It's an Ace Attorney thing. It does that. Sometimes.
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Ace Attorney 5: Dual Destinies |OT| Rated M For Objectionable Content
- Thread starter BlackJace
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I know. It's just doesn't give you much to look forward to.
Typically the "who" is obvious to the player, unraveling the "how and why" is the mystery
Are you crazy? that first tutorial case still manages to take me for a ride every time, especially this time around
I'm up to day 2 of the 3rd case and man this game has been fantastic so far.
My verdict so far is:
+ The animations are fantastic, it was absolutely the right decision to make this game 3D.
+ The music, so far it's all been great.
+ The characters, I've liked every single one I've met so far.
+ The courtroom scences are more exciting thanks to good use of the camera.
- Not being able to investigate everywhere is a real bummer.
- It's a little on the easy side, though that may be because I'm used to the type of logic these games use.
I'm looking foward to continuing case 3 later, even if I think I already know who did it.
My verdict so far is:
+ The animations are fantastic, it was absolutely the right decision to make this game 3D.
+ The music, so far it's all been great.
+ The characters, I've liked every single one I've met so far.
+ The courtroom scences are more exciting thanks to good use of the camera.
- Not being able to investigate everywhere is a real bummer.
- It's a little on the easy side, though that may be because I'm used to the type of logic these games use.
I'm looking foward to continuing case 3 later, even if I think I already know who did it.
Professor Beef
Banned
Yeah, but usually only on the first case and rarely on the ones afterwards. I'm hoping it stops being a thing on the 3rd case forward.
Yup I didn't know about this at all til I played case two yesterday, it is very disappointing. Lots of lost opportunity for off-topic exchanges which made investigation very gratifying. I hope they managed to implement the step ladder debate somewhere.
Only other example, aside from intro cases, that I can think of is 1-2. It's true that it takes away some of the excitement when they outright show you who the murderer is.
Yeah I didn't know about it either. It's really the only thing I've found truly disappointing so far. Every other change they've made has been for the better.
Magicpaint
Member
Yeah, I look forward to these the most in AA so it's very disappointing to have this streamlined so much, but I get why they did.
The music is so good though.
Yeah, I saw that first in
Danganronpa (or at least something similar to it), so it was really weird seeing that mechanic at the end here. I think it fits the type of genre really well though, and the music was hype.
a lot of what you're led to believe in the beginning is wrong entertaining, like with Rise to the Ashes.
Sammy Samusu
Member
I said I would beat this game in two days, but I still haven't finished the first case, lol!
Best opening case ever?
Best opening case ever?
The writing in blood has been done before though. I cackled at "Mr. Wrigh" and "S. Doow". :lol
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
(Sorry, am I supposed to be consoling you over your first-world problems?)
LOL
Hours Left
Member
Oh man, AAI2 is so freaking epic I can't even. I love how strongly it ties to past games, I think more so than any other game in the series.
It kills me that so many AA fans haven't gotten to experience it yet.
It kills me that so many AA fans haven't gotten to experience it yet.
The lack of investigating everywhere really puts me off too. It's too bad, really. I used to love the jokey exchanges Phoenix would have with Maya, or Apollo with Trucy, and those are kind of missing in this game. Oh well. 
Besides that, I'm having a great time! Just reached day 1 of court for case 2, and I'm really enjoying the game so far.
Besides that, I'm having a great time! Just reached day 1 of court for case 2, and I'm really enjoying the game so far.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
I'm salivating at the thought of having the first 6 games remade with this engine for the 3DS.
DO IT CAPCOM GODDAMNIT DO IT
DO IT CAPCOM GODDAMNIT DO IT
Copy everything from old SD Card to PC, then copy everything from PC to new SD Card. It's as easy as that.
I'm probably one of the few here who absolutely loved how Capcom got rid of all the boring investigation meddling outside the crime scene and of all the needless pixel hunting. Sure it had funny dialogue, but at times I struggled to pinpoint the correct trigger (part of the scene) to make investigation progress further. I just hope it will be much more difficult in later cases, then streamlining will definitely not bother me.
The opening case was brilliant, but it didn't top the first case from T&T. And the second case is something very traditional to the series (remember Steel Samurai?) and is something so silly I don't really enjoy it that much.
The opening case was brilliant, but it didn't top the first case from T&T. And the second case is something very traditional to the series (remember Steel Samurai?) and is something so silly I don't really enjoy it that much.
What is the best way to play it?
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Holy shit holy shit holy shit
Somewhere in the beginning of case 3:
Somewhere in the beginning of case 3:
Klavier Gavin Motherfuckers!
Sammy Samusu
Member
<3
Capgod slaying the 3DS as usual, with Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and now Ace Attorney.
Is there ever a true penalty for getting a guilty verdict? Restarting from where you left off, with full health, kind of makes it seem really pointless.
Not that I'm complaining, having to replay sections would be terrible. Just curious if perhaps you miss out on bonus content or something similar.
Not that I'm complaining, having to replay sections would be terrible. Just curious if perhaps you miss out on bonus content or something similar.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Am I really the only one that gets teary eyes while playing with 3D on? I actually like the 3D, the look nice, but damn my eyes can't take it.
Hurts my eyes because of astigmatism I think. I just turn it on for short periods.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I kinda wish they would just get rid of the damn penalty system. One of the biggest flaws of this franchise for me has been its extreme linearity prevents much in the way of player agency, so even when you know the answer to a puzzle, you have to wait around until the game prompts you and Phoenix FINALLY catches on, and when that happens you might present the "wrong" evidence even if it seems totally valid. You have to play everything exactly by the script, when the script tells you to press the button to continue the scene.
And that's ok, because nobody plays PW for the gameplay. Its all a paper-thin excuse to read a dozen hours of wonderfully-written dialog and spend time with this cast of colorful characters, but their extremely linear mechanics always kept the games firmly in the "8/10" camp for me.
That would seem rather expensive considering they would be full on remakes.
chickdigger802
Banned
Liking the game so far after case 1, but man, these anime cutscenes are awful. I know they're only a small part of the game, but I'm cringing whenever they pop up.
Apollo sounds like Shatner, horrible dramatic dialogue (doesn't seem quite so bad when read, is terrible when spoken), dramatic eye zooms everywhere.
Just awful.
Apollo sounds like Shatner, horrible dramatic dialogue (doesn't seem quite so bad when read, is terrible when spoken), dramatic eye zooms everywhere.
Just awful.
Im not particularly bothered by them. The animation is ok, and although the voices don't really fit, at least they're not as bad as in Etrian Odyssey Untold. Ugh.
First case was very cool! I love how the animations translate to 3D.
I think Athena's great as a character, but they may have overdone it with her little Tamagotchi thing. Also, does she randomly throw out Spanish/German (Jetzt geht's los!") phrases or is that a bug? Bit of an arbitrary shtick if not, but ok.
Anyway, onto the second case!
I think Athena's great as a character, but they may have overdone it with her little Tamagotchi thing. Also, does she randomly throw out Spanish/German (Jetzt geht's los!") phrases or is that a bug? Bit of an arbitrary shtick if not, but ok.
Anyway, onto the second case!
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
It would be way cheaper than a new game.
They already have the engine, they have the script (and the translations).
They could reuse the music.
So all that's left are menus, character models and backgrounds.
Sell it at 4.99$ per case as DLC for AAI5 and boom. I mean, milking the fanbase, isn't this what the japanese devs are all about these days?
A bug when there's no Spanish or German translations in existence?
Edit: it occurs to me that you could have meant that "los" is Spanish? It's also a German word.
rockmanjoe
Member
I'm already loving this more than any of the previous games.
Playing as Apollo in Case 2 feels like a proper sequel to AA4. So good.
The new detective character is great too.
Playing as Apollo in Case 2 feels like a proper sequel to AA4. So good.
The new detective character is great too.
wackojackosnose
Member
I touched fingers with Phoenix.
;_;
I love 3D.
;_;
I love 3D.
At one point Athena says "No hay problema!", which is Spanish for... well, I'm sure you can guess what it means.A bug when there's no Spanish or German translations in existence?
Edit: it occurs to me that you could have meant that "los" is Spanish? It's also a German word.
Poltergust
Member
I would not object to that, although $4.99 per case seems to be a bit much.