Justice.exe Reviews

Now, I haven't played much of this game yet- I've only just done the first case, the tutorial, and even then not fully. I like this. It has the bones of something really interesting, and some really interesting concepts going on. I like that you investigate yourself, I like the evidence-gathering, interviewing witnesses. I really like the cross-examination. I don't like the jury parts; to explain, you have several 'powers' you can use to influence the jury. This far in, it all seems a little random, and I'm not really sure how, if at all, my clicking changed things. Also, in no part of the previous part of the game were they ever mentioned or explained, and it would help so much if they had been. For the most part, the writing is good and solid, but the courtroom part of the case is, honestly, a mess. The prosecutor- who is called 'the defence' (pretty sure I'm the defence?)- was called 'she' at almost every point they were referred to, until they inexplicably became 'he' for I think two lines, then back to he. I don't know if it's just some grammar error, or something like that, but considering the picture was male, and they were called 'Daniel', I would have liked- and, indeed, expected- more consistency there. Not a major error, but just enough to pull me out of the game a little. I'll absolutely carry on playing this, but if you're looking to buy, I'd maybe hold off until a patch or two have come out. My recommendation? A tentative 'yes', with the caveat that you go in with little to no expectations.

What everybody said. Great concept but poorly optimized and riddled with bugs. Abandoned years ago apparently by the dev so there's really no point in buying. It's not a matter of lack of content - it just doesn't work.

Pretty good so far. There are some clerical errors that will get ironed out in patching, but nothing too distracting in the cases released so far. I really like the stats- and contacts-based dialog options mixed with personal observations by the player character, a la older D&D dialog trees and Disco Elysium. The dialog isn't as colorful or narratively complex as the latter example, but what's here is good, anticipated my own reactions well, was enjoyable to read, and built on itself into a complete picture of each case that I could work with in the court sections. Not sure how I feel about the jury sentiment system yet. It works well in helping me form my arguments in non-linear fashion, which makes each case replayable even when you know all of its dialog elements (definitely a good thing here!). But due to changes in sentiment being color-coded (I have mild color-blindness) and actions by the opposing counsel being somewhat difficult to interpret, I felt more at the mercy of randomness than entirely in control. I also had some technical problems with the second case that prevented me from calling a second witness, and I'm pretty sure there are situations in which you can loop dialog to improve jury sentiment without penalty. I expect all of that to be improved and tightened up over time, so it's definitely not a dealbreaker. But I felt that while the investigative sections were very strong and well-presented, the court sections still need some work to feel enjoyable to play. Some twiddling with the dialog flow, interface, and buffs you can apply to each argument will smooth this out. Overall, I think it's worth the $10. I thought the story the game presents so far about defending sentient AI in court (which was not complete at this writing) is interesting so far, the arguments were internally consistent (and demonstrated research into the process of being an actual attorney, even if some of the legal theory could be improved), and the gameplay is a unique enough spin on non-linear interactive fiction to set itself apart from visual novels and other investigative series like Ace Attorney. If anything, I didn't think it was "dystopian" enough to warrant calling it such, but that might be more of a statement about reality than the narrative presented by the game. Anyway: recommended.

I want to recommend this game but I just can't. It's a really interesting concept spoiled by game-breaking bugs.

A lot of potential but not it bugs and a lack of UI and QOL features hamper it. Not to mention the gameplay mechanics being slightly confusing. The "hack" mechanic should be completely removed imo. Just let me focus on the argument and not some sort of weird resource management jury tampering game. The premise is very solid and novel, so I hope to update my review once more fixes and changes roll out.

Game was abandoned shortly after the release. It does have some interesting things going for it, but ultimately it's an unpolished gem sitting in a pile of shite. Play a demo, I guess - you wont miss much from the main game.

No save feature, so enjoy starting from the very beginning of this DIALOG HEAVY game if you mess up and believe me, with jury members marked "logical" who don't actually like logical arguments, you will have to. The tutorial tries to rush you while not actually explaining everything you NEED to know. Some of the text is actually cut off in some areas too.

Great idea, but game has been abandoned before it is complete

Really interesting concept but I don't understand how anyone could have missed the issues with the dialog box. Some of the dialog is sometimes incomplete because it does not fit correctly within the dialog box. Surely by this point, a fix should be in place. Update: The discord is dead. No update since Aug last year. Not a word from the Devs - STAY AWAY

You think Ace Attorney is too linear since you will either say the right thing or have to restart the savefile? Wanna be able to choose who to talk to, prepare arguments and what to say depending on the jurors, and to call certain witnesses you find interesting? This is your game.