First of all I just want to say that the presentation in this case was great. From the use of OC sprites to the music choices and all the custom graphics including a title screen which gave the case a really unique vibe. I really liked the present graphic where Sigmund talks to his boyfriend... I mean assistant
as well as the 'counter' graphics which made the gameplay much more epic and I always got excited when one came up haha
In terms of gameplay, I liked the non-stop debate mechanic, inspired by DR, which was really well done and my favourite part of the entire case. Having the custom text instead of just using the default text boxes was a really cool touch. One part of the gameplay that I didn't like is that you had a limited amount of things you could do before solving the mystery. I went back and did everything that I missed after I finished the game and was like "I would've understood and enjoyed the case more if I had done all the optional stuff the first time". On this website of course you can just save scum, but I didn't because I had the impression that the game didn't want me to. Another part of the gameplay that I didn't like was that every time you finished a talk topic with a character you were kicked out of the menu. I think just having a "back" option would've been better.
In terms of the characters, I liked Sigmund and Italo, but the rest of them I honestly found quite difficult to get invested in. I would've liked to have had a chance to talk to Ada or Rosa in private, especially considering who the culprit is. I think at least being able to talk to Rosa would've helped, as she was one of the weaker characters in my opinion. Each of the characters having temperaments was cool, but I would've liked to have known their ages as well.
In terms of the logic I still don't quite understand why Electra staged Athena's murder. Also, when asked how Athena died, I was so sure the cause was electrocution, but apparently, it was wrong because of what Lion said the crime scene looked like, but the game doesn't repeat what he said, so I still don't understand why it was wrong. At the start of the case, there is a lot of information thrown at you, which honestly went in one ear and out the other for me as I assumed it would be in the court record. There was also a lot of evidence to read, which isn't exactly a bad thing, but it was overwhelming to have it all at once and kind of took me out of the immersion a bit. For the most part, though, the logic wasn't confusing. I only had to look at the walkthrough once which was nice, and as soon as I read what to do I was like "Wow, I'm just a dumbass...".
In all honesty, I found the ending anticlimactic and this case feels like it was both needed and was hinting at a sequel. I had a lot of questions at the end like: What was happening with Sigmund? Who is Hera? Why did Johnny Vecchi want someone to kill him?
Overall this review may sound negative but I really enjoyed this case, especially the presentation and the mystery itself which had a lot of layers. I think I could've just benefited from being longer, but I understand there was a time constraint because of the comp theme.