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Seven by Str8griz

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made by Str8griz for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Welcome To 7!

You are a psychic detective named Zeep that goes as deep as he needs to in order to solve any mystery. You can enter the nether and talk to spirits in order to solve crime. today you must determine which suspect committed seven murders by talking to the suspects and to the spirits. using the clues you receive you will be able to accuse one suspect. Chose right and serve justice or choose wrong and the killer will be free to strike again.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Move using WASD or Arrow keys Talk to suspects or victims using e Use the mouse to navigate conversations Portals in the ground take you to the nether Accuse the guilty suspect by telling them they are the murderer You may want to use pen and paper to note the clues

Take your time and go deep into the story or the murderer may be free to walk among us.....

Link https://str8griz.itch.io/seven
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/seven

Ratings

Overall 1136th 3.394⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1180th 3.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 682th 3.409⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1457th 3.167⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1550th 2.939⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1010th 3.047⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 627th 3.031⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1406th 3.109⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 237904
26. Apr 2021 · 23:31 UTC
It's definitely an interesting start! The typos that can be found in the menu definitely did turn me away a small bit, but it's got a nice base for things! I managed to guess the correct person upon learning a single clue though.
ZachsButt
26. Apr 2021 · 23:33 UTC
Interesting concept, made me smile! :)
Guardaro
26. Apr 2021 · 23:36 UTC
Nice submission! I love the premise; being able to talk to the victims was a very interesting idea. I liked the variety of suspects, too.
JRevel
26. Apr 2021 · 23:45 UTC
Cool investigation game ! The way the dialogue system works is pretty interesting !
I personnally wouldn't have used a top view for that game, I would have used the drawings of the characters you have in the splash screen to make the whole game : you click on a character to start a dialogue, and you have a second screen to talk to ghosts. It would have prevented the back and forth you have to do all the time.
Norris Eldridge
28. Apr 2021 · 03:08 UTC
This is a really cool concept! Good work!
angrySandwich
28. Apr 2021 · 04:57 UTC
Like the art and portal idea, definitely a great start!!! Good Job on crating all the plots!!!! :)
FireSlash
28. Apr 2021 · 05:14 UTC
Agree with the above on reducing the amount of walking around you have to do in general. It'd also possibly be worth having an auto-note feature to reference so players don't need to memorize or take physical notes.
Mizatorian
28. Apr 2021 · 09:52 UTC
Nice music, and the graphics were ok. Liked the title screen better though. Yeah I think th ewalking aound was unnecessary and the interface was clunky. You could use keyboard for everything, or mouse for everything. Switching between the two was troublesome.
Dazrow
28. Apr 2021 · 20:02 UTC
Solid idea, simple yet fun gameplay. Good job integrating tutoriasl straight into the level, was really intuitive.
Great job overall, enjoyed it
TwistedHawk
28. Apr 2021 · 20:07 UTC
This is a fun scavenger hunt title! I like the integration of asking the dead for clues and suspects about things. Good Mix.

To speed up the game, I would click too fast on buttons, and would accidentally click on the murderer when I didn't mean too. I would recommend a confirmation dialog there. Also, it would be nice to play with just the keyboard instead of clicking. Small things to look at, but I did enjoy the game!
Owinmowe
29. Apr 2021 · 05:09 UTC
Nice investigation game. I really liked it.
digital bacon
30. Apr 2021 · 01:16 UTC
Interesting idea. Graphics are nice and clean, audio got a bit annoying after a while. Controls seemed a bit "floaty", but altogether a really good entry!
Ricna
30. Apr 2021 · 02:57 UTC
Very interesting idea! The graphics are pretty nice and I loved the mood. Also there's some really funny dialogues! Well done my guys! :slight_smile:
LeYaoTang
06. May 2021 · 01:25 UTC
It was a well-done standard investigation game. However I can not feel the game. Need a re-work in game design and plot to create the "deeper and deeper" indeed. I loved the graphics and the sounds but the assets by the assets are not the ludic moto for me. In contrast, the Super Famicon mood and art is very attractive.
trixydevs
15. May 2021 · 02:14 UTC
this game was fun in its own way. though you can just go around accusing people until you get it right it was fun none the less kinda like a murder mystery