I'm developing a murder mystery visual novel!! Recommended ages 13+ due to strong language, mild gore, and mature themes.
Grace Sinclair is suddenly kicked out of her high school, kicked out of her house, and now wanders the streets in search of a home! Things start to look up when she gets offered a job as a detective! Wow, what a lucky break! Only one problem... how can a girl who faints at the sight of blood solve murder cases? Find out when you play The Cold Case of Noella Bejerot!
That's just a little synopsis on what my visual novel is about and through out the game you'll find clues, question witnesses, and work with a unique cast of characters to solve crimes. The game mechanics are pretty similar to The Layton Brother's Mystery Room and Phoenix Wright.
Here's a more detailed description of the game:
Grace Sinclair is a less than stellar student. In fact, she’s flunked out of her high school at 20 years old! That’s not even the worst of her problems. When she gets home later that day, her dad kicks her out! Now starving and homeless, our hero bravely steals a snack from the convenience store on the other side of town.
Just then, a masked man comes in! He holds up the store, waving a gun around and demands for all the money in the register or there’ll be consequences. The police show up and out of luck, Grace is able to help them find out the identity of the robber. The head detective, Delilah Araceli, is so impressed she offers Grace a job. Feeling that this may be her chance to make a true difference in the world, she accepts the job! The only problem is, Grace does NOT have good reasoning skills and on top of that has a condition where she faints at the sight of blood!
As you progress through the story, it’s up to Grace to solve cases from homicide to domestic abuse to the legends of the mysterious and murderous serial killer known only as “The Banshee”. All while she’s hiding her secret from her quirky co-workers, who I remind you are DETECTIVES, or else she’ll end up back on the streets!
She’ll have to solve her hardest case yet when she faces, The Cold Case of Noella Bejerot.
Interested? Check out my devblog where I post all about how to solve cases, the characters, and the story here! Updates every Wednesday at 3pm EST!
https://thecoldcaseofnoellabejerot.wordpress.com
This is a short excerpt of how the visual novel reads:
https://thecoldcaseofnoellabejerot.word ... t-excerpt/
And I've got a twitter that I'm pretty active on right here that you can follow!
https://twitter.com/CCNBdev
And keep an eye out for a FREE DEMO coming in December!!!
I would love to know what you think of the story, which parts of the game you're most interested in, or if you have any questions, comments, or concerns in general!
