Vampire on Trial

Vampire On Trial is a free, short visual novel. The player is one of the jury who have to decide whether an ex-human who was forcibly changed into a vampire without consent and later offered no support by authorities or the vampire community, can be held responsible for one death and other injuries inflicted on humans when he had to feed. There is only one choice for the player to make: guilty or not guilty. I thought that the dialogue (from the judge, the prosecutor & defence advocates, witnesses, the accused, and other jurists) was very well done and quite thought-provoking, and the artwork was very attractive. However, the premise of the game faced by the player i.e. that the verdict is all or nothing - guilty means death, not guilty means no repercussions at all - is not actually true for one of the verdicts, which weakens the balance of the game in my view. I don't want to spoil the experience for new players so I'll just say that if a nuanced outcome is possible for one verdict, it ought to equally possible for the other, as it would be in real court cases. Nonetheless, a clever, thoughtful and attractive game.

I found this to be an original theme whereby as things progressed,I asked myself what would I do as a juror despite the fantastical nature of the trial. I think it’s deserved of a thumbs up but I think the jurors deliberations should have gone on for longer, they could have thrashed out their arguments more extensively. Anyway, a good short story with an immersive role.

It was ok. A little boring and black and white, but I suppose that was the point. Would have been fun if there were more choices and interaction with the evidence. Great graphics, only noticed one typo near the end of the Guilty verdict.

Fun little game. It's a short visual novel that presents a tragic story and asks you to make a judgement, and while - in many ways - it's nothing special, the writing and art make me look forward to the creator's next game.

It's a brief visual novel of a court case with two endings based on one choice at the end. It's an alright story, nothing novel in the world of vampires but not poorly told either.

A short little game, a bit cringe, but a fun distraction