@Tygrak, yes, it's how the game is designed, you make your own decision. But there is a way to find a very solid clue. ;)
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sol_hsa18 Apr 2016, 12:46
Nice game, good graphics. Played it a couple of times and maybe I'm just thick but I can't figure out what should tip off what the solution is. Maybe it's unclear what the rules of a shapeshifter in this game's lore is. Really calls for some kind of audio (played the compo version).
Definitely enjoyed the use of the theme. I sort of got the impression there is not right answer after exhausting everything and that you just try to make your own choice. Though I did notice one part where one Mary copied the other, which.. I think means they're the imposter?
Anyhow, I spared the Mary who liked cakes. Imposter or no, she seemed fun.
I am just in awe. That was an amazing game. Lasted prettty short but great. Good take on the theme, and that ending just blew me away. No spoilers, but just saying i was like :O
Great game, I liked it really much! The setting was nice and you used the theme nicely, maybe I did not get something but ending seemed strange for me.
Interesting. Reading your comments makes me wonder what the 'solid clue' was. Good use of the theme, somewhat simplistic graphically though. Nice job. :)
Nice! The simple graphics work well and it was an interesting puzzle to try to figure it out. I feel confident that Mary 1 is the real Mary, but is there a way to get a good ending? I want the main character and the real Mary to both survive... :)
Great conversational game, the dialogue has goes on well in every branch, it's fun and has an unpredictable ending :D
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Freank24 Apr 2016, 18:07
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35. Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free) So we can include also your game in the video ;) p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
Nice art, the answers to the questions changed depending on who you asked first and what you responded with, pretty cool. I think that the Mary 2 is the imposter.
I enjoyed this game. Didn't really get the ending, though. Doesn't quite make sense to me... and nor could I find the elusive clue I've been hearing about. Still it was a nice entry, and I liked it.
I like the idea but it's strange to have to guess at what I myself am supposed to remember. Presumably I should know if Mary is telling the truth. I found the "twist" a bit puzzling - is that supposed to be the reason for the first comment? Then who is the fourth character?
I assume the "solid clue" is the part where the player character says "I smell a lie!"?
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SamJam7 May 2016, 09:24
Alright, so I have no clue what is actually the answer. Heres what I'm thinking, however it might just be speculation: Mary #2 is the shapeshifter.
-Mary #2 Refuses to answer the fetish question on her own. When #1 answers first, #2 says that #1 heard it from her because #2 didn't know that #1 was a shapeshifter. This makes no sense since if Mary #2 was real, then she would know that #1 wasn't real. Mary #2 uses a flimsy excuse to try to shift the suspicion on Mary #1 and never gives a proper answer.
Very interesting. I think Mary #2 is the fake Mary, she refuses to answer about fetishes, and although she answers the same about where you met, she answers differently about the book every time. Mary #1 insists she has never read that book. Mary #2 also never states she is not the shapeshifter, merely accusing Mary #1 of being a shapeshifter, unlike Mary #1 who does. Mary #2 comes out with a snarky comment after shooting yourself, as well, while Mary #1 is immediately angry at Mary #2. Of course it's possible that the third Mary is the real Mary and everyone featured is actually a shapeshifter.
Thanks everyone for playing and for providing great feedback!
@adam, it's not just quessing, it's a bluff mechanics, so you can try to confuse a shapeshifter. And, yes, you are right, it's also interrelated with the twist. Both interpretations are possible. "I smell a lie" - yes, that's the clue. Congrats!
@SamJam, her answer makes sense, if the shapeshifter heard about fetish in her normal form - and actually changed into Mary *after that*. So Mary didn't know about shapeshifter's abilities when they were talking earlier. )
@alyphen, that's great version about the third Mary. I was hoping that players would note it. :)
amazing game! played it so many tiems~ very nice! (worth high votes ) and these comments above also worth to read,so logic so fun and very Cool! congratulations~
Nice work.. Could have used more questions and maybe a backstory that can hint to the player the real Marry. Also the questions can be put in a way that leads the shape-shifter to a trap if asked in the right sequence I didn't like the ending much .. the tension built through out the game(of not killing your beloved) ended being unjustified and unworthy when the man turned out to be a shape-shifter.
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Really calls for some kind of audio (played the compo version).
Anyhow, I spared the Mary who liked cakes. Imposter or no, she seemed fun.
Nice job. :)
Good mood and good dialogues!
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
I assume the "solid clue" is the part where the player character says "I smell a lie!"?
Mary #2 is the shapeshifter.
-Mary #2 Refuses to answer the fetish question on her own.
When #1 answers first, #2 says that #1 heard it from her because #2 didn't know that #1 was a shapeshifter. This makes no sense since if Mary #2 was real, then she would know that #1 wasn't real. Mary #2 uses a flimsy excuse to try to shift the suspicion on Mary #1 and never gives a proper answer.
Mary #2 comes out with a snarky comment after shooting yourself, as well, while Mary #1 is immediately angry at Mary #2.
Of course it's possible that the third Mary is the real Mary and everyone featured is actually a shapeshifter.
@adam, it's not just quessing, it's a bluff mechanics, so you can try to confuse a shapeshifter. And, yes, you are right, it's also interrelated with the twist. Both interpretations are possible.
"I smell a lie" - yes, that's the clue. Congrats!
@SamJam, her answer makes sense, if the shapeshifter heard about fetish in her normal form - and actually changed into Mary *after that*. So Mary didn't know about shapeshifter's abilities when they were talking earlier. )
@alyphen, that's great version about the third Mary. I was hoping that players would note it. :)
Could have used more questions and maybe a backstory that can hint to the player the real Marry.
Also the questions can be put in a way that leads the shape-shifter to a trap if asked in the right sequence
I didn't like the ending much .. the tension built through out the game(of not killing your beloved) ended being unjustified and unworthy when the man turned out to be a shape-shifter.