Co-Hosted by ZekromFan57 and drvonkitty
Task
Your task (should you choose to accept it) is to create a case that explores one of these intricacies, or contradictions, within the legal system. While you are welcome to explore a part of the legal system of the Ace Attorney universe—for example, the initial trial system or the need for decisive evidence—you can also explore a different aspect from the real world, like plea bargains (what if a criminal tries to get away by testifying about their mob connections?) You could also create an entirely new justice system and explore its effects: the Kingdom of Khura'in in Spirit of Justice is an example. Your case should explicitly focus on and examine your chosen aspect of the legal system, but feel free to be creative and explore interesting and unique concepts that center around a contradiction in the law. Creative cases are better than uninspired ones!
Judging
Story: Does your case present a cohesive narrative? Does it have an interesting concept? Is it executed well? Does it have a natural flow? Does it keep the player hooked and intrigued throughout?
Characters: Are the characters well-developed and well-written? If using AA characters, are they characterized well based on their canon appearances? If using OCs, are they unique and distinctive from existing characters? Do the characters help the narrative? Do they play a role in exploring the legal system?
Presentation: Does your case look good? Do you make use of the editor's features, such as fades? Do you follow the standard elements of style in AA games, or create new ones that are consistent and nice to look at? If using custom art, does it fit stylistically? Is the entry polished?
Gameplay: Does the case have engaging gameplay? Is it fun? If it uses new mechanics, are they implemented well? Are there any bugs?
Theme Relevance: Does the case explore an aspect of the legal system that fits the theme, "contradiction in the law"? Does it do so effectively? Does it raise intriguing questions and answers? Is it well thought out and explored?
Rules
- Entry must have been created between May 12, 2021 and August 12, 2021.
- Entry must be submitted to ZekromFan57 and drvonkitty by the deadline. You must include a full walkthrough of the case.
- Entry must not be showcased until it has been judged.
- Entry must not be edited after submission until the competition is over, other than to make bug fixes requested by the hosts.
- Entry may contain spoilers from any AA game set in the canon timeline, including PLvsPW. If it contains spoilers from anything else, please specify when submitting. It may not contain spoilers from The Great Ace Attorney series.
- Entry may be an Investigation, Trial, Comedy, Miscellaneous, or anything else so long as it follows the competition rules.
- Entry may be incomplete, but plan accordingly, as an incomplete case will not be judged the same as a completed one.
- Entry may be a collaboration between no more than 2 people. If someone playtests the case, they must not be a judge or other participant.
The deadline to submit your entry and full walkthrough is 11:59:59 PM EST (UTC -4) on August 12, 2021. There will be a 24-hour grace period in case of internet failure or other issues, but you must not edit your entry after the deadline.
Entrants
TimeAxis & Awsome2464
CorruptedFlame
Super legenda
AFan!
TheDeadMan
Khepri
BannedFrom7 & clcman
Good luck!