Inspector Crawford and the Hallway Murder by Vortiago

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made by Vortiago for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Inspector Crawford's Last Case

Investigate a murder mystery by jumping between portrait frames. As Inspector Crawford, examine Lord Blackwood's death from multiple perspectives—each frame shows a different angle of the crime scene and a different witness to interrogate.

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Click between living portraits to interview suspects: the nervous housekeeper, the family doctor, grieving relatives. Each conversation reveals clues about what happened that night. Switch perspectives to examine the scene from different angles and piece together the truth.

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Once you've gathered enough evidence, make your final accusation: Who killed Lord Blackwood? What was the murder weapon? And why did they do it?

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A short detective game about shifting perspectives, literally.

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Mechanics: - Point-and-click navigation between portrait frames - Character dialog system with multiple witnesses - Clue collection and tracking - Final deduction system (Who/What/Why)

Ratings

Given 9🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

anstabo
Oct 07th · 12:17 UTC
The initial twist that you are a portrait yourself was quite good
D3kryption
Oct 12th · 00:43 UTC
Nice game! I love the artwork that you used but the twist was fantastic.