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❤ Gameplay Overview

The gameplay primarily involves reading through the story and characters' dialogue, with occasional minigames and choices that influence the characters' discussions.

❤ Investigative Minigames

Players take on two different types of investigative minigames depending on whether they control Diane or Jackie. As Diane, players engage in a point-and-click style minigame where they must scour crime scenes to find relevant clues and pieces of evidence. This allows Diane to gather information to contribute to the investigation. When playing as Jackie, players must use their "intuition" to identify key details or witnesses at a crime scene. By focusing on certain elements, players can then prompt Jackie to interrogate suspects and witnesses, uncovering new leads and insights. These minigames, while relatively simple, help break up the visual novel pacing and allow players to actively participate in the investigation alongside the characters.

❤ Player Choice and Narrative Perspective

While the narrative has a linear path with a single ending, the story shifts between the perspectives of the two protagonists, Diane and Jackie. This allows players to experience their differing thoughts, motivations, and approaches to the mystery. Additionally, the game presents players with occasional dialogue choices. These choices do not alter the overall story, but let players influence how Diane and Jackie discuss their ideas and theories about the case. The shifting narrative perspective and limited player choice help maintain engagement and a sense of agency, even within a kinetic visual novel format.

❤ Overall Player Sentiment

Players have generally appreciated the inclusion of the investigative minigames and the ability to see the story unfold from multiple perspectives. While some have noted room for improvement or expansion of the minigames, the consensus is that the gameplay elements complement the strong writing and character development at the core of the experience.