{"author_link":"\/author\/ilo\/","author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","comments":[{"author_name":"awanegenebayo","author_uid":"36521","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:49am","epoch":1398656640,"text":"Can't move anymore if i press x just after the end of the beggining talk"},{"author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:31am","epoch":1398669960,"text":"Ouch, not the start I had in mind! Thanks for catching that - I had to remove a bit of nonsensical code."},{"author_name":"gikdew","author_uid":"18806","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:51am","epoch":1398685560,"text":"The visuals are awesome, and it has a really good mood (5 stars), I really enjoy playing it!"},{"author_name":"fserb","author_uid":"6308","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:54am","epoch":1398685740,"text":"I wish there was a way to speed up the dialogs. But very good graphics! :)"},{"author_name":"Split82","author_uid":"15279","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:54am","epoch":1398685740,"text":"I would appreciate if the dialogues could be skipped. I'm reading much faster than sentences appear. Otherwise I love the graphics and the mood."},{"author_name":"CastEclipse","author_uid":"34910","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:56am","epoch":1398685860,"text":"Great work! But the dialogue is a bit slow, in my opinion. Please check out my game! http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-29\/?action=preview&uid=34910"},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:35pm","epoch":1398691800,"text":"I'd also like to be able to hurry the dialogue along a little and the music got old pretty fast, but I loved everything else. Definitely my favourite game so far"},{"author_name":"ApoorvaJ","author_uid":"30207","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:36pm","epoch":1398691860,"text":"Dialogue speed up would've made it smoother, but great work on the art, music and puzzle design."},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1398693480,"text":"Great look and feel, talked to everyone and found clues, didn't get it right though. So hard to balance dialogue pace and making sure everyone gets to see the info."},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:45pm","epoch":1398696000,"text":"This looks really good! Shame that the dialogue is slowing everything down so much..."},{"author_name":"TheMorfeus","author_uid":"36140","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1398696120,"text":"I hate the fact that you have to wait for the text to finish before moving"},{"author_name":"hexabeast","author_uid":"36717","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:25pm","epoch":1398698400,"text":"Really AWESOME!\rThe game is complete, long, graphics are cool, audio is great, and that's really fun to play! I did not finish it because each time you are wrong, you need to re-find ALL the clues and it's really long, and the theme doesn't seems to be respected except if the guy we're searching is beneath the surface... I did not finish the game so I won't rate the theme but the rest of the game is fantastic! :)"},{"author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1398700740,"text":"I had a feeling not including a skip dialogue button would come back to haunt me. :p\r\r@hexabeast: You only need to find the 5 items to make an accusation. It was to stop people accidentally bypassing the puzzles, but I understand that it could be frustrating.\r\r@TheMorfeus: Yeah, in hindsight, there's no reason it should be that way. Down to laziness on my part more than anything."},{"author_name":"Korwegian","author_uid":"31877","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:33pm","epoch":1398706080,"text":"Very nice mystery."},{"author_name":"burgerdare","author_uid":"29805","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 8:20pm","epoch":1398716100,"text":"The controls feel a little clunky and sluggish, but the overall game was quite funny and charming in it's offbeat, quirky kind of way."},{"author_name":"trueyomic","author_uid":"16892","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:53am","epoch":1398746880,"text":"Mostly great! I wish I had time to finish it, but having to hunt down all the clues from scratch again with slow dialog (which isn't a problem the first time around) is really tedious. I did get to the third scenario. Very fun; you get some good ratings from me."},{"author_name":"lightsoda","author_uid":"19698","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:01am","epoch":1398750960,"text":"I like the look. It's a slow moving game, like others have said, a dialogue speed up or skip would've been nice. Overall a pretty good puzzle game, good job."},{"author_name":"xhunterko","author_uid":"1960","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:30am","epoch":1398759900,"text":"Even with the bug of 'i need to get closer' when I'm standing right on top of the guy on the toilet having talked to everyone and not being able to accuse the person bug it's a nice game."},{"author_name":"edibletoaster","author_uid":"5756","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:35am","epoch":1398760200,"text":"Pretty cool."},{"author_name":"Mekuri","author_uid":"20130","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:09pm","epoch":1398801840,"text":"Played the original version to give a fair rating :) The conversations is a bit slow, but aside from that the mood and graphics in this game are nice. Well done."},{"author_name":"raulincze","author_uid":"34231","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 1:46pm","epoch":1398865260,"text":"It's a bit annoying that you cannot skip through the text (especially if you're reading it for the second time). \r\rIt's still a great game you have here, I was really sucked in. Good job!"},{"author_name":"benmcnelly","author_uid":"31106","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 5:06pm","epoch":1398877260,"text":"I think the theme is intact from the get go, I mean you are very literally looking for clues, and things are hidden under the surface, no one is who they seem..."},{"author_name":"TeamInCharge","author_uid":"27767","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:36pm","epoch":1398889860,"text":"It is proper old school! Awesome. I also thought about doing an undercover game... you pulled it off! :)"},{"author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 1:02am","epoch":1398905820,"text":"Any game with a guy on the crapper is a good game"},{"author_name":"teambrookvale","author_uid":"34127","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 2:56am","epoch":1398912660,"text":"As others said the dialogue is somewhat slow but hey it's a full proper game! Loved the graphics and atmosphere. Awesome"},{"author_name":"BuKaneerz","author_uid":"31324","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1398978300,"text":"This is a good work !\rimpressive graphics !"},{"author_name":"iambored2006","author_uid":"22590","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1398978540,"text":"I haven't played a detective game in years! Only in LD can you find this stuff. Anyway, I'll come back to it later to finish it."},{"author_name":"GrooveMan","author_uid":"26423","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1399046700,"text":"Hooray for mystery games! I enjoyed interrogating the bar staff and collecting clues, but it sometimes felt like the conclusions it tried to draw you to were vague. I would have expected a more sombre piano jam, considering the aesthetics, too."},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 8:16pm","epoch":1399061460,"text":"great mood and visuals! pretty awesome, congrats!"},{"author_name":"malmazuke","author_uid":"4959","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 2:06am","epoch":1399082460,"text":"Too slow!"},{"author_name":"Cake&Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 10:14am","epoch":1399198140,"text":"I think it took too long to get from the intro to the actual action and there was a bit too much dialogue that took too long but the game itself has real potential, I'd love to see it get an even more post-post-compo version!"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 7:00pm","epoch":1399229700,"text":"Too bad you can not skip the text, but a nice game."},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 8:37pm","epoch":1399235520,"text":"Very fun and you accomplished a great deal in the time constraints. Well done! The art and character design is beautiful. As for the mystery itself, I was a bit surprised to have to think so far outside of the box on the last puzzle, but it was rewarding once I figured it out. I did have to brute force the second stage, I think mostly because there's a lot of conflicting information to deal with. But in the end it was very enjoyable. Going to go try the Post-Compo version now!"},{"author_name":"Penguincat","author_uid":"37427","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 4:39am","epoch":1399264440,"text":"This was pretty good, except I don't like how you lose control over the character when dialogue is popping up (even in the Post-Compo version). Also sometimes the game stops responding to my input. But overall this was well put together, nice work!"},{"author_name":"mustaine","author_uid":"19318","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 1:13am","epoch":1399424880,"text":"Love the atmosphere and the exploration parts of this game. Lots of keys to memorize, put the game keys on the HTML page so people can remember without mashing the wrong button. \r\rPlayer monologue sometimes blocks movement, frustrating."},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"18768","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 9:58am","epoch":1399456380,"text":"I like the ambiance"},{"author_name":"arrogant.gamer","author_uid":"22995","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1399495680,"text":"Great mood, and lots of really fun and funny clues. I wasn't able to solve anything, though: in the first two rooms I got two under-cover cops. I wasn't feeling great about my chances, so I gave up before the third room.\r\rAlso, great use of the theme! Really unexpected."},{"author_name":"cageinabird","author_uid":"12377","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 6:56am","epoch":1399531860,"text":"There's nothing wrong with your solving skills, arrogant.gamer, you got the right guys!\r\rThat they are undercover is part of the story. I tried to make it a little clearer in the post-comp version."},{"author_name":"matt_j","author_uid":"35819","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1399583940,"text":"Controls were a little annoying. I like the style, however. Certainly needed an ability to jump through dialogue."},{"author_name":"PaperBlurt","author_uid":"26530","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1399904280,"text":"Such noir!\rVery fun.\rGood gameplay.\rNo need to say more!"},{"author_name":"Ryan up in here","author_uid":"34204","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1399911420,"text":"5 stars all the way. You win."},{"author_name":"Crowbeak","author_uid":"16689","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 12:42am","epoch":1400459820,"text":"I like how the game gives you everything you need but doesn't just hand you the answer. I suspected the culprit from early on, though, so it was nice to be right. I also like the fact that you have a pianist going behind the piano music."},{"author_name":"taocayo","author_uid":"30769","time":"May 20, 2014 @ 12:41am","epoch":1400546160,"text":"Lots of stars on the mood, graphics and humor. Specially on the graphics. Liked how the story wraps on itself with the liars and health records."}],"images":["ld29\/12377-5c7e8c32e932aa89e07d8f7e1550f339.jpg","ld29\/12377-ef4f336f7c2d0acf056072c607be8761.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/74425765\/LD29\/Web\/Agent%20Thursday%20%28web%29.html","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/74425765\/LD29\/PostCompo\/Agent%20Thursday%20%28web%29.html","text":"Web (Post-Compo)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/74425765\/LD29\/OSX\/AgentThursday.app.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/74425765\/LD29\/Linux\/KD29%20Agent%20Thursday.tar.gz","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/74425765\/ld29\/Source\/Assets.rar","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20144","g_author":"12377","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"20173","g_title":"Agent Thursday","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"221","g_commentcount":"43","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/12377-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/12377-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A game about an undercover cop making his way through a murky criminal underworld.\r\n\r\nIn each scene, find the clues and talk to people, then piece it all together to work out who the boss is. There are three 'bosses' (Big Cheese, Chief, and Top Dog), but only one is the real boss.\r\n\r\nArrow keys to move.\r\nX to interact with people and clues.\r\nC to accuse someone with your gun.\r\nH to check each clue you have uncovered.\r\nM to mute the music if it gets too annoying.\r\n\r\nI hope it's not too difficult and can be worked out, as it was hard to design puzzles of this nature.\r\n\r\nLet me know if there are any problems with links\/builds, or any showstoppers in the game.\r\n\r\nAll feedback, constructive criticism, unconstructive criticism, etc. welcome!\r\n\r\nEdit: I've added a post-compo version for people who wish to play through to the end without enduring the slow dialogue. The post-compo version has the following changes:\r\n- The default text speed is quicker\r\n- Pressing either X or C will skip text\r\n- You no longer have to find all items before making an accusation, but you will get a warning before hand.\r\n- The player animation system has been redone (and is no longer an absolute mess).\r\n- The hint screen has been polished.","title":"Agent Thursday"}