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Ace Attorney 5: Dual Destinies |OT| Rated M For Objectionable Content
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As said above sometimes you can catch it in the court pan-outs but it's mostly pretty solid. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright on the other hand definitely can get framey.
Matt Attack
Member
Finished this late last night, and I really liked it. I'd say its almost as good as T&T. My favorite thing about this one was definitely its audiovisual stuff. The music was incredible, and don't get me started on those character models. The Cross-Examination Allegro theme has to be one of my favorite songs from the entire series, it's that good.
Bring on the DLC case!
Bring on the DLC case!
You guys are tearing through this. Had a busy week so I just played through Case 2 in one sitting.
Case 3 is off to a promising start.
This was kind of like a mix between the Steel Samurai stuff and the Kurain Village motif (or that one village in AA3) which was fine by me the way they handled it. Blackquill is a return to form for the prosecution (after Klavier) and the new detective is great. Probably my no. 2 after Badd (sorry Gumshoe).
Anyway, I was pumped up during the whole thing. The animations and character models are spectacular: Filch, Athena, Taka freaking out when Blackquill slams the table, to name a few of my favourites. The soundtrack is also getting better and better by the minute. Definitely worthy of its legacy.
Now, after I won the trial, it did occur to me that I wanted to get that white hair analyzed the instant I found it, because I immediately thought of L'Belle. In the end, the way Apollo turned things around made me forget about that narrative blunder, though, which is a totally legitimate strategy for a game.
In the end, I'm all for the Columbo-style setup in this one. It's obvious who the killer is, but the way you uncover Filch's lies, the masquerade, etc. still manages to be very surprising, in the best sense.
Anyway, I was pumped up during the whole thing. The animations and character models are spectacular: Filch, Athena, Taka freaking out when Blackquill slams the table, to name a few of my favourites. The soundtrack is also getting better and better by the minute. Definitely worthy of its legacy.
Now, after I won the trial, it did occur to me that I wanted to get that white hair analyzed the instant I found it, because I immediately thought of L'Belle. In the end, the way Apollo turned things around made me forget about that narrative blunder, though, which is a totally legitimate strategy for a game.
In the end, I'm all for the Columbo-style setup in this one. It's obvious who the killer is, but the way you uncover Filch's lies, the masquerade, etc. still manages to be very surprising, in the best sense.
Case 3 is off to a promising start.
Just finished up Case 3. Really good case. Had a lot of fun going through it, great characters, good twists, and what I assume is a good setup for the message of the rest of the game. It also made me warm up to Athena! Wasn't feeling her until I played this case.
Will tackle case 4 sometime tomorrow. Loving the game so far.
Will tackle case 4 sometime tomorrow. Loving the game so far.
Opinionatedfish
Member
Gah! This party is sitting there. The icon.... taunting me....
But I'm almost done with Apollo Justice. Fourth Case... I did check a few things in Dual Destiny though..
But I'm almost done with Apollo Justice. Fourth Case... I did check a few things in Dual Destiny though..
I just had to know that Klavier wasn't a bad guy. I'm happy he is in Dual Destinies. Also, young Trucy is adorable. I actually like Apollo a lot more now.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
So I spent the entire weekend plowing through this. I'll hopefully end up posting full impressions in the Spoiler thread once I've let it all sink in but, that was damn good. Damn good.
Storm Chamber
Banned
Just finished the game
my only gripe with Case 5:
Good game though
if I had to rank the games now
3 > 1 > 5 > 2 > 4
my only gripe with Case 5:
I get that the spy is supposed to be nobody in particular in relation to everyone else but I'd still rather him have an actual face
Good game though
if I had to rank the games now
3 > 1 > 5 > 2 > 4
Just finished case 2
Well Apollo certainly took a level in badass. This case reminded me why I hated playing as Apollo in AJ. He was an ineffectual scrub who had to have everything dictated for him. Fortunately, the prosecutor in this case wasn't a namby pamby "bro" so he actually had to think and figure shit out, and boy was that fun. There's a clear difference in characterization; he's no longer a greenhorn, but he isn't a pro either. He reminded me of AA1 Phoenix Wright actually. He's also infinitely more relatable in this one.
The case in general was fun. I sorely miss the ability to examine "everything" and wander around to find extra dialogue, but at the same time i'm grateful that they streamlined the process so I wouldn't run into situations where I hit a brick wall. The killer was hilarious, they had the best animations by far.
The highlight of the case imo was when I got to use
EDIT:
Well Apollo certainly took a level in badass. This case reminded me why I hated playing as Apollo in AJ. He was an ineffectual scrub who had to have everything dictated for him. Fortunately, the prosecutor in this case wasn't a namby pamby "bro" so he actually had to think and figure shit out, and boy was that fun. There's a clear difference in characterization; he's no longer a greenhorn, but he isn't a pro either. He reminded me of AA1 Phoenix Wright actually. He's also infinitely more relatable in this one.
The case in general was fun. I sorely miss the ability to examine "everything" and wander around to find extra dialogue, but at the same time i'm grateful that they streamlined the process so I wouldn't run into situations where I hit a brick wall. The killer was hilarious, they had the best animations by far.
The highlight of the case imo was when I got to use
"logic." Everything came together when that happened, it was like I was in perfect sync with Apollo.
EDIT:
hosannainexcelsis
Member
One thing that does bother me about the Ace Attorney games is when you confront the villain alone with a pivotal piece of evidence, giving them the perfect opportunity to snatch it from you and destroy it. I know these defense attorneys can be stupid, but sometimes their stupidity is just too much.
You'd think they would have learned after getting tased in a police station. Show them a damn Polaroid or something if you have to.
AA1 spoilers.
Von Karma did it in AA1. He fucking tasered Wright to get back some evidence!
BronsonLee
Member
Case 3 was THE SHIT, yo.
HEAVY Case 3 spoilers
HEAVY Case 3 spoilers
Fuck you Means. I never liked your ass. I thought the baddie from Case 2 had a great meltdown, but you getting stabbed to the goddamn wall was the most satisfying victory since Case 5 in AA1. Suck it nerd 
Case 3 was THE SHIT, yo.
HEAVY Case 3 spoilersFuck you Means. I never liked your ass. I thought the baddie from Case 2 had a great meltdown, but you getting stabbed to the goddamn wall was the most satisfying victory since Case 5 in AA1. Suck it nerd
I felt the same way. When he went all mohawk evil I was like, "I KNEW IT YOU BITCH".
Some character animations are noticeably choppy while others are super smooth. Framerate whenever the court doors open is also bad, but that's like 2 seconds. The game looks really good otherwise.
BronsonLee
Member
CASE 3 SPOILERS
Exactly. He kept spouting the ends justify the means shit. Von Karma all the way. Fuck your mohawk and your globe. GET GOT
Yeah. I just wish there was more box girl. Only, ya know, not in her box.
Storm Chamber
Banned
SURELY CAPCOM SEES THE SUCCESS OF AA5 AND WILL LOCALIZE AAI2 AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS DSIWARE IN THE ESHOP
No they won't. :T
I also forgot to add
Tedd Tonate supposedly not setting off the bomb and probably a bunch of other details.
FantasyFreak07
Member
Man, the typos and grammatical errors really take me out of the experience. It's the only complaint I have with the game.
Also, Case 5 is sooo good thus far.
Also, Case 5 is sooo good thus far.
The typos are really my only complaint.
Capcom, just let me play through your games ONCE and I will make a complete list of all the typos and oddly omitted words.
Sadly, there are too many for that. The "miracle never happen" typo was memorable and hilarious because bad typos like that weren't all that present in the game, but its just kinda sad in AA5.
I'll deal with it, though, if it means faster and easier localizations. The translation itself is still great and full of personality.
What about my glorious use of the misspelling, "eatser?" Was it awesome?
...Whoa.
Really? Because I honestly don't remember that many in AA2 compared to how many I'm seeing in AA5, and I played AA2 relatively recently. Maybe I was paying less attention or something compared to AA5.
AA2 had a ton of typos. I'd say that had the shoddiest localization. Neither that game's typos nor this one's really made a big deal to me, though.
Up to double digits by the end of case 2. General typos, missing words, extra words. It's all there.
I'm just happy I can play it in English. Not a big deal, but I would assume they hire editors at video game companies to give things one last look, right? I'm not some amazing grammar machine that can find impossibly hidden mistakes, they're all pretty obvious.
It does take two people, though. It's hard to spot your own mistakes.
I am fairly sure the official name is 'Thought Route'.
Nico_D
Member
I hope they do that through the game. It was really emotional and intense! A really good highlight at the end of a case.
I'm ok with this, sounds good to me. Thanks!
I almost want to start another playthrough. The narrative and some revelations could make the second time rather interesting.
secretanchitman
Member
Just beat the game. It was pretty damn good and I think it's as good as AA3.
I really hope that Capcom continues this series!
I really hope that Capcom continues this series!