[DS] Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - Page 3

Para · Feb 25, 2008, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Hm...

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Chaotic · Feb 25, 2008, 04:47 AM

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The_Griffin · Local time: Feb 25, 2008, 01:56 AM

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Para · Feb 25, 2008, 05:59 AM

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Chaotic · Feb 25, 2008, 07:40 AM

Whoo! Finally got done with the third case... Nice little twist at the end I might add...

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Omnislash124 · Feb 25, 2008, 07:55 AM

So....many....spoilers.....

Must resist urge to read....

Frozen Memories · Feb 25, 2008, 11:01 AM

I was thinking the exact same thing. Too bad I didn't resist. Oops.

Chaotic · Feb 26, 2008, 07:39 PM

ARGH.

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Kimchi · Feb 27, 2008, 08:18 PM

Oh gosh, anyone find the game easier than previous ones? =/ episode 3 and its so easy so far =3

Sakabadger · Local time: Feb 27, 2008, 08:11 PM

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.

Para · Feb 27, 2008, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Kimchi

Oh gosh, anyone find the game easier than previous ones? =/ episode 3 and its so easy so far =3

A friend of mine said that too. Im on case 3 so far...

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Muzza · Local time: Feb 29, 2008, 09:04 PM

Well I just finished Case 2 (takin' my time, yeah), and I'm pretty pleased with it overall. The cast of characters wasn't too impressive, but I did love Wesley Stickley. At first I was annoyed by his page-turning and stuff, but it quickly became rather endearing.

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Tails · Feb 29, 2008, 05:29 AM

So about the ending and the last case...

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Phoenix can....time travel and show people in the past evidence from the future? What the fuck. Either way, I did enjoy getting to play as Phoenix again, if only for a brief moment. The revelation of both Trucy and Apollo being siblings wasn't too out of the blue if you considered their "powers" and how rare they were as the game progressed. Overall though the case felt weak, but I guess since they were going in a different direction with the Jurist's System that was to be expected.

Also, Vera was too cute with the drawing of the smiley faces, the frowny face one was the best. Additionally, young Trucy + Mr. Hat is officially the most adorable thing I've ever seen in a video game.

PS. Anybody hate Brushel as much as I did? God I couldn't fucking stand that guy. His entire character is terrible.

trackjacket · Mar 1, 2008, 08:03 PM

My impressions after completing the game below.

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Finished it last night. Overall, a pretty good game, but easily the weakest in the series, IMO. Though, I rank JFA and TaT about on par with each other (if it wasn't for 3-4 and 3-5 in TaT, I'd probably rank JFA above it), so my opinion is definitely one of the more discrepant ones.

Anyway, I had a few problems with various things throughout the game, much of which grated on me. For one, the music is nowhere near the quality of the previous Ace Attorney's. Additionally, the character designs are, with some exceptions, horrid. Brushel, Wesley Stickler, Little Puma, Daryan, etc. were all grossly flamboyant.

I also found myself disliking many, many more characters than I normally do. There are always going to be some annoying characters throughout an Ace Attorney game, but this had a surfeit of them. Again, Brushel, Wesley Stickler, and Olga, in particular, really bugged me. Especially Brushel.

I also feel Klavier Gavin was nowhere near as intimidating or really as enjoyable as Edgeworth, Franziska, or Godot as a prosecutor. He was by no means a bad character, but he's not someone I'm really anticipating seeing in any forthcoming sequels.

Trucy was great. I think she filled the role of Maya pretty well, and had her own distinguishable personality, instead of being just a Maya clone. Ema Skye returning wasn't so bad, but I didn't enjoy her anywhere near as much as Gumshoe, since that was the role she was basically fulfilling. She was annoying at times, but, overall, not too bad. Phoenix Wright really bugged me, though. I understand that, given his situation (losing his attorney's badge), he was bitter and resentful, but his entire disposition changed from the end of Trials and Tribulations to Apollo Justice. He was no longer as... I guess naive, as he was in the previous games.

The last case was pretty good. Again, probably the weakest last case in the series, but still not bad. It was cohesive and comprehensive, since it spanned seven years. The only problem I had was the completely superimposed revelation that Apollo and Trucy were half-brother/sister, and Lamiroir = Thalassa. It felt contrived and unnecessary, and was merely there for shock value. Apollo's backstory was never really explored (outside of who his mother was), so I'm assuming that'll be something appearing in Ace Attorney 5. I think Phoenix Wright mentioned that Apollo was with the attorney's office at the age of 15, though, so I'm guessing he was still in training or something... but for seven years? Maybe I misunderstood, in any case.

Like I said, overall, a good game, the weakest in the series (IMO), and it'll be interesting to see where they go from here. I'm definitely missing the old cast, though.

The_Griffin · Local time: Mar 1, 2008, 05:44 PM

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Para · Mar 3, 2008, 02:15 AM

So who really digs the new Examination - Allegro theme in GS4? I do lol. can't stop listening to it. I was playing GS4 at my cousins and that track was playing and suddenly they couldn't stop humming to it hahaha.

Chaotic · Mar 3, 2008, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by Tails

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PS. Anybody hate Brushel as much as I did? God I couldn't fucking stand that guy. His entire character is terrible.

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SuperSonic · Mar 4, 2008, 10:40 PM

Finished the game just a little while ago and I've gotta get my thoughts out as well because no one else around my area has even gotten to Phoenix Wright: T&T yet.

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