The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4
What is The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4?
The Cardinal Park Case is a visual novel about a detective investigating a friend's murder. Players read through four chapters of dark humor, horror, and story-rich mystery, with current content including dead ends and a part selection screen.
The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4 is a visual novel by LiminAce. It follows a detective after a friend is brutally murdered and the difficult fallout while seeking the perpetrator. The tone mixes comedy and tragedy, with dark humor, horror, noir, and psychological horror tags. Current content is four chapters, each around 20-40 minutes, plus two dead ends. The web version contains only the first chapter and one dead end; Windows, macOS, and Android versions are listed. The game is marked on hold and is not technically finished.
How to play The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4
- Use the HTML5 version to play the first chapter and one dead end.
- The listed non-web platforms are Windows, macOS, and Android.
- Use the part selection screen when continuing after Chapter 3.
- Expect saves from before the Chapter 4 patch not to work.
- Note that the game is on hold and the first four chapters are subject to change.
The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4 controls
The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.
Tips for The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4
- The web version only includes the first chapter and one dead end; Windows, macOS, and Android are also listed.
- Use the part selection screen if continuing after Chapter 3; old saves from before the Chapter 4 patch will not work.
- Chapter 4 can be started after the first three chapters, and the game states nothing in Chapter 4 is affected by the first three chapters.
- The current content has two dead ends and four chapters, each around 20-40 minutes long.
- The first four chapters are subject to change because the game is not technically finished and is marked on hold.
The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4 FAQ
What is The Cardinal Park Case?
It is a visual novel by LiminAce about a detective investigating a friend's murder, with dark humor, horror, noir, and psychological horror tags.
How much content is available?
The current content is four chapters, each around 20-40 minutes, plus two dead ends.
Is the game complete?
No. It is marked on hold and is not technically finished; only the first four chapters are available right now, and those chapters are subject to change.
What platforms are listed?
HTML5, Windows, macOS, and Android are listed. The web version contains only the first chapter and one dead end.
Are old saves compatible?
No. Saves from before the Chapter 4 patch will not work, but a part selection screen is available.
Does the web version include all four chapters?
No. The web version contains only the first chapter because the entire game is too large to upload as a web version.
About this game
Read the full developer description
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Although you're used to the chaos that comes with detective work, this case definitely takes the cake for, "The weirdest case I've ever worked on."
After one of your friends is brutally murdered, you task yourself with finding the perpetrator of such a heinous crime. Unfortunately, dealing with the fallout of her death and finding the perpetrator proves to be rather difficult for you, even though you SHOULD be a hardened detective by now.
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Features:
-Comedy followed by tragedy, and vice-versa
-Dark, slightly more inappropriate humor
-Pretty (and goofy) artwork
-Pretty music
-A very messed up story hidden under layers of laughs
-A cold, bleak city, filled with snarky, cynical people
-Plot twists(necessary to the genre, of course)
-An overly determined, neurotic protagonist
-A snarky narrator
-Dumb puzzles
-Mayhaps a toxic relationship with your mother dearest?
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Current Content:
-4 chapters, each around 20-40 minutes long
-Enough information to figure out what the heck is going on
-2 dead ends
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Web Demo Content:
-The entirety of the first chapter (just to see if you like the vibes of the game!)
-One dead end
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Future Content:
-1 additional chapter, where everything in the first 4 chapters will fully pay off
-The fall out of the perpetrator's reveal
-Several dead ends, at least 4 real endings
-A final, epilogue chapter for each route
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Translation Credits:
-Russian Translation by Chucmek and IRENE: https://itch.io/profile/chucmek2
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BIG NOTE: If you played the game before the Chapter 4 patch, your old saves won't work. However, there is now a part selection screen! If you completed the first 3 chapters, you can move onto the 4th chapter. Thankfully, there isn't anything in the fourth chapter that's affected by the first 3 chapters!
Note: Just like my other visual novels, there's some fairly strong language, but in addition, there's blood, death, and slightly more explicit content here. Viewer discretion is advised. Also, if dark, slightly edgy humor isn't your thing, please don't play this, as a good chunk of the comedy is like that.
Another Note: This game isn't technically finished. Only the first 4 chapters are available right now. In addition, stuff in these first 4 chapters are subject to change.
Another, ANOTHER Note: The web version of The Cardinal Park Case only has the first chapter, since the entire game is too large to upload a web version. If you liked the first chapter, please consider downloading the desktop version!
Final Note: If you like this game, please remember to rate it!
Made in 3 weeks for the 5th RPGMaker Horror Jam hosted by Beregon and Daybloom Project!!
Jam: https://itch.io/jam/rpg-maker-horror-game-jam-5
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Please check out the OST if you like the music in TCPC!!!!
And if you liked TCPC, please check out what I consider to be the unofficial-official prologue for this game!!!
Description from The Cardinal Park Case - Chapters 1-4 on itch.io, by LiminAce.
Screenshots
Not listed by the developer: controls, release date, price, system requirements, iOS support, touch controls. We left these out rather than guess.