I just finished playing through the demo because one of my friends was trying to convince me that pygame can create good games and sure enough this game was insanely polished, I was not expecting your writing to be so good and the ending made me yearn for more. Was the two birds with one stone thing about killing his wife and silencing you or was there an entirely different thing going on? Did Jim call the police after you left? Did your coworker from the office ALREADY KNOW YOU WERE BEING ACCUSED? He seemed not too surprised when you admit your situation to him. Thanks for the fun time and I really hope you release the whole script for this game or something to end the story.
Thanks so much for the kind comment! I really appreciate it. Although I don't have plans to finish Employee A in the incarnation given in this demo, I may revisit the story and try to give it a proper end. That might be as a visual novel, it might be as a short story or novella, or it might be something else entirely. Who knows! But seeing that this story is still generating interest does inspire me to revisit it.
This was great! I love how there's that clear Ace Attorney inspiration (I caught that reference lol) but still a sense of originality, even improving on some aspects of the formula (the timeline feature is genius). I think the dialogue is natural and realistic. And the UI is both thematically and aesthetically pleasing. This is really impressive work, especially for a solo developer. Great job so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing the final product!
A very minor complaint, but there were a few times when I thought the game would reward me for my creativity only to be let down. Like when I got Sunil to give me Jim's number, I tried to use the house phone to call him but there wasn't even an option. Or when Dr. Karlson said she'd email me the self-hypnosis so I went to check my laptop but there were no new emails. I don't mean to say that this is a design flaw or anything, but maybe you could consider more possibilities for the players. Also, the slow walk speed of the MC was a bit frustrating at times. I hope this doesn't come across as overly critical, more so that you only need to iron out a few kinks to have a very high quality game :)
Just finished playing the demo! This is looking to be a really solidly built mystery, I'm hooked on how the story could proceed. :> The parallels to games like Ace Attorney are palpable - one thing that particularly stood out to me is the pauses and variations in the text speed to give it a more naturalistic feel! The self-hypnosis scene even got me weirdly emotional. It made me hope that the protagonist can uncover the full mystery and find a healthier social environment to exist in. Keep up the great work!
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I just finished playing through the demo because one of my friends was trying to convince me that pygame can create good games and sure enough this game was insanely polished, I was not expecting your writing to be so good and the ending made me yearn for more. Was the two birds with one stone thing about killing his wife and silencing you or was there an entirely different thing going on? Did Jim call the police after you left? Did your coworker from the office ALREADY KNOW YOU WERE BEING ACCUSED? He seemed not too surprised when you admit your situation to him. Thanks for the fun time and I really hope you release the whole script for this game or something to end the story.
Thanks so much for the kind comment! I really appreciate it. Although I don't have plans to finish Employee A in the incarnation given in this demo, I may revisit the story and try to give it a proper end. That might be as a visual novel, it might be as a short story or novella, or it might be something else entirely. Who knows! But seeing that this story is still generating interest does inspire me to revisit it.
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Is this game still being worked on? I just finished the demo, and I really, really enjoyed it!
came here from your cutscene tutorial, this game looks so lovely!! can't wait to try and play it <3
This was great! I love how there's that clear Ace Attorney inspiration (I caught that reference lol) but still a sense of originality, even improving on some aspects of the formula (the timeline feature is genius). I think the dialogue is natural and realistic. And the UI is both thematically and aesthetically pleasing. This is really impressive work, especially for a solo developer. Great job so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing the final product!
A very minor complaint, but there were a few times when I thought the game would reward me for my creativity only to be let down. Like when I got Sunil to give me Jim's number, I tried to use the house phone to call him but there wasn't even an option. Or when Dr. Karlson said she'd email me the self-hypnosis so I went to check my laptop but there were no new emails. I don't mean to say that this is a design flaw or anything, but maybe you could consider more possibilities for the players. Also, the slow walk speed of the MC was a bit frustrating at times. I hope this doesn't come across as overly critical, more so that you only need to iron out a few kinks to have a very high quality game :)
i'm pretty fascinated with this demo! i'm eager to see how this project evolves c:
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Just finished playing the demo! This is looking to be a really solidly built mystery, I'm hooked on how the story could proceed. :> The parallels to games like Ace Attorney are palpable - one thing that particularly stood out to me is the pauses and variations in the text speed to give it a more naturalistic feel! The self-hypnosis scene even got me weirdly emotional. It made me hope that the protagonist can uncover the full mystery and find a healthier social environment to exist in. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this kind and thoughtful feedback <3
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Thanks!