(Played through the 2017 3DS port)
Apollo Justice is a game that seems to have has a revival by the fanbase in recent years, and more people have began to favor this entry the older this game gets. And in my opinion, it is getting the credit it deserves.
Apollo Justice plays the same as the first 3 games in the series, being a half visual novel/half courtroom simulator game. This entry does add a new minigame however, called "perception". Perception is finding the phrase of testimony that makes the witness tick, and while it can take a while to find with how slowly the dialogue scrolls, it's an ok replacement for AA2/3's magatama.
(Spoiler free Case reviews below)
Turnabout Trump is probably the greatest opening case in the series. Not only is this case good at introducing you to the general feel of the courtroom gameplay for newcomers, but it's also good at being a fun and challenging one too. The case is longer then say, the first Turnabout (from AA1), but isn't as obnoxiously long as The Foreign Turnabout (From AA6). Overall, a great opening case and one of my favorites in the series.
Turnabout Corner is another great case from this game. We get our proper introductions to Trucy and Klavier, (My favorites in the series when it comes to the Assistant and Prosecutor roles respectively), some fun banter with our new characters, and some nice twists and turns along the way.
Turnabout Serenade is often known as the worst case in the game, and the criticism is fair. While I don't find it to be a "bad" case particularly, it is for certain the weakest and most ridiculous chapter in this game's story.
Turnabout Succession is a case that is somewhat good at wrapping up AJ's overarching plot, and is one of the few times a video game made me audibly gasp in surprise. This chapter has a lot of content to go through and has some really awesome events unfold that I will let you blind players see for yourself. While being one of the weakest final cases in the series, I can't help myself for liking this one.
Apollo Justice is also the winner when it comes to soundtrack, definitely the best OST the series has to offer. Nearly every track I could listen to multiple times and never get tired of, it's that good. One of my favorite things to listen to during my free time.
Overall, Apollo Justice is a game you can either hate or love to death. If my score (and review) hasn't said enough, I'm someone who is the latter. Apollo Justice was a game I had a genuinely great time playing and I love revisiting this one from time to time. 4.5/5
Apollo Justice is a game that seems to have has a revival by the fanbase in recent years, and more people have began to favor this entry the older this game gets. And in my opinion, it is getting the credit it deserves.
Apollo Justice plays the same as the first 3 games in the series, being a half visual novel/half courtroom simulator game. This entry does add a new minigame however, called "perception". Perception is finding the phrase of testimony that makes the witness tick, and while it can take a while to find with how slowly the dialogue scrolls, it's an ok replacement for AA2/3's magatama.
(Spoiler free Case reviews below)
Turnabout Trump is probably the greatest opening case in the series. Not only is this case good at introducing you to the general feel of the courtroom gameplay for newcomers, but it's also good at being a fun and challenging one too. The case is longer then say, the first Turnabout (from AA1), but isn't as obnoxiously long as The Foreign Turnabout (From AA6). Overall, a great opening case and one of my favorites in the series.
Turnabout Corner is another great case from this game. We get our proper introductions to Trucy and Klavier, (My favorites in the series when it comes to the Assistant and Prosecutor roles respectively), some fun banter with our new characters, and some nice twists and turns along the way.
Turnabout Serenade is often known as the worst case in the game, and the criticism is fair. While I don't find it to be a "bad" case particularly, it is for certain the weakest and most ridiculous chapter in this game's story.
Turnabout Succession is a case that is somewhat good at wrapping up AJ's overarching plot, and is one of the few times a video game made me audibly gasp in surprise. This chapter has a lot of content to go through and has some really awesome events unfold that I will let you blind players see for yourself. While being one of the weakest final cases in the series, I can't help myself for liking this one.
Apollo Justice is also the winner when it comes to soundtrack, definitely the best OST the series has to offer. Nearly every track I could listen to multiple times and never get tired of, it's that good. One of my favorite things to listen to during my free time.
Overall, Apollo Justice is a game you can either hate or love to death. If my score (and review) hasn't said enough, I'm someone who is the latter. Apollo Justice was a game I had a genuinely great time playing and I love revisiting this one from time to time. 4.5/5