Playing for Time [Mystery] [Sci-Fi]

[PhiSigma]

How far would you go to become a hero?
Who do you trust when everyone may be a traitor?
Will you suspect the one you trust the most?

Inspired by Zero Escape, Ace Attorney and the party game Mafia.


Story

When Takuya, Rin and Hotaru return to their hometown in 2142, everything has changed. Nobody in the village is able to trust each other anymore, as everyone is under suspicion of being a fake and a potential murderer. A mysterious organization appears to be controlling most of the villagers in their hunt for "them".
As they slowly unravel the mystery of what is going on in Genbetsu village, the siblings take different sides.


Characters
More to be announced

Takuya Murakami

Takuya wants to restore the paradise Genbetsu village used to be: an environment of peaceful harmony, trust and happiness, free of conflict.
He believes in the good in everyone. Whoever is behind these incidents must have a good reason, so he hopes to find an agreement.
Conflict and negative emotions should be avoided - but with a traitor in his group, they might be inevitable ...
Demo sprite set

Hotaru Murakami

Hotaru wants to do the right thing, and whatever is going on in Genbetsu village isn't right.
She has to stop it, even if she has the whole village against her. She wants to fight the organization and become a hero.
However, she ends up fighting not only the organization, but also her friends, her siblings and her own conscience ...
Demo sprite set

Rin Murakami

Struggling with fear, Rin wants to feel safe in her hometown again. She seeks to find the truth and end the danger.
She is afraid of lies and betrayal. While she is honest herself, she doesn't trust anyone else without a good reason.
When everyone in her group might be a traitor, working together to find the culprits seems to be impossible ...
Demo sprite set


Gameplay

• Choose the order and point of view of many scenes, with three playable characters.
• Walk around, examine places and ask questions to other characters.
• Interactively solve murders and other cases.
• Make decisions leading to an ending, then go back in time to change them. Explore new paths to find new pieces in the puzzle.

Progress

Development start: Oct 29, 2015
Outline: 100%

I'm currently working on a demo that will be covering everything up to the first branching point, around 20% of the entire game.

Demo progress:
Script: 80%
Sprites: 22%
Backgrounds: 4%
Programming: 5%
Estimated release: March 2016


Questions

• Do the story and characters sound interesting so far?
• Which of the three protagonists would you choose first and why?
• Do you have any predictions for the characters or the story? (I really like reading these)
• Is there anything you don't like / are sceptical about?

If you have any questions yourself, feel free to ask.

[mavyxdawn]

Do the story and characters sound interesting so far?
I'm no expert in writing but as a fan of Zero Escape and Danganronpa, I find the story interesting (or that's just because I like mystery plot? Hope not. Well, let's wait for others to comment. xD)

Charaters:
Restore with agreement
Fight the org
Find truth? XD (Correct me if I'm wrong)

I like them all!

Which of the three protagonists would you choose first and why?
I think I'll choose Hotaru first because of "she ends up fighting not only the organization, but also her friends, her siblings and her own conscience ...".
It just sounds so dramatic xD and conflict is good.

Do you have any predictions for the characters or the story? (I really like reading these)
Prediction(This will be stupid but you asked for it XDDD)
The Danganronpa(I) plot would be: There really is an enemy and they're just twisted that's why they want to do it OR it's inevitable(It's better things as it is)
The Danganronpa(II) plot would be: It was them who started it. Alternate Universe, Time Travel. Machines. AI. (YOLO)
-Sorry if I spoiled anyone about Danganronpa T^T- still a nice game (It's not like I mentioned who is the killer or anything)

Also, I can imagine them contributing to each other's route. I think it's fun/good that way; like someone locked the door in the first game and in second game, the other want can't open it because the plot is parallel. It might have a major effect on the game ofc.


Is there anything you don't like / are sceptical about?
I said I liked the Characters but it's because they are all different. I'm not sure I want to play Rin Murakami's Route or maybe that's just the lack of info? Like how will she "end the danger"?

btw, I'm just a gamer T^T