A Couple of Questions by Brian Corr

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made by Brian Corr for LD26 (COMPO)
A Couple of Questions is a Murder Mystery set entirely within an interrogation room.

Bill Hamilton has been murdered: Whodunit? His jealous twin brother? His on-off girlfriend?YOU must interrogate them to find out.

This is essentially a 'minimalist adventure game': one room, no items. All you can do is observe, and ask. Can you crack the case?

HOW TO PLAY:
Navigate the menus to look at the evidence. Interrogate the suspects, but watch their reactions! They might not be in the mood to answer you.

Unfortunately I was unable to get all the voices done, so I've voiced only the 'key' lines.

HINTS (INCLUDES SPOILERS):
- you can unlock the ability to interview Greg by talking to zac or Francine about art while they are in a good mood. Flatter them and press them about art.

- when talking to Greg, make him happy and ask about Bill. He willmention that he doesn't like football. He may mention that he loses his temper if you ask him about football when he's mad... so do it. Make him mad and then ask about football.

WALKTHROUGH (only one example: there are many paths)
- Talk to Zac
- Ask him about himself, and ask about his web presence.
- Ask about bill's hobbies.
- Ask about art.
- Ask about Mr San Pietro. Zac will mention that their relationship was 'weird'.
- Leave

- Talk to Greg
- Tell him you're not accusing him of anything, etc. Until he is smiling.
- Ask about Bill 'after hours'.
- Press him about his relationship until he gets mad.
- Ask about Football.

DEV DETAILS
Made with HaxeFlixel/FlashDevelop. Art is all from scans and photographs, edited with paint.net. Music in FL Studio.

Thanks to CHOBRA(O) for hosting me for the weekend. Check out his awesome entry "Lemmings 3d: Yellow Edition" (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22474).

More thanks to ndssia for joining us. Try his wicked entry "Three in One?" (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22566).

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.46 275
Audio 3.15 285
Fun 3.19 367
Graphics 3.44 291
Humor 3.75 41
Innovation 3.38 359
Mood 3.63 97
Theme 2.71 1194

Feedback

SuperlevelSebastian
28. Apr 2013 路 22:15 UTC
Seems like a huge amount of work! Nice!
Rutger Megahertz
29. Apr 2013 路 01:22 UTC
I had some laughs. Indie: Noire :)
Deadlyapps
29. Apr 2013 路 06:08 UTC
Game stopped working for me after running through some of the dialog. But it was funny and fit the theme.
馃帳 Brian Corr
29. Apr 2013 路 06:25 UTC
Can you tell me what you mean @Deadlyapps? A crash or a 'dead end'?
chobrah
29. Apr 2013 路 06:29 UTC
So deep for 48hrs.. love the characters and feel. Good job :]
amijlee
29. Apr 2013 路 06:32 UTC
Cool idea, great look! The buttons stopped responding after the first question in the interrogation.
Uhfgood
29. Apr 2013 路 06:39 UTC
I didn't hear any music, however I did hear some sound. It seemed to not play on every option.
Diventurer
29. Apr 2013 路 07:21 UTC
The game went white after the interview with Zak.
"Oh my, god. That is SO gross! Creeper." haha lol.
5/5 humour pal! :)
JonRB
29. Apr 2013 路 08:14 UTC
I seemed to hit a dead end after playing this for longer than I had anticipated. Fantastic ambiance and it's great to see some vocal work too!
CMaster
29. Apr 2013 路 08:24 UTC
Pretty neat. I enjoyed trying to solve it.
There's not voice acting for all the lines, maybe about 1/3 of them. I'm guessing that is just how much you were able to get done?

Also, I'm pretty much stuck. I've been through all the options in both mood levels for Zac, Francine and San Piedro. I've even got San Piedro to threaten to kill me - but I don't seem to be able to go anywhere from there.
馃帳 Brian Corr
29. Apr 2013 路 09:02 UTC
@CMaster yes, I ended up running out of time for voices.

I have added hints and a walkthrough to the description. As it stands I do not believe there is a way to get completely stuck, but it's possible. If you have unlocked Greg then you can definitely win from there.
CMaster
29. Apr 2013 路 10:51 UTC
@Brian
Yes, my fault, didn't realise that Greg had an even happier state to aim for.
Tiago Ling Alexandre
29. Apr 2013 路 14:14 UTC
Ha! Very fun and nice game! I can see you dressing and acting to make this! Very cool man! :)
ndssia
29. Apr 2013 路 15:50 UTC
Looks awesome dude, good job!
reheated
29. Apr 2013 路 17:54 UTC
Very humorous and great characterisation!!
folmerkelly
29. Apr 2013 路 21:08 UTC
Ha, neat! Love the concept :)
Casino Jack
29. Apr 2013 路 22:49 UTC
Oh wow great effort on the art and voicework - I love the animated photos when you're interviewing someone.
reustonium
29. Apr 2013 路 23:37 UTC
This was great, loved the humor and the unique approach to graphics!
tcstyle
03. May 2013 路 20:11 UTC
Funny game. Good work and fun to play (even if it's not my kind of game.) Looks pretty polished.
MinionStudios
05. May 2013 路 23:21 UTC
Interesting stuff! I think more transitions and journal entries to follow would be nice!