Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane

Phenomenal game! I went into it with few expectations and genuinely think this rivals the best of the [certain Capcom franchise this is clearly inspired by] series. REALLY looking forward to the sequel!

As a massive fan of Ace Attorney that is eager for a new proper installment, I was very much hoping that this game was capable of scratching that niche for me. While I did feel like there were some issues with the writing and world building, especially in connection to the inconsistency of Magic in this world, I still quite enjoyed it. The cases, especially with how magic is utilized to commit the crimes, are quite interesting as you're forced to consider unique approaches. The music is an absolute highlight as I enjoyed various songs especially the final case's final major clash. Would absolutely recommend for any Ace Attorney fan

Just finished my playthrough, and it was fun stuff. I won't say it was perfect, but I enjoyed the story. Loveable characters and realistic writing and chemistry. It's similar to ace attorney, but still creates its own identity and I freaking love it for that. It also feels easy to immerse myself into the world cases and make theories of the actual crimes and how they happened. Most of the times my theories were longshots and wrong, but when they hit the mark holy moly was it fun. I was gasping at the twists and turns this game takes you especially the final case made me obsessed. I really enjoyed the game, and would play a sequel if it ever somehow was announced.

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I love this game so much, of course I would be saying this as an ace attorney fan, but this game went above and beyond in order to create something truly unique that may have even eclipsed some of the best moment in ace attorney games. The twists were so clever and so well crafted, world building is amazingly done too, Kudos to the writer. PEAK FICTION , HIGHLY RECOMMENDED regardless of whether you played ace attorney games or not.

An Underrated Masterpiece This game quickly immersed my through its overarching story and interesting cast of characters. Every character in the game is unique, well written, and teaming with personality from dialogue to characters sprites. The hard magic system adds an interesting element to investigation and courtroom segments. Using the in game magic system to form your defense just further immerses you into a world that is simply just a visual novel. Additionally the use of a fantasy setting and the prevalence of noble influence in the story helps to combat the main criticism people tend to have toward games like Ace Attorney where it models itself after a western justice system, yet seems to adopt a guilty until proven innocent mentality and allows for frequent dishonest testimony, tampering of evidence, and misuse of legal procedure. The world also justifies its aggressive and quick prosecution of magic crimes by reasoning that magic crimes tend to create civil unrest and that magical evidence disappears after three days. Also the fact that magic is mainly a power of the nobility helps to explain the outside forces that plague the justice system portrayed in the game. In the story the exclusivity of magic among the nobility juxtaposes itself with the magicless main character who's supernatural abilities helps him to peer into peoples minds, representing his undiscriminating sense of justice. Lastly, the game's soundtrack is simply a masterpiece. I listen to a lot of video game music in my free time and I can say this is some of the best I've seen from an indie game this small. I am familiar with the main composer insaneintherain, yet I wouldn't call myself and avid fallower of his work. However, this game has made me a big fan. The soundtrack is comprehensive and played a big role in my experience. The composing and arranging is diverse and covers a wide range of emotions and situations. "Attack of Opportunity" which is this game's version of "Pressing Pursuit" is amazing and in its own way surpasses Ace Attorney's own track. Insaneintherain's use of real instrument sampling and the contribution of violinist Pit Tan help to elevate this track to levels of quality uncommon in indie games like this. In particular, the tracks for the analysis and deduction portions would often give me with literal chills. Overall, this game is a must play if you love mystery and fantasy and want to play something relatively short yet dense in story. I feel like had this game released on a popular platform like the Nintendo Switch, or been played by a popular content creator, it could have made it big. It really is one of the those hidden gems that fell through the cracks and from what I've read of the developer's future plans could have the ability to evolve into an insanely popular and iconic IP.

Great Ace Attorney clone! It's a polished game with a great soundtrack too! The game is complete with 5 cases to go through and the cases aren't too hard. Really scratches that AA itch! Buy it if you like Ace Attorney in terms of the gameplay, but just want it in a magic/fantasy setting!