Hey there Honk Honk Studio , I got your game for judging so here are some of my thoughts. I love detective stories and thought limiting it to a train was a good way to keep it from getting too large to finish. The movement of the sprites looked familiar to me, choosing a tall base was a smart move since it made the baby really feel small in comparison. The story worked well and gave me enough clues to make some deductions, though some of the jokes fell a bit flat to me.

I've worked on a detective story in the past, and noticed you fell into a few pitfalls my team did back then. Contest deadlines make things difficult to give a lot of control to the player, but as a player I wanted to be able to make the final accusation since I had figured out who did it after the 'father's eyes' comment. I'm sure you ran out of time so had the detective solve it all himself, but it did disappoint me to just watch it happen instead of help solve it. This felt more like a visual novel than detective game, so if you want to add in more detective gameplay mechanics make sure to give more options for the player to interact (and make their own mistakes) with the clues.

Overall, you had an interesting concept here, I just wish there were more places I could interject so that I could feel like I really solved the mystery.

Incredibly charming game! Loved the implementation of the theme, particularly with the twist later on, and the humorous dialogue. I do agree with the other comments that I would have liked a bit more variability/freedom in the conclusion, but I'd imagine that was likely due to the time constraint. Amazing work, especially for your first game!

What a charming game. I overall liked and finish it. I don’t know if Detective Conan was an inspiration, but surely it reminded me that. Story and theme interpretation are really good, surely one of the most original of the jam, the game was easy to navigate and going forward on it, I liked this aspect. The problem is…I hoped to find myself the culprit and not being forced by story to find it and finish the game. Good job!

This starts out with a great quirky tone, as expected based on the title, and I loved it! It's not as strong from the midpoint on, unfortunately, and a lot of the little quips / humor get lost as more info is needing to be delivered. It's still funny, but I found myself missing some of the additional, early jokes. 

The only other thing I would consider changing, is that I would've loved to have been given the opportunity to use the information given to narrow down and choose the culprit myself, rather than it just being told to me at the end. But, even with that, it was still a fun and interesting experience, and I love the idea!

Great work!

Game had me laughing out loud a fair bit - especially at the beginning. Love the art - it fits very well with the theme. Would've loved to have had a bit more agency on the conclusion, but maybe that's just me. Overall, I had a great time with it :) 

Incredibly funny mystery story that comes together in a pretty satisfying way. I love to see a baby threaten to beat someone up.

fun game! very funny dialogue (literally lol'd several times) and nice art. second main character (trying to avoid spoilers here) is soo cute haha

The artstyle is somehow endearing. Funny dialogue! I like the story a lot.

The story for this games is really interesting, makes me emotional, and laugh at some of dialogue. The narration for your games is pretty good. Recommended for someone need a story rich games. Pretty nice.

It was the dialogue for me. I laughed and cried. Next, can we have a mystery in the woods? luuuvvv

also love that it's completely hand-drawn!!! i see that a lot of work was put into this game. with more experience with game mechanics and making games in general, i feel like Honk Honk! Studios will go far. Definitely the best game in the jam, Indie Game Makin Contest: Rebirth. it has a lot of heart and character <3

LOVE the story!! keep it up guys

really funny story rich game!! you really have to think to do the quests. love to see more from this new studio

What an incredible game! Fun, interesting, and well-done. Love the music and unique story line. Wonderful ending. Looking forward to the next game!

CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS YALL'S FIRST GAME!!!! It's clever, funny, and such a tear-jerker. The art is so unique and complements the story really well. Can't wait to see what yall put out next