Semiramis Turnabout: Sleeping Dogs by Khepri
wow, much doge, very judge
wow, much doge, very judge
Spoiler : Synopsis :
In the year 1839, in the High Court of the fictional country of Semiramis, public defender Ernest Aquinas is assigned to a 16 year old case.
Spoiler : The Contradiction :
Hard to say due to the incomplete nature of the case, but possibly something to do with the statute of limitations?
Spoiler : Review :
Story: There isn't much to go off of here, but I will say the setting was intriguing. Having a case occur in both a different time period & a fictional setting (one that seems to be inspired by the italian merchant republics, no less!), is unique and refreshing in terms of AAO cases. That's about it, though. The dialogue captures the essence of the setting, but otherwise it's fairly stale. I wasn't particularly hooked by the set-up of the mystery, but maybe it'll get more interesting with time.
Characters: We don't spend much time with them, but all the characters are pretty much just boring. Since they all use canon sprites (despite being OCs), you fall into the typical trap of making the OCs have identical personalities to the characters whose sprites they use. Aquinas is just Apollo, Blank is just Edgeworth, etc.
Presentation: For someone new to the editor, you did a good job, though there are quite a few issues throughout, like the protagonist talking during thought bubbles. Given the setting, it's a little strange that you use default sprites and default courtroom backgrounds, especially given the wealth of custom assets available in the Art forums. There are custom courtroom scenes available that you could've used!
Gameplay: There's one cross-examination with one present which is currently impossible without the walkthrough, since it uses a placeholder image. Again, not really anything to judge here.
Theme Relevance: Not applicable.
Overall: Can't give you much in the way of a review, other than saying props to you for getting something submitted at all! I'd rather someone submit something rather than nothing, and I really mean that... it's easy to drop out, especially as a newbie, and props to you for not doing so. I hope you continue with this project, as I'm intrigued by the setting for sure.
Characters: We don't spend much time with them, but all the characters are pretty much just boring. Since they all use canon sprites (despite being OCs), you fall into the typical trap of making the OCs have identical personalities to the characters whose sprites they use. Aquinas is just Apollo, Blank is just Edgeworth, etc.
Presentation: For someone new to the editor, you did a good job, though there are quite a few issues throughout, like the protagonist talking during thought bubbles. Given the setting, it's a little strange that you use default sprites and default courtroom backgrounds, especially given the wealth of custom assets available in the Art forums. There are custom courtroom scenes available that you could've used!
Gameplay: There's one cross-examination with one present which is currently impossible without the walkthrough, since it uses a placeholder image. Again, not really anything to judge here.
Theme Relevance: Not applicable.
Overall: Can't give you much in the way of a review, other than saying props to you for getting something submitted at all! I'd rather someone submit something rather than nothing, and I really mean that... it's easy to drop out, especially as a newbie, and props to you for not doing so. I hope you continue with this project, as I'm intrigued by the setting for sure.
And finally, next up is The Phantom's Turnabout by Bannedfrom7 and clcman!