We. The Revolution

Trying to be principled and moral earns you the wrath of either the mob or Robespierre.
Accurate simulation of those evetns, 10/10.

Despite the historical liberty taken with the history of the French Revolution, I find this game as one of the good ones in that context. Not only it lets you play as a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, you also play as a man who is trying to seize the opportunity that the French Revolution gave to many bureaucrats of the bourgeoisie to gain more power through intrigue and backdoor dealings. Without spoiling anything, your duties extend from simple sentencing people to something much more grandiose in design. Overall a good game, once you understand its mechanics.

"We. The Revolution" is a linear narrative game depicting a semi-fictional, sort of "what if", timeline of the French Revolution and the tribunals and Reign of Terror that followed after. While the game can in no means claim historical accuracy as far as the history buffs are concerned it touches on (abundantly at that!) plethora of period figures, events and trends.
The player takes the role of the antihero judge Fidele who has to preside over interesting, mundane, complicated and blatantly obvious/simple cases concerning the factions of the Revolution - the Common Folk, the Revolutionaries and the Aristocracy. As far as the cases themselves - they are presented via captivatingly and sometimes funnily written police/court officer notes; the judge has to "connect the dots" so that the proper questions can be asked and guilt or innocence can be ascertained. There is a jury that is swayed by the way the case is presented by the judge and disobeying its ruling can lead to discontent among the abovementioned factions. Once the sentence has been read out and if the party is found guilty the judge has the option to address the crowds gathered in front of the courthouse for an additional reputation bonus.
Meanwhile Fidele's life does not end at the Revolutionary Tribunal - he can go home every night to his family (two sons, father and wife) or to the gambling den. Each choice can influence tomorrow's trial, the relationship with his closest ones, or even force his hand to carry out a certain sentence if he owes favours!
While the game is linear it is dotted with scribed events that foster the feeling of actual choice and consequence - they are also extremely well written and thought-provoking.
For the purposes of this not being a review longer than the game itself and in an attempt not to spoil the game for all prospective buyers I would like to briefly list what the game can offer:
- an intrigue system that is semi-linear, where the antihero vies for power with various historical and some made up figures,
- a battle system that is fun and to an extent tactical,
- full log system and ability to review every single choice made and detail uncovered,
- a secret story related to the antihero that develops over the game's three acts!,
- many cutscenes and persuasion mini-games,
- a fun ending and a deux ex machina moment, at least for me. :)
The only downside to getting this game are it's sometimes fiddly and "multiple playthroughs"-achievements, which can maybe frustrate the hunters among you.
I. A fan recommening this game.

very fun gameplay, fantastic art and graphics-- it's so refreshing to see such originality --however, the mechanics for the revolutionaries seems like it was written by someone whose sole knowledge of the jacobins comes from a wikipedia article. it's often very frustrating to lose points for "counterrevolutionary" choices that would have been lauded and praised in reality.

For what I payed for it I wasn't expecting a whole lot. But the story, the different trials, overlapping storylines, and plot twists made this one of my favorites!

Simple visual novel good read

Great art style and incredible way to tell the story of the French Revolution. There are many aspects, all intertwined, that impact the game-play. Amazing game!