2. Genre and Premise
• You're a detective, solving a murder
• Single player - not online
3. Objective
• Solve the murder, by searching the area to find the clues
and putting them together
Game Play
• Solving of smaller crimes leads into solving the final murder
in the end
– Finding clues throughout the area
– Speaking to people within the area to find out more about the
scene
• Whether they saw/know something about the events at hand
– Interaction
• Mini interactive games (aid in the interpretation of the
clues to be found)
4. • Watson - able to speak with him when stuck,
gives you hints in where to continue your
search, provides you with information (similar
to a hint button)
5. • Map of the area
• Inventory of items collected
• Items can relate to each other
• Where you found the items
• Items grouped depending on the crime that
they relate to
6. • Who did it
• Plot driven story
• Provided with clues - crimes can be
individually solved
• Functions like traditional puzzle-solving
games, but within a narrative framework, as
with literary detective genre