Corpse Clue

by nusan

co-authored: @lucien-catonnet

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.46

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.37

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.78

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.54

As a coroner, you do not usually investigate very old corpses.
But your old friend Edward send you one with a mysterious note. You will have to find more information yourself.
Zoom, pan and rotation your camera to examine the body in detail. Use 4 different "lights" types to reveal different features. You can message Edward if you want more information.

Trigger Warning: creepy mood

Controls:
- drag mouse left click: pan the camera
- You can click with the mouse for everything else

Alternatively there is some keyboard binding:
- Arrow keys: rotate camera
- Page Up/Page Down: zoom camera
- Scroll wheel: zoom camera

Made by:
- NuSan: code/design/visual
- Lutopia: music

Skeleton & Heart 3D model are based on models from open3dmodel.com

Sound fx are based on freesound.org assets from users:
Klangbild, shaunhillyard, skoul, Trollarch2, Veiler, hiddenpersuader, stomachache, siriuss22, bensnedden

Tags: #3d, #detective, #horror

Genres: puzzle

Tools: Audacity, Blender, Krita, Unity

Comments18

phantom-lab26 Apr 2021, 23:48

Absolutely brilliant game idea. And well executed too - a classic case of "why didn't I think of this?!". Well done!

wastedsince9927 Apr 2021, 01:18

Damn, this is one of my favourites so far! Looks good, sounds good, draws you in - it has it all. Liked the ending, too, the mood was perfect. It's not too hard to solve and didn't take long, which in my oppinion gives it the benefit of keeping the suspense instead of getting boring at some point. Really well done!

Alina Baybulatova27 Apr 2021, 14:43

Awesomeness! Such a cool style and idea! I have no words! Great

citsua27 Apr 2021, 15:21

Short and sweet... Well not exactly sweet haha, especially that ending. I love the concept, and the execution is very clean. Really great job.

Megastrons27 Apr 2021, 19:02

I loved this game, so beautiful and well thought.

a33327 Apr 2021, 22:13

Certainly a very original idea. I suddenly discovered that I like hunting for clues in dessicated corpses. Mad respect for putting the lighting system together.

ChrisCo28 Apr 2021, 11:41

I am impressed by the originality of the idea! The goal is very clear and the entertainment, also thanks to the mood, is strong even for me who usually don't like this kind of games. Very good!

damagefilter28 Apr 2021, 17:21

Goodness. Fantastic game. I actually would like more of that. Y'all need to play some games so more people kind find yours and rate it. Lord knows, you deserve all the ratings you can get :)

shubart28 Apr 2021, 20:33

Really impressive job. Thank you for your game

LDJam user 5865829 Apr 2021, 11:22

Very original and innovative with a really strong atmosphere! This could work great as a puzzle, and would easily be one of the most memorable parts, in a horror game.

Geckoo133729 Apr 2021, 13:28

Hello Nusan. What a good game with an amazing aesthetic and a freaky mood. You did a big amount of work on shaders - and I know that you are a master in this subject. I had fun playing and I found the full sentence. The main mechanics reminds me this sequence in the first BladeRunner when Deckert search some clues inside Leon's pictures, zooming and focusing on some details. Very good. The way you managed the theme was very clever and totally unusal. As usual, you did a solid entry - one of my favorite projects for this 48th LudumDare session. Thank you. I wish you the best ++

waltsontanaka29 Apr 2021, 21:40

Simple but great aesthetics, I feel like it's something that deserves a place in a bigger game (kinda like a mini game). Nice job!

bereg30 Apr 2021, 18:31

A very unusual and unique take on the theme. The visuals are insanely great, I loved them. I picture it as a cool little mini-game in a large-scale mystery project. Well done!

deepnight2 May 2021, 12:48

That was a truly unique experience :) However, I did try to play the game multiple times, but every time I gave up because I was basically lost and had no idea where to start. The lack of guidance at the very beginning is quite harsh and I don't think that it adds much to the overall quality of the experience. I was lucky enough on my last try to find something interesting and manage to get some actual answer from my colleague, but that completely out of luck.

Theodore4 May 2021, 10:47

Very nice and innovative idea. Good job!

Kerdelos4 May 2021, 17:47

Very atmospheric entry ! I love the setup and the music and most particularly the ending ! Great job !

ThiefViolinist5 May 2021, 19:21

Agree with commentators higher - very atmospheric, would like to see something like this as small game.

bmacintosh6 May 2021, 05:25

Impressively polished visuals! I was able to solve it in good time - the addition of the arrows for the torch part was helpful. Great horror game moment with the "go see what's happening" line. But what if I don't want to? Haha. I found the controls a tad clunky. I think the addition of right-click drag to rotate would have been good, making the game fully playable with the mouse

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