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Hiya! Candy here! I've been working on this since the day after the jam began, but am only posting a devlog now because... well,  to be honest, I hadn't really thought of it until now.

Anyway! My game is "Murder on the Single's Cruise," a murder mystery dating sim where anyone you romance has the potential to be a killer. And the killer is randomly selected at the start of every game, so it's not always the same person.

So far I've gotten the basic mechanics of selecting a killer, pulling from a pool of appropriate clues for said killer, and a tiny bit of writing done. All of the art I'm using is royalty-free stock art because art is not my forte.

I have an opening cutscene, though YT compression makes it look worse than it does in the game: https://youtu.be/FJue_kxqoQs 

There's currently no music but I have had a music composer express interest in possibly working with me on this project, so we'll see where that goes!

I'm almost certainly not going to have a full game by the time the jam is over, I'm not making progress nearly fast enough for that.

I'll leave you with the main menu screen. Thanks for reading!

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself? 

Hi! You can call me Candy or Artie, I respond to either. I'm a transmasc writer who has dabbled in game design here and there over the years.

 2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining? 

I didn't, I haven't participated in a game jam since I was... 17? 18? Something like that. I want to get back into creating after a months-long slump and game development has been calling to me.

 3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own? 

Honestly, dating sims tend to be my favorite.  Games like Arcade Spirits, Dream Daddy, and Monster Camp, specifically! They all inspire me in their own ways.

 4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine? 

I've dabbled here and there. I've only completed one game ever, and it was in Godot engine. Though I've also started projects I never finished in both RPG Maker VX Ace and Ren.py.

 5. Tell us about something you're passionate about! 

The Sims! Particularly The Sims 3. I've talked my fiancée's ear off about The Sims lore, gameplay, hidden secrets, interpersonal dynamics, build mechanics, etc. etc. 

 6. What are your goals for this game jam?

I want to push myself creatively and actually finish a project.