It's a really good collection of three great games. Unless you prefer the pixelated sprites of the original games over the up-scaled ones (which I completely get) you can't go wrong with buying a collection of these games with HD graphics. It's a collection of peak fiction. Play it. These games are awesome.
A charming take on the visual novel formula that combines investigation scenes collecting evidence, and trial scenes where you try to point out contradictions in testimony using evidence. Unfortunately this series suffers from bad writing and how strictly it wants you to follow its formulaic approach.
The investigations won't progress until you exhaustively check every item on every person or go to every location looking for the next event trigger so you don't miss anything for the court scenes. This ensures you never go into a case without all the info 'required' to make winning possible but makes the game very tedious.
The difficulty comes from selecting the right evidence in court but there's many points where suddenly the next choice is basically a game over if you don't select the right combination. This is made worse by the game wanting you to present evidence in a very specific order.
There were multiple times I wanted to point out clear contradictions but I was getting ahead of the story so it failed me for doing so. What's most frustrating is that stories are uncovered during the trials. Wright spends most of each episode bluffing and guessing his way through the court scenes, figuring things out only at the last moment which leaves you in the dark too and unable to do more than guess at where the writer is going. I think it's meant to make it more tense but it just feels hollow and makes the character seem inept.
Maybe if the stories were a bit less cliched and the gameplay more varied it would be more fun. Psyche-locks were an interesting addition but quickly became stale because they're court gameplay during investigations. Also what happened to 3D evidence? An interesting premise but does very little with it, they should have just made an anime instead.
The investigations won't progress until you exhaustively check every item on every person or go to every location looking for the next event trigger so you don't miss anything for the court scenes. This ensures you never go into a case without all the info 'required' to make winning possible but makes the game very tedious.
The difficulty comes from selecting the right evidence in court but there's many points where suddenly the next choice is basically a game over if you don't select the right combination. This is made worse by the game wanting you to present evidence in a very specific order.
There were multiple times I wanted to point out clear contradictions but I was getting ahead of the story so it failed me for doing so. What's most frustrating is that stories are uncovered during the trials. Wright spends most of each episode bluffing and guessing his way through the court scenes, figuring things out only at the last moment which leaves you in the dark too and unable to do more than guess at where the writer is going. I think it's meant to make it more tense but it just feels hollow and makes the character seem inept.
Maybe if the stories were a bit less cliched and the gameplay more varied it would be more fun. Psyche-locks were an interesting addition but quickly became stale because they're court gameplay during investigations. Also what happened to 3D evidence? An interesting premise but does very little with it, they should have just made an anime instead.
[100+ hours] i am so autism over this game GOSHHHHHH... its so amazing i would love to give it 5 stars but the amount of questionable moments [namely the entirerty of turnabout big top] just knock it down half a point. but it's truly an amazing game.. the amount of times i've replayed it / specific cases...
Solid soundtrack btw
Solid soundtrack btw
Very fun collection of games. Some pretty fun mysteries with strange solutions and an incredible cast of characters. I will say some of the investigation portions require some old school point and click levels of leaps in logic to figure out what you need to do next and sometimes the order you have to present evidence can be frustrating do to the overall lack of control in HOW you present the evidence during trials.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a fun slapstick investigative visual novel. The story is rich with fleshed out characters, memorable stories, and an underlying grim atmosphere.
This trilogy is the best game package out there. Ace Attorney is the only visual novel I am willing to replay from start to finish.
This trilogy is the best game package out there. Ace Attorney is the only visual novel I am willing to replay from start to finish.
AA 1: excelente jogo e uma ótima trama. Caso final de dar arrepios.
AA 2: o caso final é magnífico, mas todo o resto é bem oito ou oitenta. Achei mais fraco, mas ainda bem legal.
AA 3: maravilhosa conclusão para a trilogia e de longe o melhor. Melhores casos, melhores personagens e melhor trilha sonora.
AA 2: o caso final é magnífico, mas todo o resto é bem oito ou oitenta. Achei mais fraco, mas ainda bem legal.
AA 3: maravilhosa conclusão para a trilogia e de longe o melhor. Melhores casos, melhores personagens e melhor trilha sonora.