Jury - Episode 1: Before the Trial

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this was super good story but we in steam need wait too long thats why 5/10 (and is not free)

Great game

this game is underrated in terms of length for a single playthrough, but the developer has clearly invested effort into the routes, events, and dialogues for each character. the playtime increases in variety rather than duration. while the ambition to include so many characters may not be ideal, i appreciate the attention to detail.

+ story concept / flow.
+ there's BGM / SE / moaning / animation.
+ logically eventful.
+ choice / route / presentation.
+ dialogue content shifts with TPO.
+ plot diversity and subtle changes from the choice.
+ relationship status hint.
+ Aimee / Beth / Ivy / Jane / Katie / Lily / Mia
+ butt game.
+ number of renders between dialogues and transitions.

- below crispy sharp quality renders.
- MC looks like an anus stuffed with facial features.
- immersion-breaking facial expressions.
- driver / Jenny / Nat.
- liver failing yellow eyeballs.
- self-claimed 29-year-old Aimee's wrinkle.
- and the invisible pillar stuck on her crotch.
- Katie's creepy eye
- Lily's surgical face.
- first render of Nat in the elevator.
- and every other render of Nat.
- she's either a lizard or a transgender.
- is Jenny another transgender?
- bus sound effect.
- can't avoid Nat's hotel room invasion scene.
- curtain visual glitch(?) during Nat's invasion.
- inconvenient roaming mechanic.

The game would be nice if they would give you more then 10% of the story. What you do get just makes you mad when it tells you to save.
IT FEELS LIKE A MONEY GRAB

TL/DR - It's an interesting AVN that stands out in a market oversaturated with science fiction, fantasy, and high school stories. The scenes are short, but are solid (most of the time). But it's really short for two episodes at around $10.

Jury is the story of a murder within a celebrity marriage. You have been selected as a member of the jury. You kind of have to ignore a lot of the reality of this because it's, well, kind of absurd. You're being interviewed by a reporter as you arrive at the hotel? The prosecution allowed a superfan of the accused to be on the jury? But hey, it's a video game and we're hear for the hottie hot hots.

This game has a big cast and it's really tough to remember who's who. I'll give credit that there is *some* variety in body type. I say *some* because all are slender. As you play, some of the characters, especially the more out-going, begin to stand out, but the shy ones kind of run together.

There aren't a huge amount of scenes, but also enough to not feel like the goods are being hidden away. Most of the scenes have good animation, though the eyes can be jarring and begin to switch into nightmare fuel. That said, I didn't see any animations where physics were challenged so that's a plus. Fairly tame themes in what scenes I've seen so far.

The story and the interactions are the strength of this game more so than the scenes, though. The actual court scenes are very Hollywood, but that's okay. They're not overly long and are fairly informative. You're allowed to ask an additional question of the witness as the jury to help you understand the case. Back at the hotel, you are often given a few choices of how to spend your time and your choice will eliminate your ability to do other things. That helps with replayability. During my first run, I only unlocked a little 14 of 61 achievements so I have more to see.

Now for the more pointed criticisms. We're two episodes in and we have had two days in court. Yes, there are a bunch more subplot stuff to do, but the driving plot of the game is too slow. I mentioned a few of the animation issues (short and the eyes are unnatural at times). My biggest complaint, though, is that the game's pricing does not match the amount of content one might expect for an AVN at similar price points. After five hours, I have some subplot stuff to open up, but I'm finished with the main plot for now. The first episode is $6. The second is $5. Now, bundling saves about a dollar, but for $10, I expect more. Bare Witness, a similar price game at $13, is finished and after opening up everything and getting all achievements, I'm at 15 hours. A little less than a dollar per hour of game play to enjoy it. Or consider Sunshine Love. In three parts at $7 a piece, or $21 total, I'm not at 100% and I'm at 26 hours of gameplay. Again, less than a dollar per hour of game play. Finally, I've 100% completed Where the Heart Is in 24 hours. Price of the game - $13. Almost two hours for every dollar I spent.

Granted, I'm going to play more to open up other parts of the game and get 100% completion, but at a base price of $11 (before bundle), I'm getting not enough return. If the game continues at its current rate (meaning $5 per episode), the game will likely become astronomical in terms of AVNs. Let's say they are half-way done (which I doubt). Two more parts at the same price runs to $21 for a game that will likely not top 20 hours of gameplay. That's absurd. The DLCs need more content or to be priced better.

To sum up - the game has some solid bones. There's an interesting story that's unique in the AVN market, some fun dialogue, interesting characters, and enough spice to keep it good. I like this game and had fun playing it. But it's too short for the price and unless the DLCs provide a ton more content each time or the price drops radically, there's just not enough return on investment. That makes this a RECOMMEND but only ON SALE. That's the only way it makes sense to me.

2 seasons and not a thing... This game sucks..

Story 7
Gameplay 7
Girls 7
Scenes 7
Replayability 8
Score 36
Recommend YES

"Nothing like I've played before, protaganist in Jury member, the rest of the Jury are female...
VPN with free-roam style options. ""Wank Bank"" feature is really good way to do a gallery.
The girls are unique to one another, but some strange angles in faces.
The sex scenes are few and far between but you have to work up the relationships to get them so it's how it should be really.
Seemingly lots of different paths with the girls so a good score for replayability.
Yes I would recommend, everything is ""okay"" nothing really stands out to make me say ""go and buy"" but worth having in your collection."

Very well done enjoyable but quite complex, could not have got through without Pielikonu's guide

NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. GOTTA PLAY. THE PLOT IS TOP.

Highly, highly recommend!! This is a unique and refreshing take on the AVN genre. It has a little bit for everyone, whether you like a good story or prefer to run around with your **** out. This strikes a nice balance between both. There is a large number of high quality girls to engage with.

Renders are high quality, the lewd animations are brilliant. The storytelling and writing are top tier. The UI is superb with a journal that keeps track of your encounters in well thought out way.

I can't wait to see whats next in the upcoming chapters.

The game seems fun! However, Aimee with those chicken legs of hers (doing squats she looked pathetic) could never have done 100kg squats even in Smith machine. As for the bench press .. come on .. about 100 benchpress (even though it is still Smith)? A girl? With that result she would have been a pro powerlifter. At least I had my fun laughing at it :)

Seriously, I am enjoying the game so far. The game looks quite unique in comparison with the other ones in this genre.

I have just finished my first playthrough. Definitely gonna get season 3. Awesome job!

Very good but way way to short to not be free? Wtf..

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In Jury, you've been selected to be a member of a sequestered Jury for a high profile murder case. Jurors are going to be sequestered at the high end Rabbison Hotel. There is a media presence, I guess there is a chance for a media circus over this trial. You were in the first group of Jurors to arrive so it will be a couple of days before the trial starts. I suppose you might as well see what the Rabbison has to offer and perhaps meet the other Jurors.

Jury has very good CG, animations, and fitting musical score. There are like 15 women to interact with to one degree or another. The plot, while not complex (yet,) is tight and character dialogues are generally good. The ability to change the outcome of Brooke Lafferty's trial is interesting because of the Jury deliberations required to arrive at different outcomes.

Right now, at two episodes I've spent $10. Looking at the story now, it seems to me there will be at least two more episodes needed to wrap it up satisfactorily. I mean, we haven't even met the full roster of Jurors yet. I'm thinking the complete VN will come it around $20 to $25, I think that on the expensive side.

Fetishes & Kinks: voyeurism

Final thoughts: Getting to know your fellow members of the Jury has been interesting and fun so far. One character I'd like to see more of is Ivy, the hotel manager as so far, all interactions with her have been...less than stellar. At this point, I'm not sure how I feel about the interactions with CBR's Rachael Tirion, guess I'll have to wait and see where that goes. I'm looking forward to see where Nickle3DArt takes us in this story.

ZZZ

If Carlsberg did AVNs, they'd be like this. Awesome quality of AVN. Great story arcs. Not just a sex-fest like most other AVNs, you actually get to know the characters. Keep it coming Nickle3DArt :)

So far a great game. The characters are great and youll have a hard time picking a favorite. Music and sound has been really good, especially when you see alot of other VNs skimping in this area. I think the only issue I have, and its not that big of a deal is some "interactions" are not fully within your control. I like to play one playthrough as the gigalo, then focus on one LI at a time. Having a save file for each LI im interested in. This game I feel your forced a bit to play the field. For instance I had little interaction with a certain worker at the hotel and next thing i know shes, looking up to me so to speak...lol. But hey...like I said its a small issue. Overall I cant wait to see where this goes. This could end up in my top 5 with games like B.A.D. and Projekt Passion.

I approve of this game, and the developer is really passionate about updating it regularly !

I'm going to give this effort a qualified yes . . . barely.

The characters are all familiar to those that play AVNs on Steam: The models are Daz3d figures, not overly enhanced with disproportional hips and breasts. The camera set ups are well done, the author makes good use of the eyes, and on the whole they've picked a variety of them to choose from. The player accumulates points with each love interest in the game, and like I said, the author gives us a variety of personalities and looks to decide whom to romance.

Having said all of that . . .

The writing is an extremely mixed bag. There are some decent moments, some funny moments, ect. but from the get go, this author makes a giant mistake: The author chooses a murder in California. Ok, its a sex game, so this can't be too serious, right? Well, the very first thing any creative writing teacher will tell you is, write what you know. This is important. The person writing this story has zero clue how the American Judicial System works and couldn't be bothered to do any bloody research into it. From the get go, we're fed a giant load of garbage when the members of "The Jury" are bused to a hotel an hour outside Los Angeles to be sequestered. The problem? They are pushed off the bus, one at a time, to be interviewed by some schlocky reporter for a TV station. I get that this is the way the author is introducing us to his characters, but dude, that's never, ever, done -- after the trial, sure, but never before. The Jury has no contact with the outside world once sequestered. It isn't long before we discover that our author is not a U.S. Citizen, and hasn't bothered to listen to anyone from the States actually talk. Nothing in the U.S. is "sorted", as in "We've got that problem sorted, Colin." American's do not sort things. The only thing we sort OUT is the mail, papers, endless lists of favorite movies, and M & Ms by color. Americans do not go to hospital, they go to THE hospital. No one in the states says "Shut it". We say "Shut up". No one says "Fancy" when they want something, I really wouldn't care if this story was set anywhere in the United Kingdom, New Zealand or Austrailia, but it's not. If you're going to set your novel somewhere in the real world, write about a place you actually are familiar with otherwise you'll end up hearing this sort of stuff: Each state has it's own criminal procedures and they do not cross state lines. California Law is not Interchangeable with Indiana Law . . . I understand that the author wants the jury to be able to ask questions of the defendant, but then set the scene of the court case in an Indiana Court room. The author has other minor and major errors too, but most are of a procedural or cultural nature. Again, it's clear that the author is a citizen of Great Britain.

The MC in this tale is a moron. When given the opportunity to choose to be a good person, the Main character gets rewarded for it, but it's when you have no choice that he's an absolutely opportunistic dick. For some reason that blows my mind, the MC finds himself being blackmailed by a TV/Newspaper reporter who blackmails him to get salacious details about your fellow jury members. It's a dumb side plot that, should one actually follow it through to it's logical conclusion, would lead to multiple law suits and possible criminal charges, not the least of which is Jury Tampering and Bribery. In another side plot, our intrepid MC is continually picking a fight with the other male juror, in an effort to "white knight" his way into some of the female jurors hearts. Frankly, that sub plot got old quick and just worked to play up the differences in slang and the culture of Southern California from Great Britain. . . these two blokes definitely know each other from the pub, ordering lagers (Not beers) and pints instead of an IPA or whatever the bartender has on tap.

So, from a colonial to a royalist, just change the location of your story to Great Britain and all will be well.

This game is amazing, with tons of branches, which ends up being frustrating. I would have loved a in-game walkthrough because even when I think I am doing the right choices to get the scenes with the girl I want that playthrough, I end up finding out I missed scenes at the chapter summary! Ugh. Anyways, I really need to map this out for each girl to see what the best paths are. Anyway, lots of lovely women, great scenes, great writing and plot... all in all, really worth it, even in EA. 8/10, but has possibilities for greatness.

I am Going to say it has a Nice Story to it!!! But i am not Going to Recommend, Because You Have to Buy Each Episode F**K That Sh*T that is a waste of money!!! That's like i buy a Movie only to get to watch the first 30 mins to hit a pay wall have to hand over more money to keep watching this!! What a joke, People are to freaking Money Hungry These days it's Sad!!!

why can't i buy the bundle?