Oh this was delightful, really scratched that old browser flash game itch for me.
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I like this concept! The aesthetic is very fun and I like when games let me physically interact with clues.
I will say, the way the camera controlled was making my motion sickness go a little crazy, I could deal with it for the short game loop as it stands but as a polish item if you keep working on this, a way to smooth out and slow down the camera motion would be lovely.
Ooh, I'm a sucker for games like this that utilize a virtual desktop. This is a cool start, I'm excited to see where this game goes!
I'd love to see y'all make use of the empty desk space around the computer a little more -- maybe instead of having it hidden away as a Tab menu, your notebook could be a physical thing you can click to open?
Tone of the writing felt a little flat to me -- It was all kind of uniform in tone, each character's logs read like every other character's logs and read like the webcam's technical manual and read like the title page of the report you're filling out. I think more variation in styles to show the unique personality of each character (and making the things like instruction manuals and reports drier and more technical) would help the written bits stand out from one another.
Mechanics wise, it's currently a little frustrating not knowing what lets you obtain logs. I solved how to unlock all the cameras but was then just kind of clicking around and opening/closing the log window hoping something was happening. Some sort of feedback when a log is added would be a nice QOL improvement.
Also, I almost got stuck on the first screen because I was trying to enter the password with the enter key on my num pad instead of the enter key on my keyboard. I thought I had the password wrong and was going crazy trying different formats to write it, but it turns out I wasn't even entering it lol. I haven't used Unity in ages but I assume it handles the different enter keys differently, so another nice QOL improvement would be to include that numpad enter as a key press to trigger verifying the password.
But again, very cool start, I think this idea's got good legs, y'all have a solid visual style built out already, and I hope you keep working on it!