Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator

[Grundislav]

What? Where did this game come from? 

Aren't I supposed to be releasing Carver Island 3 or Granny Zombiekiller or something?

No!

I'm starting up a new game series, and this is the first episode. Join our hero, Ben Jordan, as he sets out on his first case as a freelance paranormal investigator.

You'll all probably find this game very easy, but I promise you they'll get longer and more difficult as the series progresses.

Enjoy!

http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/download.php?action=download&game=1

[Esseb]

Hooray. Downloading now.

(Finish Granny Zombiekiller)

[edmundito]

A MonkeyGames Entertainment Production!

I'll update the MonkeyGames website someday...

[rtf]

Wooh, nice game!

I loved the music and the atmopsophere, and it was longer than I expectedÃ,  :)Ã,  Good job!

Put it in the game section so we can voteÃ, 

EDIT:  Oh, well would you look at that?  It is on the Games section.  Well, I voted.

[Mblackwell]

Good job! Excellent backgrounds and characters! Can't wait to see the next installment. And I wouldn't worry about length, it was pretty close to perfect for me.

[Gurok]

Awesome game! Graphics were great, story line was great also. And there was a good sense of direction for most of the game. I loved it.

[Pet Terry]

This is excellent! Really nice atmosphere, it reminds me a bit of X-Files I'll write more when I've finished it.

[aicram]

Help please.  I'm in the cave and I have

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rifle, notebook, stick and compass

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there seems to be nothing to do in the cave and nothing to do at the camp site.  I can't go anywhere else - what's the next step?

[Ashen]

I've also gotten stuck there, I just didn't want to be the first to ask for help.

Actually, I'm a tiny bit further on:

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I've put the stick on the ground in the cave, for some reason.

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[aicram]

I've also gotten stuck there, I just didn't want to be the first to ask for help.

Actually, I'm a tiny bit further on:

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I've put the stick on the ground in the cave, for some reason.

[close]

Ashen, 

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use the compass on the wall and sparks will fly and light the stick[/hide}

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[aicram]

Great game, really enjoyed it. 

[Ashen]

Yay, finished! Thanks aicram.

Also, thanks Grundislav, really nice game. Might've been a wee bit short, but I'm looking forward to the follow up.

[Happyhelmet]

awesome game. reminds me of a one man Scooby Doo mystery solving team. very unique puzzles and animation was killer. can't wait to see more of your stuff in the future.

[InCreator]

Ah, just completed it. A little nice game. You should work more with backgrounds, some antialiasing and smoothing problems appear here and there, but sprites, sound and plot is made very well. It's not very hard, the compass puzzle was the toughest, I think. More!

[AtakeeR]

Good, fun game. I'll wait for next part.

[Azure]

Short but neat, some very cool puzzles in there. Although it was difficult exactly where to click with some of the objects.

[Dave Gilbert]

Neat!  Nice work there, Grundy.  You inspired me to finally get off my duff and write another review for Adventure Gamers.  It should appear on the site sometime next week.
 

[Sam.]

Is this anything to do with Dirk gently or is that just a coincidence?
anyaw, downloading now..

[Ashen]

Zootyfruit: What's the link to Dirk Gently?
Sorry to go off topic but I'm curious, being a Douglas Adams fan.

[lakerz]

I also thought this game was pretty well done.  Look forward to more episodes!

[sunshinegold]

Good game but too short.  Really enjoyed it.

[Sam.]

Sorry for taking so long to reply. I just saw the "paranormal investiagtor"/"hollistic detective" Link might just be little old confused me...

[Nostradamus]

Very nice game.. The suspence of finding out what has really been killing the people is its greatness

I need help:

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I got the fur but how do I get the fossil from the case so I could make the amulet and give it to Ranger Rick?  I probably need to distract the info lady but I don't know how 

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[Ashen]

Nostradamus:

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Have you got the brochure-thing, with the staff pictures in? (I think it was in the rangers hut if you haven't) Take one of the pictures of the environmentalist (I can't remember her name) from the wall and feed it and the brochure into the computer. Show the picture you get from it to the enviromentalist bloke, and he'll take care of the info lady.

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Hope that makes sense.

[MillsJROSS]

Enjoyable game, especially the music...and I'd write more, but apparently everytime I do, someone edits it, or deletes it. (Probably deleted it, because someone edited it, for humorous appeal).

-MillsJROSS

[afinch]

Really coolgame! I look forward to more episodes!!!

[Jeff R Johnson]

Thanks for the time and effort you put into this game. We have enjoyed it very much here at Skunk Ape Research Headquarters. You data was right on target.

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[mätzyboy]

Sweet game! Downloading part two inÃ, a flash!

[rodekill]

The campfire is a nice touch.

Also, I am retarded and can't get past the part with the remote.

I am lame.

[Athirwen]

I had a bit of trouble with that also

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Use the remote on the TV, you'll find that it's the control system for the skunkape. Then put the compass on top of the TV

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Hope that helped!

[Arasan Nayamu]

I just spent about an hour on this game. It was very short but I was expecting that, being that it was from the "short games" archives. Duh. Regardless, I would have liked to experience more of it. It was very cute. ^.^

The backgrounds were okay; some were noob-ish (crayon looking trees and a campfire from another game?), but some were slightly professional looking. I noticed sometimes the styles would clash and that is one thing that really bugs me. I prefer a game with the same art style all the way through.
5/10 Backgrounds

Character design was really great. The animations were very nice! I could have opted out on the bloody gore animations, but it was "cartoony" enough to not be a horror flick for me.
6/10 Character Design

Plot was simple, but enjoyable and the small twists were a nice touch. The few characters involved were surprisingly in depth for such a short game. I was immensely fulfilled when it came to plot and character development, as adventure games are nothing without a great plot and working characters.
8/10 Plot and Character Development

Puzzles were mostly linear. One hint gave away one answer sort of thing. I was stuck for a few minutes on two of them, but they both ended up being logical and interesting. The stick puzzle was the hardest, as I had no clue what to do next but now that I've done it, it makes perfect sense.
8/10 Puzzles

I have a few minor critiques. The first one is that I like there to be acknowledgements between actions. If I can't perform an action, I want a little narration saying "You can't do that." or something to that extent. It helps us know if we're trying to use something in the wrong spot.

Second one is that there is no cursor marker. Where is the hotspot on each cursor object? Is it a corner? Is it the middle? If it's in a corner, which corner? If it's the middle it's very hard to judge if I'm in the correct spot to click.

The third is a bug. Ben does a puzzle animation twice in the cave even after having finished it. Email me for more info because I think hiding spoilers just makes people want to highlight them anyway.
arasannayamu@hotmail.com

Overall, this game was enjoyable while it lasted. I have yet to play the other three in this series (they're a bit longer apparently?), but will be doing so immediately tommorow morning.
7/10 Overall Enjoyment

Ciao!