it crash to desktop starting a day that I was sending Nikram to interrogate. And there was a confusing bug where in some conversation the dialogs where switched, I think it was between Graham and Franklin?
Anyway, you guys are good! Makes me kinda feel bad when I think most of the things I come up with are basically just silly games :P
Pretty cool game. I'd add a confirmation menu to let the player know what happens when you detach a module with sombedoy in(like the one you get when you accuse somebody of murder).
I really liked the idea of getting a piece of narrative or another based on my actions, that was great.
Me ha costado un rato encontrar cómo cerrar el juego, un botón de salir no habría venido mal (o que se cerrase al pulsar escape).
Con respecto a los gráficos, los personajes dentro de la nave están especialmente bien. Los cuadros de diálogo fuera obligan a retirar la mirada y se hace un poco raro mirar lejos de donde están los personajes hablando.
El audio es escaso pero establece bien el ambiente del juego.
Es increíble la cantidad de contenido que habéis conseguido en tan poco tiempo. Tendré que dedicarle más tiempo para ver los distintos finales.
I think this is the best game I've played from the Jam! Great Music, Great Concept and amazing story. I still don't know if it does have a really good ending (I only got bad ones). Great work! Well done!
very polished and well presented, but also extremely unclear. I couldn't figure out what the little mail icon next to any of the character's portraits meant, the requirements for any given action on the ship are never defined, and I have no idea what benefit comes from fixing a module, nor do I know what causes a module to break. I'm afraid that this game was just a bit too confusing to really be engaging, but I do believe that there's something pretty nifty down there if you take the time to explain it a bit more carefully.
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Daid14 Dec 2014, 21:09
The mail icon means the person can make a log (put the person solo in the comms room)
The rooms break down every day if there is no person in it. (except for the sleeping room)
I played this a lot. And while I think I know how the story is intended, I couldn't get to the good ending... (I know who did it, but I cannot seem to give the proper answer to the "why" question)
There are a few bugs that I noticed as well. (Some talk options disappear after certain events) And there is an funny thing if you put the proper 2 people in the comms room.
After a bunch of re-tries the long intro put me off.
My favorite so far! Game design at its finest. I love how it doesn't stick to any popular "formula" but does things in its own way! I'm definitly going to play this again and try to beat it :)
One of my absolute favorite entries so far, if not the favorite. I love that the game mechanics isn't obvious, though it's a little bit tough that I have to play the whole game over again because of a failed murder accusation (but this is to be expected of a game jam-game I suppose). I also love the graphics and audio and the mood they create together with the dialouge and backstory.
Surprising that this gave has relatively few comments, are you working on a post jam-version instead of rating other entries?
This kind of puzzle with a strong atmosphere (like GWBW or Ages or Irving) is totally awesome to play ! I loved the story, the music and all the atmosphere in general. Best entry I've seen so far, congratulations :) !
Great job! I especially enjoyed the music, very FTL-esque, and the plot, which was very intriguing. It seemed like it would be interesting to have some more stuff to juggle at the same time, most of the time I didn't use all the actions on my turn. Will be playing this one until I solve it I think :)
Great job as expected. Loved your GWBW and now this. Awesome game for be done in three days. The music fits perfectly and all the screenplay looks amazing. Very solid work. Congratulations :D
I'm after first play through (there will other, I'm sure of it), I found out who was ally and I'm really happy I got choice there. And a game alone... is superior and my favorite in this LD :) When I run it I said to myself "hmm it's like God Will Be Watching, I loved it <3" and then noticed you are the same guys who did it! Great job!
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ScorpyX21 Dec 2014, 04:00
tried all the endings and everything that could possibly be Amazing story trip - Thank you guys
This is a very cool experience, and you did a wonderful job with creating mood through the visuals, audio, and narrative. My only complaint is that the time limit means that you need to play over and over again to make any progress and achieve a good ending. I actually wonder if I found all of the endings, or if there are still more options that could be uncovered.
Great art, great music, great story and great gameplay. Congratulations! I want to retry it until I get to know the result of the mission. A "skip intro" option would help that :P
One of the best looking games I've played this LD, love the visuals and atmosphere. Impressed at how much depth you've included and just wish things were just a bit clearer with the actions and consequences.
Amazing work once again. Only flaw I see is that it wasn't really clear you had to "explain" who the murderer is. After a few days it seemed pretty certain who it was, so I called in the meeting, but apparently I hadn't collected enough information yet which seemed a little random. Anyway, great experience in all regards, audio and visuals are top notch, the atmosphere is great, the gameplay is fresh yet familiar. Really enjoyed playing this. :)
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I got to ETA 2 days. I thought I killed off the people by depleting the oxygen, but then it wouldn't let me advance the game so I don't know.
You can try mine if you want:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=22486
Now, the sticky business: I had it crash to desktop starting a day that I was sending Nikram to interrogate. And there was a confusing bug where in some conversation the dialogs where switched, I think it was between Graham and Franklin?
Anyway, you guys are good! Makes me kinda feel bad when I think most of the things I come up with are basically just silly games :P
Keep up the good work!
I really liked the idea of getting a piece of narrative or another based on my actions, that was great.
Well done!
Con respecto a los gráficos, los personajes dentro de la nave están especialmente bien. Los cuadros de diálogo fuera obligan a retirar la mirada y se hace un poco raro mirar lejos de donde están los personajes hablando.
El audio es escaso pero establece bien el ambiente del juego.
Es increíble la cantidad de contenido que habéis conseguido en tan poco tiempo. Tendré que dedicarle más tiempo para ver los distintos finales.
Great Music, Great Concept and amazing story. I still don't know if it does have a really good ending (I only got bad ones). Great work! Well done!
Jettisoned the embryo lab, killing everyone on it. Watched it drift slowly into space sadly clicking on it hoping it would return. It didn't.
10/10 would fail the human race again
I'm afraid that this game was just a bit too confusing to really be engaging, but I do believe that there's something pretty nifty down there if you take the time to explain it a bit more carefully.
The rooms break down every day if there is no person in it. (except for the sleeping room)
I played this a lot. And while I think I know how the story is intended, I couldn't get to the good ending...
(I know who did it, but I cannot seem to give the proper answer to the "why" question)
There are a few bugs that I noticed as well. (Some talk options disappear after certain events) And there is an funny thing if you put the proper 2 people in the comms room.
After a bunch of re-tries the long intro put me off.
Surprising that this gave has relatively few comments, are you working on a post jam-version instead of rating other entries?
This kind of puzzle with a strong atmosphere (like GWBW or Ages or Irving) is totally awesome to play ! I loved the story, the music and all the atmosphere in general. Best entry I've seen so far, congratulations :) !
-Esciron
Amazing story trip - Thank you guys
I want to retry it until I get to know the result of the mission. A "skip intro" option would help that :P