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Crime² by RobLaro

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made by RobLaro for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Arrange as much criminal evidence into the square as you can, while maintaining spatial efficiency. Utilise rotation and perspective to fill gaps in the square.

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How to play

Fill the square with evidence making sure not to leave gaps, then click the Submit button. You will be scored on total number of evidence submitted, leaving enough empty space in the submissions will lead to failure!

Controls

| Action | Input | | :--- | :--- | | Select evidence | Click LMB | | Move evidence | Drag LMB on evidence | | Rotate selected evidence | RMB around evidence | | Tumble selected evidence | RMB on evidence | | Zoom camera | Scroll wheel | | Pan camera | Drag LMB from empty space|

Fixes: 3rd Oct 2023

  • Fixed items being incorrectly marked as valid or invalid.
  • Disabled area selection due to web browser problems.
  • Fixed post-processing not being applied.
  • Full screen is now working.

Tools: Unity, Blender, Substance Painter, CSP, Procreate, ChipTone, BeepBox.

Link https://annekatran.itch.io/crime
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/crime

Ratings

Overall 90th 4.141⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 147th 3.967⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 149th 3.952⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 11th 4.645⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 68th 4.484⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 165th 3.862⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 290th 3.45⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 239th 3.919⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Helen
03. Oct 2023 · 09:35 UTC
Nice entry :) I like the graphics - especially the aliens and the picture of the cat.
The game looks really polished with fitting music and sound effects.
It's good that in the next round the left items remain.
Victor Perotto Pioner
03. Oct 2023 · 14:27 UTC
You start off thinking "oh, it's a cool game about storing things" and seconds later you become an organization freak!
Jokes aside, I was a little confused at first about the rotation of the items, but once I understood I loved it, because being able to rotate them both globally and on the axis itself opened up an even bigger list of options for positioning the items
Plus I really felt a bit nostalgic feeling like I was packing my suitcase in RE4, and I could definitely spend hours just trying to fit as many things as possible into the smallest space!

![Crime2.jpeg](///raw/e60/b5/z/5f401.jpg)
Itisjoy
03. Oct 2023 · 19:52 UTC
The graphics are really nice. I really enjoyed the game. It is fun and fits the theme perfectly.
HelloImBenjamin
03. Oct 2023 · 22:49 UTC
AMAZING JOB! Very clever idea and excellent execution.
JBartelsson
03. Oct 2023 · 23:37 UTC
Good job! It's a wonderful game overall. Nice relaxing music and cool rotation and movement controls. It really makes you want to fit everything in :D
LDJam user 245646
03. Oct 2023 · 23:37 UTC
This sucks you immediately, spent a lot of time messing around in it :))). It's satisfying as hell seeing the everything fit together! Love some of the random items you also put in lmao
Flancon
04. Oct 2023 · 09:37 UTC
The random items are fun ! It works well, and it feels great. GG !
Margoovian
04. Oct 2023 · 09:42 UTC
Nice cozy game to chill and pack things in a confined space, love the art-style and the theming being crime scene related. Having another track would have been cool, but all in all fun game :)
Rezistor
04. Oct 2023 · 09:43 UTC
![Screenshot 2023-10-04 114239.png](///raw/ddb/55/z/5f895.png)
gg
Love art and controls <3
vlad-r
04. Oct 2023 · 09:46 UTC
Cool game tickles my organizational ocd. Loved the graphics, the sounds are also good.

I found it a bit hard to rotate objects on a trackpad.

It's really satisfying at the end when you get to submit everything packed together.
Anatol Dumitras
04. Oct 2023 · 18:47 UTC
The controls are soooo smooth! The game definitely activates some kind of organization OCD deep down in me cause that was FUN!
Archaeognathus
04. Oct 2023 · 19:17 UTC
Super fun! I hope the safety on all of those guns is on, because it sure is efficient to stack them facing you. I wish sorting my stuff at home would be so relaxing... maybe I should also start storing things in chalk boxes xD
Took me a bit to figure out the rotation system, but then worked very well :)
Wuppos
04. Oct 2023 · 19:21 UTC
This was a really nice game! I figured out pretty quickly that I could put objects upright, such that a very long shotgun takes up only very little space, so I felt pretty smart and tought I broke the game. But then during scoring I learned that also the amount of empty space you have left is taken into account XD
The second round went much better, trying to figure out which objects nicely fit into each other to optimally use the space. It became a kind of jigsaw puzzle game, which was a lot of fun.

Maybe a couple more sound effects or a bit of variation in the background music would have been nice, but those are really just nitpicks :P

Really nice entry! I enjoyed it a lot :D
WeirdBitGames
04. Oct 2023 · 19:47 UTC
This is a pretty neat concept (I like the background music loop too!)
I've yet to see another game make a choice to create a crime-based game as yet. It feels really good to pick up and rotate the evidence as well, nice work!
Tetrergeru
04. Oct 2023 · 20:25 UTC
A very satisfying game! I somehow missed the fact that you can rotate items for the first time :sweat_smile: The controls, visuals and music felt very relaxing and smooth
Flaterectomy
04. Oct 2023 · 21:27 UTC
At first I tried to minimize the surface area of the items in the square, but got very low scores. *Then* I realized I needed to fill the square, leaving as little space unoccupied as possible. Then I got an A with 78% average efficiency.

All in all I spent a lot more time playing this than I expected, to the point where my neck just clicked as I finally abandoned my hunched-over, focused position. :laughing:

The art is great, solid 3D in a 2D vibe. The music got a little repetitive over time, it's not a very long loop, but whats' there is good.

Great entry!
Agraffs
05. Oct 2023 · 06:43 UTC
Nice game, took me a little time to understand the rotation, but that's cause I'm bad. XD
I definitely enjoyed the mix between 3D objects and pixeliated textures on the objects. The idea of coupling police evidence with the theme was good ! Thanks for creating that game, good job ! :)
gentoogames
05. Oct 2023 · 17:52 UTC
![image_2023-10-05_105122084.png](///raw/ff6/z/5fc99.png)
shortly after playing this the FBI called and offered me a job at Area 51. probably will be organizing more alien bodies, but luckily, now im prepared
wolderado
05. Oct 2023 · 18:44 UTC
Rotating to fit the pieces is such a good twist! It was fun but suprisingly relaxing :smile: Great artwork, great music and great entry!
RenD
07. Oct 2023 · 15:32 UTC
Cool ambiance and great production value, the art gives a unique mood. That's a simple idea but nicely executed and it becomes addicting real fast, it's one of the entries I spent the most time on!
Gyro
09. Oct 2023 · 00:36 UTC
Loved the visuals! I really enjoyed the mix of having to try and fit everything onto the board while minimising the space used. Gets that jigsaw itch goin'.