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Private Tom, Dick, or Harry by randomhuman

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made by randomhuman for LD35 (JAM)
Liars, cheats, and criminals cannot hide from a Detective who could be anyone...

Click to move, talk to people and open doors. Click the "Shift" button to take the form of a suspect and elicit new information from other characters, but be careful - you can only shift three times! When you know who the guilty party is, click the "Accuse" button to point the finger...

Follow me on twitter for updates (I'm working on some graphical polish and a third level) and future games:
https://twitter.com/randomhuman
Web https://randomhuman.itch.io/private-tom-dick-or-harry
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=56477

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.66 182
Fun(Jam) 3.47 245
Graphics(Jam) 3.74 315
Humor(Jam) 3.84 61
Innovation(Jam) 3.45 254
Mood(Jam) 4.05 52
Theme(Jam) 3.74 226

Feedback

Gyfis
19. Apr 2016 · 14:34 UTC
Loved this, the game mechanic, art style, music, dialogues. Wish there were more levels. Great Job!
joekinley
19. Apr 2016 · 19:04 UTC
Great game, but I could easily cheat ^^
JefePapaya
19. Apr 2016 · 19:10 UTC
The art is amazing.
Awesome atmosphere.

Kudos.
Drury
19. Apr 2016 · 19:28 UTC
This is a really great concept, I'd buy a full game with this mechanic.
Xanjos
19. Apr 2016 · 21:47 UTC
Interesting mechanic and I loved the humour. Shame it's a bit short though.
Big Cow
21. Apr 2016 · 22:40 UTC
Really liked this! Lovely music and art, innovative and interesting gameplay. Would like to see more levels!
MightyToastStudio
22. Apr 2016 · 09:10 UTC
Good one, great music and very interesting dialogues. I left wanting more hehe
mayank.technical
22. Apr 2016 · 09:14 UTC
Very well designed game. I wish if it was more. Nice graphics and sound effects
sararyCow
22. Apr 2016 · 09:29 UTC
Wow I loved your game! Very good take on the theme but i wished it to be a little longer. This another game from a previous ludumdare came to my mind while playing it;

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=11045
merzlot
22. Apr 2016 · 10:49 UTC
Perfect mood of noir film, good job. :)
Freank
23. Apr 2016 · 15:15 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
Jeasonfire
23. Apr 2016 · 23:43 UTC
The concept is interesting and well executed. The writing and the humor is great, and the music adds to the atmosphere. The art is also very fitting. Overall, a very cohesive and good game.
Almax27
24. Apr 2016 · 19:01 UTC
Fantastic atmosphere and excellent writing, wish there were more levels... MAKE MORE LEVELS! :P
ProjectX593
24. Apr 2016 · 19:09 UTC
One of the best games I've played so far, I just wish there was one more level :P
tompudding
24. Apr 2016 · 20:38 UTC
Loved the pixel art and the shading. The dialogue was also great!
drazil100
25. Apr 2016 · 05:02 UTC
8 Bit detective game. Love the concept.
NightShadow0
26. Apr 2016 · 00:45 UTC
Oh this is such a clever idea! So much potential, would love to see it expanded. Brilliant writing, too. Great work, full marks!
axoona
29. Apr 2016 · 15:29 UTC
I really liked the game, you NEED to add more levels! :)
Great mood, graphics. Perfect
davor10105
01. May 2016 · 20:31 UTC
great stuff, well put together!
Louspirit
02. May 2016 · 11:38 UTC
I really like the mood and humour! Really fun to try talking to everybody with different forms.
CaptainPilot
02. May 2016 · 11:43 UTC
Really strong mood to this one :) I didn't get how to advance after a level ended for a while - turns out you needed to click on a character, which confused me because you never had to click on the character to advance the dialog at any other point.
Still, looks excellent, fun to play and a really interesting idea that I've not seen done before! Rated highly and would recommend :)
🎤 randomhuman
02. May 2016 · 15:42 UTC
@CaptainPilot You should be able to click anywhere to advance at that point. But, I probably should have made an explicit "continue" button, same as on the failure dialog. Thanks for the feedback!
Andreas Brandt
02. May 2016 · 21:07 UTC
Thanks for your comment in our game!
Nice entry, the minimalistic pixel art is really well done, the illumination effect and the music fits perfectly, nice dialogs with cool humor... feels pretty polish in general, one of the best entries i have tried this jam, good job :)
Nesferjo
04. May 2016 · 19:39 UTC
Well-developed idea. And I like the noir mood! Also, music is cool ;)
APantaloni
05. May 2016 · 10:28 UTC
Short but really nice and funny, I'd love to see this expanded upon.
Green Soda
08. May 2016 · 05:28 UTC
the mood is amazing :) good job interesting concept, a little more polish and mechanics, this'd be too great :D
Jupiter_Hadley
08. May 2016 · 15:25 UTC
Really nice game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/IgqbHpL7wxo