Easily one of the most creative games in this Jam that I've tried. I'd love a full detective game with this mechanic! 

The beginning was a little confusing, and it took me a while to make my first connection because i kept trying to connect the group image with the person who didn't attend, so maybe a little nudge at the start would've been helpful, or maybe if you started out with less items. Everything after went pretty well, though.

The issues I've had are similar to what others have mentioned, the biggest one being the time limit, which I had to cheese by storing the watch in the folder. Doing that made the game way more enjoyable because I could crack the case at my own pace without feeling rushed and speed-reading the text. Speaking of text, I wish it was easier to read and had black outlines, as I found myself not paying attention to it most of the time. Also, some long texts end up being too big and going off screen after 4 lines. 

One idea I really liked is organizing the desk with the limited space you have, it added a fun layer to the game and it made me feel like a conspiracy theorist, so I see that as a plus rather than a negative. Although I do wish the desk was at least big enough so you could have enough space to look at everything connected at the end without having some evidence blocking others. Maybe a feature that lets the camera move around a larger area would help? I also found myself not really using the folder, mainly because you can't put things you've already connected inside, and I didn't want to put something that needed to be connected in there, because I didn't know what I would need and what I wouldn't.

Despite these complaints, I enjoyed my time with this a lot, I just wanna see it improved upon because I see a lot of potential. Thanks for the fun!

The flavoring and aesthetics of the game were very good, The game and concept are really neat.

The game and concept are really neat, and a good way to use the theme, I'd say! The flavoring and aesthetics of the game were very good, too! It was fun working out the "mystery" and linking different things together. I did have issue, though, with my screen *very* quickly becoming overwhelmed with an abundance of stuff, making it extremely difficult to find what I needed, connect what I wanted, or even read things at times since the lines always overlapped most things! That, and the time limit seemed a bit off placed in this style of mystery game. With some touching up in the puzzle logic department (as at times it seemed a bit out there, haha) and some quality of life things, I could see this really going somewhere! Good job!

I like the idea and execution is pretty good, but the layout can be a bit cluttered (and I am idiot at puzzle games)

This is the first game this Jam that I've seen this kind of interpretation, and I like it.

Like Baked Orange mentioned, there didn't seem to much of a point with a timer, so that went into the archive pretty quick.

One QoL feature would be to move whichever item you grab to the front layer, or perhaps a layer under the thread for the aesthetic. Maybe having the evidence be smaller, but letting you zoom into them? This could also be achieved with a larger board (which Baked Orange once again brought up).

Overall, it was a very pleasant experience, and I do like me some puns.

A fun game but the timer is way too tight. Loosen that up and it'd definitely help. Very fun concept though, I enjoyed it!

The game was very cool. I really enjoyed it. There are some little things which could be improved like the timer.  I am wondering if you'd got a little extra time, the product would be sooo cool!