Fallen Angel: A Larry Chin Mystery by Tobius

[raw]
made by Tobius for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

cover image.png

The Game

Larry Chin is a tired Private Investigator ready to close up his office for the day when in walks a dame with a job. Someone in Angel City has died and Grace coming to you instead of the police is concerning in of itself. The dust bath before bed will have to wait, there are some suspects to question and mysteries to untangle.

How to Play

This is a visual novel, so much of the game is reading and thinking through what you learn as the player.

Click on items and characters to prompt conversations.

Click on your journal in the bottom right corner (or press J) to check your notes.

Once you've gathered all the information and think you're ready to solve the mystery, return to your office and accuse the correct character.

Play Game

Play in your browser or download for Windows or OSX.

Art

assets.png assets bg.png

Socials

@tobius - overthink.games (Instagram)

@vary - Varyanadraws (Twitter) | https://twitter.com/Varyanadraws

Ratings

Overall 235th 3.875⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 551th 3.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 650th 3.161⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 735th 3.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 188th 4.25⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 155th 3.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 154th 4.036⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 55🗨️

Feedback

DubiousDuck
08. Oct 2024 · 02:46 UTC
Love the character designs! I can tell that a lot of effort is poured into making them. I also love the music they're great additions to the atmospohere. Though the playable screen only takes up less than half of the available space, but that's prob some technical things that you guys can fix p quickly.
Chartle
08. Oct 2024 · 02:52 UTC
Great art, moody music and funny writing. I do think having the person who is talking always on the left is a little confusing, it made it seem like people (animals?) were switching places constantly. I don't think it would have been as confusing if there was another way of showing who is talking. What I saw of the story was great! Good job.
imberny
08. Oct 2024 · 02:56 UTC
Solid work! I loved the artstyle. Also the fact that the swedish fish was also a red herring. It's rare for a character to be a double pun!
Kyoryucomic
08. Oct 2024 · 03:03 UTC
Very good game, I love the art for the sprites!! Sometimes I had trouble finding what I was missing to continue but I really like the Ace Attorney like gameplay
khaotom
08. Oct 2024 · 03:11 UTC
Nice mystery. I drowned in the details like a fish outta water.
poboy
08. Oct 2024 · 03:14 UTC
Love the graphics, also lmao the red herring + the fatboys. Really nicely done and pretty complex noir in such a short amount of time (I was too dumb to figure it out)
Blue Pin Studio
08. Oct 2024 · 05:28 UTC
Woah! This is a very in-depth game!
Cisco
08. Oct 2024 · 15:33 UTC
Great music and graphics that made the perfect mood! Good Job!
hidden61ade
09. Oct 2024 · 02:59 UTC
It’s hard to believe that someone did a Lovecraft VN in a game jam that is somehow indeed suitable for the theme of tiny creatures. Love it!
Pious
09. Oct 2024 · 03:02 UTC
Interesting story! I did get stuck though. No idea how to proceed after collecting the brace and can of sardines and stuff. It's not the clearest how to navigate around. Appears pretty ambitious for a jam!
davidsheadgames
09. Oct 2024 · 03:06 UTC
Very solid and the art and character design is amazing!!

Also, very creative use of tiny items as props throughout!

Great job!
Cat Lab
09. Oct 2024 · 05:36 UTC
Ooo you KNOW a mystery is gonna suck me in. Love using 'tiny creatures' as the characters! The animal puns in the dialogue really add to the vibe. Great music and sounds, too, really completes the whole package! I loved it!
Pimping
09. Oct 2024 · 05:40 UTC
Insane fact that you draw this everything in 3 days, WOW. Like this game
LDJam user 387548
09. Oct 2024 · 07:12 UTC
Keep up the good work!
Manatee Webster
09. Oct 2024 · 15:32 UTC
@pious Try checking out the murder scene again now that the cops have come back to the station!

Thanks for the feedback!
LDJam user 388078
09. Oct 2024 · 15:42 UTC
Always love to see Godot 🚀
FrozenDude
11. Oct 2024 · 11:03 UTC
Awesome Game. The artworks are amazing
bacontree
11. Oct 2024 · 11:23 UTC
Wow, great game! Love the film noir vibes. Really good music and nice graphics. Surprisingly long and well made for a game jam game.
🎤 Tobius
11. Oct 2024 · 19:10 UTC
@dubiousduck Yup! I missed a couple settings in the project to make it scale correctly, should be fixed now! Thanks for the feedback!
daria-toni
12. Oct 2024 · 11:38 UTC
Why does this game have so few ratings? I love it! So many locations and characters, lots of lines of text, humor (dust baths made me smile). Yes, this game is not action, but that's not the genre. I respect your attempt at creating a real full-fledged plot and the end twist. The only thing I would add is some extra scene at the end, but it's too much as it is!
Manatee Webster
12. Oct 2024 · 16:08 UTC
@daria-toni Thank you so much! I wrote most of the game, but unfortunately had to work on Monday, so I couldn't quite get in everything I wanted. It was a race against time to just try and make sure I got all of the clues and mystery pieces in there! I would have loved to have a more robust ending in there for the different outcomes, but there's always next time.
Manatee Webster
12. Oct 2024 · 16:11 UTC
@davidsheadgames One of our artists immediately started to think of tiny props as soon as we came up with the game idea, glad to see people appreciating them!
Manatee Webster
12. Oct 2024 · 16:13 UTC
@poboy Our character artist fell in love with the Fatsboys after creating them, I wish I could've fit them into the story more, maybe they'll have to come back for a future jam somehow...
Pimeko
13. Oct 2024 · 18:28 UTC
It's amazing the amount of story you had the time to write, in addition to the nice "point and click" gameplay. Loved the vibes and aesthetics, good job!
Dimoseek
13. Oct 2024 · 19:22 UTC
NICE!
Urfoex
14. Oct 2024 · 18:40 UTC
Nice entry.

Cute concept art
Ecaterina
15. Oct 2024 · 14:42 UTC
I’m really impressed by the game's visuals. Every character is unique and creative. The music fits perfectly. It’s clear a lot of work went into it—the game feels refined and well-crafted. Great job!