Thought Police by GrooveMan
A neon-noir visual novel about interrogating witnesses, the latest in bio-sensor technology, and street violence.
Content warning for blood and a handful of f-words.
You play as Alexis Brambilla - a detective inspector for the richest and most technologically advanced police force in the world. You have been given access to their latest research project - an interrogation room that can give you real-time feed back on a subjects emotions.
What might you uncover when you put it to the test?
There are 3 bad endings and one true ending to find! Getting them isn't hard, but I hope you enjoy the experience, irreverent dialogue and probably unsubtle political standpoints.
Words, coding, and backgrounds by Nathan Blades. Character art by Aryn Clark. Music is from Incomptech.org, and a brief clip from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Sound effects are from freesound.org.
Made in Ren'Py. Check out renpy.org for more information about the engine.
Content warning for blood and a handful of f-words.
You play as Alexis Brambilla - a detective inspector for the richest and most technologically advanced police force in the world. You have been given access to their latest research project - an interrogation room that can give you real-time feed back on a subjects emotions.
What might you uncover when you put it to the test?
There are 3 bad endings and one true ending to find! Getting them isn't hard, but I hope you enjoy the experience, irreverent dialogue and probably unsubtle political standpoints.
Words, coding, and backgrounds by Nathan Blades. Character art by Aryn Clark. Music is from Incomptech.org, and a brief clip from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Sound effects are from freesound.org.
Made in Ren'Py. Check out renpy.org for more information about the engine.
Ratings
| Coolness | 86% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.81 | 54 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.56 | 153 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.74 | 51 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.85 | 187 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.27 | 136 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.25 | 268 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.86 | 75 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.67 | 123 |
pretty intense story,
would like to see a bit more depth in conversation/ interrogation options like phrases to choose from or something, even if they end up with the same story path
Great work!
Great job !
Wow, this is a REALLY good short VN. I think I managed to get all the endings. Great atmosphere, great characters and art, and it's the best interpretation of "beneath the surface" as subtext that I've seen thus far.
If there's one thing I'd change, it's the humorous take on the scene where the officer nearly gets killed... there's places for humor in your game, but I really think that destroys a lot of the tension you've been building up. The other thing is--as you probably know--the image of the random policeman really doesn't fit the style of the rest of your characters.
Great job. Thanks for the experience! I'd love to see a full-length VN from you guys.
The policeman was sadly a time concession. It was the last sprite required, and to ease the pressure on Aryn, I handled it. Thing is - I can't draw, so I found a functional compromise.
I didn't expect the supernatural element to appear even if it was a setting in which one could read others' emotions with their smartphone, that was quite the pleasant twist. The beneath the surface theme has been implemented well.
Even though some might not like the extra humorous elements, I think it was ok, as I personally think detective games need a bit of tension-relieving humor.
The random police officer in another style got quite a laugh out of me as I didn't expect it.
It's also interesting how Jacek and Kayode seem to have been together. There aren't a lot of games with LGBT characters, but the representation you give them in this game is lovely.
Great Job!
The characters were cool and the device that reads emotions was very well thought out and well-integrated. The chief's reaction was priceless! :)
I was looking forward to see if you made a game this LD. I'm not disappoint!!!!!!
This is ambitious and awesome, even more than Pizzapocalypse
Anssi@MooseflyGames