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[Chairman Yang]

Some candidates:

Chrono Trigger's courtroom scene felt super reactive at the time. I loved how innocuous actions you took early in the game could come back and bite you in the ass:

Neverwinter Nights 2 is mostly forgotten nowadays (aside from its excellent Mask of the Betrayer expansion) but the base game had a great courtroom sequence. Also quite reactive:

And of course, the entire Ace Attorney series is packed with iconic courtroom clashes:

What are the best examples of courtroom/lawyering gameplay, in your experience? Any particular Ace Attorney-style games that are worth checking out? Are the old Law and Order games any good?

 

[rofif]

(f this part)

 

[Bert Big Balls]

Best courtroom sequence? OJ.

Best game? Skyrim.

 

[Thief1987]

What are the best examples of courtroom/lawyering gameplay, in your experience?

Well, AA is obviously king here. I think Danganronpa is pretty good in this regard too

 

[jshackles]

Best courtroom sequence? OJ.

Best game? Skyrim.

This guy reads thread titles!

 

[Danjin44]

Ace Attorney series without question.

 

[Robb]

Ace Attorney for sure. And maybe technically Professor Layton as well, given the crossover.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Whenever this drops, you know you are in for some kino shit:

 

[Robb]

Whenever this drops, you know you are in for some kino shit:

 

[N0S]

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Ace Attorney and Chrono Trigger are the only ones that come to mind.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Haha shit, forgot about that. That's the murder by the lake case, right? Damn that was a good case.

 

[Robb]

Haha shit, forgot about that. That's the murder by the lake case, right? Damn that was a good case.

Yeah, that one always kind of stuck with me.

 

[Randall365]

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

Genuinely shocked that nobody picked up this IP to make a detective simulator. Sonny Bonds is ace.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

In all honesty Chrono Trigger can't be topped for someone who experienced it on release. The game actually calling you out on your in game choices and making you realize they matter was an unprecedented 4th wall breaking moment that remained unequaled until the Psycho Mantis fight. (Which has not been close to outdone til this day.)

 

[calico]

Any particular Ace Attorney-style games that are worth checking out?

I liked Murders on the Yangtze River a lot.

 

[Chairman Yang]

I liked Murders on the Yangtze River a lot.

Never heard of this until now, but looks intriguing (and has over 13k reviews with an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating). Wishlisted, thanks.

 

[calico]

Never heard of this until now, but looks intriguing (and has over 13k reviews with an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating). Wishlisted, thanks.

There's also a demo

 

[rubik's dude]

Judgment and Lost Judgment as honorable mentions (Yakuza spin-offs). You play as a lawyer/private investigator, so there's a lot of courtroom sequences. The one at the beginning of LJ is the crux of the whole game.

 

[Liopleurodon]

 

[Baemono]