Burden of Proof

4/28 update The writing and swiss cheesery improved dramatically towards the end, so if you can hold your nose for 2 cases, you’re in for a janky treat. The sequel is brilliant, and the callbacks to this game make it a must-play. 11/10, but only if you’re going to play Burden of Truth immediately after. === From what I’ve gathered this was put together by a Youth and I respect that this Youth actually finished a project. All I ever did as a Youth was write the first chapters of very normal and not weird fanfiction on tumblr. It’s hard to be super critical of Youths that tried and I only paid $5, so my outrage bat will stay in the car. I looked past the jank and the lackluster Blender art and played through one case. I will not be continuing the game. The writing is definitely a case of “benchmarking” too heavily against the Ace Attorney games. The defense attorney’s objections and dialog are so much better I stopped reading my own character’s dialog. The swiss cheese case logic was really not at all passable. A version of this game with developer commentary would be something because I think they’d put themselves on trial for what they put out in Case 1. If the sequel, Burden…

If you enjoyed any of the Phoenix Wright games, this is going to be right up your alley. A few of the puzzles in court are definite logic leaps, but the game as a whole is incredibly solid with a fun story, interesting characters, and a pretty catchy soundtrack. Well worth checking out. I will say, the ending felt a little TOO convenient (as far as motivations for character's actions) but it's not TERRIBLE. Just a little 'oh geez' in a few spots :P

The cases are entertaining and get pretty absurd in setup both in investigations and in the courtroom. Though outside exposition, world building is almost nonexistent aside from what you can visually see and interact with (which is usually limited to the case relevant)

Right, I'll give a brief breakdown of the game, with spoilers. It's been a long time since I played this, but it'll give you an idea of what to expect. Case 1: [spoiler]Really strong opening case, actually. I was able to piece together how the entire crime happened in the investigation, but I enjoyed the courtoom battle, which is what I put a lot of weight in these games.[/spoiler] Case 2: [spoiler]This was an OK case. I liked the battle, with disproving the times repeatedly, and the overall mystery was good.[/spoiler] Case 3: [spoiler]Skipping the not-really-a-case, this was OK, again (I like the one bit where the prosecutor buys time for you, that's still great). Nothing crazy for the final battle and I honestly expecetd more, but I was really looking forward to the finale based on this.[/spoiler] Case 4: [spoiler]I'm sorry, but this case really dropped the ball. The leader of the big organization comes out (I thought he'd kind of be like Lyle Hemlock from Contempt of Court), and I'm fine with the fourth wall breaking introduction, but then he gives a series of testimonies that he claims have contradictions (and they do) and then he just...randomly gets defeated? This could have …

This game has a lot of heart and really understands what makes these kinds of games work.

Great game, sadly got a game breaking bug that unabled me from advancing past chapter 2 (it didn't let me interact with the bulletin board, even after restarting the chapter twice, so I could never advance the case) which was enough of a push for me to attempt to refund the game (if it goes through great, if it doesn't I guess I'll just keep it in my library until a fix is found) I'd normally not refund a game like this, but the rough edges are something you already have to push yourself through (things like not having a skip button, can't change the text speed, the animations looking pretty rough) so a game breaking bug is my breaking point There is a ton of good in this game tho, and I genuinely believe you should play it, because it's fun because it's cases are interesting because it just satisfies the ace attorney itch, but I do believe it's an overall rough product I think a big miss for me (keep in mind I was only able to play up to halfway to chapter 2) is that it's all cases and investigation, some will say "Great I really hated when ace attorney spent so much time fluffing around until the murder happens" but imo that's a reductive point of view, letting you explore the…