it's like that, mixed with a bit of Battle Royale, a huge emphasis on mystery/intrigue and murder but also with KICK ASS TRIALS
and awesome music
and it has lots of despair
buy it
Aside from being adventure/VN games with lots of twists and turns and a similar-ish premise, I don't think they're very comparable at all. Definitely give DR a try!
If you love AA, I say give it a shot.
Thanks for the input guys I'm intrigued, excited to try it!
Maybe, I think it would depend on why you didn't like those things in 999 and why you like Phoenix Wright.
The characters/story were pretty boring, shallow, uninteresting and lacked any sorts of development, they would also say random things at random times that doesn't suit The characters. The plot had many holes, the pseudoscience stuff was interesting, but the ending was like wtf, the wrong kind of wtf.
My problem with 999 ending wasn't the complexity, it was the amount of contradiction the game has with it self, it was so unsatisfying that I felt empty inside.
What I love about AA is that each character feels like someone I know, the mystery behind each case, slowly solving it as my friends and I slowly develop, AA3 ending felt very emotional, not to mention how satisfying it was to solve the case and see the criminals expressions.
I really disliked the spirit summoning parts it felt ridiculous summoning spirits in a court, and bringing the dead back to life really takes away from the value of someone dying, it's one of the many reasons why I think AA4 is the best in the series among being more dark with a much serious tone.
Forgot to mention that every filler case sucks, except the final case in AA1 and AA2
Favorite VNs:
AA4
PRvsPL
HD215
Ghost Trick
The Cat Lady (dunno if it counts as a p&c or a VN, but it's worth mentioning)
It sure is possible. I hated 999 too, but I really enjoyed DR1 and DR2.
That's encouraging, hopefully I'll enjoy it!