Detective Crazypants and the Case of the Murdered Rock Enthusiast

[Kyougi]

Kyougi Ryu Presents...
Detective Crazypants and the Case of the Murdered Rock Enthusiast

A woman has been murdered...
One detective is called to find the killer...

Story
The owner of Pebbleville's most famous pet rock has been murdered. The (lazy) detective Jim Bonds is called to investigate. Baffled (and wanting a break), he calls his good friend, Detective Craig Crazypants. Craig comes to the home of the victim and takes over the investigation. It's now up to you, as Craig Crazypants, to collect clues and ultimately find the killer.

The Cast
Craig Crazypants - Craig is a detective well known for solving the craziest of cases. Boasting a very dated outfit as if he mugged a 1960s detective on his way to work, Craig is always trying to embrace cliche and make the situation as dramatic as possible.

Jim Bonds - Jim is an old friend of Craig. He is also a detective, but he rarely does his job properly. He has a habit of getting his other detective friends to "help" and ultimately do his job for him.

"The Victim" - The unnamed victim is the 3-year champ of Pebbleville's yearly pet rock competitions.

Thadius III - The victim's pet rock.

Richard Monei - The victim's husband. He is rather jumpy and tends to assume the worse.

Mai Simmons - The victim's arch rival in the pet rock competitions. Not much is known about her, as she left town the day after the murder.

Screenshots
The Title Screen

I'm re-doing all the character sprites, so Jim Bonds (right) will have a new look soon that matches Craig

Craig investigating Thadius' room

Progress Report
Graphics ~ 75%
Scripting ~ 75%
Story - 100%
Sound ~ 85%

Credits
Concept by Kyougi Ryu
Graphics by Kyougi Ryu
Music by Kevin MacLeod

Developer Diary
June 12th, 2009 Posted "Games In-Progress" thread for Crazypants after being in development for roughly a month. Currently I'm re-working all the character sprites. It's my first time doing 100% custom character sprites, so they're bound to look a tad off. Here's a comparison of Craig's old sprite (left) and his new one (right):

[Swordofkings128]

Woah man! This looks very promising. I always love a little pet rock drama.

[Grundislav]

Definitely one of the more creative titles out there.

Looking good so far!

[neon]

Very nice, there are not much adventures with such detailled character descriptions. Will definitely play it, when it's available.