I’m no stranger to Kickstarter-backed games. Whether it’s successful projects like A Hat in Time, Cosmic Star Heroine, and Soul Saga, or failed endeavors I still have my eye on like H. P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, quite a few have caught my attention enough for me to support theme.

And now I’ve found another one–The Dekker Records: Thunder Stone Blues.

The Dekker Records, by All-Father Studios, is an unusual mash-up. While on one hand, it’s a traditional role-playing game in the style of classic JRPGs (though one that pokes fun at the genre, similar to Zeboyd Games’s parodies), it’s also a noir mystery.

In the world of The Dekker Records, adventurers and heroes form traditional JRPG parties and go on quests. Thunder Stones, as well as classic healing magic, are used to resurrect fallen adventurers–until now. The Thunder Stones have stopped working, and even healing can’t be relied upon.

You play Dekker, a private investigator called onto the scene to find out what’s wrong with the Thunder Stones.

Gameplay merges the two genres just like the story does. You’ll explore the world, talk to NPCs, and fight turn-based battles, but you’ll also search for clues to solve the mystery. Dekker can expend “Inspection Points” to check out areas of interest, find evidence, and learn more about what happened. Her Inspection Points are replenished through use of Satisfaction moves in battle.

Satisfaction can be used once a character takes enough damage, along the lines of Final Fantasy’s Limit Breaks. Each character has his or her own Satisfaction attacks.