Murders on the Yangtze River

This game is two things. It's like an Ace Attorney set in 1900s China, and it is a historical showcase of the time. The artwork and the overarching story capture the nostalgic and at the same time uncertain period of China emerging into the current era and its interaction with the outside world. The artwork is gorgeous, especially during the travel scenes of zoom out when the game is showcasing the environment in cities, villages, and rivers. The voice acting and translations worked well and they did a great job showcasing Chinese culture and history with little bits of information that are fed to us as the story progresses. Even the English parts are well done, they found some actual English voice actors who spoke well! The music I found pleasant and suited the scenes, I like the traditional instruments. The puzzles and clues are not too difficult and not too easy, they are just right and give a good sense of satisfaction. There were some parts where I had to use hints, but I didn't feel too bad about missing them. There were also some 'running' or 'sneaking' type sequences, short but thankfully can also be skipped. Overall - if you like Ace Attorney, I can definitely recommend this, it has that style, while it also retains its own identity.

逆转裁判系列的拙劣模仿者，刨除所谓的家国情怀，这游戏还剩下什么呢

有点像清朝的逆转裁判，但不止侧重于升堂对峙。有一点我比较满意的是，这个游戏会详细解释很多在探案过程中出现的专业术语，甚至在遇到跟清朝有关的信息，还有会常识部分加以解释，对不是这么懂清朝和很多专业名词的人来说也很好上手。btw小人跑起来很好笑

Its a tightly bound and personal story. All the 5-6 cases have unique scenerios, circumstances and pair dynamics. All the cases has their own message, yet they have a general message that link to the overal message of this game. It is clear the game was made with a lot of passion. They also have english voices for their british characters and has an indian sargeant which is a cool diversity, which is rarely seen in other games depicted in that time period (Industrial Revolution in Asia). I feel like that treat non-chinese character with respect with only a bit of animosity from the abuse of British priveledge/power due to Britain having power over China as it was post opium war (I assume). There is only 2 issues. One is unfortunately the limitation of playtime content compared to one of their inspired work, Ace Attorney. Each of Ace Attorney's cases tend to have maybe 3-5 investigation and 3-5 trials. This case only has 1 investigation and 1 short unofficial trial per case. The only exception is the final case, which has 2-3 investigation and 2-3 official trials. In addition, the investigation are very straightforward. There are no red herrings clues and deductive segment. The mind palace is undeveloped as I barely need to use it. It felt more like a subtle hint area which guides you in case you get stuck during investigation. The character art is expressive and nicely designed. But small nitpick, I feel there is limited expressions. There is also the fact that they used 2D chibi for the characters when traversing the area. But I understand it is due to a limited budget as I presume this is a small indie game studio. My 2nd issue is the future of the game. As mentioned, this game is personal (both IRL and for the protag) so it is very hard for me to envision a great sequel as there might not be any personal drive in the future game. I am not saying I do not want a sequel (I will still buy it even if it an anthology of solving random cases), I am however saying the sequel might not have a personal stake thus negatively impacting the sequel's narrative compared to this one.

Not done yet- but this game is fantastic if you love Phoenix Wright type games. It's got history, simple murders, with satisfying progression and case solving. I just beat Chapter 3, and I love it. It's not flashy- but it's extremely satisfying. Update: Not only does the writing and the (wow) art-style shifts from fantastic to second-string hires in the later parts, but the translation goes from a few grammatical issues, to almost feeling like it went through Google Translate. Despite all that, I understood what was happening, and so it doesn't make me want to discourage you from playing it. It's a great ride- but the execution gets a little sloppy in the end. Still loved it, would buy sequels, DLCs, merchandise, whatever- solid game.

玩完了第三案，辩论环节一来一回的很刺激呀，一个案子结束过场在水上行舟的周边山水我都要截图。。 还可以给角色换装很不错呀：D 逆转味很重，很喜欢其中的对中国历史和其中重要史实的记录，还有很多平常接触不到的民间知识 值得品尝!!

确实是一部不错的类逆转裁判作品，如果抛开诡计借鉴不谈，这绝对是一部很好地融合了国内历史背景的优秀推理作品，在打完逆转123等待456重置时玩过的代餐😋！搜证和辩驳推理时，确实能让人回忆起打逆转裁判的感觉！