Before starting Master Magistrate, I found the premise already very interesting as you’re trying to unfold the mysteries as a Shinsengumi, which were a special police force. Overall, the whole game takes place in the late shogunate period so sword wielding isn’t rare during the playthrough. While the player mostly investigates and solves different cases here, I still happen to find different aspects of this visual novel I appreciate. You see, besides finding the culprit, this game introduces a lot of different cute girls and made me get attached to them after going through each case together. In the end, I found myself warming up to characters I quite couldn’t stand in the beginning.

Currently, Master Magistrate is in early access and contains three of four chapters of the main story plus a bonus chapter. There will be extra post-story content with branching routes after the completed story.

Shimei becomes the new administrator at the Nakamachi magistrate’s office. As a magistrate, he works as a detective, lawyer, jury, and judge – all at the same time – and gets assigned to cases to find out the truth about whom is guilty and violated the law. Of course, finding the culprit is the main goal here, yet Shimei tries to prove the innocence of suspects as well when something seems off. During solving cases Shimei luckily doesn’t have to work alone but receives help from his team, which includes his childhood friend Rimu, that are responsible for tasks such as paperwork or police patrols. After all, teamwork is important when he wants to be successful. Master Magistrate opens with a murder that took place and the suspect Koume who happened to be at the crime scene and got accused of it shortly after. Due to Shimei noticing something is off, he tries to prove her innocence.

As aforementioned, I enjoyed the historical setting in Master Magistrate. Action isn’t missing here and the cool thing here is that even the adorable girls shouldn’t be taken lightly as they’re even more familiar with swords than our protagonist is. A big positive aspect here as well is that while, sadly, the typical super long hairstyles I am used from the genre history are missing here, I found the clothes quite outstanding and beautiful as they fit just fine with each girl. Of course, that also means that the way to solve crimes is a bit limited compared to nowadays and finding evidence might work out a little bit different, but in the end, it’s all about careful investigating.

Something I noticed about this game is that it doesn’t only introduce its adorable characters but we also get a better insight into them during the playthrough. Slowly, the reader finds out more about their story, although Shimei already knew Rimu for a long time she is always by his side to aid him with the investigations. While romance isn’t available as of now, there is plenty of fan-service implemented here that caught me off guard due to me assuming this visual novel was only about crime-solving but luckily, it worked out just fine for me as I absolutely adored each of them. Due to the entirely different personalities here, the reader will definitely manage to find one or another girl they find amiable.

As of now, a lot of things are still left unexplained but I could already tell that there is a serious story going which gets hinted between all the cases the player goes through. I liked the concept that you don’t only solve cases one after another but there is also something going on that isn’t revealed yet and will keep its reader on the edge until it gets resolved later. Additionally, each chapter revolves around a different case and noticeably improved with its story and length as well. That being said, I already look forward to the final chapter to get to know more about the mysteries and can’t wait until being able to play through it. The bonus chapter, that got added recently, doesn’t add anything to the main story but only serves the purpose of being comedic and containing more fan-service.

During going through the cases, there are two different modes the reader will be able to play through: The investigation and trial. Basically, you only collect evidence and interrogate suspects or possible witnesses. I found this process was quite easy to go through as important items are highlighted most of the time and you just have to move to every direction to talk to everyone available. When the reader gathered all possible evidence, they will move to the trial. During the trial, Shimei still interrogates possible suspects and tries to uncover their lies. I found this mode a bit trickier as you have to present the very right evidence at the right time but luckily, there is no penalty for wrong choices, so the player can just test out every possible option to advance with the trial.

Graphic-wise, Master Magistrate is gorgeous and contains a lot of different CGs. Characters’ expressions constantly change and they even wear different clothes depending on the scenario. Sometimes, I noticed that the characters’ drawings look a little bit off, especially when they are presented from the side, although it didn’t influence my enjoyment for this visual novel a lot during the playthrough. Black and white CGs are available here as well for more exciting scenes. Additionally, Master Magistrate contains high-quality voice acting that greatly helped with my immersion and made the characters more lively but sadly, the protagonist isn’t voiced here.

Master Magistrate is an interactive visual novel where careful investigating and presenting evidence is essential. While this game focuses on finding the culprit of each case, proving one’s innocence is just as much important. Overall, the outstanding thing about this game is that the player gets to know each character better and will also spend more time with them. Slowly, each character grew on me and I have to admit I can’t wait until the main chapter is done. One reason is that I want to know all the mysteries that are still open and more importantly, I am extremely curious about the post-stories with branches and am hoping for some more romance scenes as it would be a total waste to not include them with all the adorable girls that appear here.

Before starting Master Magistrate, I found the premise already very interesting as you’re trying to unfold the mysteries as a Shinsengumi, which were a special police force. Overall, the whole game takes place in the late shogunate period so sword wielding isn’t rare during the playthrough. While the player mostly investigates and solves different cases here, I still happen to find different aspects of this visual novel I appreciate. You see, besides finding the culprit, this game introduces a lot of different cute girls and made me get attached to them after going through each case together. In the end, I found myself warming up to characters I quite couldn’t stand in the beginning. Currently, Master Magistrate is in early access and contains three of four chapters of the main story plus a bonus chapter. There will be extra post-story content with branching routes after the completed story. Shimei becomes the new administrator at the Nakamachi magistrate’s office. As a magistrate, he works as a detective, lawyer, jury, and judge – all at the same time – and gets assigned to cases to find out the truth about whom is guilty and violated the law. Of course, finding the culprit is the main goal here, yet Shimei tries to prove the innocence of suspects as well when something seems off. During solving cases Shimei luckily doesn’t have to work alone but receives help from his team, which includes his childhood friend Rimu, that are responsible for tasks such as paperwork or police patrols. After all, teamwork is important when he wants to be successful. Master Magistrate opens with a murder that took place and the suspect Koume who happened to be at the crime scene and got accused of it shortly after. Due to Shimei noticing something is off, he tries to prove her innocence. As aforementioned, I enjoyed the historical setting in Master Magistrate. Action isn’t missing here and the cool thing here is that even the adorable girls shouldn’t be taken lightly as they’re even more familiar with swords than our protagonist is. A big positive aspect here as well is that while, sadly, the typical super long hairstyles I am used from the genre history are missing here, I found the clothes quite outstanding and beautiful as they fit just fine with each girl. Of course, that also means that the way to solve crimes is a bit limited compared to nowadays and finding evidence might work out a little bit different, but in the end, it’s all about careful investigating. Something I noticed about this game is that it doesn’t only introduce its adorable characters but we also get a better insight into them during the playthrough. Slowly, the reader finds out more about their story, although Shimei already knew Rimu for a long time she is always by his side to aid him with the investigations. While romance isn’t available as of now, there is plenty of fan-service implemented here that caught me off guard due to me assuming this visual novel was only about crime-solving but luckily, it worked out just fine for me as I absolutely adored each of them. Due to the entirely different personalities here, the reader will definitely manage to find one or another girl they find amiable. As of now, a lot of things are still left unexplained but I could already tell that there is a serious story going which gets hinted between all the cases the player goes through. I liked the concept that you don’t only solve cases one after another but there is also something going on that isn’t revealed yet and will keep its reader on the edge until it gets resolved later. Additionally, each chapter revolves around a different case and noticeably improved with its story and length as well. That being said, I already look forward to the final chapter to get to know more about the mysteries and can’t wait until being able to play through it. The bonus chapter, that got added recently, doesn’t add anything to the main story but only serves the purpose of being comedic and containing more fan-service. During going through the cases, there are two different modes the reader will be able to play through: The investigation and trial. Basically, you only collect evidence and interrogate suspects or possible witnesses. I found this process was quite easy to go through as important items are highlighted most of the time and you just have to move to every direction to talk to everyone available. When the reader gathered all possible evidence, they will move to the trial. During the trial, Shimei still interrogates possible suspects and tries to uncover their lies. I found this mode a bit trickier as you have to present the very right evidence at the right time but luckily, there is no penalty for wrong choices, so the player can just test out every possible option to advance with the trial. Graphic-wise, Master Magistrate is gorgeous and contains a lot of different CGs. Characters’ expressions constantly change and they even wear different clothes depending on the scenario. Sometimes, I noticed that the characters’ drawings look a little bit off, especially when they are presented from the side, although it didn’t influence my enjoyment for this visual novel a lot during the playthrough. Black and white CGs are available here as well for more exciting scenes. Additionally, Master Magistrate contains high-quality voice acting that greatly helped with my immersion and made the characters more lively but sadly, the protagonist isn’t voiced here. 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