It's an Ace Attorney clone. A little watered down but it scratches the itch well enough.

If you've played through the series but want more, this will satisfy you. You may find it a refreshing change of pace that there is a lot less murder in this game.

The first thing that attracted me to Paper Perjury is that it was quite clearly modeled after the Ace Attorney series. As a huge fan of those game I was naturally hungry for more similary styled experiences, and this one certainly delivers!
The basic flow of gameplay is all borrowed from Ace Attorney - visual novel style dialogue conversations that require you to poke holes in peoples statements by presenting evidence in order to progress. You go from investigations to interrogations in order to solve the crime.
Where this game diverges though, is that you actually play as a member of the police. Well, technically a police clerk but she ends up investigating alongside the real detectives anyway. I'm not sure why they couldn't have just made the main character an actual detective but it barely matters once the game gets going anyway.
Furthermore, pretty much every case in Ace Attorney is a murder trial, but Paper Perjury saves murder for late in the game. The steady escalation in the seriousness of crimes as the game progresses makes the tail end of the adventure feel like a thrilling climax that has been building up the whole time.
These crimes are also much more grounded in reality than in Ace Attorney. There are no spirit mediums and a large portion of the game surrounds the operations of banking investment firm. Even so, the game still holds your interest, throws a dash of humour in every now and then to keep things lively and hosts a colourful cast of characters.
The people you'll meet have silly pun based names, fun animations themed after their characteristics and each one gets a distinct personality. You won't likely become too emotionally invested in them but they are serviceable for the roles they play.
There are 6 cases and a bonus case which bring the playtime into the same realm as most Ace Attorney games. It's a decent chunk of content to sink your teeth into and it does an excellent job of having an overarching narrative that makes a lot of it flow together seamlessly.
Whilst it may not reach some of the heights of the series it is inspired by, this is still a stellar first effort for what I hope becomes a long running series. The more corporate style of story won't be for everyone but is well written and structured in all the ways that truly matter. The art style and music are incredibly good, bringing a mark of high quality that means this game deserves to played.
If I was writing this review by hand, and I told you it was no good, I'd be committing Paper Perjury!

It’s a good copycat of Phoenix Wright in many ways. If Phoenix Wright is S-tier, this is a solid A-, or B+. It carves out it’s own niche and I credit the writers and art team for doing a very good job making this a fun and interactive story wirh beautiful, colorful presentation.