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P.I. - Post-Jam Update (3 Months Later!)
Posted March 26, 2020 by decaf
#game jam #update #mystery #detective #text-based #CLI #awesome #the best ever #narrative #interactive fiction
3 Months Later...
Now, I'm not saying this is the best update ever... but I did include NEARLY EVERY suggestion I received during the jam! Is the game really that cool at all? Maybe. Did I actually live up to the title of "Chartide Cases" and have multiple levels? Nope. Is there enough new stuff to release to justify all of my work? Probably!
NEW STUFF!
- Highlighted dialogue and clues for better guidance and feedback!
- SUPER SLEUTH MODE to nullify the above improvement and make the game miserable again! (Accessibility option for the insane)
- Rich Text!
- BRANCHING DIALOGUE CHOICES!
- "RECALL THE FACTS" command (Never get lost!)
- Smarter "RECALL" pop-up (Only shows what you actually know!)
- Dynamic text speed!
- A less annoying sound at the beginning! (Though I couldn't part with it entirely)
- A more intuitive parser! (Less arguments!)
- More arguments! (Between characters!)
- 2 NEW SONGS!
- Better controls! (Two button system to avoid accidentally skipping text; ESCAPE to purposely accidentally skip text)
- A new font! (The other one ACTUALLY LIED about being monospace)
- A completely rewritten first level! Including...
- A new character?!??!?
- New things to look at! (Or rather, read about)
- Multiple endings! (There are basically 3, but kind of 5, but technically 7 though)
- Probably lots of other stuff!
- ...and last, but not least: TAB TO AUTOCOMPLETE!
STUFF I DIDN'T DO! :(
- A second level! :(
- Include the "INDICT" command due to no second level! :(
- Make the game lengthy at all due to no second level! :(
- Keep my promises and retain my trust amongst the community by making a really awesome second level! :(
That's it for now, I suppose. Personally, I am eager to work on some other projects I have on my mind. But, I made so many improvements to this game that I couldn't leave it unfinished. So, here is what I call the "realized" version of my first game jam game. I hope you enjoy!
Files
the-chartide-cases-linux.zip 50 MB
the-chartide-cases-mac.zip 52 MB
the-chartide-cases-windows.zip 48 MB