Amy Bailey fixes computers for a living, working day and night behind the counter of Cyber Doctor to help customers. Is she enthusiastic about her job? Not really, but she likes it nonetheless. Some of the customers she has to deal with are difficult at best.
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Part of the gameplay loop is to fix broken tech with your genius skills and scour through customer files via CR@CK3R_4000. At home, you’re more than happy to spend your time chatting online with your friends on Jabber.
Oh, and there’s the conspiracy forum, Urb4n L3g3nds, you like to browse with the main purpose of messing with the people who post on it.
This all sounds fairly normal, right? Wrong; there’s a serial killer mystery to solve. Much to Amy’s dismay, there’s more to her job than meets the eye. As you fix customers’ tech, you’re looking for anything that may provide clues. Through people’s PCs, you can find out almost anything.
A Fresh Take On the Genre
With the core of the game taking place on a PC, Murder Meet Cute features retro-inspired OS systems, such as DOS and Windows 95. The interactive forums, emails, and instant messaging [ICQ] are in ode to the cultural internet boom of the 90s.
Visually, Murder Meet Cute takes inspiration from the FMV games of the 90s, which combine interactive mechanics, like point-and-click, with live-action photos and videos.
The 90s vibes don’t stop there, with Amy Bailey being the ultimate alternative queen, happy to let customers know what she really thinks of them. As an alternative girly myself, Amy’s fashion sense is on point and reminds me that more games need to feature alternative-style main characters.
Too often I see characters who are part of the subculture ending up as side or background characters. Not in Murder Meet Cute, though; Amy is the star of the show.
Why You Need to Play the Demo… Or Else
I don’t want to spoil the demo as the whole point of this feature is to get you to want to play it yourself, but allow me the chance to gush about it and share some of my thoughts so far.
Firstly, the audio. It’s grungey, it’s gritty, and it matches the game’s vibe perfectly. I love Amy as a character; she’s cool as hell, and I definitely would have projected myself onto her when I was younger.
The use of poses to add emotion and flair to the dialogue. Rather than just using a facial portrait, Murder Meet Cute utilises body language, too. The portraits change for each dialogue option, jazzing up the realism to capture the magic of 90s FMV games.
I’m obsessed with the band names that Amy finds on Jason’s computer; Vegetable is a personal favourite of mine, as it’s quite clearly inspired by Korn [a band I love].
There are also the movie names, taking inspiration from real films such as ‘Impeccable Indigo’ [Perfect Blue], and ‘The Stillness in the Calfs’ [The Silence of the Lambs]. Murder Meets Cute is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but it’s also extremely witty and funny.
Well-deserved Achievements So Far
Murder Meets Cute was recently featured in the Nonbinary Coded Games Steam Festival, releasing a free playable demo. The demo covers a shortened version of the first day and lasts around 20 to 30 minutes. Trust me, every minute is worth it.
Kitico also had the opportunity to exhibit Murder Meets Cute at the Brilliant Indie Treasures showcase at Develop Conference Brighton. There’s something super special about this game, I assure you.
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