Who Done it?

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★41%
Hello I'm Karl Ward, this is my first Ludum Dare. I would have spent more time on it but I only had 20 hours. Anyway this is WHO DONE IT in which you play a role of a detective trying to find the murderer of the mayor. Read how they sound and not what they say. Keep an eye on the feelings of the character. This is randomly generated so different murders each time and different stats each time.

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Comments17

ilikescifi
ilikescifi8 Dec 2014, 13:43
Very nice for the short amount of time!
Drtizzle
Drtizzle9 Dec 2014, 17:16
Well done! I really like the graphics!
OctoTeam
OctoTeam9 Dec 2014, 20:12
I like the concept, but I'm really bad at finding the murderer :(
DeathBySnail9 Dec 2014, 20:13
I feel like it's difficult to gauge the reaction of folk from text alone, especially when they share some lines. Otherwise, graphics are nice, perhaps with a bit of animation you'd really have something special here!
pavel_insight9 Dec 2014, 20:14
I like your game! It looks like an old classic point-n-click adventure (Laura Bow series). Very good entry. :)
Lokiman
Lokiman9 Dec 2014, 20:15
Great game for your first time doing LD! :D Love the graphics - so oldschool. Also some of the culprit's answers are hilarious :)
flyingbear9 Dec 2014, 20:19
This is neat! Definitely fun to try to figure out who the murderer was (got it on the first try) I would love to play a more fleshed out version of this. And gotta love that stutter-er-er-ing tech!
jrap10 Dec 2014, 06:19
I love murder mysteries (hell i made one) so this is sooooo my jam
mrexcessive11 Dec 2014, 13:35
Hi there. Interesting idea. Fun implementation. Some sounds would have bee nice. Liked the art and the questions/answers. Good job!
NoahbroCZ12 Dec 2014, 07:03
Awesome game, I caught the murderer with A+ rank :) Check my game too: President's bodygurad simulator.
pjimmy
pjimmy12 Dec 2014, 15:20
nice, I love these types of games :)
Ogniok12 Dec 2014, 20:51
Do you have an alibi?
I was programming all day ;)
Game is great and finding a murderer is kinda rewarding :D
jpmit
jpmit12 Dec 2014, 22:43
Well done, good graphics especially. I'm sure you'll come back for more next LD ;)
Domicuc13 Dec 2014, 16:45
NICE! also check my project mate x)
6DownStudios
6DownStudios16 Dec 2014, 02:06
Really innovative concept! I've tried to puzzle over how a murder mystery might be procedurally generated but never had any great ideas. Good onya for doing something unique!
Kabukky27 Dec 2014, 02:33
Wow, impressive for 10 hours!
hissssssssss30 Dec 2014, 01:04
Congratulations on your first LD!

I found the responses from the suspects odd. A lot of them shared lines, and sometimes I'd ask a question and their answers would make no sense. Sometimes they screamed "LIAR!" for no apparent reason. One guy said he was visiting a friend and when I asked about his alibi he said he was alone at the time.
I think if you cleaned up the responses a bit (there are a few typos too), the game would be improved.
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