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go to my dual destinies review. ctrl+c -> ctrl+v. then replace every mention of "athena" with "apollo" and you've got the gist of my feelings on this game
ITS THE SAME FUCKING PROBLEM. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT PHOENIX WRIGHT ANYMORE. HIS STORY HAS RUN ITS COURSE, AND THATS IT.
THIS GAME WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE APOLLO THE BACKSTORY HE'S NEEDED FOR 3 GAMES NOW, AND HE IS THE LEAD DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR LESS THAN HALF THE GAME. HOW
LEGITIMATELY 99% OF APOLLO'S BACKSTORY COMES WITH ONE SINGULAR CASE AT THE END OF THE GAME. AT LEAST ATHENA GOT 3 CASES.
look it's still an ace attorney game, the characters are great, the case plots are okay (mostly due to the same struggles with subtlety that AA5 had). nahyuta is a solid prosecutor with a good emotional element thrown in, and he's a very different vibe than the rest of the prosecutors, which is nice.
it's not as if this game is awful. it's fine. but i just end up thinking throughout the entire game "what if phoenix wasn't here?" "what if apollo or athena got this case?" "why the fuck did maya get kidnapped again are they out of ideas?"
it feels like pandering to capcom higher ups because they never played past the first case of AA1 and think that phoenix is the only thing that sells ace attorney games.
they learned from absolutely NONE of their mistakes from dual destinies (other than maybe a slightly more climactic ending?). this game feels like an absolute waste of some of the most likable and interesting characters in all of gaming.
you HAVE the foundation!! you HAVE apollo, and athena, and trucy, and nahyuta, and an idea of where you want to go with apollo's backstory, and an interesting raise of stakes with the DC act, yet all of this is thrown away because phoenix needs to be here.
i don't dislike spirit of justice. but i can't truly say that i had a great time with it either. it's an incredibly frustrating game because i see exactly how it could be better, but it just... isn't. that's how i would describe spirit of justice. it just isn't.
go to my dual destinies review. ctrl+c -> ctrl+v. then replace every mention of "athena" with "apollo" and you've got the gist of my feelings on this game
ITS THE SAME FUCKING PROBLEM. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT PHOENIX WRIGHT ANYMORE. HIS STORY HAS RUN ITS COURSE, AND THATS IT.
THIS GAME WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE APOLLO THE BACKSTORY HE'S NEEDED FOR 3 GAMES NOW, AND HE IS THE LEAD DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR LESS THAN HALF THE GAME. HOW
LEGITIMATELY 99% OF APOLLO'S BACKSTORY COMES WITH ONE SINGULAR CASE AT THE END OF THE GAME. AT LEAST ATHENA GOT 3 CASES.
look it's still an ace attorney game, the characters are great, the case plots are okay (mostly due to the same struggles with subtlety that AA5 had). nahyuta is a solid prosecutor with a good emotional element thrown in, and he's a very different vibe than the rest of the prosecutors, which is nice.
it's not as if this game is awful. it's fine. but i just end up thinking throughout the entire game "what if phoenix wasn't here?" "what if apollo or athena got this case?" "why the fuck did maya get kidnapped again are they out of ideas?"
it feels like pandering to capcom higher ups because they never played past the first case of AA1 and think that phoenix is the only thing that sells ace attorney games.
they learned from absolutely NONE of their mistakes from dual destinies (other than maybe a slightly more climactic ending?). this game feels like an absolute waste of some of the most likable and interesting characters in all of gaming.
you HAVE the foundation!! you HAVE apollo, and athena, and trucy, and nahyuta, and an idea of where you want to go with apollo's backstory, and an interesting raise of stakes with the DC act, yet all of this is thrown away because phoenix needs to be here.
i don't dislike spirit of justice. but i can't truly say that i had a great time with it either. it's an incredibly frustrating game because i see exactly how it could be better, but it just... isn't. that's how i would describe spirit of justice. it just isn't.
This review does not account for Turnabout Time Traveler, as I haven't been able to play the DLC yet.
As a third game in the Apollo trilogy, it showcases the third and probably last of Apollo's backstories, and this one is to me the most enjoyable, and the more satisfying when it comes to his themes.
What strikes me is that there is not much to say about this game, it is good but it is not striking.
As a third game in the Apollo trilogy, it showcases the third and probably last of Apollo's backstories, and this one is to me the most enjoyable, and the more satisfying when it comes to his themes.
What strikes me is that there is not much to say about this game, it is good but it is not striking.
wait this game was 8 years ago?
i remember not liking this game as much as the other ace attorneys but i remember having a few laughs with the goofs and gaffes
i think this game is a bit underated, i love the mix between everyone POV, another case with maya being acused and that final case my god i bawled my eyes out
rayfa's gimmick > athena's
kind of a step back in terms of gameplay despite the interesting new twists on the formula
This one is the actual Apollo Justice game, as it explores him the most as a character and gives him the most satisfying backstory. This game plays into the supernatural elements of previous games to a far greater extent, and I found most of it enjoyable.
The worlbuilding of Khura'in is interesting even if some of the writing issues form Dual Destinies are still present. The second case is a phenomenal standalone case that further develops Trucy and the Gramaryes from Apollo Justice.
The third case is pretty good as far as third cases go, but the emotional moments are ruined a bit by the pun names being even dumber than usual (someones real name is revealed to be Rheel Neh'mu) Case 4 is a massive disrespect to Athena as a character and her development since a bad plot unrelated case is all she gets but at least Uendo saved it somewhat. Nahyuta is also easily the weakest link of this game's cast, and I'm one of the few who enjoyed him in case two instead of immediately hating him.
The finale is the longest case in the series and it's mostly excellent, the twists were great and used established rules for spirit channeling/death visions creatively, also I fucking love Paul Atishon babyyyy
The worlbuilding of Khura'in is interesting even if some of the writing issues form Dual Destinies are still present. The second case is a phenomenal standalone case that further develops Trucy and the Gramaryes from Apollo Justice.
The third case is pretty good as far as third cases go, but the emotional moments are ruined a bit by the pun names being even dumber than usual (someones real name is revealed to be Rheel Neh'mu) Case 4 is a massive disrespect to Athena as a character and her development since a bad plot unrelated case is all she gets but at least Uendo saved it somewhat. Nahyuta is also easily the weakest link of this game's cast, and I'm one of the few who enjoyed him in case two instead of immediately hating him.
The finale is the longest case in the series and it's mostly excellent, the twists were great and used established rules for spirit channeling/death visions creatively, also I fucking love Paul Atishon babyyyy