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The Picton Files are a series of contemporary crime detective thrillers. The games are episodic and feature lead characters: Detective Inspector Lance Picton and his assistant Kathrynne Lee, known as Kit.
In this game you will assume the role of DI Picton, a man as tenacious as he is effective. Let's hope you're up to it. If you get stuck, look for more clues and talk to Kit.
(This was an entry to IntroComp, and is thus incomplete.)
Honorable Mention - IntroComp 2023
63rd Place, Best in Show - The IF Short Games Showcase 2023
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In this pulp-like murder mystery, you play as Detective Picton (the same as in Murder at the Manor), now accompanied by his strangely attired assistant (a sci-fi suit?? in a 70-80s-like setting? the uncanney valley of her face creeeeeps me out), set to solve a new murder! This time around, the suspects are Peter and Paul, the nephews of the victim.
Visiting the murder scene, you get to investigate different rooms of the victim’s home, under the watchful eye and comments of your not-always-so-professional but very competent assistant. After finding a couple of required elements, the game ends abruptly, like it was bugging/freezing - but it is just the end of the demo.
The game does an interesting thing, mixing choice-based actions with point-and-click mechanic on images (I liked being able to “move” around the room and get a different angle)… though it is a bit finicky getting the element to click rather than bringing the image forward (a white outline above bright images are pretty hard to see).
The images sometimes disappear when clicking on certain elements (the ones that display a new interactive picture). It would be nicer if those interactive pictures could be set more apart from the text…