The Emperor Casino

Description

The Emperor Casino is the most popular spot for only the most wealthy and famous patrons. But not all is as it seems. Just yesterday, an unidentified corpse was found in the wine cellar, clearly murdered. Wanting to keep things quiet, the casino hires you, a private eye. Look for clues through the eyes of your witnesses as you interrogate them and try to solve the murder before the killer strikes again.

Controls

• Arrow keys or WASD to move
• E or Enter to interact with objects 
• Enter, space, or click to advance text   
• For the keypad, number keys to input, Enter to confirm, backspace to go back or back out of the keypad if no numbers are currently inputted                            

Theme Interpretation

The theme of this year’s game jam is “The Eyes Have It”. We felt that this theme lent itself well to a mystery or horror game. In The Emperor Casino, the player can see through the eyes of other characters and play as them to solve the mystery. In addition, the characters' designs and the casino itself are inspired by things known for their eyes: owls, peacock feathers, and moths.

Tools Used

• Unity
• Blender
• Aseprite
• FireAlpaca

 Team Members

• Brandon Jones - Programming
• Key Guo - Art
• Amanda Berg - Art, Directing
• Caleb Davis - 3D Modeling, Programming
• Steph Causey - Programming, Sound
• Rachel Dahl - 3D Modeling

Credits

• Jazz Lounge Elevator Music - HitsLab via Pixabay
• Horror Background Atmosphere - Universfield via Pixabay
• Soft Piano Music - Clavier Music via Pixabay

Known Issues / Bugs

• We wanted to make a mechanic where you could press a button to hide from the “monster”, which would chase you around, but we ended up not having enough time.
• The game’s assets and font may appear at different sizes on different machines.

Extra Notes (optional)

• The singer’s name is Pearl (portmanteau of “peacock girl”)
• The casino is named after the Emperor Moth, a species with particularly dramatic eye patterns on its wings