Lil’ Guardsman (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.1 Update

Lil’ Guardsman – Embark on an intriguing deduction journey as Lil, an unexpected 12-year-old hero, filling in for your dad at the guard shed. Your mission involves determining the fate of over 100 distinct characters from humans, elves, goblins, to cyclopses, using your deductive skills and trusty tools. Choices like sending visitors to jail, zapping them to bits, or letting them pass all impact the kingdom’s destiny. Exercise caution, as your decisions at the castle gates shape the future of the realm.

GAMEPLAY AND PLOT

In Lil’ Guardsman, the player takes the role of Lil (short for Lilith), a 12-year-old girl who must do her father’s duties as a guardsman for the fantasy kingdom of the Sprawl. Players must decide to admit, deny, or (later) arrest different characters, and the player’s choices have an impact on the story. Lil has three action points for each character who wishes to enter the Sprawl.

Each action point can be spent on interrogation, calling one of the three royal advisors for their opinion, or on one of five tools available. The tools also require power crystals to operate, and they can only hold a limited amount. However, upgrades can be purchased to provide the tools with more uses. Players can also retry any interaction, but they only retry a limited number of times.

The player can also travel to other parts of the Sprawl between shifts, allowing players to see the results of their decisions and occasionally making them do something that impacts the story.

The game starts with Lil’s father Hamish, who is a guardsman in the Sprawl, making Lil fill in for him at the guard shed so he can make a bet on a goblin ball game. Lil is reluctant to take her father’s job because she is still a kid. What she thinks is a one-time event becomes routine because she proves to be very good at the job. Lil also becomes a test subject for a time machine called the Chronometer3000, which helps as it allows her to go back in time to retry any interaction.

FEATURES

• Fantasy/Comedy Narrative: Witness the whimsical citizens of the Sprawl during a royal wedding between two rival kingdoms and the ensuing siege based on your choices. The fate of the city and its inhabitants hangs in the balance!
• Interrogation Puzzles: Skillfully interrogate 100+ fully voiced characters to earn a perfect score.
• Tools of the Trade: Invest your hard-earned gold wisely in enhancing your guardsman toolkit, strategically deploying them to admit or deny individuals, whether they be humans or goblins.
• Rewind Time: Utilize the Chronometer3000 to revisit decisions and achieve a higher score, but beware of unintended consequences that may disrupt space and time.