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I am a long-time fan of the ABC's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, the TV adaptation of the book series of the same name written by Kerry Greenwood featuring Phryne Fisher, a flamboyant lady detective solving cases in 1920's Melbourne. I had the opportunity to visit an exhibition of the award-winning costumes, and the organizers (Every Cloud Productions) had set up a cute little solve-the-murder game using clues scattered throughout the exhibition which you recorded and made sense of using a "detective's journal" handed out at the entrance. For a fan of the show it was a blast and afterward I found myself longing for a full-fledged Miss Fisher game experience. Naturally what with royalties and such this would probably be a project for a well established games company, but for my first "One Game A Day", I wanted to get this idea/wishlist out of the way.

It would draw ludic influences from titles such as Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, with some notes taken from Life Is Strange. Dialog choices will play a huge part in your relations with the NPC characters which in turn will determine how easy it will be to collect the evidence you need to progress in the case (usually when it comes to gaining access to places and people). It is a game which can be beat with varying levels of success and ease depending on how skillful you are with observing and gathering information about people, stealth and problem solving.