illyria
2023
Actually i don't care that this is a gatcha that exchange where you're standing right next to herta when she texts you and then when you call her out you get an automatic reply rules
2013
guess what my best friend's favorite food was
you can't. it was tap water
you can't. it was tap water
2016
fucked up that wolfquest was my first exposure to any dating sim
2018
this game is the poster child of 'look pretty but say as little as possible' like the sound design and art direction is gorgeous but the world itself is as empty as its messaging
yeah if you played this game as a kid you're gay now
2020
It starts fun, has an interesting gameplay loop and intriguing lore, but there's a multitude of reasons why I quit. It quickly becomes too demanding of your time and money, on top of being run by a rather awful company. I want to take the characters I liked and put them in a game more worth your time so much
To get the most enjoyment out of this game character-writing wise, I think it's best to take a leaf out of AI 1's book and treat NI as an alternate universe. I'm not suuuper happy with how characterization from AI 1 wasn't retained but this is what makes it work for me
I really liked the new improvements upon somniums, the VR investigations were a welcome addition, and the performances from the cast both writing-wise and voice acting-wise were excellent. Overall, the presentation is stellar. My main gripes are with the story, which unfortunately fell pretty flat.
What made AI 1 work so well for me is how deeply personal the story was. The theme of love encompassed every element of the game, even down to the title having a double meaning (Ai = Love in Japanese + Artificial Intelligence), and every character had a deep personal tie to the overarching plot. Meanwhile in NI, Ryuki and Mizuki spend a decent chunk of it as outside observers rather than being personally tied to the events of the story. This is not helped by NI’s lack of a true thesis or mission statement, rather it feels written with the goal of creating “something cool” first and providing commentary on society second, all the way down to the most significant plot twists. AI and NI being written with very different end goals in mind, combined with the frequent callbacks to AI 1 and Zero Escape teasing the player with direct comparison to Uchikoshi’s other works didn't really do any favors for me towards this feeling of disconnect.
This isn’t to say anything bad about writing something to be cool though! I think this game was written as charming as always, I particularly loved Tama and Ryuki. This game can be very thought provoking as well. However, even treating this game as an alternate universe to the first I feel the overall messaging and creation of this game is substantially weaker
I really liked the new improvements upon somniums, the VR investigations were a welcome addition, and the performances from the cast both writing-wise and voice acting-wise were excellent. Overall, the presentation is stellar. My main gripes are with the story, which unfortunately fell pretty flat.
What made AI 1 work so well for me is how deeply personal the story was. The theme of love encompassed every element of the game, even down to the title having a double meaning (Ai = Love in Japanese + Artificial Intelligence), and every character had a deep personal tie to the overarching plot. Meanwhile in NI, Ryuki and Mizuki spend a decent chunk of it as outside observers rather than being personally tied to the events of the story. This is not helped by NI’s lack of a true thesis or mission statement, rather it feels written with the goal of creating “something cool” first and providing commentary on society second, all the way down to the most significant plot twists. AI and NI being written with very different end goals in mind, combined with the frequent callbacks to AI 1 and Zero Escape teasing the player with direct comparison to Uchikoshi’s other works didn't really do any favors for me towards this feeling of disconnect.
This isn’t to say anything bad about writing something to be cool though! I think this game was written as charming as always, I particularly loved Tama and Ryuki. This game can be very thought provoking as well. However, even treating this game as an alternate universe to the first I feel the overall messaging and creation of this game is substantially weaker
This game is responsible for me literally carving holes in my 3DS' lower screen when I was young. Good game though.
just wanna know who changed this to a remaster bc the platform i was playing this on vanished from the options
EDIT: i have finished it! excellent game but i am docking a star because fuck 12
EDIT: i have finished it! excellent game but i am docking a star because fuck 12
takahashi was finally able to write his episode vi. this game is truly something special and i will not forget it for a long time, there is just so much love put into this game
Berkut and Conrad are better embodiments of Duma and Mila's respective wills than Alm and Celica all the way down to their opposite black/white designs, familial roles, and actions they take throughout the story but no one is ready for this take
this game is so fucking clunky but in a good way. maybe its the ps1 jank liker in me but something about being forced to play at a crawling pace and getting drowned in a hundred audio files files gave me a very intimate-feeling look into her psyche. fuck all menuing criticism it just works.
(do be sure to find a content warning for this game if you want to play it though because it can be outlandishly cruel)
(do be sure to find a content warning for this game if you want to play it though because it can be outlandishly cruel)
excellent, excellent game. the game is by no means perfect (the enforcers are by far the weakest link, dungeon crawling) but they are far outweighed by the more emotional moments in the story. you have to earn these special moments but especially with the context given in FC I think the journey is very much worth it. very happy I started my trails journey and am looking forward to more
Forgive the discourtesy of rating this game a 9/10, but it is so good that I think it'll be a struggle to go backwards and play the other ace attorney games I've missed.
Really, the only flaw is the introduction of summation examinations- they break the flow of court proceedings and slow the game's pace in a way that isn't utilized to its strengths. Aside from that I really can't risk discussing anything else without spoiling. The game is afoot!
Really, the only flaw is the introduction of summation examinations- they break the flow of court proceedings and slow the game's pace in a way that isn't utilized to its strengths. Aside from that I really can't risk discussing anything else without spoiling. The game is afoot!
Riki offers to adopt shulk in a heart-to-heart, and Riki calls Melia his big sister. Future Connected is about Riki's family going on a vacation and I think that's adorable