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A gritty black-and-white game that fits the crime.

Some feedback:

- I think placing the dialogue/text boxes at the top of the screen rather the bottom, where all the points of visual interest are, would be better for this game.

- I wish the rock was gone when I did try to pick it up, haha.

I wasn't sure how to solve the accusation part of the game, as even after finding the potassium cyanide and revolver, and then interrogating the killers, it didn't "solve the case" for me.

Still, sets a mood, and was fun to click through. Great job making it! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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LGWV287 days ago(+1)

That’s a really fair point on the text box placement, I’ll definitely change that after the rating period is over (have been working on an update since the submissions ended in order to get it to the state that I envisioned)

Regarding the accusation, its definitely a bit rough in its current state and the contested nature of its history didn’t help matters lol.

Accusation Info

Historically (but wildly contested), Rasputin was poisoned from the wine & cake, but was unaffected. As a result, he was shot instead. I tried to hint at this by having some text describe death by cyanide and how it differed from the body / crime scene, but I originally planned to have some way of “testing” the poison to prove that it wasn’t the final cause of death.

Regarding the accusation, the correct combination would be that the group of nobles killed Rasputin using the revolver due to his the fear of his influence. To solve it, you need to access the cellar, then find the revolver and letters at / in the desk. After that, you can “accuse” while talking with the killers and a correct selection should cause an end screen

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Tuile286 days ago (2 edits)

Looking forward to the update - Good luck with that!
I think I did try that combination of accusations, but it didn't work for me.
I'll revisit once you've had an update and check again for a proper ending. :D

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