[DS] Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

I'm glad some other people share my opinion of this game. What a way to destroy a beloved character... I can only hope that the next game will be MUCH better. This wasn't too bad, but I just couldn't get myself to care about what was going on. I even had a better time playing JFA.

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

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.

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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 was speaking idiomatically.

Finally finished the game, and I was impressed with Case 4 as a whole. And I personally didn't find Brushel that annoying or stupid or anything...I think the character could've been better, yes, but he wasn't that bad. (I still bloody HATE that Meekins dude. Damn, someone put him out of his misery.

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I thought Kristoph made a pretty badass villain. Maybe not as awesome as the super villain that is Dahlia, but he was still damn good and reeked of composure and slickness. Until the last moment, that is. ^.~ I liked all of the other characters in the case, too, apart from the aforementioned police officer. Vera was sweet in a way and Drew was actually a pretty down-to-earth guy in the end. Valant gained more identity and character, and Zak was ok I guess. A bit obnoxious, but still cool. (And a bit of a jerk.)

The case/plot itself was fairly solid, too. Not too intricate and far from simple...actually had me wondering what it was all about at various points, which is a good thing. I actually liked the lol randomness of the Mason System , and playing as Phoenix was a nice touch. It really made me realise how much better he is than Apollo, how grew really lame towards the end. I enjoyed the seriousness of Phoenix during the case; it was nice to play as a lawyer with some conviction and lack of ignorance and stupidity (probably 'cause Maya wasn't there *cheers*).

The plot twists were ok, too. On par with the twists in PW3. I love the whole Lamiroir connection, 'cause she's like my favourite PW character ever. And the sibling thing was surprisingly easy to stomach. Hell, Phoenix's "I know everything about the past 7 years...EVERYTHING" attitude didn't even annoy me. >_> Klavier kinda still did, though. A very confident 17-year-old, may I say.

So yeah, I'd probably rate the games like this, Apollo Justice getting a solid 8/10:

3 > 1 > 4 > 2

Best part of the game was discovering Lamiroir, no doubt. Oh, and Wesley! He's awesome. So is Klavier's air guitar, and the guitar distortion when he covers his ears in shock/horror. Won't be missing Alita though. Probably my least favourite character from the game, overall.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

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

I thought April 20th was just the date of the new 2008 concert Gyakuten meets Orchestra, where they will announce what exactly NGNS will be (that is what it says on the concert website anyway).

Whatever it is, if it wants to live up to the name it cannot take place in a courtroom.

FELIPE NO

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

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Whole Game Reactions:

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The game just felt TOO EASY. The only times I REALLY had trouble was with the bracelet moments, when I couldnt see some minute detail. When the game was ending, I was expecting some build up of difficult testimony after difficult testimony, culminating in a HUGE dramatic entrance of some sort. All I got was "HA HA YOU LOSE" "Objection! LOOPHOLE" The last case's failure to be epic kind of leaves the whole gamae with a bad feeling. Hopefully Capcom goes back to what made the final cases in the previous games great in the next installment.

Jam it back in, in the dark.