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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #53 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
| Theme | #112 | 4.061 | 4.061 |
| Aesthetics | #404 | 3.091 | 3.091 |
| Mechanics | #458 | 2.758 | 2.758 |
| Fun | #499 | 2.636 | 2.636 |
| Sound | #530 | 2.091 | 2.091 |
| Music | #725 | 1.394 | 1.394 |
Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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https://www.kenney.nl/ for sounds and tiles
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Really neat game!
Neat game. I enjoyed unraveling the mystery.
Good work!
I spent a bit of time forgetting that I could switch between the good and evil side of things, then the investigation went smoothly!
I really liked the effect of both sides blending together when confronting the culprit, both in their dual responses and the visual shifting.
The sound which plays for the text was a bit too grating for me so ended up muting it.
I solved the case! It was a lot of fun, I really liked the mechanic of switching back and forth for different information, great job!
A bit strange that the graphics is so cloudly
Neat concept! Good dialogue as well. The only thing that felt weird was how complex the controls were, I think a point-and-click would fit this perfectly (click tiles to move, click to advance dialogue, and show clues at the same time)
Thanks. Interesting idea, but I think I'd need to introduce pathfinding for that to work and that would've probably take awhile to figure out.
If you're not worrying about finding the shortest/best path, it should be pretty straightforward!
I liked the overall concept with questioning the town. Looks like you put a lot into the writing as well. The art style goes perfectly with the gameplay I think
Definitely took a good amount of the time to write all the dialogue, yeah ^_^ Thanks for playing
very old school and i like it - i loved the little clue hunt.
Glad to hear it!
Overall great idea tied to the theme, wasn't able to finish it, got a bit confused and then the bug appeared and wasn't sure what I should do anymore. Maybe a short tutorial in the start would have helped, since I got stuck with the conversations/etc in the beginning, but figured them out later and I did enjoy the fact that other dimension person gave different information and talking points.
The bug that kind of broke the game: the character got displaced on the map, so that I couldn't walk on certain areas (like the cemetery, since the character was misplaced it didn't go in the middle)
Thanks for playing! Any idea what you did that caused the displacement? The game is completeable even if that happens as long as you've already gotten the money before it happens. It's the only thing in there and nothing else is blocked off by that bug.
No idea, I was talking to the guy on top of the map, and maybe I just moved when I pressed talk or something and it got out of sync, but these are just guesses, nevertheless good job! :)
I loved the gameplay.
Glad to hear!
It was very atmospheric. Oldschool vibe.
Enjoyed the game. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed!
Murders were already bad enough in three dimensions
Indeed
Love the graphics!
nice concept for the game, also good to have something different to play :). Enjoyed the mystery element.
Dialogue controls were a bit clunky. I got used to them by the end, but could have been made smoother.
Great job, well done!
Thanks!
I completed it and found the killer! River cat is best cat. Mechanics can be a tad wonky at times; if there was a specific button that could be pressed to close the dialog menu it would improve things a lot. Still a fun play with a decent story and cool ending cutscene.
Congrats! You mean being able to exit a dialogue without presenting a clue? Thanks for the feedback!
It's a bit confusing, but it's enjoyable and fun to play. would you try out mine and let me know where I can improve?
What'd you find confusing? Controls, mechanics, figuring out what clues to present to whom? I'll check it out.
The clues mostly
Good thing you wrote the controls in the description, I was a bit confused at first.
Glad it helped. Hope you enjoyed.
Got a bit stuck at first, couldn't figure out how to start the game I tried mashing E, Space, mouse click etc. finally understood that Enter does it. It would be a lot more intuitive if you just put a "Press Enter To Start" text there. Then I got stuck when talking with NPC's, at first I thought it was glitched, then I figured out that you need to point out a clue.
PS.: Finished the game and the concept is really cool, loved collecting clues and piecing them together. The gameplay, theme integration and the game overall is really solid, nicely done!
Yeah, that probably would've been a good idea. I put it in the game description. I'd rather not change the build, live by the jam, die by the jam :) Glad you enjoyed, thanks!
I like the look and the idea of the game, but couldn't really figure out what I was supposed to do, I'll try again after work... Good Luck
Good luck cracking the case!
Not bad at all, very interesting approach to the concept! Was a bit unclear what to do in the beginning but we got there!
Thanks!