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Jul-11-2007 09:32

A place to talk about the new game coming out from the developers of Sleuth Noir.

Jul-11-2007 18:23

From what I understand Sleuth II is the project name they used and Sleuth: Shades of mystery is the official name which they have decided on. Just wanted to clarify that.

Jul-11-2007 19:26

Yes to Yoyo.

I think it is good to clarify that they are different games (Thanks for such clear info Ben!) for potentially different audiences.

After Sleuth Con and talking with some former Noir players, they were very happy to find out that this was not just 'more gear, more cities, etc' but a new conceptual way to play a mystery game.

Jul-12-2007 01:54

Is there anywhere we can go to see screen shots of the game?

Jul-12-2007 10:05

Screenshots are currently not public, no.

Expect to see something with an informational release soon.

Jul-12-2007 15:37

Oh, screen shots are now up at the Shades of Mystery page in City Hall.


Three up, three to come.

Jul-12-2007 19:11

I'm guessing just by looking at the screen shots that it's no longer in a 1920's-1930's time frame.

Jul-13-2007 07:36

The time frame for SoM is in the 1950's.

New evidence types of Tobacco and Lipstick to add to the mix with that time frame also.

Jul-13-2007 07:38

1950's :(

I also saw that bullets are also a new type of evidence.

Jul-13-2007 08:08

Must say I still like the look and feel of Sleuth Noir a lot more....

Jul-13-2007 08:29

To post publicly what others have asked.

The cases in SoM are timed.

Not real time but game time. You will have so many hours to solve the mystery.

An example using totally random made up numbers:

You have 6 hours to solve a case
Each time you interview a suspect it takes 20 minutes.
So talking to 6 suspects once each takes up 2 hours of time.
If you have to go back and ask another question, 20 more tick off.


And lots of new equipment including Cars.