Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane

Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane brings the lawyer-adventure format pioneered by Ace Attorney to a high fantasy setting.

Unused Backgrounds#

A close-up of the refinery catwalk from Case 3, with the broken guardrail and open chemical vats visible.

A close-up of the ballroom tables from Case 4.

Unused	Used

An alternate version of the cathedral balcony from Case 5 with the stone debris absent.

Unused Profile Text#

Out of the six variants of Celeste McCoy's character profile text in the game files, two of them are never used in-game.

Test Scripts and Placeholders#

Some scripts for testing various gameplay elements, stored with courtroom assets. The examine dialogue in the middle is taken verbatim from Theodore Redmond's office in Case 2 and the courtroom lobby in Case 1.

FEris: Yo.
FEris: We need to get this thing done, man.
FEris: You'll do it though.
FEris: ...Or not.[p/] That's a possibility.
Alright
Next
AriaC: The prosecution is ready.
AriaC: Dawg.
Aria: The witness is ready.
Aria: I'm nervous.
Aria: I'm angry.
Aria: ...
Aria: I'm alarmed!
Aria: I'm surprised!
Aria: I'm confused...
Aria: I'm... uh...
Aria: I'm happy.
Aria: *sigh*
Aria: Ugh...
Aria: It's alright.
Aria: I'm fine.
Celeste: I'm also ready.
Judge: I'm a judge!
Free me from this nightmare.
Player: Painting 1
Tyrion: It's a painting of someone.[p/] He looks like some sort of professor.
Theodore: That's Professor Lukas Gilbert.[p/] He was an instructor here many decades ago.
Theodore: He was quite the accomplished scholar,[p/] and well-beloved by the students here.
Theodore: And this was all despite his lack of magical ability.
Celeste: He studied magic without actually being able to use it?
Theodore: Yes.[p/] He was quite remarkable.
Theodore: ...Unfortunately,[p/] we lost him to illness very early in his career.
Player: Painting 2
Tyrion: It's a painting of a mage...[p/] But he doesn't quite look like a noble.
Theodore: Oh. That's Jason Steelwind.[p/] One of the chosen mages of the Scaled Lord.
Celeste: Wait...[p/] \"Steelwind\"?[p/] As in-
Theodore: Yes.[p/] He's the earliest recorded ancestor of House Steelwind.
Theodore: Legends say that the Scaled Lord bestowed his power upon him and his allies to create the first mages.
Celeste: Wow...[p/] It's hard to even tell that he and the prosecutor belong to the same bloodline.
Theodore: As with all the noble houses,[p/] House Steelwind had quite humble beginnings.
If only they'd remember where they came from...
Player: Fireplace
Tyrion: There's a fireplace with some burning wood.
Tyrion: It looks pretty cozy.
Player: Chandalier
Tyrion: It's a fancy-looking chandelier.
Player: Window
Tyrion: There's a window with a view of a garden.
Tyrion: The headmaster has a nice view from up here.
Player: Table
Tyrion: It's a small table for guests.
Tyrion: Is that...[p/] wine?
Theodore: No, actually.[p/] It's just apple juice.
Theodore: Most of my guests [i]are[/i] students after all.
Player: Back
Painting 1
Tyrion: It's a painting of a knight.[p/] There's some text under it.
Tyrion: \"Sir Diogo:[p/] former Commander of the Arcane Inquisition.[p/] Well-beloved by both the people and his fellow knights.\"
Tyrion: \"After many years of service,[p/] Commander Diogo retired with honors.\"
Tyrion: \"With this plaque,[p/] we thank and honor him for his dedication and commitment to the kingdom of Wyverngarde.\"
Painting 2
Tyrion: It's a painting of a knight.
Tyrion: There's some text under it.
Tyrion: \"General David Serrano:[p/] former Chief of the Kingsguard.[p/] A beloved ally of House Steelwind who served during the Great Luminite War.\"
Tyrion: \"The annals of history have countless tales of his courage,[p/] wit,[p/] and heroism.\"
Tyrion: \"With this plaque,[p/] we thank and honor him for coming to the defense of our kingdom during one of our greatest times of need.\"
Bench
There was a bench outside the courtroom.
When I was a child,[p/] I used to sit there during Ms. Tymora’s trials.
Door
This door led to the courtroom.
Beyond these doors,[p/] the fates of countless people had been decided.
Back
Celeste: You done looking?
Celeste: You didn't skip the first line.
Celeste: You're pretty patient.
Celeste: You skipped my dialogue?!
Celeste: Do you even want to play the game?
Celeste: Anyways, we're done. Good job!
Celeste: Testimony 1
You pressed testimony 1.
Celeste: Testimony 2
You pressed testimony 2.
Celeste: Testimony 3
You pressed testimony 3.
Celeste: Testimony 4
You pressed testimony 4.
Celeste: Testimony 5
You pressed testimony 5.
Celeste: Testimony 6
You pressed testimony 6.
Overflow
You overflowed
Objection
OBJECTION!
Objection?
Celeste: Meep Meep
Celeste: Beep Beep
0123
Celeste: YEAH!
No
Celeste: Nah...
EXAMINE
Celeste: You picked option 1
TALK
Celeste: You picked option 2
MOVE
Celeste: You picked option 3
PRESENT
Celeste: You picked option 4
Test Location
Test Location 2
Back
Celeste: You're in the normal Court of Azathoth.
Celeste: You're in the inverted Court of Azathoth.
LoremIpsum
Celeste: Cool! You solved my riddle!
Default
Celeste: You entered the wrong text.
Cancel
Celeste: You done shopping?
Abott
Celeste: You picked Option A.
Becky
Celeste: You picked Option B.
Catherine
Celeste: You picked Option C.
Back
Celeste: You cancelled...
Celeste: We're gonna test an argument now.[p/] The health bars should be loaded.
Celeste: First,[p/] we're going to damage you.
Celeste: Then we're going to damage me.
Celeste: Now, let's damage you until you die.
Celeste: And you're dead. Congrats!
Celeste: Wait...[p/] That shouldn't happen. Debug this.

Another, much shorter test script is stored in a package named "VisualNovelBase".

This is a [b]test[/b] of [i]narration[/i] text.
Test1: [s/]This is a test of some stuff,[s/] holla![p/] We're just gonna [w]expand[/w] this text to extend the text being displayed by this box.[p/][s/] Right?!
Test1: [s/]This is another test of some [c=yellow]yellow[/c] stuff, holla![p/] We're again gonna expand this text to extend the text being displayed by this box.
Test1: And [i]now[/i] the emote should be stopped.
This is some more narration.
Circle
You chose the circle.
Square
You chose the square.
Now we try to load Celeste pouting.
And here we switch her to Neutral.
Test2: And now we're finally testing the load of a second character.
And then we move Celeste right.
[b]Choice 1[/b]
Test1: Congrats! You picked choice 1!
[i]Choice 2[/i]
Test2: YO! You juts picked choice 2!
[w]Choice 3[/w]
Wow! You picked choice 3!

Some UI text elements have placeholder entries:

Filename Oddities#

Several characters are referred to with alternate, possibly early, names in the filenames for their sprite assets.

Revisional Differences#

On January 6, 2026, a major content update patch (Patch 2.01) was released with various changes and improvements:

* Additional character scenes
* Revisions to some of the older character sprites
* Rewritten dialogue
* Restructuring of certain cases and story beats
* A complete overhaul of the mystery in Case 3
* Better color balance and effects for characters and backgrounds
* Better designed UI
* The ability to upload and use fan translations on the Steam Workshop
* New Objection Animations

The original version of the game would later be made available as free DLC on June 16, 2026, under the name Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane --CLASSIC--.

References#