History VisualNovel / SocratesJonesProPhilosopher

** The UpdatedReRelease has a much more blatant example: [[In TheStinger Socrates and Ari are having a conversation, she walks off screen only to find herself face to face with the arbiter remarking he didn't expect to find her here again so soon and then ending with to be continued.. in pro philospher 2.]]

Due to the death of [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash]], the game is set to get a release on Steam. Its Steam page can be found [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2120060/Socrates_Jones_Pro_Philosopher/ here]].

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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Euthyphro. He's Soc's first opponent for a reason.

** Kant breaks down in the same way Hobbes did, while screaming "NEEEEEIIIIINNNN!!" [[spoiler:But if he's to be believed, he already knew and even listed in his agenda to have his philosophy questioned.]]

* BuffySpeak: Socrates first's counter-argument with Euthyphro lacks proper lexic, as he has never learned about the uses and definitions of concepts such as fallacy and qualification. Luckily for him, his statement is not measured by "style points".

* CrazyPrepared: Immanual Kant seems to have ''everything'' on his schedule, including the events of his debate with Socrates.

** When a bunch of philosophers start to proclaim to know the answer on the nature of morality, someone among them says that morality is purely conceptual and cannot be define. [[spoiler:That is exactly Socrates' conclusion at the end, and he got at it on his own.]]
** The final opponent you face is far less difficult than the others to debate, pausing to insult you, complain and essentially throw a temper tantrum. Not surprising, since he [[spoiler:is Socrates, who although a wise philosopher was ''terrible'' when it came to essentially legal arguments. His poor performance in court over a minor accusation was actually why he was sentenced to death.]]

** John Stuart Mill, unlike most of the philosophers you face, is humble, friendly, and not easily offended, and in fact defends Socrates when Ari is fangirlishly angry with Socrates for challenging him.

** Protagoras as well. Thanks to mistaking Soc with his old friend, Protagoras is polite and friendly with him.
* PapaWolf: Once he learns that [[spoiler:Ari's life is at much risk as his own]], Socrates demands to the Arbiter to bring forth his best philosopher to get things over quickly.

* StrawNihilist: Conversed when The Arbiter mentions that Nietzsche volunteered to debate with Socrates. He mentions that he's quite famous and quoted a lot by "[[EmoTeen angsty teenagers]]".

** Socrates dismisses learning about philosophy because he finds no use in pondering over the nature of right and wrong. Guess on what will depend his life.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: During the credits. Curiously, despite all the other similarities, the style of it is radically different from the way the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' games handle it; whereas that series offers short speeches from the various NPC's, this game offers white-on-black images with no dialogue and no sprites.

Due to the death of [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash]], the game is set to get a release on Steam. It's Steam page can be found [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2120060/Socrates_Jones_Pro_Philosopher/ here]].

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Socrates and Ariadne Jones.

** The final opponent you face is far less difficult than the others to debate, pausing to insult you, complain and essentially throw a temper tantrum. Not surprising, since he [[spoiler:is Socrates, who although a wise philosopher was ''terrible'' when it came to essentially legal arguments. His [[CourtroomAntic poor performance in court]] over a minor accusation was actually why he was sentenced to death.]]

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: As Socrates is giving his goodbyes to the philosophers he faced before, he says that all of them were great to meet...except maybe Euthyphro. And yes, Socrates did include [[GrumpyOldMan Hobbes]].

* StrawNihilist: Conversed when The Arbiter mentions that Nietzsche volunteered to debate with Socrates. He mentions that he's quite famous and quoted a lot by "[[{{Emo}} angsty teenagers]]".

* AmicableExes: Averted. Socrates and Ari's mother seems to have divorced in not so good terms, as Socrates points out in his rant over being late for Ari's school, that her mother doesn't talk to him anymore.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When a bunch of philosophers start to proclaim to know the answer on the nature of morality, someone among them says that morality is purely conceptual and cannot be define. [[spoiler:That is exactly Socrates' conclusion at the end, and he got at it on his own.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Socrates is a mere accountant who barely can grap philosophy, and has his job oftenly mocked and demeaned by everyone in the Intelligible Realm. His putting-a hand-behind-his head animation makes him even more endearing.

* AbsenceOfEvidence: Billy's «proof» that his repellent is effective is that there are no deer around.

** Ari is in school talking about what a jerk was Hobbes.

* AndZoidberg: As Socrates is giving his goodbyes to the philosophers he faced before, he says that all of them were great to meet...except maybe Euthyphro. And yes, Socrates did include [[GrumpyOldMan Hobbes]].

** Kant breaks down in the same way Hobbes did, while screaming "NEEEEEIIIIINNNN!!". [[spoiler:But if he's to be believed, he already knew and even listed in his agenda to have his philosophy questioned.]]

* DebateAndSwitch: [[spoiler: Socrates doesn't actually answer the question and find a perfect definition of morality, and he can't even prove his counterproposal (that such a thing is unfindable). By the final argument, both sides are arguing [[ChewbaccaDefense Chewbacca Defenses]] that have nothing to do with the original challenge.]]

* YoungerThanSheLooks: Ari looks old enough to be a college student, but she's actually in high school.

** Socrates is named after the famous thinker who proclaimed to don't know anything in order to test other peoples' theories and believes to see if they stand solid. Unlike his namesake, however, Socrates Jones really doesn't know two things about philosophy and honestly questions things not out of rhetoric but to see if they're ''right''.

* PressXToDie / SchmuckBait: Saying "Your face is ugly!" is guaranteed to heavily damage your LifeMeter... but it's always there, and so tempting. You'll at least get some funny dialogue for your trouble if you succumb to temptation.

The titular Socrates Jones is an accountant who lives in New York with his daughter, Ariadne. Every Jones except for Socrates himself is a huge philosophy buff, whereas he himself just doesn't get what the fuss is all about. A car accident and a cosmic misfile, however, land him and Ari in the Intelligible Realm, the philosophers' afterlife, and his only ticket out is to answer the ancient question of what constitutes the perfect definition of morality. To come up with an answer, Socrates has to debate with a handful of famous philosophers.

''[[http://jayisgames.com/games/socrates-jones-pro-philosopher/ Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher]]'' is a VisualNovel by Connor Fallon and Valeria Reznitskaya; as the title alone should indicate, it draws heavy, '''heavy''' inspiration from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series. It's actually an EdutainmentGame designed to teach the player about debating and philosophy, but hides it well.

* {{Foreshadowing}]: When a bunch of philosophers start to proclaim to know the answer on the nature of morality, someone among them says that morality is purely conceptual and cannot be define. [[spoiler:That is exactly Socrates' conclusion at the end, and he got at it on his own.]]

* AmicableExes: Averted. Socrates and Ari's mother seems to have divorced in not so good terms, as Socrates points out in his rant over being late for Ari's school that her mother doesn't talk to him anymore.

** Socrates is named after the famous thinker who proclaimed to don't know anything in order to test other peoples' theories and believes to see if they stand solid. Unlike his namesake, however, Socrates Jones really doesn't know two things about philosophy.

** Socrates dismisses learning about philosophy because he finds no use in poundering over the nature of good and evil. Guess on what will depends his life.

* AmicableExes: Averted. Socrates and Ari's mother seems to have divorced in not so good terms, as Socrates points out in his rant over being late for Ari's school that her mother doesn't talk to him as much anyway.

* BerserkButton: Kant doesn't like facial hair. Imagine his shock when he realizes half of the people around him have beards.
* BigNo: Kant breaks down in the same way Hobbes did, while screaming "NEEEEEIIIIINNNN!!". [[spoiler:But if he's to be believed, he already knew and even listed in his agenda to have his philosophy questioned.]]

** Ariadne is named after mythological Ariadne, the one who gave to Theseeus a ball of yarn to guide himself in the Minotaur's labyrinth. Just as her namesake, Ari guides her dad by teaching him the basics on debate.

* NiceGuy: John Stuart Mill, unlike most of the philosophers you face, is humble, friendly, and not easily offended, and in fact defends Socrates when Ari is fangirlishly angry with Socrates for challenging him. Immanuel Kant is also a pretty decent guy, who only acted as an insufferable genius at the beginning in order to appeal at his schedule and actually takes his defeat rather well.

* ExactWords: Socrates is only able to fight back against [[spoiler:The Arbiter]] after he pointed out that [[spoiler:he never said that morality ''didn't'' exist as The Arbiter believed, just that it was impossible to find.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Socrates is a mere accountant who barely can grap philosophy, and has his job oftenly mocked and demeaned by everyone in the Intelligence Realm. His putting-a hand-behind-his head animationmakes him even more endearing.

* AndZoidberg: As Socrates is giving his goodbyes to the philosophers he faced before, he says that all of them were great to meet...except maybe Euthyphro. And yes, Socrates did include Hobbes.

* ExactWords: Socrates is only able to begin his debate with [[spoiler:The Arbiter]] after he pointed out that [[spoiler:he never said that morality ''didn't'' exist, just that it was impossible to find.]]

* {{Fangirl}}: Ariadne, for John Stuart Mill.

** Socrates is named after famous thinker who proclaimed to don't know anything in order to test other peoples' theories and believes to see if they stand solid. Unlike his namesake, however, Socrates Jones really doesn't know two things about philosophy.

* BerserkButton: Kant doesn't like facial hair. Imagine his shock when he realizes half of the people around him have beards.