Visual novelOf the Devil wears its influences proudly on its sleeves. Putting players into the shoes of a cocky lawyer who takes on cases that seem impossible to win, it’s a loving homage to Ace Attorney.
Though, like the best games with famous influences, Of the Devil isn’t content to simply replicate a familiar experience, it wants to build on it.
With the release of its first episode, of five planned, developer nth Circle Studios establishes it is well equipped to do just that through excellent character designs, sharp writing, and a thrilling cyberpunk world.
Set in the future of 2086, Of the Devil introduces players to a world in which privatized advancements in technology have become so intertwined with the government that almost all the state’s power is tied to corporations (Can you imagine?).
This has led to a legal system that gets a guilty verdict in nearly every trial brought to court. As protagonist Morgan puts it in Of the Devil’s must-play prologue episode, trials are now a game of poker: the state is the house, and the house always wins.