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To play, you can download Download Quest story file and run the game in an interpreter program - refer to the game's documentation for details. - Spring Thing 2012 version (1.0)
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To play, you can download Spring Thing 2012 version (1.0) and run the game in an interpreter program - refer to the game's documentation for details.
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Estimated play time: 28 minutes (based on 1 vote)
Members voted for the following times for this game:
- 28 minutes — MathBrush
About the Story
Sleuth is an interactive murder mystery, based on the 1983 DOS game by Eric N. Miller of Norland Software. As a game of Sleuth begins, a murder has just been committed. It is your job to explore the house, to question the houseguests for their alibis, and to locate both the murder weapon and the scene of the murder. The challenge of Sleuth is to solve the crime, gather all of the suspects together, and accuse the guilty party before the killer becomes suspicious of your investigation and eliminates you from the game. Each game of Sleuth is different from the last, so you must always explore the house fully before you can solve the murder. Also, to make things more interesting, you can choose a 'Personalized' option which allows you to populate the house with your friends and acquaintances.
Made with the permission of Eric N. Miller.
Awards
4th Place - Spring Thing 2012
Ratings and Reviews
| Average Rating: Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1 |
This was a Spring Thing 2012 game written in Quest.
The idea is that you have a spacious mansion with guests placed randomly in it at random locations, together with random items scattered around.
Your goal is to find the magnifying glass, then look at each item till you find the murder weapon. You also ASK people ABOUT their alibis until you know who killed someone and where. You then GATHER the suspects and ACCUSE the killer.
The game is, alas, largely unfinished, with the author describing several possible future improvements. There are lots of bugs that crash the game, such as when I accused the murderer.
People don't have descriptions and are often referred to as the incorrect gender; while you are meant to ASK them ABOUT ALIBI, clicking on them only gives the TALK TO option, which none of them respond to.
Overall, if the author ever came back to this and fleshed it out, I think it would be a fun game, and I would give it a much higher star rating. But for now, it's undercooked, although ambitious.
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Game Details
First Publication Date: April 7, 2012
Current Version: 1.7
License: Freeware
Development System: Quest
| IFIDs: | C80AB3CF-0B0F-4DB1-A415-9904418C7AFC |
| 72D5D0EC-0F58-42A2-AF51-5F5C935F156E |
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