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Distracted Detective by veiadoida

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made by veiadoida for LD28 (JAM)
It's your job to clean the city of all criminal. Pretty hard, eh?

In this game you can recall the old days when a DOS screen and a point 'n click game entertained everyone.

Be amazed with 4 *incredible* crime scenes and a long way to the top.

Be a detective somewhat distracted, somewhat obsessive who can analyze only one item at a time. Sometimes you will succeed, sometimes you will not (i hope).
But do not let that shake you. We know that deep down you are a great detective.

Now get out of here and kick some ... oh, you know... arrest some bad people.
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3v9da316wrpbjoa/dgYOX6v8BT
Web http://seriousmile.co.nf/distracteddetective/distracteddetective.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29924

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.43 125
Audio(Jam) 3.41 108
Fun(Jam) 2.97 228
Graphics(Jam) 4.11 79
Humor(Jam) 2.86 156
Innovation(Jam) 3.03 208
Mood(Jam) 3.70 53
Theme(Jam) 3.63 51

Feedback

Bcadren
17. Dec 2013 路 14:59 UTC
Really nice graphics...and interesting use of the theme. It's really hard to tell when you 'won' a scene though...and I'd be curious to know how much of the art is original versus appropriated since this is a Jam entry...
馃帳 veiadoida
17. Dec 2013 路 15:26 UTC
Yeah, we couldn't finish the transitions between cases, unfortunatly, but all the art is original. Our artist worked very hard on this one and that's one big advantage of pixel art: you can scale it. He is very happy with your comment, by the way.
Senevri
17. Dec 2013 路 17:32 UTC
A nice investigative game, with an interesting take. Most annoying thing was waiting for the start menu to fade in.
Jellycakes
17. Dec 2013 路 20:15 UTC
Really cool. The concept was really interesting, made you want to think hard before you made a decision. Also the music was funky. Really nice work!
Nick Weihs
17. Dec 2013 路 20:17 UTC
Wasn't quite sure if I was getting them right or not. The interface was very well done and the cases were fun. Nice game!
jdpalmer
18. Dec 2013 路 15:30 UTC
Lovely graphics and sound the only thing I'd like to see is more closure on the cases. Great game!
Diptoman
18. Dec 2013 路 15:48 UTC
AWESOME game! Makes you think a lot before making a decision! And the pixel art is just too good!
archaeometrician
18. Dec 2013 路 16:22 UTC
The music is really nice, great work!
MrTedders
18. Dec 2013 路 16:49 UTC
Im a sucker for these types of games. Great investigation style game! well done.
MALHCat
18. Dec 2013 路 19:39 UTC
Very nice job.
evilindiegames
18. Dec 2013 路 19:43 UTC
I like that music and retro pixels:) Good game!
Cheshyr
18. Dec 2013 路 20:48 UTC
music was excellent. the premise and implementation were pretty good too. i wish it had been a little clearer if I guessed right or wrong. <.< very well done!
Calciumtrice
18. Dec 2013 路 20:52 UTC
Really nice game. Gameplay unlike any of the other entries I've played, solid graphics and music, pretty cool use of the theme.

Only complaints would making the menu fade in faster so you can replay more quickly and give more feedback on the outcome so you don't have to rely on your changing rating to see if you succeeded.

Good stuff.
scriptorum
18. Dec 2013 路 20:54 UTC
I love the application of the theme. It's not clear how well I did, although apparently I am mediocre. :)
postmodestie
18. Dec 2013 路 21:07 UTC
You incriminate someone and all you get is a change in ranking? That won't wash .. just one sentence would have been enough! Nice anyway!
馃帳 veiadoida
18. Dec 2013 路 21:31 UTC
Thank you for the feedback, guys. Yes, we wish to have done this transitions between scenes... some sort of stamp of "solved" and "unsolved" and the fade in menu should happen only once, but we run out of time, unfortunatly. Maybe the next time we will do better :)
loxo
18. Dec 2013 路 22:19 UTC
Great game, I like the nice graphics and the music. Changing clues and suspects would have been nice, to increase the replay value. And maybe some animations to bring some life in the scenes.
Lolshouse Dev Team
19. Dec 2013 路 03:28 UTC
Brilliant.
kirbytails7
19. Dec 2013 路 07:22 UTC
Really solid! This is much cleaner than I expected it to be, and it's a very unique take on the genre.
Techblogogy
19. Dec 2013 路 18:53 UTC
Not sure why, but it reminds be of Papers Please, but maybe it's just me
Coblynau
19. Dec 2013 路 20:09 UTC
Great old fashioned game, keep it up!
peacegiverman
19. Dec 2013 路 20:15 UTC
Very nice idea and very nice pixel art. The music vas a bit repetitive and it would be nice to see what kind of impact our arrest has (did we apprehend the real criminal?).
OrangeeZ
19. Dec 2013 路 20:42 UTC
Wow, really enjoyed that one. Especially liked the background music and overral concept. Well done!
CatOnMars
20. Dec 2013 路 10:42 UTC
Nice concept, excellent graphics and music. But I feel the "pick one thing only" design is pretty restrictive, since I can go back and forth the room.
kibertoad
21. Dec 2013 路 00:04 UTC
I liked the "oldschoolishness" and interesting take on the theme )
Xeke_Death
21. Dec 2013 路 02:22 UTC
I felt like a bit of a bastard arresting a guy just because his wallet was on the floor... Oh well...

Looked great, but needs feedback on if you got it right or not.
occash
28. Dec 2013 路 19:46 UTC
Nice grapchics and sounds! great idea!
But I don't understand what to do when i check smth...
overall it's a good concept)))