rezmasonMainly posting this to put it on @robotspacer 's radar. Here's A reportedly difficult deductive reasoning crime solving game for EGA DOS, with similarities to Golden Idol and maybe Maupiti Island:
Mike Piontek
mausimusThank you @robotspacer ! I will admit I often imagined how you'd approach it when writing the puzzles. Prior Idol-like experience definitely helps as in a jam game there's no room to ease the player into the concept. I really hope you'll enjoy it (whenever you're ready)!
@mausimus @robotspacer well then I'll play it. I just got a new thinking cap that needs breaking in 🧢✨
No spoilers ahead:
Until I saw it was a game jam submission I thought it'd take me some sizable fraction of DOSember, that's on me though 😅 And I beat it! Mostly without the hint guide! And I enjoyed it! Getting anything right at all was like diving into a plunge pool ✅😌✅ sweet, sweet validation.
I played in the browser; hitting the Escape key is a way to release the trapped mouse *and* a way to exit the game in DOSBox, so I had to restart a couple times. But the third time I collected the clues in color order, so, let me know whatever I've won for doing that 😜
I was too stubborn to take notes, but was able to progress without them quite far, which made me feel like a big boy. When I got stuck I went to your hint page. There was one identity that really stumped me, I think I know what I overlooked in hindsight though.
@robotspacer It's a fun little game, they use ALL SIXTEEN EGA colors and the character art's expressive. I like this universe. It feels as though someone made a Saturday morning cartoon based on Deadline