If you want to create a capturing and enganging atmosphere in your detective games we present a few guidelines that you might want to follow.
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Setting is important when creating a game. Perhaps this is especially important when the game is based on images and text rather than flash or other such tools. Webgameguru writes about settings and the importance of these on his Online Games blog. An easy way to create the correct setting is to use a setting that is connected with mysteries and detectives already. Here are a few tips:
When you talk of detectives the original Sherlock Holmes stories always come to mind. A more familiar setting for murders and mystery is hard to find. Another familiar setting is the detective games of the 60’s and 70’s. We can find the classic hard boiled private detectives and damsels in distress. Dark streets in rundown cities á Gotham City style is another suiting setting for murder and tragedy. Places like these are always in the need of more heroes. |
The special atmosphere most mystery games are looking for can be enhanced by using a good color scheme. Search the internet for color wizards if you want tools for putting complementary colors together. From the classic Sherlock Holmes TV-series we are used to see detectives in gray tones.
Dark and sinister crimes can be accompanied by dark and sinister color schemes. Black and deep dark red goes well together.
A cartoon setting can be good if that suits the feeling you want to communicate. |
Use images that suit the setting and colors you have chosen. Do not use cartoon images with a gray or dark color scheme. But do use lots of images. These can really liven up a game, especially if you can incorporate them into the story.
Can you deduce who the murderer is? Please check the “Detective Games” page for the answer. | |
