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Ace Attorney 5: Dual Destinies |OT| Rated M For Objectionable Content
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Yeah.
In the Japanese version he starts to write 有, the first character of 有罪, "guilty".
Waldo Lydecker
Member
I feel so silly buying a 3ds only for this game.
Are there actually more detective games / visual novel's on the 3ds worth playing?
I know that you can play DS games on them but I've played almost every visual novel and detective game on these, like the ace attorney's and Hotel Dusk (awesome, awesome game and such a shame Cinq aren't there anymore).
And how is the Eshop? Can you actually buy DS and GBA games there?
Are there actually more detective games / visual novel's on the 3ds worth playing?
I know that you can play DS games on them but I've played almost every visual novel and detective game on these, like the ace attorney's and Hotel Dusk (awesome, awesome game and such a shame Cinq aren't there anymore).
And how is the Eshop? Can you actually buy DS and GBA games there?
Please come post when you figure out who it is. I love first impression freak outs.
Obligatory "9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors" and "Virtue's Last Reward" post. The first is a DS game and the latter is a 3DS (and Vita) game, and both part of the Zero Escape series. It is highly recommended you play them in order, but only VLR is downloadable from the eShop. Both are also rated M, but they're considerably darker than AA: Dual Destinies.
No GBA and DS on eShop, sadly. Well, at least not yet. Nintendo stated they will release GBA on Wii U (Yes, they did), but no word on 3DS. They COULD show up, but who knows. Older titles on 3DS eShop right now have GB, GBC, NES and Game Gear.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Have you played the Touch Detective games for the DS? They're a little obscure, but good quirky fun.
For Japanese adventure games and visual novels specifically for the 3DS, there's Attack of the Friday Monsters in the eShop, which is pretty charming, and Hakuoki, which is a straight-up visual novel and so may not be to your tastes. I suppose Layton counts too.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
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. . Beginning of case 4:
Ace Attorney is going all Space Brothers on me! Still at the day 1 trial, but the case seems quite interesting. Didn't realize Apollo got his eye fucked up before the explosion, I guess it will be explained later on. On another note, seems that Phoenix has only two cases in the game (presuming you do play as him in case 5). Not that I'm complaining, Apollo has turned into a really likable and interesting character after he was such a non-entity personality wise in AA4. Could have been a good idea to have the dlc-case inside the main game though, as I'm sure some fans who were expecting Phoenix to be the protagonist for most of the game might be disappointed by this.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
I also buy my Nintendo portables because Ace Attorney is there.
I've found there's other worthwhile games (albeit in different genres). I know it's not strictly the answer you were looking for... and yes I do too mourn the losss of Cing.
Check out 999 for DS and the follow up, Virtue's Last Reward on 3DS.
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OH MY FUCKING G-
HOW THE FUCK
WHAT THE
HOW THE FUCK DID THEY PULL THIS OFF
I CAN'T
I think a game manages to pull off a twist very, very well if this kind of reaction is actually quite common place.
Yeah, I did count that. Wait, does case 4 switch to Phoenix later on? I was still playing as Apollo where I was.
Waldo Lydecker
Member
Thanks for the reply!
But I've already played these Zero Escape games ;-) Well it shows that it was a good advice from you.
But yeah, Hotel Dusk, Ace Attorney and 999 are really BRILLIANT games
And I'm really fond of Famicom Tantei Club II.But it really sucks that Nintendo isn't really showing any progress in putting up GBA and DS titles on the Eshop, just like Sony isn't putting all their PS1 and PS2 titles on PSN.
Poltergust
Member
Now that I've finished the game, let me list off my favorite things from each case:
Oh, and I'd like to mention that one thing that this game has over AA4 is that the defendants are actually likable this time around. Seriously, I didn't care for any of the defendants in AA4, and that goes especially for Phoenix.
Wow, I never thought about it that way before. I wonder if that was intentional...?
Case 1- Tonate's breakdown, Juniper's everything.
Case 2- Revealing the true identity of The Amazing Nine-Tails, L'BELLE'S THEME.
Case 3- Means' transformation, Athena's statue posing (along with her Objection theme playing).
Case 4- The setting (one of my favorites in the series), everything about Starbuck.
Case 5- Um, everything? I gasped in surprise so many times during this case. Fantastic all around, especially at Fulbright's reveal.
Case 2- Revealing the true identity of The Amazing Nine-Tails, L'BELLE'S THEME.
Case 3- Means' transformation, Athena's statue posing (along with her Objection theme playing).
Case 4- The setting (one of my favorites in the series), everything about Starbuck.
Case 5- Um, everything? I gasped in surprise so many times during this case. Fantastic all around, especially at Fulbright's reveal.
Oh, and I'd like to mention that one thing that this game has over AA4 is that the defendants are actually likable this time around. Seriously, I didn't care for any of the defendants in AA4, and that goes especially for Phoenix.
Wow, I never thought about it that way before. I wonder if that was intentional...?
.......Shit, I'm sorry. Keep playing!
KnightBuster
Member
B-But I liked Vera at least...
No problem, if that happens it's not a big spoiler.
Idk, the game kinda slaps it into your face like 10 times just before asking you to present it to the court.
Poltergust
Member
She turned out alright in the end, but I shall quote Apollo in that game about when we first meet her:
"(Worst. Defendant. Ever.)"
That is usually the case in AA. Phoenix has never been subtle towards the player when it comes time for the big bad reveal.
Dwight Schrute
Member
Case 2 Second investigation spoiler :
HOW DO I OPEN THE DOOR ? I'm stuck, talked to everyone (I think ?). I have to investigate the fox chamber... It seems I should move the two fox statues but I can't figure out how ?
Inspect the folding screen, you also need to find all the other evidence in the room first so if the folding screen doesn't do anything , search around more.
Dwight Schrute
Member
Folding screen.
Did anyone else find it much harder to buy that this game took place in the US compared to other titles in the series?
In AA1-4 I didn't have too hard of a time believing it. You had the Kurain village stuff of course, but it was balanced out by all sorts of crazy shit like Detective Marshall in AA1 or "lake gourdy" that it just made the AA world seem like a weird place without cultural boundaries.
In this one, though:
In AA1-4 I didn't have too hard of a time believing it. You had the Kurain village stuff of course, but it was balanced out by all sorts of crazy shit like Detective Marshall in AA1 or "lake gourdy" that it just made the AA world seem like a weird place without cultural boundaries.
In this one, though:
it feels really hard to ignore where the game takes place in the original version. "Japanese immigrants" setting up the case 2 town(lol). Liberal use of terms like "Yokai" and honorifics. Case 3 being in a clearly japanese school with japanese customs. Case 4/5 involving a space center called gyAxa(Jaxa) and so on!
KnightBuster
Member
Eh, only case 2 was the worst offender in that regard. I'm willing to buy it since Jap- I mean California has a sizable Japanese population.
The Bankslammer
Member
yeah, definitely
i thought most strange was the constant use of "yokai"
that's certainly not a word in your average english-speaker's vocabulary, and i think they would've been just fine replacing it with "monster"
that's certainly not a word in your average english-speaker's vocabulary, and i think they would've been just fine replacing it with "monster"
still, i bet they were certainly regretting trying to set the localized version in america, heh
bagandscalpel
Member
Only played up to case 4, but I think they got lucky with loosely setting the world of AA in around California (IIRC), especially for Case 2 where you can write it off with the history of Japanese immigrants and the gold rush.
eh, at the end of the day, I stilll think that was a good decision. I don't know what I'd do without the punny names.
So basically they won't.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Oh my gosh, that Cosmos theme!!! It is SOOOOO good. Iwadare!!! <3
I don't really want to talk about the game until I beat it, but I can say for certain that this is easily one of the best games in the franchise so far. Only AA3 tops it in pure awesome
I don't really want to talk about the game until I beat it, but I can say for certain that this is easily one of the best games in the franchise so far. Only AA3 tops it in pure awesome
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Yeah, and I hate to say it, but Fullbright grew on me by the time I started Case 5. So the impossible has happened and I actually LIKE his character.
What is wrong me with me??
What is wrong me with me??
Did Capcom hire real VA's for this game yet, or are they still just having the programers do them?
Also bugs me that there are character who talk in the anime cutscenes, but still don't have voiced "Hold it!" lines.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Him and Juniper are prime examples (for me) where I initially didn't like them (a lot) and subsequent appearances after the initial appearances made them grow on me to the point that I kind of miss them when they do not appear every now and then.
Gotta give it to the AA guys, they know how to make some really endearing people.
Oh yeah, and Cosmos is the best character EVER. He has the best music, best design, and best personality. HE BETTER MAKE FUTURE CAMEOS OR I WILL HURT SOMEONE.