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Murder on the Mars express's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameboy Soul | #138 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
| Graphics | #214 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
| Gameplay | #286 | 2.364 | 2.364 |
| Overall | #304 | 2.509 | 2.509 |
| Interpretation of the Secondary Theme | #358 | 2.182 | 2.182 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #363 | 1.091 | 1.091 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game match the theme?
It's a murder mystery set on Mars.
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The game is unfinished in a few spots but even so it was fun.
I enjoyed the blackjack minigame as well.
Nice job 👍
The luminol shooting mechanic is interesting. I wonder what it will reveal?
Congratulations on the submission!
Thanks! Very glad you found it! :)
I do wonder if anyone made it in the first class carriage though.
Nice scope for a game like this, especially the blackjack mini-game, even if you had to leave some things unfinished. The sprites worked well and the characters had personality and an Earthbound quality.
Appreciated! Just wish I had more time to spend on it in the jam time.
Looks cool, solid game. You put the control info wrong, Jump is not "A", it's "X" is think.
I used GB Studio, is their default not the correct setting?
The in-game setting is correct, your itch page info is wrong.
Solid start! Looking forward to see this finished, there's a lot of potential here. Keep it up!
What you have looks like a pretty solid start. A little audio and a bit more dialog and it could be a solid little adventure/mystery.
Happy to see you uploaded your in progress build.
hope to see what it turns in to!
i really enjoyed what you had done! would love to play a more completed version one day!
I see that you didnt have much time here, I hope that you finish it!
It looks swell; could be great with some music!
Hope you finish it!!
Big fan of the idea of a GB mystery adventure game, and the inclusion of things like the blackjack minigame make it feel true to the genre. Could really use some audio to help sell the atmosphere.
This is an intriguing premise, and you put in some fun little details (the drinks order, a fully implemented blackjack game, etc.). Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the murder mystery really kicks off?...
Looks cute but doesn't look like there's much of a game - I picked something, tried some dialog options and didn't know what to do next... Apart from losing all my money in the casino :)
super cute!
I tried to play this, but I got stuck at a dialog box constantly popping up saying "Excuse me, sir! I'm afraid this is first class."
I restarted, and was able to get into the second wagon, got to the murder part, fetched two items, and didn't really know how to progress beyond that.
Definitely could've used some sounds and maybe a chiptune, but I really liked the graphics :) For so little time spent on the game it's a really cool start!
Off to a good start! I like the sprites a lot. Not sure who did it, but I definitely suspect the dealer of cheating me at blackjack.
Haha was there a bug? There was no intended dealer cheating
No, I was kidding. Not a bug, I just lost every round!
as you said in the page it is unfinished but it's promising! you can work on it later!
at least i lost all my money in blackjack! :))
Thanks!
(If you speak to the lady she'll give you a free ticket to first class if you have no money)
For an unfinished game its pretty ok