Franziska, we need to have a talk.
1. It takes a lot of time to make a case, and I don't have enough to make one... largely due to my refusal to set boundaries on school/work and additional obligations, instead of sticking to a schedule that will give me time to spend on my favorite hobby.
2. The case I wanted to make next required that three different "layers" of my case aren't only compatible, but are thoroughly integrated together. I'm too out of practice for this. The last case I made was years ago and didn't need so much discipline. I don't even know where to start, and I've been avoiding it. The only way around it is to put this project on hold and do something simpler, so I can get back into things.
3. I'm the logic and mystery guy around here. Writing emotional moments, and tying in the characters to the larger mystery? I have barely any experience with those.
You have your list, I'm sure. Let's accept our limitations so we can break them. In this competition, you'll be working on one of those areas of weakness, because who knows, the process might give you trial-writing superpowers.
Task
Your task has multiple parts this time.
- Identify your biggest weaknesses as a trial-maker. Examples:
- Phoenix Wright's trial segments frequently make weird leaps in logic.
- Simon Blackquill doesn't like AA style cases and wants to write something different, but he's not sure what style he wants, or how to write it.
- Trucy Wright has a bunch of project ideas, but the few times she's tried to write them, she's abandoned them after two weeks in the editor.
- Come up with a "stretch" project that is doable, but requires you to address one of those weaknesses. Examples:
- Phoenix writes a trial-only case, paying meticulous attention to the logic of the case during the planning phase. He experiments with different techniques to catch plot holes and asks for advice in the Help topic on how people find logic problems in their cases.
- Simon revisits some cases he's liked/disliked, to try to identify what he wants his new style to be. He comes up with outlines for two cases done in this new style.
- Trucy finishes Part Two of a two-part case. (The other part has already been showcased.)
- Send Enthalpy the results of your project
As an entry need not even be a completed case, we're going to have some unique judging criteria:
Self-Assessment - Did you succeed in identifying one of your weaknesses as a case-maker? Identify it precisely and clearly enough that your judge can say whether the problem is or is not there in a given case. Identify something general enough that it is a problem when writing cases, and not just with one particular case.
Directness of Practice - How directly did your practice project actually practice/investigate the problem you identified? In the examples above, Phoenix would do quite badly if he only submitted an investigation segment.
Degree of Improvement - How much improvement or progress did your work show?
Final Product - How good is your overall product? Trucy may receive credit for finishing her old case, but is it any good? Simon may have designed his new style, but are there glaring problems not addressed?
Rules
- The entry must have been created after April 25, 2018, with the sole exception that projects to finish old cases are acceptable if the project has not been worked on in the last six months.
- If the entry is finishing an old case, Enthalpy must be sent the old case before work begins, for comparison.
- The entry may be a comedy or miscellaneous case, or not even a trial.
- The entry must not contain any spoilers other than music for Dai Gyakuten Saiban and Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2.
- The entry must be submitted to Enthalpy by the deadline, along with a walkthrough (if applicable), a statement of the weakness and goal of the project, and a past example of the problem (if applicable).
- The entry may be incomplete.
All entries must be submitted by the start of July 1st 2nd, 2018, in Eastern Standard Time.
Entrants
Tiagofvarela
Ferdielance
clcman Another deadline missed