Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher

[b]My Playtime:[/b] 2.1h (100% achievement, finished the game) [b]Grindy Achievement(s):[/b] No. [b]Optional Achievement(s):[/b] No. [b]Difficult Achievement(s):[/b] No. [h1]Intro[/h1] [i]Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher[/i] is a visual novel where you try to fight against the enemy with words. It is played similarly to [url=https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/68123/Ace_Attorney_Series_Complete_Pack/][i]Ace Attorney[/i][/url] games, but instead of being in a courtroom, you play it in hell, talking about the meaning of morality instead of murder. [b]Pros:[/b] - 6+1 chapters with different topics [b]Cons:[/b] - Some of the topics might be hard to discern for some people [b]Specs[/b] AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT [h1]Should you play this game?[/h1] [i]If you enjoy reading visual novels and responding to a debate by pointing out people's weak points, play this game.[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1]In-Depth Review[/h1] [h3]The Game[/h3] [b]Gameplay[/b] Meet Socrates. He is an accountant being forced to go into a debate full of philosophers just because he shares the same name as the philosopher. You'll have to debate with people, mostly philosophers, to find the answer to morality. Each chapter will present you with one person to debate. The first one is a tutorial, with you having to deal with a salesman instead of a philosopher, and the game telling you how the debate works. The rest of the chapters will pit you in a debate with another philosopher with different views. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3752169557 Debating is simple. You are expected to see through the weak points in around four main topics. While doing it, you can ask for clarification, proof, and even the relevance of the dialogue to the main topic, all without getting a penalty. After that, you can try to counter one of the sentences with a key statement that was collected automatically as you go through the story. If you are wrong, your credibility will be reduced, giving you a game over if you ran out of it. It's easy to know when you are wrong, though. Your character will shout "NONSENSE!" with an animation that follows. Due to how the game works, save scumming works perfectly. You can just save right before a debate, choose an option, and load the save if you are wrong. However, the game only saves right at the beginning of the debate, meaning that you must redo the whole thing all over again if you load your save. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2963964498 As I said before, the debate talks about philosophy, specifically about morality. Because of this fact, the debate is sometimes full of hard-to-understand words, with the main character trying to simplify it as best as he can. Those who only know basic English will have a hard time understanding the dialogue when it happens. [b]Length and Difficulty[/b] I finished the whole thing in 2.1h. The game is easy to beat, especially since you can brute force the solution and save scum if needed. Some debate answers are clear and easy to notice, although some can be too vague. I had to brute-force some of them instead. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] As a game that tries to mimic [url=https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/68123/Ace_Attorney_Series_Complete_Pack/][i]Ace Attorney[/i][/url] series, this game gives a similar feeling to it. There is no exploring the map, and the debate was made simpler. Although this also makes the game way shorter, it was still an enjoyable read. Play it if you enjoy these kinds of games.

优质逻辑学+伦理学教材。

I enjoy the game but I feel like it does not provide the tools I need to solve the challenges. The biggest problem of this game is that I feel like for every problem there is only a single solution. I find myself recognizing there is a problem with a line of reasoning but the game does not let me adress it. I have to click a specific option on a specific piece of dialogue which doesn't even feel like the right answer but somehow it gets twisted to what my objection was in the first place. I've expected Ari's dialogue to be much more helpfull instead she just says stuff like "Think hard, dad" when asked anything. If I visited a realm of philosophy and everyone there was an old white man I'd be surprised and would have questions. I don't mean the game has to be built around diversity but the missing diversity has to be addressed through dialogue. Don't skip on this game but if you're stuck, it is not you, the game just does not give you the tools to express your objections.

Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher is a game about debates that doesn't hide its Ace Attorney inspirations. I liked it. It looks very amateur, and the writing isn't the best, but it's entertaining enough and it doesn't outstay its welcome. I like the core concept of arguing with distilled dumbed-down versions of great philosophers. I'd say it's totally worth your time for the low price of free, and also this made me interested in the sequel which differs by not having extremely horrendous art.

It's basically Ace Attorney but with Philosophy instead of Law, and without the investigations: just the debates. I mean that greatly as a compliment, but there is also the signature feeling of being 2 steps ahead and screaming because the argument you presented DOES prove your point, but the player-character doesn't see it. Also, there is an AA reference in the game, and I felt so validated in my comparison!

Worth your time.

I'm a philosophy undergraduate. When they introduced Kant, I said, out loud and to myself: "Oh, god. You're joking. No." I have an exam on Kant in a week and you bet I know more about his categorical imperatives than three weeks of lectures have taught me. Thank you Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher for helping me study

I was a philosophy minor in college, and it was fun to be quizzed on the fundamentals again. This is game is cute, funny, and thought-provoking. And it's free! And it's short! Play it. You might even learn something ;)