Noir in Hong Kong - Chapter ONE

I saw you've put out a new version so I decided to give it another go - I'm still unable to work out the murderer in the first case and I've unfortunately still gotten some crashes, but I've had a lot of fun trying out different names/ages/costs and seeing all of the different reactions. Keep up the good work mate!

Just a note: Putting a Windows and PC version is redundant. :) PC is basically Windows and Linux (has both libraries included in the lib folder) while Windows only has the Windows. :)

Hey, I'd love to try this game but it looks like there's no download button anymore?

I had this game for long time in my pending list and I finally got time to give it a chance.

I loved the ambience and the minigames but I was hard for me to control since I cannot see my own cursor.

I hope you continue with this game since it has a lot of potential.

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Alright, finally got around to playing this - I couldn't get too far because once I hit the 28th nothing loaded, unfortunately. Still, I got through one case, and it was fun!

Absolutely love the aesthetic and the overall style - I did a double-take that it was in Ren'Py and thought that it had been done in Unity for a few moments there, before double-checking the icon. It's sleek as hell, and I love all of the transitions and animations. I also loved that it took into account things like if I showed up super late to the scene of the crime or gave myself a male name. I hope that your choice of appearance affects minor dialogue too; I really liked that mechanic.

I did get quite a few bugs while playing it - a few variables showed up in dialogue boxes as the variable name rather than their actual values, and a few times I opened up a screen and couldn't get out of it. I also clicked on a few of the contradictions and the dialogue didn't reflect what I'd clicked on for the second option. Probably the biggest bug, though, was that if I talked to Nicole/Ariel (the name changes?) on my phone at the start of the game, and chose "Can I copy yours?" the entire game crashed and I had to rollback.

Bigger issue though - I'm too damn dense to solve the case! I had a theory about the murder (poisoned ice cubes) but I didn't really get any information which leaned in that direction...which probably just means that I'm wrong. I accused Clara in the end since she was hiding that she'd made the tea, and predictably was wrong, but still, I had fun thinking about it. I'll definitely go back and try to solve the case again!

Overall I had a great time with the game - I'll be keen to keep an eye on it as it evolves!

Hong Konger here. I look forward to seeing more progress.

visual novel is not really my kind of game.. however yours seems well done and captures the thriller / noir vibe very well, i like it , keep it up :)

Hey! I just wanna know I saw this and am super pumped someone's doing a Renpy game based in HK. HKers unite! :)