Co-hosted by Southern Corn and cesar26100
Good question, Ema. Why can't we? Well, maybe it's time for one. Nowadays, cases are quite complex. The way the crime is done, the number of witnesses, the elaborate cover-up...sometimes I wish we could go back to the good old days. And, well, that's what we'll be doing now!
For this competition, we want "abstract" cases. What exactly does it mean? Well, it's simple. We just want a normal case with not too many characters and not many pieces of evidence (preferably in the single digits, if possibly, not counting the attorney's badge and such). If you need any examples, 3-4 is a pretty good canon case example. It's simple yet efficient with its pieces of evidence and they're all used a lot throughout the case. Think of the muddy scarf or the map of the bridge, and the different ways they're used for contradictions. We want creativity of that sort in these cases.
Judging
- Story- The story should make sense and be easy to follow, and the writing should be natural. The case logic should, obviously, be simple enough to grasp but must also be clever in its own respects.
- Presentation- Try to make the music and graphics fit the tone of the case.
- Puzzles- The puzzles should be simple yet effective and should use the limited amount of evidence efficiently yet cleverly.
- Theme Relevance- Is the case simple enough to follow while being interesting in its own right? Does it use its minimal characters and evidence cleverly and properly?
Rules
- The entry must have been created between 17th November 2018 and 31st December 2018.
- The entry must not be publicly showcased until the judging period is over and the winner is announced.
- The entry must be a trial. No investigations or comedies, unfortunately.
- The entry must have a very minimal number of evidence/witnesses (at most 9 for evidence discounting irrelevant ones like the attorney's badge, at most 4 for case relevant witnesses). It should also use said evidence/witnesses in clever yet simple ways.
- The entry may have spoilers for any AA game, including DGS2. Me and Cesar have played them all, so feel free to be as spoiler heavy as you'd like.
- The entry may be of any length and can have any number of cross examinations. We won't put any hard rule on it though it's preferable if you try not to make it too long.
- The entry may be incomplete. Arguably, this is a good comp to submit an incomplete entry to considering the theme.
- Entries which involve 2 or more cases overlapping may be allowed as long as it doesn't affect the simplicity of the case in terms of characters or evidence.
- The entry must be submitted to Southern Corn and cesar26100 by 12:00 AM EST, 1st January 2019 (though we'll allow some minor room for error there), along with a walkthrough of the case.
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