Murder in a Wheel - A Locked Room Mystery

[Eshaktaar]

Hello everyone,

If you're in the mood for a little murder mystery, look no further:

Murder in a Wheel is a small adventure reminiscent of old LucasArts titles. You'll recognize the SCUMMy interface.

The graphics were drawn by me whereas I borrowed the midi music from several old games. I already released the German-only version of the game earlier this year, but it took me a long time to translate everything (about 1000 lines of text - phew!).


The story:

Roderick, Lady Blackwin's beloved Hamster, was murdered. It is up to you to solve the crime and find the killer.


Some screenshots:






Download:

Murder in a Wheel v2.0 English & German


Enjoy!

[i k a r i]

Wow.. this looks extremely professional.

Im downloading right now, I hope is as good as it looks!!

I'll edit this post to give a better feedback about it 

EDIT
Haha, GREAT game, ty very much. Nice graphics and conversations, the only thing I'd say I didnt like much is the music, mostly because you immediately recognize it and it takes a way (a little) the "personality" of the game.
This is your game and it should have its own music, because it's good enough for it 

I hope to see more games from you.

[joelphilippage]

Wow you did a really good job making this game. I really like your backgrounds as well. I would like it if you had some original music though. Someone might be willing to do it.

[m0ds]

Looks and plays great, well done! Some original choons wouldnt hurt tho

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Cute game, and the ending makes it all worthwhile!

[splat44]

Hi All,

I've just start a hint area:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=32693.0

I certainly like to receive some help.

regards

[Dualnames]

Okay that's one good looking game.gonna check out the game real soon.

[Erwin_Br]

Wow, I totally dig those graphics! 

--Erwin

[Bohnito]

I played it a long time ago and i really liked it!
The game was for a school project or sth, right?
I give you an A+

[Play_Pretend]

Ha!  That was great.  It took me about an hour to beat.   Great graphics, characters, cute plot idea, fantastic game!

[stacygibbs]

Beautifully and professionally done. I am very impressed...and stuck. 


Later...

Finished it...it's a keeper! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[TassieDevil]

Great Game, I really enjoyed that one! I played the original German version; hilarious dialogues!
Well done! Once it is out for voting I give it a 10 out of 10.

[Kweepa]

Thanks for this lovely little game!
Very logical and enjoyable.
4 out of 5 weighted companion cubes.

[Ubel]

What can I say? A very good little game.

[Buckethead]

Wonderfull game! Didn't get very far yet but already having fun! 

[Eshaktaar]

Thank you all for your kind comments! I'm glad you like the game.
If things go as planned (which they seldomly do) there'll be more sometime next year.

[nihilyst]

Wow, that was a well written little game with some really good graphics. I enjoyed it.

[Rd27]

Very good little game! Excellent graphics, good puzzles. I enjoyed it very much.

[paolo]

Sehr gut!

I was enjoying this game immensely until it crashed... I couldn't copy the error message, unfortunately, but looks like this is an AGS bug rather than one in the game.

In any case, here's what I was doing at the time:

Spoiler

* Asked Elsa about feather duster
* Said I wanted it to prove Mrs Winterbottom's innocence
* Used feather duster on open laundry chute
* Used scissors on open laundry chute
* Went into bedroom

[close]

The game crashed at this point. I tried doing the above again, but the game worked OK the second time round.

Do you know if anyone else has had the same problem?

EDIT: Just completed the game - excellent work! It's a shame the music was not original - did you have permission from the authors to use it?

[Thalon]

I agree with the above posts, great game: good sprites/backgrounds, logical puzzles, nice atmosphere...
The only drawback is the music: it would be better with original tracks instead of recycled ones...