The Odd Premises Compo
You can fix all of this.
Task:
Create a case where there are entirely different fundamental assumptions about the story's world (as opposed to an average Ace Attorney game), which factor into the plot.
Don't understand? Well, look at some examples of what you could do.
- A case where everyone is a robot, as pictured above.
- A case where magic is totally real.
- A case where everyone's a spirit channeler, and it's used heavily throughout the scenario.
- A case where humans can just fly.
- A case that takes place in space.
- A case that takes place in the past with much less forensic evidence.
- A case that takes place in the future with much more forensic evidence.
Another example would be Dai Gyakuten Saiban, falling into the second to last category. Since it took place in the 19th century, Ryuunosuke didn't have a single fingerprint analysis or bottle of luminol to work with. The fact that these killers didn't have to work around limitations like those fundamentally changed the cases in his universe.
The changes can range from "The murder took place on a moving train" to "There is a fourth spatial dimension - and time travel as well." Be aware, however, that more trivial changes will be scrutinized, as they can easily totally lose the spirit of the compo. Just make sure that what makes your case's situation unique affects the plot heavily.
Trials will be judged on these categories:
Story - Well, duh. It's the most important feature of cases! ...To most people, anyway. This will be judged without taking the theme into consideration.
Puzzles - Clearly the ACTUAL most important feature of cases. Puzzles will not only be judged on fairness and difficulty and such, but also if they incorporate the theme to the same extent as the rest of the plot. Yes, you do need some.
Immersion - This will be based on how well the player is introduced to your case's differences, and how well you make the player familiar with it.
Theme Relevance - Just HOW much does what you changed actually change things, in terms of the plot?
Presentation - Spelling errors, editor errors, badly structured investigations - all the non-conceptual, superficial stuff.
When you join, I'll make you into a PLvAA spell crystal thing! It's like Steven Universe but objectively better in every way.
Conditions:
- The entry must have been created between January 22nd and April 22nd.
- The entry must be differentiated from an average Ace Attorney case by its fundamental premise.
- The entry may be any kind of case. Good luck winning with these criterion if you're going for comedy, though. Maybe you can do it. Maybe.
- The entry must not spoil the story of Dai Gyakuten Saiban, but may spoil any other currently released game.
- The entry should be submitted regardless of being completed or not, but completed ones are preferred. Just, submit, please. Everyone wants to see it.
- The entry must be submitted to Reecer6 by the deadline
- The entry must be sent along with a walkthrough that includes every potentially difficult puzzle.
- The entry must not be showcased until the judge has posted your review.
All entries must be declared and submitted to Reecer6 by May 13th, 2016 at 11:59 PM CDT.
Entrants:
Trybien - [Speeding Spell] - Causes a target to ram into whatever is front of them without stopping.
RiksKing & RinkksJS - [Typo Spell] - The person or object who the witch is touching with their staff grows a mustache instantly. Its companion spell, believed to exist, has never actually been witnessed.
Judicator - [??? Spell] - Reports of this spell are recent and are not consistent. Research is still being done on just what it may entail.
Spyromed - [Convalescence Spell] - Heals the target (or if none, the witch herself) of all their diseases.
Blackrune - [Hellish Spell] - Transports the witch to the next highest (or, failing that, the very lowest) floor of the structure she's in.
Sleuth - [Sleuth Spell] - find a thing
Evo (Kwando too) - [Hiatus Spell] - Whatever is in contact with the Talea Magica disappears for two months, and reappears in its place, conscious of the lost time.
Dropouts:
Hessehl - probably got that pear i drew for his spell gem thrown at him. pears are dangerous.