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Space Inquisitor by SarahFrisk

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made by SarahFrisk for LD31 (COMPO)
You've been hired as an Inquisitor to help track down Rebel spies seeking to bring down the glorious empire of the Solar System by stealing some secret plans.

You don't know what the plans are. That's above your pay grade.

Using clues uncovered by your faithful Agent X and the help of IG-BOT and his Imperial Criminal Database, you can track down the Rebel Scum and reacquire the stolen plans.

Engine: Ren'py
Code: Python
Visuals: Photoshop and Manga Studio
SFX: http://www.bfxr.net/
Music: Otomata - Generative Musical Sequencer (http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html)


** Bug Fixes **
- Misc typos
- Fixed the "<=" logic so the Out of Fuel ending can be triggered
Windows http://sarahfrisk.net/ldjam-31/LDJAM-1.0-win.zip
OS/X http://sarahfrisk.net/ldjam-31/LDJAM-1.0-mac.zip
Linux http://sarahfrisk.net/ldjam-31/LDJAM-1.0-linux.tar.bz2
Source https://github.com/sfrisk/LDJAM-31
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=7719

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall 3.34 403
Audio 3.13 299
Fun 3.24 405
Graphics 3.89 129
Humor 2.81 351
Innovation 3.00 652
Mood 3.33 220
Theme 2.70 1135

Feedback

alvarop
08. Dec 2014 路 04:18 UTC
Looks cool, I wish there was a Windows version !
馃帳 SarahFrisk
08. Dec 2014 路 04:23 UTC
Argh, I thought I had fixed the link and apparently I deleted it. Shall fix!
sharp911
08. Dec 2014 路 04:24 UTC
Yeah I with it was Win compatible, I cant rate as I dont have a mac and dont run linux.
馃帳 SarahFrisk
08. Dec 2014 路 04:26 UTC
Windows link has been fixed, forgot to add the http:// to the url so it didn't appear.
Resonious
08. Dec 2014 路 05:14 UTC
Awesome art, and the database narrowing things down is actually pretty neat. Good job!
Tasteslikefuture
08. Dec 2014 路 05:33 UTC
Pretty cool game. Unique art and style, and I liked the "where in the world is carmen sandiego?" feel lol. Great work!
Halleflux
08. Dec 2014 路 05:37 UTC
Well done, though you can't actually run out of fuel (I was at -30% by the end).
Great artwork, by the way.
Ian Morrison
08. Dec 2014 路 05:37 UTC
Got a little frustrated getting the same data multiple times even after a successful chase, but I enjoyed the solar system trivia!
馃帳 SarahFrisk
08. Dec 2014 路 05:56 UTC
@Halleflux I must have accidentally broke the out of fuel ending when I was tweaking the two main endings.
Fonserbc
08. Dec 2014 路 06:15 UTC
Found the criminal! Really well executed and a refresh of astronomy indeed! :P
Aevek
08. Dec 2014 路 07:22 UTC
Great game. I love the whole tininess thing, I just with that the one screen could be a little...larger. A lot of fun, not challenging but satisfying. Great job.
Raptor85
08. Dec 2014 路 07:39 UTC
reminds me a lot of carmen sandiego, managed to apprehend the suspect.
sharpcoder
08. Dec 2014 路 16:07 UTC
Fantastic job! That was quite fun. You should consider making this a mobile game or something, because I could see certain people spending a lot of time playing something like this (especially if it was more challenging). I loved the subtle space trivia as well - overall, sweet game!
thristhart
08. Dec 2014 路 16:12 UTC
Yaaaay I did it. Fun way to learn some planetary trivia. Good "it is a mystery" music. I enjoyed the feel of narrowing down the potential suspects. I don't think this fits the theme at all, though. Not that I blame you, this was a terrible theme.
馃帳 SarahFrisk
08. Dec 2014 路 16:18 UTC
My nod to the theme was that everything occurred IG-BOT CAM computer screen, and you're using that screen to get into contact with the the agents, IG-BOT, and access the criminal database.

I figured whoever the Space Inquisitor was, they spent most of their time in an office on a giant Imperial Spaceships, checking in with all the lackeys who were doing the actual investigation.
ladybenko
08. Dec 2014 路 17:42 UTC
Made me re-live my Carmen Sandiego days :) art was great!
pjchardt
09. Dec 2014 路 01:36 UTC
Great! Reminds me of the old Carmen Sandiego game I played in school. I also enjoyed having to google info to know where to go, I learned a bit while playing :) Wonderful entry.
ArcturusDeluxe
09. Dec 2014 路 16:10 UTC
Cool stuff! Nice art, and I liked the educational aspects of it, quite refreshing.
f7f5
09. Dec 2014 路 21:18 UTC
Refreshing change from the usual LD entry. Loved the graphics and the use of Otomata.
Tuism
09. Dec 2014 路 21:55 UTC
Pretty solid! I was surprised by the Google involvement :) It's like one of those old educational games - I played Eagle Eye Mysteries (and In EEM London), aw really loved them :)

Didn't find much in terms of design fault, other than the fact I don't know for how long you could keep a modern person for with this kind of mechanic :)

But that's for a longer term game of course! No problem now! :)
Jupiter_Hadley
10. Dec 2014 路 01:04 UTC
Love the graphics! I Included it in part 4 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/Kdfz6b6_ebE
TeamQuadratic
10. Dec 2014 路 04:41 UTC
Fun and very polished!
puppetmaster
10. Dec 2014 路 08:01 UTC
Love you graphics style. Fun to play. Well done!
rjhunter
10. Dec 2014 路 23:03 UTC
Hehe, my entry was initially meant to be something like "Where on the Screen is Carmen Sandiego" -- it looks like you got a lot more of the investigative stuff than I did!

Lovely graphics, smooth interface... and I like the sinister undercurrent that had me asking "...wait, are *we* the bad guys?"

I didn't get the connection to the theme until I read your description in the comments. Perhaps a couple of in-game word changes ("My fuel levels", "IG-BOT is travelling to...") might have helped make the connection.

Fun game anyway, good job!
Backterria
13. Dec 2014 路 03:12 UTC
Very cool art and great in general!Thank you :)
Xanjos
18. Dec 2014 路 00:40 UTC
Pretty short but still very polished. I liked the whole deduction gameplay plus I get to learn stuff about planets at the same time :D.
sP0CkEr2
22. Dec 2014 路 05:59 UTC
first - thanks for making the python game easy to play - usually it is a nightmare - great graphics and music - nice mechanics - adding to play again list
el_kloklo
29. Dec 2014 路 18:34 UTC
It's reminding me of the old board game Cluedo, mixed with wikipedia element :)