{"author_link":"\/author\/mruno\/","author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","comments":[{"author_name":"Gravity Games","author_uid":"17764","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:42pm","epoch":1387208220,"text":"I wasn't able to try it, due to the .exe saying it's not for my version of Windows, and the zip saying its corrupt. It looks interesting though."},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:46pm","epoch":1387208460,"text":"What version of windows do you have?"},{"author_name":"Coblynau","author_uid":"29114","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1387208820,"text":"Not working for me either :( Windows 8.1"},{"author_name":"sknoslo","author_uid":"14586","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1387209300,"text":"Fun little text game. I messed up and got caught."},{"author_name":"alexc","author_uid":"31348","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1387209360,"text":"It was funny and entertaining, but it was also pretty short. I played it twice and beat the game on my second try. The exe ran just fine for me on Windows 8 64 bit. The fight at the end was really well done for a text-adventure game."},{"author_name":"lucasncv","author_uid":"10289","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1387209420,"text":"I just destroyed a time destroyer with a TARDIS. Awesome."},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1387209540,"text":"Glad you people like it :) I'll try and sort out why it isn't working for some people"},{"author_name":"okmmjyygv","author_uid":"26527","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1387210500,"text":"\u0131 really like text based games. And that one is creative :)"},{"author_name":"tomc","author_uid":"11754","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1387210680,"text":"Interesting, a kind of acting game? You're told how to react to certain kinds of events and are then tested on your ability to remember those rules."},{"author_name":"Sim","author_uid":"19126","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1387211400,"text":"What a strange game, but I like it! A few typos but interesting gameplay and a funny story."},{"author_name":"moop","author_uid":"2573","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 4:52pm","epoch":1387212420,"text":"Cool game and an interesting text adventure variant."},{"author_name":"andrewkennedy","author_uid":"20990","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1387213980,"text":"When I try to run the exe, it just gives me an error saying it can't be found."},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:30pm","epoch":1387214700,"text":"Weird... I'll try and fix that"},{"author_name":"whiteknife","author_uid":"30189","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 5:39pm","epoch":1387215240,"text":"Avast! is detecting this as Malware and refusing to run it, sorry man!"},{"author_name":"Crabman","author_uid":"30736","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1387220760,"text":"Hooray for text adventures!"},{"author_name":"pusheax","author_uid":"8150","time":"Dec 16, 2013 @ 7:32pm","epoch":1387222020,"text":"Sorry to be negative but choices seem very binary. ASP-like dialog systems were created for AAA in order to distill conversations and make them faster. So I was pleasantly surprised to see them in a text game."},{"author_name":"ocarina of lime","author_uid":"30625","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1387302180,"text":"Really enjoyed this game! Not normally a fan of text adventures but this one was simple enough not to confuse me xD. Story was interesting all the way through, the interaction was good as well. Overall a really good game I thought!"},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:11pm","epoch":1387317960,"text":"Thank you very much :D"},{"author_name":"viinnyk","author_uid":"26358","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1387319400,"text":"very nice!"},{"author_name":"jdpalmer","author_uid":"28804","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:53pm","epoch":1387320480,"text":"Cool game.  I wonder if it could have been done in something like Twine to make it more accessible and add some typography?"},{"author_name":"Ongaku","author_uid":"11632","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1387320540,"text":"I loved this, me a command line and a dark background :D"},{"author_name":"JellyMan64","author_uid":"25427","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1387404060,"text":"I enjoyed the game even though it had no Graphics or Audio. It's a good storyline."},{"author_name":"miwuc","author_uid":"6177","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1387405860,"text":"Fun little game. Started out really serious, then got all kind of weird but in an entertaining way."},{"author_name":"f7f5","author_uid":"21437","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:39pm","epoch":1387406040,"text":"Ah, that was nice, although it could have been a bit longer. I beat it at the second try (died in the boss fight on the first).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>What was the bandage for?"},{"author_name":"mruno","author_uid":"8794","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:46pm","epoch":1387406460,"text":"(spoilers)\r<br\/>if you didn't pick the potato up then you would need the bandage to survive having your arm cut off :D"},{"author_name":"chiguireitor","author_uid":"28571","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 12:12am","epoch":1387411620,"text":"Nice text adventure. Ripped the picture of my son and got owned :-)"},{"author_name":"Will Edwards","author_uid":"10313","time":"Dec 19, 2013 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1387491600,"text":"Fun story, the typos and the weird choice of keys actually add to the mood.  I kept expecting to come to a yes-no question and dumbly blindly type n."},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"Dec 22, 2013 @ 6:21pm","epoch":1387736160,"text":"Interesting idea, but it feels like it should be less linear. Also, typos and misspellings seem pretty bad when there's only text."},{"author_name":"SoundGuy","author_uid":"31394","time":"Dec 31, 2013 @ 9:59am","epoch":1388483640,"text":"5\/5 graphics!"}],"images":["ld28\/8794-dce2386c1b4376d2af3069ea0e71664c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rbux1ghbao370z8\/timedetective.exe","text":"Windows "},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/1nryvxebzxsolq3\/timedetective.zip","text":"Java"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/dxt493jr1ow53zl\/time%20detectvie%20source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22153","g_author":"8794","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22182","g_title":"Time Detective","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"319","g_commentcount":"29","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\/\/308734\/8794-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"It is 17th July 2000. Last night, a person found a dead body in his bin. The police were completely gobwaffled about how this happened, so they called you. John Mageeker. AKA: The Time Detective! Use your curiosity coin to help you solve the crime: but remember, you only get one!\r\nWill YOU be able to solve the murder?\r\n\r\nText based game on the console - With a reaction-based boss fight!\r\n\r\n\r\nLINUX\/MAC: Run java -jar timedetective.jar\r\nIf the .exe doesn't work for your version of windows, try the Java\r\n","title":"Time Detective"}