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How does the game fit the theme?
You are a judge. Read the case file, ask questions, take notes, and ultimately decide the verdict. Everyone will try to influence your decision. Trust no one. Rely only on your own judgment.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Nothing, everything was created during the jam.
How many people worked on the game?1
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I really like this concept! Making the player the judge puts a really interesting twist on the “Trust No One” theme.
I like how you’re not just investigating the case, but actually having to make the final decision yourself while everyone is trying to influence you. It makes the questions and notes feel much more meaningful.
The idea of having to rely entirely on your own judgment is really cool. Great concept! ⚖️🎮
Nice little game! I love legal/court concepts and this one was well made. I liked the gameplay and it was nicely balanced. However I'd suggest you to work on the shaders and visuals, everything was so grey.
The UI looks so good also great game brooo please check my game
We would have loved to see this expanded. it was a lot of fun but would have liked to get confirmation on if we were right or wrong at the end. The mouse felt a bit off centered. Great work .
this game beyond a reasonable doubt(see what i did there) has one of the most interesting game idea, I love the concept of playing as a judge and reading case files, i wouldve prefered if this was available on browser is well :3
The visuals and sound effects are both quite outstanding, with a strong sense of immersion ：D
nice narrative puzzle with a strong vibe. the art is clean, the mood fits the theme perfectly, and the judge perspective works really well since you cannot trust anyone, not even your own calls sometimes. the custom hammer cursor is a fun touch even if its click area is a bit unclear. the cases are short but well made and the whole thing feels polished for a solo jam. great work. (pls play my game)
Really well-made game ! Original and fitting the theme perfectly. Well done :)
Nice concept. Definitely enjoyable so I hope you make this a full game with more cases. Only issue is even though I really liked the custom mouse, it wasn't clear where it pressed so I often missed buttons.
Other than that this was lowkey peak
The visuals and mood definitely fit the theme, I like how you approached the gameplay, it really feels like you doubt everyone in that game, similar to few I tried in the past, great job for doing all of this by yourself !
I love the visuals and audio. The atmosphere is really good! This actually fits the theme really well, as you can't trust anyone!
Great atmosphere, great use of colors to make something neutral, you can't make any assumption cus' you're a judge.
it will be great that some decisions define your path on the game, idk maybe alternative endings that you need to judge again haha.
congrats on your game! it fits great with the theme, you can't even trust in your own judgement sometimes... it shows the real difficulty on jobs like this.
hope to watch if you create more for this game!
-Tomy.
I absolutely love the concept of this game! Being the judge, analyzing files, and carrying the weight of that final "Guilty or Not Guilty" verdict creates a thrilling psychological atmosphere.
Really cool narrative game. The visuals and sounds were really good.
Really cool game! I especially love the design. The hammer mouse icon and click sounds are great.
There is a small typo in your credits "desing".
The game is really well guided with the tutorial! Something that I wish we had done for our game.
The used font really fits well. Ingame notepad is an awesome feature.
I didn't notice immediately that I could switch between Sophia & James for questioning, which is why I used all my questions for Sophia. Maybe that can be made a bit more obvious for the user.
Do we get any information if the defendant actually was guilty or not?
Really cool and creative game! Especially for a solo project! Well done! :)
The story is really good for a narrative game, and the art style fits the narrative vibe perfectly. Playing from a judge's perspective is such a great fit for the 'trust no one' theme.
A judge has to make their own calls and can't just easily trust anyone. Also, I love the custom gavel mouse cursor and the banging sound effect! :D
This judging concept is really cool. But it might get overwhelming too fast. Yours has only 2 cases so didn't have a chance to overwhelm. It was pretty fun to play and think about it. I wish I could see if I made right choices, or other types of result. I liked the UI but it has some problems. Pointer boundaries is different from the hammer so it was hard to click. Therefore it was hard to read the paper with 10 pages. I really liked the game, with more interesting cases and some results mechanic it would be really nice!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!!
Really cool take on the theme. Being the judge while everyone around you is trying to influence the decision fits “Trust No One” really naturally, and I liked that the game puts the responsibility back on your own judgment instead of giving you an obvious trustworthy source. Also really impressive that this was made solo and entirely during the jam.
I’ve just played your game, and it’s crazy. I loved it!
Amazing game! I really felt myself like a judge! Audio really fits the theme! But having a filter all over the screen made it difficult to see. Also I would like to know if my verdict was correct or I made a mistake. The game doesn't tell you the correct answer. Maybe it's supposed to be like that, because you won't know it in real life?
Thanks for playing! Yeah, the filter was a complicated decision. I still believe it could be better. And the game not telling you if you're right is on purpose. I made it so that even I don't know the true verdicts.
Good game, i like the way the theme is treated.