
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
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The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie smash comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features!

Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Experience an exciting mystery story told over ~10 hours
Discover a unique hybrid of Visual Novel & 2D adventure game that celebrates & parodies multiple anime genres
Investigate crime scenes & interrogate witnesses from a top-down perspective
Defend your client in court with evidence & cross-examination
Play minigames as varied as turn-based battling and downhill drift racing
Now collected together into NINA AQUILA: LEGAL EAGLE, SEASON ONE, investigate & defend your clients through three different cases, themed around cosplay, card games & illegal mountain street racing!

When Nina Aquila, freshly qualified defense attorney, takes part in her last supervised trial, she sets events in motion that will cause her career to become a casualty of a secret war. A great game is being played for the heart of Fledge City by the ruthless and powerful, one that Nina will have to uncover one case at a time.
Step into court and defend a young woman cosplaying as a fire mage, who stands accused of arson! In this trial, Anya will show you the ropes of how NALE works, while setting events in motion that will change Nina's life forever.

Several weeks after Chapter I, Nina's life is in turmoil after a costly defeat in court. Her confidence shattered, Nina holes up in her office until a visitor comes to the door - one who believes that only she can help him. A murder has been committed at the High Flyers Casino. The victim? A celebrity player of a trading card game, "Dragon Fantasy Arena", on the eve of the national tournament!
Who would commit murder over a children's card game? And why?
Surrounded by hot-blooded heroes and dastardly cosplaying villains, Nina will need all her cunning if she's to make the best of a bad draw... Or her client's going to be sent to the graveyard!

Following on from Chapter II, Nina and Dylan have been looking into the events surrounding a key trial and arrest, but the volume of evidence is huge, and weeks have already passed without any leads. Still, Aquila Defense & Law is a business, and when a person calling himself "The Jack of Diamonds" comes to the door in the middle of the night, Nina and Dylan are forced to take up his case.
Something is wrong up in the mountains. Shockwaves are ringing through the world of Fledge City's illegal street racing scene: Clara Mass, longtime racer and "The Ace of Spades" has been murdered during a race, and several other racers stand accused of the crime! The fragile truce between the street racing groups is being stretched to breaking point, and police involvement threatens to end mountain road racing once and for all!
Now, Nina and Dylan must journey north of the streets of Fledge City to the snow-covered passes of The Rostro Spire, the tallest mountain in the region, to search for answers amid the high-octane sub-culture of Touge Janken Racing...
... but some truths can only be found in the heart of the drift!

Hybrid VN/Graphic Adventure gameplay with ~10 hours of story-driven content
Pacing, presentation & tone that celebrates and satirises different anime genres
Defend your client in court by cross-examining witnesses
Investigate crime scenes and search for clues
Explore Fledge City's Mode7-style overworld
Take part in "Dragon Fantasy Area", a trading-card themed battle system unique to the world of NALE
Engage in "Touge Janken Racing", a turn-based downhill driving minigame inspired by street racing manga & anime
Accessibility features, including options to reduce effects for photosensitive users, and an "always-win" option for minigames to facilitate casual play

NINA AQUILA: LEGAL EAGLE, SEASON ONE is the definitive Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle experience, including...
The original three chapters of NALE presented as one package for the first time
New illustrated character busts for Nina, Dylan & Chad bring greater emotional weight to scenes
New Steam Achievements to uncover
Unlockable special features, including an art gallery & music test
An unlockable exploration mode, where you can tour the locations of Chapters 1-3
Revised video sequences that take advantage of new art
New audio elements including improved sound FX
Countless small improvements too numerous to list
Now, step into court as Nina Aquila, and defend your clients in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
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What a delightful little experience. This game has heart, which is more than I can say for quite a few of the Ace Attorney installments, and humor. For those of us who remember the early days of Final Fantasy and other chibi-based representations in serious games, this is a clean, well done homage. I know that may be unfamiliar to Modern gamers, but this was once how we treated almost all of our more serious titles, in particular those coming from Japan in translation. The responsibility was on the player to imagine the depth of characterization and emotion, but the animations in this game are evocative and believable. The background parser is extremely fleshed out, meaning that when you click on objects in the environment you receive a response. Back in the day you sometimes had to guess where to click, and that's not true here. I didn't encounter any bugs or issues, and at no time was it unclear where to go next. One of the achievements requires a lot of guesswork, but there's a guide if you can't hack it. There's no complexity here, no ability to put the game in an unwinnable state, and for some Modern players that's too facile. But for me that's quite all right. Not every game has to be a challenge against the developers worst nightmares. If you like humor and courtroom drama, absolutely pay full price for this game. For an independent studio, this is an extremely polished and well done game. It doesn't break through any new barriers or advance gaming into some new era. But it's worth every penny.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 43 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I'm usually not really into visual novel style games but Nina Aquila piqued my interest. it's heavily inspired by Ace attorney which is one of the few visual novel games i like but does enough to be distinct while keeping the same charm those games possess Nina herself is one of my favourite protagonists of any game i've played recently. She's has depth, A defined personality and just has a nice look in general. She's definitely a plus size protagonist done right. It's important to have a likable protagonist in games like this and Nina is perfect as far as i'm concerned. The other characters bring their own quirks and i thoroughly enjoyed all the scenes especially the court room scenes. Nina's rival Chad and partner Dylan are the most fleshed out and both are great characters The game comes with 3 chapters though the first one is pretty short. The other 2 however are fairly long and each have a different minigame associated with them. Both minigames are pretty fun and even if you don't enjoy them you can essentially skip them which is nice for people who just care for the story. Each chapter tells a seperate story but has hints and clues to push the wider narrative further which works well in a game like this. Once you finish the game you get access to some extras such as concept art and a sound test which i always love to see A 4th chapter is in development and I'd recommend anyone curious about it to wishlist it to show support to the devs. Seriously wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as i did so great job Tanuki-sama!
This game is very special to me. It was an opportunity for me to be a royal audience of a VTuber, until the very end. So if my review comes across as biased, I apologize in advance. First and foremost, this game is one of those works where you clearly see the author’s love for the subject matter. For reference, this game has a “Yugioh” card game case, and a “InitialD” case. In both cases, a ton of work went into the set pieces, despite the murder that took place, they feel like theme parks. These set pieces lay the foundation for some truly whimsical plot developments later on, and it’s when the game is at its best. One of my greatest criticisms that looms over the investigation parts, however, is that the mini games are basically non-existent. They are so piss easy that you have to get out of your way to do things wrong to lose. This makes the gameplay feel cheap in a way. Although of course, for someone who intends to experience the story, the game won’t give them too much challenge. The court and investigation gets woven together into an insane climax, and I’ll forever cherish my introduction to the rich world of story driven games.
This is hard straight "yes or no" choice. Its basically Phoenix Wright (with all of its weirdness) if there was no budget. Its fun, for a bit, and has all the good and bad of a solo dev bring. The most annoying part is its an incomplete game. not like early access incomplete but EA level bull sh*t. Its constantly building up the story and then just ends and wants you to pay almost full price for the next chapter. No. don`t give me greedy corporate ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, just sell the whole game together. Either get on sale or with how solo dev games go wait another 10-20 years for them to maybe finish and get everything at once. It`s fun, but drags on and just leaves you disappointed
REAL GAME Great art Thicc girl Fun mini-game 9/10
Well when I purchase this I wasn't very sure what this title was all about. Any TL DR style I will be brief. This was a different ride for me in terms of style and functionality. The 8 to 16 bit pixel style graphics mixed with some usual RPG elements with the court case parts of the game quite fun as well as comical. Each chapter has its own hook to make it unique, e.g chapter 2s card battler system or chapter 3s race and roll. While these unique mini games made things interesting alongside the court proceeding parts in their own right, the dialogue in the story is the game changer, as you fill Nina'a shoes as a fledgling criminal defense lawyer. You're with her every step of the way as meet new companions finds new clients and tries to bring truth to light for justice. Add in the OVA characters and their stories intertwining with the anime adagio parts and you have a game with something for everyone <Nina is Waifu material if your into 1 eyes, with thicc thighs> Recommended. As a side recommendation: Any developers that's using RPG Maker and curious to see what an end game original title might look like; i definitely sight checking this out
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I can't really recommend it. While the first episode is charming and I did get a bit invested into the plot, I quickly realised the game is way too overly anime and relies a bit too much on "reference humour" to my taste.
Ace Attorney serisini ve Miles Edgeworth'ün Investigations Collection'ını sevenler/ hayranı olanlar bunu da beğenecektir. Hem yapımcıya destek hem de bu cümbüşlü oyunda zaman geçirmek için satın almanızı salık veririm.
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