Before playing The Silver Case, the most experience I had with visual novels was playing through the original Ace Attorney a few times and then eventually giving up on all of those playthroughs from both boredom and my previous lack of consistency when it came to completing games. I eventually did finish a third playthrough I started of that game late last year, partly thanks to The Silver Case as this was the game that gained both my interest and respect for the genre.

The Silver Case is a great visual novel that will captivate your attention with its interesting story, characters, and its unique presentation. While its story can be a little hard to grasp at times, the game's episodic nature and switching between Matchmaker & Placebo were good ways to give players a better understanding of what happened and at keeping players interested.

The puzzle solving isn't the best in this game, but luckily you have the option to skip through them if you just want to progress through the story. There were also some parts of the game where it is easy to get lost or confused without a guide. I briefly got lost in one part involving the Typhoon apartments and in a previous playthrough I remember spending a lot more time than I should have on those ten towers toward the end of the game. Other than those two gripes, there isn't really anything else I can say bad about the game.

The Silver Case is a great visual novel that not only is one of Suda51's best works but also got me to give a second chance to a genre I previously did not care for.

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2023


3 Comments


1 year ago

hehe now you have to play flower, sun and rain & 25th ward which are SOOOOO much better

1 year ago

I already have not too long ago. Story wise I think FSR is my favorite even if I didn't care for the excessive walking. 25th Ward was decent but it doesn't hit as well for me as this & FSR did, it's still good though.

1 year ago

I probably should clarify that this was my second playthrough for Silver Case, so I did end up playing them in order.