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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Interactivity | #43 | 1.897 | 3.000 |
| Immersion | #44 | 2.214 | 3.500 |
| Curiosity | #45 | 1.897 | 3.000 |
| Satisfaction | #45 | 1.581 | 2.500 |
| Surprise | #49 | 1.265 | 2.000 |
| Overall | #50 | 1.626 | 2.571 |
| Jam Theme | #51 | 1.581 | 2.500 |
| Solvability | #53 | 0.949 | 1.500 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme
The Game has an amulet that shows the power that is expiring. The player is running out of time to discover his murderer.
AI Disclosure
Yes, debugging code
Team Member Credits
Jacob Hall
Caleb Bostwick
Mary Helen Bostwick
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Comments
Unfortunately the mac version doesn't seem to be working TT Hope I can play it soon!
- Cheeze
I am sorry about that! I did not realize it was not working. Thank you for letting me know!
The dialogue is hard to make out in this game. I raised my computer's volume to max, but that also raised the background music so I still missed a bunch of words. It's especially a problem for the execution scene, since you can't replay that without closing and re-launching the game.
The description says that the player has an amulet that is running out of power, but I saw no mention of it in game. There is a gem permanently shown in the corner of the screen, but no information about what it means. The game did freeze eventually, not sure whether that is a bug or a very unfriendly way of having time run out.
Adding the player to the list of characters after seeing a flashback with them seems like an odd decision. Perhaps fortunately, it is not actually possible to accuse yourself, because you accuse by typing a name instead of selecting from the list, and whenever you type k it opens the accusation screen from scratch. Unfortunately, this bug will also stymie anyone who wanted to accuse Rick.
John's role in the story in unclear. He has the same last name as Eliza, is he her brother? If so, how does that interact with... everything?
With only three conversations in the game (plus intro), having two of them start with "Are you asking, or telling?" seems a bit much.
Hey!
Thank you very much for trying it out!
We do realize that there are some bugs and were just about to send an updated version, but we were unfortunately 10 minutes too late. The build took a long time. But I do greatly appreciate the feedback and the time it took for you to play and write this post!