I had always been curious about the Ace Attorney series, ever since I first watched all those ranchy parody animations on YouTube when I was a kid. I never expected to like these games as much as I did...But here we are.
Playing Ace Attorney is like playing a book. Everything is heavily scripted and your choices only serve to progress the story in the one and only path the game wants you to follow. But where it lacks in freedom, I believe it compensates in writing and presentation.
This world and characters they have created are so absolutely absurd, but I could not help but to fall in love with them. I can heavily relate with Phoenix, I love Mia like a mentor, I love Maya like my sister, I love Edgeworth like a gay lover, and I love Gumshoe like a good friend who just can't catch a break.
Whenever a new case starts, I don't really mind the repeating formula of Investigation > Trial and viceversa, since the game usually does manage to hook me soon enough, that all I want to do is to keep finding clues to find out how the story unfolds.
The trial system may be absolutely stupid and far removed from reality, but MAN is it the best part of the game. It is just so satisfying to point out contradictions and seeing the true culprit slowly crumble down, until they break out of desperation.
But by far, what makes everything work as well as it does, has to be the presentation. Seeing Phoenix slam the table and yell "OBJECTION!" feels too over the top but it never gets old. And the music....Hoooly shit THIS MUSIC! THE CORNERED THEME SLAPS SO HARD! I GET INCREDIBLY EXCITED EVERY TIME I HEAR IT! ....Even if all I am seeing is people standing in a courtroom and talking.
The only downsides to this game are the fact that the bonus case is maybe a bit...Way too long (Good, but too long). And I actually don't like how often Phoenix needs to be saved at the last minute by Mia (The way you win the second case is pretty...dumb), it kinda makes Phoenix look more incompetent than he actually is.
In conclusion. This game is fun, it's funny, it's compelling, it's endearing, I love these characters and the original last case is incredibly good. Uhh...I dunno what else to say...It's a step ladder.
Playing Ace Attorney is like playing a book. Everything is heavily scripted and your choices only serve to progress the story in the one and only path the game wants you to follow. But where it lacks in freedom, I believe it compensates in writing and presentation.
This world and characters they have created are so absolutely absurd, but I could not help but to fall in love with them. I can heavily relate with Phoenix, I love Mia like a mentor, I love Maya like my sister, I love Edgeworth like a gay lover, and I love Gumshoe like a good friend who just can't catch a break.
Whenever a new case starts, I don't really mind the repeating formula of Investigation > Trial and viceversa, since the game usually does manage to hook me soon enough, that all I want to do is to keep finding clues to find out how the story unfolds.
The trial system may be absolutely stupid and far removed from reality, but MAN is it the best part of the game. It is just so satisfying to point out contradictions and seeing the true culprit slowly crumble down, until they break out of desperation.
But by far, what makes everything work as well as it does, has to be the presentation. Seeing Phoenix slam the table and yell "OBJECTION!" feels too over the top but it never gets old. And the music....Hoooly shit THIS MUSIC! THE CORNERED THEME SLAPS SO HARD! I GET INCREDIBLY EXCITED EVERY TIME I HEAR IT! ....Even if all I am seeing is people standing in a courtroom and talking.
The only downsides to this game are the fact that the bonus case is maybe a bit...Way too long (Good, but too long). And I actually don't like how often Phoenix needs to be saved at the last minute by Mia (The way you win the second case is pretty...dumb), it kinda makes Phoenix look more incompetent than he actually is.
In conclusion. This game is fun, it's funny, it's compelling, it's endearing, I love these characters and the original last case is incredibly good. Uhh...I dunno what else to say...It's a step ladder.