In this quick-fire Q&A session with Otres, the lead dev at Woodhill Interactive, we learn a few things about Orten Was the Case and our favorite hero Ziggy. Thank you for turning up!
Lewis, community rep: Greetings, Otres. Big Ziggy Fan here. Right off the bat, I have to ask why the name Orten was the case? It has a nice ring to it with a touch of mystery.
Otres: Interesting that you think of it that way. I named the game after one of my favourite songs from Snoop Dog's album, Doggy Style. The song’s name is Murder was the case.
Lewis, community rep: At the beginning of the Game, at the Me and My Crew Picture, are those your friends?
Otres: The characters are fictional, but I and some friends had a crew when we were 14 years old that we called Me And My Crew. As for their names, they are somewhat random except Ziggy. Ziggy is a homage to one of Sweden's very first graffiti writers.
Lewis, community rep: Been playing the game for hours. It's very easy to be tempted to explore everything and forget there is a time limit.
Otres: Yes! So I have put lots of work into getting the game to this stage and I am glad you are having fun working out what is needed for the ultimate Orten was the Case experience. Exploration will help in the long run since you may remember to quickly get to a place you have been before.
Lewis, community rep: What's an easy fix for anyone who may be having issues trying to boot up the game?
Otres: Make sure you have updated your Steam before starting the game. Secondly, make sure you do not have outdated graphics drivers! Update them too.
Lewis, community rep: It's one thing to play a game. It's another thing to make it. For People who are still finding their way to making indie games, what's your advice to them?
Otres: Making a game is quite a hill to climb, but still, I had no doubts. that I couldn't do it. The question was not whether I should make a game. It was; why shouldn't I?
