[DS] Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Got Apollo Justice from Amazon Thursday, but didn't open it til late last night. I've waited months for the game, but I've just been so busy with other stuff that I couldn't get the time to sit down and appreciate the game (I ended up playing it in bed).

Played through Case 1 and everything looks great so far. I don't think there's ever been a more plot-intensive/confusing case 1 before, though... there are so many unanswered questions.

The animations for the game look really great. I'll probably finish up the game in the next week or so.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I thought people were supposed to mark their spoilers, or something like that. Too much trouble?

Finished case 2 last night and just barely started case 3. Already looks epic, though I kind of wish Capcom sprung for animated videos instead of the CG ones for introductions. Hard to jam when you're a stick figure.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

My gripe with case 3 is that they didn't tie things up as neatly in the end as they usually do.

Case 3:

Why exactly did Machi need the money so bad? What happened to the Chief Justice's son? Unless these get answered in the case 4 epilogue, I'll be kind of disappointed.

I kind of expected that Machi wanted the money because he knew that Lamiroir wanted surgery to fix her eyes... but then I suppose that would've been a bit too close to how case 2 ended up.

Brushel in Case 4 has to be the ugliest/most annoying character in the series so far.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Finished the game last week after putting it off for a while. At first I was disappointed that the game was only 4 cases, but after seeing how involved Case 4 was I was left with no complaints about the game length.

Spoiler:

Case 4 was great! It felt good to be able to play as Phoenix, if only for a short while. I liked how the courtroom from 7 years ago looked like it came out of a GBA game instead of the modern look. And Gumshoe! Where is that lovable goof now?

There were some great plot twists in the case, mainly with Apollo and Trucy being related to Lamiroir. The first time I opened that locket up to see Trucy's mom, I went "oh man" and when Lamiroir's bracelets were shown I literally went 'OH MAAAN" out loud. I suppose this destroys any chances for Apollo and Trucy to hook up, but who needs romance anyway? My only complaint is that the whole system of investigating 7 years ago/in the present seemed kind of random and time-travely. Other than that, great.

Going back to an earlier complaint, I wish the game had tried tying up more loose ends. The fate of some of the guilty as well as their motives was never really made clear. There's also still tons of questions regarding what happened to all the crew from the PW games, but I guess they couldn't fit that all in one game. Sucks!

Now for the long wait for the next game... At least Capcom seems to be trying to get the US release out as quickly as possible after the JP one.

New Gyakuten Not Saiban comes out April 20. Wonder what that's all about?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah that, missed "info" before "comes out."

I was speaking idiomatically.