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Allergy Assassin by Ash K

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made by Ash K for LD32 (JAM)
NOTE: You WILL need a pen and paper for this! There are multiple possible scenarios.

Dastardly Holdings LLC is one of the biggest criminal organizations in the world. Their criminal dealings reach every corner of the globe.

However, they are far from the only criminal superpower. Recently, a deal between Dastardly Holdings and European Allied went south and the EA reps want blood. Rumor has it that DH will be sending a high-level rep to a dinner gathering with 4 other business superpowers.

You have been hired by European Allied to infiltrate the gathering dressed as a caterer, to discover which of the reps are from Dastardly Holdings, and to eliminate them

You must solve logic puzzles to figure out what sort of trap to set to discreetly eliminate your target, using their allergies against them.
Web http://tetrapteryx.itch.io/allergy-assassin
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=49584

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1305
Overall(Jam) 3.38 374
Fun(Jam) 3.13 473
Graphics(Jam) 3.68 324
Humor(Jam) 3.47 213
Innovation(Jam) 3.55 234
Mood(Jam) 3.05 520
Theme(Jam) 4.13 49

Feedback

ZQMony
21. Apr 2015 · 01:16 UTC
Very fun and unique game. It's just on the short side.
ApocoNypse
21. Apr 2015 · 01:17 UTC
Really great! This is a very original take and one I would never have thought of, it's pulled off in an interesting way too. Really great job! :)
Mony
21. Apr 2015 · 01:17 UTC
Very short, not a terribly great amount of functionality.
cgmorton
21. Apr 2015 · 01:19 UTC
This game's pretty neat.

I'm not entirely sure there's enough information to figure it all out, but I managed to guess right on the third step. Although now that I look, your third screenshot has the solution in it...
monkeedude1212
21. Apr 2015 · 01:20 UTC
Good logic puzzle. Graphics were good. Liked the investigation bit.
wesley.laferriere
21. Apr 2015 · 01:21 UTC
The animation / controls aren't air-tight, but the puzzles are fun. They remind me of Hitman levels!
Tomcat94
21. Apr 2015 · 01:26 UTC
While it was an interesting concept, I tried to win several times now, even took out a pen and paper and took notes, talked with everyone and checked every coat pocket and piece of paper, but haven't won a single time even when I knew for certain who should have been given the clues. A "This is what you did and who you chose, this is who it was and what you should have done" sort of screen would have helped me see where I failed. The lack of a restart button is annoying, however it's not as annoying as the music.
ekkiiiii
21. Apr 2015 · 01:32 UTC
Interesting concept! The music can get a little bit annoying if you can't figure it out for a while.
DRAGONMASTER412
21. Apr 2015 · 01:38 UTC
I like the game. Just one downside. It's short.

I'll give this quite a fair rating because I enjoyed it.

I'd also appreciate it if you people would just give my entry a go.

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=27330

All nighters were pulled throughout and I'd hate to see it go to waste.
🎤 Ash K
21. Apr 2015 · 01:52 UTC
Glad some people are enjoying it! There are 5 different scenarios here, so if it was too short for you, just play again and you'll likely get a different one. Which one you get is random.
GMerencio
21. Apr 2015 · 02:05 UTC
The character moves far too slowly for an investigation-type game. Interesting concept, though, and a well crafted, albeit simple, logic puzzle.
pkenney
21. Apr 2015 · 02:12 UTC
Cool idea and nice-looking art. I felt like I was walking around a little too slowly and maybe my memory is just bad but when I had to go back to re-talk to people a few times I found it too time-consuming for my taste, and that prevented me from wanting to reload a bunch of different scenarios.
thejash
21. Apr 2015 · 04:02 UTC
great concept, wish it was longer. Was a little frustrating trying to figure out what to do but once you get it you just wish it was longer!
retrophantom
21. Apr 2015 · 05:10 UTC
interesting concept
fndy
21. Apr 2015 · 05:42 UTC
Very nice, the music is a little annoying
tripleVisionGames
21. Apr 2015 · 14:49 UTC
A really great and satisfying puzzle. Really clean and well executed game too. Nice work!
Sergi Montaner
21. Apr 2015 · 16:36 UTC
Very intelligent use of the theme.
I'd like to be able to skip the initial text once you fail and restart
aiaf
21. Apr 2015 · 16:44 UTC
like
samwest
21. Apr 2015 · 19:53 UTC
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anokta
21. Apr 2015 · 21:50 UTC
hahaha neat idea, great job! :)
Mase
22. Apr 2015 · 13:41 UTC
My logic puzzle skills are too atrophied for this game.
I managed to win once using the bomb but sadly I failed to lure anyone into the cat trap. Very amusing scenario.
sputnik
22. Apr 2015 · 20:25 UTC
Good theme and graphics!
cdgugler
24. Apr 2015 · 02:57 UTC
Fun and engaging game! I'd play it more if it were expanded.
rogueNoodle
25. Apr 2015 · 11:24 UTC
Clever use of theme, and nice that random scenarios were included. Might be interesting to add some sort of list to keep track of which ones were solved (or make it level based with different background stories for each case)
syncxzoz
25. Apr 2015 · 16:50 UTC
i love the animation..
Foxarya
25. Apr 2015 · 18:37 UTC
I'm with this guys, it's too short
bonus1up
25. Apr 2015 · 20:05 UTC
funny how the story background is sooo similar to our entry! congrats!
Madball
30. Apr 2015 · 16:21 UTC
The theme interpretation is very original, and I liked the game mechanics as well, but it took me several tries to figure it out. And I'd like a list of organisations invited.

Graphics are good, but Z-ordering is messy sometimes. Al8o, "s" look8 like "8".