Star Apprentice: Dazzling Danmaku Detective
Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and shoot down contradictions in this magical girl detective game! Your magic turns each interrogation into a bullet hell logic battle - use it to prove your skills and uncover the truth of each magical mystery! Will you live up to the ideals of a true detective?
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STORY
You can't trust magic to tell the truth of the crime scene, this is what the courts now believe. Apprentice detective Minnie Star and her mentor, famous magician detective Maxwell Lasnam, seek to expose magical crimes that the courts are unable to judge. But magic enhancing items have started appearing that dredge up remnants of Lasnam's Debut Case. Minnie must solve a series of cases alongside her mentor to uncover the truth in order to prove that magic has a place in the detective world!
INTERROGATE
Magic culprits don’t play fair, so fight back against the lies with your own magic! Minnie's power lets her examine a witness's testimony on repeat, and expose its weak spots. However, the witness's resistance forms as bullets in this magic space, and you must dodge them to maintain your mental stamina. Use your evidence to expose the lies in each witness testimony in your search for the truth!
The difficulty of the bullet hell is customizable at any time with difficulty and customization options. Whether you have never played a bullet hell or are a danmaku veteran, there is a difficulty for you. You can even turn on infinite lives if you prefer to focus only on the story!
INVESTIGATE
Move freely around each crime scene in a top-down 2D environment and examine anything that catches your eye. You’ll find evidence that will help you confront witnesses and solve the mysteries in each case! Talk with people involved in the case to learn more about them and what they were doing when the crime occurred, each one expressed through detailed visual novel portraits.
