Mimic Sleuth
The royal treasure chamber is infested with mimics! And nobody wants to be the one to figure out what is chest and what mimic. So the king has issued one random citizen to do the dirty work... and that citizen would be you.
Learn about the art of chest making and about the behaviour of mimics to unmask any mimic you come across. Study the metals, the types of keyholes and chest variants to make the perfect assessment. Because if you don't, your life will be short-lived.
Made in a week for Brackeys Game Jam 2022.1 "It Is Not Real". I hope the English is okay because I don't know any native speakers for proof reading...
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- 1.1 UpdateApr 05, 2022
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The game is really good, the only bad thing i can really say here is that the laugh when you click on the chain is pretty quiet, to the point where it's easier to listen for the music getting quieter during it.
I'm probably gonna go for a high score in a bit when my brain isn't going too fast to not fail :)
Also it is way easier to just take a picture of one of the QR codes for the red chest and just remember whether that QR is correct or not.
Great game! I played it for hours upon hours and I only have one complaint. On the cursed chest that sets off a time bomb, I continuously die to "Chests must be built with the same metal all over." I have been killed by this while doing the time bomb chest on several occasions (It's one of the only things I die to anymore). The problem is, each time I check the hinge and lock, they are both made out of the same metal as the frame (red metal, of course). I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Other than that minor compliant, I loved the game. The mechanics where just complicated enough to make it entertaining, while still being simple enough to not make the game impossible. This is one of the best games I've found on itch so far, phenomenal game!
Oh wow, thanks for the kind words! I tested around for a bit and you were right: The time bomb (and also the rocket) do sometimes totally screw you over! So I dug up the Unity project and searched through the code (which is a total mess by the way) and finally found the bug.
In the case of time bombs and rockets the game accidentally overwrote some visuals of the chest, which made it impossible to find material mismatches.I patched the game and it should be fixed now.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
amazing game.
Phew, got 126 as a high score!
I'm not the *biggest* fan of some of the cursed chests needing a QR reader handy, but whatever. The English is more than fine, and the puzzles are really fun, although I'm pretty sure Silver doesn't rust, it just tarnishes :P
For anybody that keeps dying to cursed chests:
Sometimes the mad wizard doesn't have an extra hint: nothing's loose, there's no code hint, nothing. In that case, just treat it as a "normal" chest, although the mad wizard makes chests that violate lots of rules, there are still a few specific tells for mimics!
Game is fun I really enjoy it, and your English is fine. You did good (Game and English)
This is really fun but a little confusing. I keep dying to the missile part. I avoid it for a while but nothing happens and time just ticks away. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to click real or not real.
I have one problem with this game, and it's that you need to download a qr scanner to do one of the versions of the chaos chest. I feel like that is a bit of a bad way to do this type of thing.
I had such a fun time playing this, great job 👍
magic missle is super hard in a chrombook:/
after so long i finally discoverd all choas chests answers even offline
fantasy papers please...
WHAT
so to help people with the red chest that needs a clue and the chain click see more on this comment for spoilers
click the chain to look at it one, spam click it to hear if it laughs, then look away from the chain and click the chain again and if it moved positions its fake.
the red chests with clues can be a few different things, like going to the rulebook and having to scan a QR code that says if its a mimic or not, there's also spam clicking the hinge until it falls off revealing an arrow pointing to the correct answer.
Managed to get way higher than i expected, should i be proud?
gamer moment B)
Hey if you want a native proofreader, I would LOVE to help!! No payment or anything, I'm just bored
That would be awesome! As it stands the majority of the text is readable from the get-go so just let me know if you find any weird grammar :)
Got it. Lemme do a quick playthrough
I'd say "We know that most of you are illiterate" on the first page first chapter.
I'd remove "harsh" from "harsh reality".
Capitalize The Institute for Chest Standardization as shown.
golden *chests not chest on that fourth page first chapter.
"for gold coins and other treasure, and of course (etc). Add that comma.
Page 5: "fill them or don't."
"gold chests must always be filled with gold."
"and if you don't have any gold, melt the chest down, idiot".
"If you ever encounter a chest that does not match these qualifications"
"He uses an unknown red metal"
I'll do other chapters later
That's so cool! Thank you! Can you shoot me an email? Itch doesn't have private messaging yet haha
contact@quatsch-games.com (Yes, I have bought the domain just for this)
Here is what I managed to figure out for the red boxes.
(Spoilers if you want to figure it out yourself)
1- They appear every ten chests and will have special music
2- If there is a timer on the side, you just have to check as if its a normal chest and try to get it before the timer runs out.
3- a secret will appear in the guide book, so check that.
4- Try clicking on the hinge a few times. If it makes a sound, keep clicking.
5- If there's an exclamation mark, a rocket will be shot and you just have to dodge it.
I'll add more if I discover something else.
You are a godsend man. Thanks
I don't know how to check if the mimic is ticklish. I always click on the chain a few times yet I don't hear any laughing.(edit: you'll hear a small huh huh sound)
For red chests, try checking the book, clicking the hinge, some basic chest checking (blood, chain, material).
you can also be looking at the key hole the check by clicking the upper left corner. allowys you to rule that one out sooner
How do you knock to know if its empty
click on the box l=while looking at the hinge
does it play an audio or something? because i play games muted
Yes,there's either a hollow knocking or a..... less hollow knocking
you click on the box while looking at the hinges
I think there are changes that would make it less aggrivating, but this is really fun
im not exactly sure what to do for the red chests...
i just guess
it depends on the kind of red chest
if there's a timer check the hinge for blood, see if the chain is ticklish, and see if the chain moved positions, then click if its real or not.
if there's an exclamation point and a missile do the above but don't let the missile touch your mouse cursor.
if there is no timer or missile check the hinge and spam click it if the hinge makes a click sound keep clicking it until it falls off revealing an arrow pointing to the correct answer, if the hinge does not make a noise open the rule book click on the red "???" and scan the qr code with your phone, you shouldn't have to click any links and it will just say "mimic" or "real chest"
i got to 20 but then a red chest muredered me ;-;
Very nice game ! Fast to learn the mechanics, the "paper please" inspiration can be seen, but is used in an original way. Art style is nice. The music isn't annoying, actually it fits well with the "focusing" vibes of the game. Only thing that bothers me is the difficulty to distinguish the difference between materials with red chests. It's hard to tell if there's any difference at all. Except that, it's quite good ! Hope you will add some additionnal content , or that you'll come up with interesting new ideas for possibly next games of yours. Anyway, have a good day and well done.
the moving chain when i look away is annoying, I barley can tell when it moves.
Made a video
i cant solve red chest cuz to hard
skill issue
I got 109 score like a true gamer B)
proof
Im pretty sure its true cuz I got to 80 something with three minutes remaining
Uhhh, Are Zorgaworg chests supposed to tell you they're not all one metal? If not then uhhh.. That happens sometimes. Otherwise it's great tho
click the hinge, if it makes a clicking noise keep clicking it until it falls off (which reveals an arrow pointing to the correct answer)
check the rule book if you see a red "???" click that, scan the QR code with your phone this will show you either the word "mimic" or "real chest", answer accordingly.
if you mean the ones with the timer or missile just lmk and I'll explain those.
ik 4 months ago but give rmissle and bomb I have been guessing this entire time
the missle you just have to check the chest while avoiding the missile and for the bomb I'll have to check but I think its that you have to check the chest and get it right before the timer runs out.
i think the missle y0u have to check if the chain moves
no, you check the whole chest, there could be other things that are off instead of the chain.
Kinda hard to distinguish rust from blood.
Yeah, many of my playtesters had the same problem... Please note that blood is always to the right of the hinge while rust is always on the hinge. Feedback appreciated though!