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Who Done it? by NormalKarl

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made by NormalKarl for LD31 (COMPO)
Hello I'm Karl Ward, this is my first Ludum Dare. I would have spent more time on it but I only had 20 hours. Anyway this is WHO DONE IT in which you play a role of a detective trying to find the murderer of the mayor. Read how they sound and not what they say. Keep an eye on the feelings of the character. This is randomly generated so different murders each time and different stats each time.
Web http://normalkarl.itch.io/ld31
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/daq0ds53mo6p5it/ld31.zip?dl=1
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=30497

Ratings

Coolness 41% 1659
Overall 3.42 331
Fun 3.12 515
Graphics 3.58 254
Humor 3.00 248
Innovation 3.12 563
Mood 3.44 168
Theme 3.70 416

Feedback

ilikescifi
08. Dec 2014 · 13:38 UTC
Very nice for the short amount of time!
Drtizzle
09. Dec 2014 · 17:11 UTC
Well done! I really like the graphics!
OctoTeam
09. Dec 2014 · 20:07 UTC
I like the concept, but I'm really bad at finding the murderer :(
DeathBySnail
09. Dec 2014 · 20:08 UTC
I feel like it's difficult to gauge the reaction of folk from text alone, especially when they share some lines. Otherwise, graphics are nice, perhaps with a bit of animation you'd really have something special here!
pavel_insight
09. Dec 2014 · 20:09 UTC
I like your game! It looks like an old classic point-n-click adventure (Laura Bow series). Very good entry. :)
Lokiman
09. Dec 2014 · 20:10 UTC
Great game for your first time doing LD! :D Love the graphics - so oldschool. Also some of the culprit's answers are hilarious :)
flyingbear
09. Dec 2014 · 20:14 UTC
This is neat! Definitely fun to try to figure out who the murderer was (got it on the first try) I would love to play a more fleshed out version of this. And gotta love that stutter-er-er-ing tech!
jrap
10. Dec 2014 · 06:14 UTC
I love murder mysteries (hell i made one) so this is sooooo my jam
mrexcessive
11. Dec 2014 · 13:30 UTC
Hi there. Interesting idea. Fun implementation. Some sounds would have bee nice. Liked the art and the questions/answers. Good job!
NoahbroCZ
12. Dec 2014 · 06:58 UTC
Awesome game, I caught the murderer with A+ rank :) Check my game too: President's bodygurad simulator.
pjimmy
12. Dec 2014 · 15:15 UTC
nice, I love these types of games :)
Ogniok
12. Dec 2014 · 20:46 UTC
Do you have an alibi?
I was programming all day ;)
Game is great and finding a murderer is kinda rewarding :D
jpmit
12. Dec 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Well done, good graphics especially. I'm sure you'll come back for more next LD ;)
Domicuc
13. Dec 2014 · 16:40 UTC
NICE! also check my project mate x)
6DownStudios
16. Dec 2014 · 02:01 UTC
Really innovative concept! I've tried to puzzle over how a murder mystery might be procedurally generated but never had any great ideas. Good onya for doing something unique!
Kabukky
27. Dec 2014 · 02:28 UTC
Wow, impressive for 10 hours!
hissssssssss
30. Dec 2014 · 00:59 UTC
Congratulations on your first LD!

I found the responses from the suspects odd. A lot of them shared lines, and sometimes I'd ask a question and their answers would make no sense. Sometimes they screamed "LIAR!" for no apparent reason. One guy said he was visiting a friend and when I asked about his alibi he said he was alone at the time.
I think if you cleaned up the responses a bit (there are a few typos too), the game would be improved.