¿Qué hacer cuando tienes que crear una secuela que no querías hacer a una trilogía de videojuegos que son altamente amados y reconocidos? No es necesario decir que mandarlo a la basura, como dirían varias personas sobre "Apollo Justice", más bien, se puede expandir los horizontes bajo los que opera la saga y ofrecer nuevas perspectivas.
Viniendo de un maratón en el que he estado jugando todos los Ace Attorney, debo decir que el cuarto juego es, hasta el momento, mi favorito de todos. Había leído toda las opiniones contrariadas de esta cuarta entrega, muchas de ellas enfocadas en el personaje de Phoenix Wright, de cómo el tono ha cambiado bastante, o que los casos no son tan memorables. Puedo entender cómo a varios estos elementos los echan para atrás, pero en lo personal, es precisamente lo que varios odian de este juego, lo que hizo que a mí me pareciera espectacular.
Desde el primer caso, el juego te envuelve en un tono mucho más sombrío que los anteriores. Si eso, regresa a un punto que extrañaba mucho del primer juego, donde, si bien hay elementos sobrenaturales, el juego mantiene cierto aspecto realista. Aunque me gusta la introducción de elementos más fantásticos en Ace Attorney 2 & 3, ante todo, estos juegos me han capturado por la fantasía de jugar al abogado que debe encontrar fallas en la lógica de los argumentos de los testigos para revelar la verdad. En ese sentido, este juego tiene cuatro de los casos mejores escritos y desarrollados hasta ese momento en la saga.
Cada uno presenta asesinatos que tienen temáticas muy bien definidas, y cuyos personajes involucrados siempre operan en una escala de grises donde no siempre vas a estar defendiendo a alguien que se salva de pecado, o donde incluso los "contrincantes" puede que te ayuden en ciertas cosas. El primero gira en torno a una partida de póker, el segundo en torno a la yakuza, el tercero trata de un concierto, y el último va sobre un pintor. Aunque los personajes no son tan "grandilocuentes" como en juegos pasados, aún así me parece que están escritos de manera excelente.
Hasta cierto grado, me preocupaba mucho el entrar a este juego porque siendo que pasan tantos años después del final del tercero, lo que plantea esta obra es prácticamente empezar desde cero, con un cast de personajes muy diferente. El único que regresa es el señor Wright, así como Emma Skye, a quien la presentaron en la versión actualizada del primer juego (¡ah claro, y el juez!). Fuera de eso, no conoces a nadie, y lentamente te van sumergiendo una vez más en un mundo de relaciones, vendettas y familias que han entretejido un misterio que me parece muy bien construido. Para cuando terminó el juego, ya me había enamorado del nuevo cast. En especial, Trucy y Klavier me parecen grandes aportaciones a este universo. Por otro lado, aunque Apollo me agrada, creo que se queda algo por debajo, pero espero que en futuros juegos indagen más en quién es.
El juego dura lo que tiene que durar, o bueno, casi. Mi única queja en ese sentido es que concuerdo que el desenlace se puede sentir demasiado apresurado. Para cuando llegas a la conclusión, creo que había muchos hilos colgando, a los que les hubiera venido bien tener 10 ó 15 minutos adicionales, pero no me puedo enojar después de haber pasado por ese último caso, que me parece espectacular. Juega con tantos conceptos que la saga ya había intentado, pero los lleva a un lugar muy diferente. Juega con tus expectativas, y tu rol como jugador, todo mientras hace un punto muy válido sobre que un sistema de justicia como el que ha usado este universo, hasta ese punto, es sumamente injusto.
Puntos rápidos: la música es increíble (el mejor OST de la saga a mi parecer), el chiste de las panteletas me parece algo innecesario, y adoro el arte. Ahora sí, el punto más fuerte que quiero debatir: PHOENIX WRIGHT NUNCA DEJA DE ESTAR EN PERSONAJE. He visto a muchas personas quejarse de cómo "destrozaron" a su héroe, argumento que no me debería sorprender tomando en cuenta la reacción de la gente con The Last Jedi. De hecho, tanto estoy dispuesto a hacer esta comparativa, pues he leído comentarios al estilo que Dual Destinies, la secuela de este juego, es el Rise of Skywalker de los Ace Attorney, en que intenta retractar las decisiones más interesantes por las que apuesta Apollo Justice. Ya tocará verlo en su día, pero en lo mientras, lo único que puedo decir es que la razón de por qué Wright llega a ese punto me parece completamente consecuente con quién es, no quebranta para nada su construcción durante los tres juegos previos, y además, nos da uno de los momentos más descorazonadores de la saga.
Me encanta cuando una saga se atreve a abrirse a nuevas posibilidades, y aunque admito que hay cosas que no termina de aterrizar (sobretodo en el último caso, aunque lo culpo, siendo tan ambicioso como es), en general me deja un sabor de boca increíble. Revitaliza al personaje de Wright, presenta a un cast de personajes nuevos, lleva a la saga por un tono distinto (sin dejar a un lado el carisma que tanto la caracteriza), y mete nuevas ideas jugables y estructurales que me encantaría que siguiera explorando a futuro... aunque lamentablemente ya tengo esa respuesta contestada a medias.
De cualquier manera, sigo teniendo muchas ganas de seguir con los Ace Attorney. Actualmente me encuentro prácticamente obsesionado con ellos, y me gustaría ir jugando todos los principales y spin-offs que me quedan.
Si llegaste hasta aquí, probablemente ya has jugado Apollo Justice, si no, recomiendo mucho esta saga en general. Realmente tiene tantas virtudes, y no por nada, ya llevo unas 80+ horas metido en este mundo.
Viniendo de un maratón en el que he estado jugando todos los Ace Attorney, debo decir que el cuarto juego es, hasta el momento, mi favorito de todos. Había leído toda las opiniones contrariadas de esta cuarta entrega, muchas de ellas enfocadas en el personaje de Phoenix Wright, de cómo el tono ha cambiado bastante, o que los casos no son tan memorables. Puedo entender cómo a varios estos elementos los echan para atrás, pero en lo personal, es precisamente lo que varios odian de este juego, lo que hizo que a mí me pareciera espectacular.
Desde el primer caso, el juego te envuelve en un tono mucho más sombrío que los anteriores. Si eso, regresa a un punto que extrañaba mucho del primer juego, donde, si bien hay elementos sobrenaturales, el juego mantiene cierto aspecto realista. Aunque me gusta la introducción de elementos más fantásticos en Ace Attorney 2 & 3, ante todo, estos juegos me han capturado por la fantasía de jugar al abogado que debe encontrar fallas en la lógica de los argumentos de los testigos para revelar la verdad. En ese sentido, este juego tiene cuatro de los casos mejores escritos y desarrollados hasta ese momento en la saga.
Cada uno presenta asesinatos que tienen temáticas muy bien definidas, y cuyos personajes involucrados siempre operan en una escala de grises donde no siempre vas a estar defendiendo a alguien que se salva de pecado, o donde incluso los "contrincantes" puede que te ayuden en ciertas cosas. El primero gira en torno a una partida de póker, el segundo en torno a la yakuza, el tercero trata de un concierto, y el último va sobre un pintor. Aunque los personajes no son tan "grandilocuentes" como en juegos pasados, aún así me parece que están escritos de manera excelente.
Hasta cierto grado, me preocupaba mucho el entrar a este juego porque siendo que pasan tantos años después del final del tercero, lo que plantea esta obra es prácticamente empezar desde cero, con un cast de personajes muy diferente. El único que regresa es el señor Wright, así como Emma Skye, a quien la presentaron en la versión actualizada del primer juego (¡ah claro, y el juez!). Fuera de eso, no conoces a nadie, y lentamente te van sumergiendo una vez más en un mundo de relaciones, vendettas y familias que han entretejido un misterio que me parece muy bien construido. Para cuando terminó el juego, ya me había enamorado del nuevo cast. En especial, Trucy y Klavier me parecen grandes aportaciones a este universo. Por otro lado, aunque Apollo me agrada, creo que se queda algo por debajo, pero espero que en futuros juegos indagen más en quién es.
El juego dura lo que tiene que durar, o bueno, casi. Mi única queja en ese sentido es que concuerdo que el desenlace se puede sentir demasiado apresurado. Para cuando llegas a la conclusión, creo que había muchos hilos colgando, a los que les hubiera venido bien tener 10 ó 15 minutos adicionales, pero no me puedo enojar después de haber pasado por ese último caso, que me parece espectacular. Juega con tantos conceptos que la saga ya había intentado, pero los lleva a un lugar muy diferente. Juega con tus expectativas, y tu rol como jugador, todo mientras hace un punto muy válido sobre que un sistema de justicia como el que ha usado este universo, hasta ese punto, es sumamente injusto.
Puntos rápidos: la música es increíble (el mejor OST de la saga a mi parecer), el chiste de las panteletas me parece algo innecesario, y adoro el arte. Ahora sí, el punto más fuerte que quiero debatir: PHOENIX WRIGHT NUNCA DEJA DE ESTAR EN PERSONAJE. He visto a muchas personas quejarse de cómo "destrozaron" a su héroe, argumento que no me debería sorprender tomando en cuenta la reacción de la gente con The Last Jedi. De hecho, tanto estoy dispuesto a hacer esta comparativa, pues he leído comentarios al estilo que Dual Destinies, la secuela de este juego, es el Rise of Skywalker de los Ace Attorney, en que intenta retractar las decisiones más interesantes por las que apuesta Apollo Justice. Ya tocará verlo en su día, pero en lo mientras, lo único que puedo decir es que la razón de por qué Wright llega a ese punto me parece completamente consecuente con quién es, no quebranta para nada su construcción durante los tres juegos previos, y además, nos da uno de los momentos más descorazonadores de la saga.
Me encanta cuando una saga se atreve a abrirse a nuevas posibilidades, y aunque admito que hay cosas que no termina de aterrizar (sobretodo en el último caso, aunque lo culpo, siendo tan ambicioso como es), en general me deja un sabor de boca increíble. Revitaliza al personaje de Wright, presenta a un cast de personajes nuevos, lleva a la saga por un tono distinto (sin dejar a un lado el carisma que tanto la caracteriza), y mete nuevas ideas jugables y estructurales que me encantaría que siguiera explorando a futuro... aunque lamentablemente ya tengo esa respuesta contestada a medias.
De cualquier manera, sigo teniendo muchas ganas de seguir con los Ace Attorney. Actualmente me encuentro prácticamente obsesionado con ellos, y me gustaría ir jugando todos los principales y spin-offs que me quedan.
Si llegaste hasta aquí, probablemente ya has jugado Apollo Justice, si no, recomiendo mucho esta saga en general. Realmente tiene tantas virtudes, y no por nada, ya llevo unas 80+ horas metido en este mundo.
this was a difficult one to get invested in, but i'm kinda glad i pulled through. a lot of the characters i didn't care about at first got a lot more context introduced later on, and i enjoyed the back half of the game a lot more than the first
quel BANGER
A historia é CONFUSA tem um capitulo chato pra CARALHO o fenix é MENDIGO e a ema é uma PUTA. mas ainda é bom
Muy a la altura de los anteriores. Juegazo muy ameno y entretenido
This review contains spoilers
There's just a lot of factors that bring this game down.
AA had been becoming more exaggerated and silly, but this overcorrects, taking on a more bitter and generally depressing tone than it is known for. Phoenix and Ema personify this new direction.
Most of the mysteries are mediocre, and Apollo is flat and passive for most of the game.
AA had been becoming more exaggerated and silly, but this overcorrects, taking on a more bitter and generally depressing tone than it is known for. Phoenix and Ema personify this new direction.
Most of the mysteries are mediocre, and Apollo is flat and passive for most of the game.
This review contains spoilers
I kept hearing that it was a really good game and that some people event hink this is the best AA game and what a REAL disapointment it ended up to be. To be honest, it's not a bad game at all but it's completely average from the start to the end. I have some BIG problems with the game and I would like to start with the main one that is : Apollo.
Don't get me wrong, I like him like I liked Phoenix in the first cases of AA1. And that's the whole problem because Apollo end up being a simple copycat of Phoenix with no real difference in personnality with his "mentor". The same go with Trucy who is just a copycat of Maya which is worse here since she has sprites that are almost identical to Maya.
For the rest of the cast, I quite liked to see a completely washed out Phoenix but the Gavin brothers... Kristoph is written to be the bad guy and there is nothing more to add to it, that's all. And Konrad is just a dude who makes music and is handsome but has no real goal motivating him to beat Apollo in court. It's just a normal dude who does his job and don't care about any kind of revenge toward Apollo for putting his brother in jail, which I wouldn't think is a bad thing in another licence. But In AA the antagonists always had a reason to beat Phoenix in court before. Edgeworth wanted to beat Phoenix for crushing his perfect streak and his ego. Von Karma wanted to clean her last name and Godot wanted to get revenge on Phoenix which he considered the origin of all his problems. And Konrad has got nothing like that with Apollo which is a BIG problem imo.
Now apart of the cast i have a real problem with how they handled 4-4. What I loved with AA1-3 was that the final case was always bringing a lot of stress by putting us i an uncomfortable position where we had to help a relative of Phoenix in different ways. And there is nothing of that in 4-4, we just defend a random girl who is related to and old case that is teased since the beginning of the game. So here there is not this stressfull position that we were used to. There is another problem and it can be ironic but it's coming directly from Phoenix. Not only does he steal the spotlight from Apollo everytime he's here but he also takes half of the 4-4. I don't think that for a legacy game it's a good thing that the best part of the game is when you play with the previous main character. Best part that is not even really great to be honest with the most fucked up way the serie has ever resolved a case. Finding clue in the future to use them in the past is just a complete nonsense. And to completely kill it, Apollo doen't even end up resolving the case, it's ended with the jury system we just heard about without seeing anything thoughout the whole case. It feels more like a deus ex machina than a resolution and no, adding a plot twist about his origins just at the end of the game doesn't make it a good case.
That's about everything I had to say about the game, it doesn't look like it with how I wrote my review but I still enjoyed the game, it's a decent AA game but it doesn't deliver any of his promises by being a real legacy game.
Don't get me wrong, I like him like I liked Phoenix in the first cases of AA1. And that's the whole problem because Apollo end up being a simple copycat of Phoenix with no real difference in personnality with his "mentor". The same go with Trucy who is just a copycat of Maya which is worse here since she has sprites that are almost identical to Maya.
For the rest of the cast, I quite liked to see a completely washed out Phoenix but the Gavin brothers... Kristoph is written to be the bad guy and there is nothing more to add to it, that's all. And Konrad is just a dude who makes music and is handsome but has no real goal motivating him to beat Apollo in court. It's just a normal dude who does his job and don't care about any kind of revenge toward Apollo for putting his brother in jail, which I wouldn't think is a bad thing in another licence. But In AA the antagonists always had a reason to beat Phoenix in court before. Edgeworth wanted to beat Phoenix for crushing his perfect streak and his ego. Von Karma wanted to clean her last name and Godot wanted to get revenge on Phoenix which he considered the origin of all his problems. And Konrad has got nothing like that with Apollo which is a BIG problem imo.
Now apart of the cast i have a real problem with how they handled 4-4. What I loved with AA1-3 was that the final case was always bringing a lot of stress by putting us i an uncomfortable position where we had to help a relative of Phoenix in different ways. And there is nothing of that in 4-4, we just defend a random girl who is related to and old case that is teased since the beginning of the game. So here there is not this stressfull position that we were used to. There is another problem and it can be ironic but it's coming directly from Phoenix. Not only does he steal the spotlight from Apollo everytime he's here but he also takes half of the 4-4. I don't think that for a legacy game it's a good thing that the best part of the game is when you play with the previous main character. Best part that is not even really great to be honest with the most fucked up way the serie has ever resolved a case. Finding clue in the future to use them in the past is just a complete nonsense. And to completely kill it, Apollo doen't even end up resolving the case, it's ended with the jury system we just heard about without seeing anything thoughout the whole case. It feels more like a deus ex machina than a resolution and no, adding a plot twist about his origins just at the end of the game doesn't make it a good case.
That's about everything I had to say about the game, it doesn't look like it with how I wrote my review but I still enjoyed the game, it's a decent AA game but it doesn't deliver any of his promises by being a real legacy game.
If it weren't for the game's ending being completely empty, there would be no price for this game.
Если бы не слитая в ноль концовка игры, цены этой игры не было.
Если бы не слитая в ноль концовка игры, цены этой игры не было.
this is the perfect AA game untill the final case
If you can't be good be interesting. Apollo Justice teaches me that just because something is interesting doesn't mean I won't hate it.
Case 1 - Genuinely interesting
Case 2 - Annoying as all hell with unlikable characters
Case 3 - FUCK OFF I'M GETTING MAD THINKING ABOUT THAT SING AND HOW I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT THING TO CLICK AND EAS STUCK DEALING WITH AN ENDLESS LOOP FOR LIKE AN HOUR IN BETWEEN UNI CLASSES
Case 4 - Ambitious but doesn't stick the landing
All in all worth playing just to get to DD & SOJ but man Apollo Justice is not based. At least the OST is quite based
Case 1 - Genuinely interesting
Case 2 - Annoying as all hell with unlikable characters
Case 3 - FUCK OFF I'M GETTING MAD THINKING ABOUT THAT SING AND HOW I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT THING TO CLICK AND EAS STUCK DEALING WITH AN ENDLESS LOOP FOR LIKE AN HOUR IN BETWEEN UNI CLASSES
Case 4 - Ambitious but doesn't stick the landing
All in all worth playing just to get to DD & SOJ but man Apollo Justice is not based. At least the OST is quite based
the last jedi of ace attorney
The AA games were always pretty cornballs but Apollo just isn't as fun a protagonist as Phoenix
I have never played a game that has this much hate and contempt for it’s predecessors
Finished it again for the trilogy release and it's still great.
If you think Turnabout Succession is underwhelming because "it takes the spotlight away from Apollo" or because "the culprit is obvious" then you are grossly misunderstanding the point of it. Apollo, Klavier, and Vera are puppets caught in the center of an ego battle, and the lack of tangible stakes during the final day is so obviously intentional. Phoenix is not supposed to be an unequivocally good person. That's what makes the final showdown so much more interesting than that of youknowwho at the end of TGAA2.
If you think Turnabout Succession is underwhelming because "it takes the spotlight away from Apollo" or because "the culprit is obvious" then you are grossly misunderstanding the point of it. Apollo, Klavier, and Vera are puppets caught in the center of an ego battle, and the lack of tangible stakes during the final day is so obviously intentional. Phoenix is not supposed to be an unequivocally good person. That's what makes the final showdown so much more interesting than that of youknowwho at the end of TGAA2.
great when there isn't someone in my ear telling me that they suck😬😬 already inlove with klavier
While I definitely do prefer the original trilogy of games this game has a ton of strong aspects on it's own and all the new characters introduced are great and really got a ton of depth to them during the final case, still a strong entry overall!
me gustó pero prefiero la mayoría de características de sus predecesores, aún así consigue ser original para ser el cuarto juego de una saga con el mismo tema
Good time overall, though I got really stuck on the third and final case. Turnabout Serenade had me pixel hunting, and nothing about the final case made any fucking sense to me
note: I played the Nintendo Switch version of this game on the trilogy collection, though I am logging it as this since I am exclusively talking about this first title
About a month or two ago I jumped into the world of Ace Attorney blindly and on a whim. It was a series on my radar, but a compelling sale of the Phoenix Wright trilogy on the Nintendo Switch Eshop and some time to kill spurred me into giving it a go. What I did not expect at that time was that I enjoyed my blind venture so much I unexpectedly played that trilogy back-to-back-to-back, and I found some of my new all time favorite characters, stories, and games in general. I fell in love with Ace Attorney, and shortly thereafter I ran over to pre-order a copy of the upcoming Apollo Justice trilogy as its hooks were just too deep in me.
Like the previous three titles, I went into this trilogy as blind as I possibly could. I didn’t know who Apollo Justice was- but I was eager to find out. Considering how much I adored Phoenix’s trilogy, there were big shoes to fill- yet I am still a rational and level headed person. If this game was exactly what I had known and loved, I can’t say I would be disappointed by it. If this game was a bold, new take on the series- I can’t say I’d be disappointed by that either assuming what they present here is compelling. I was open to see whatever it would give me, and I am very happy to report that I got a sort of blend of both outcomes here, and one that I still very much enjoyed.
Given the genre of this series doesn’t lend itself much to major evolution in mechanics or presentation, I am going to be relatively quick with my thoughts here so as to not be redundant or drag on my thoughts. Anyways,
- I loved the cast here. Apollo is an incredibly endearing and lovable protagonist. Trucy is so much fun and makes for a fantastic companion. The direction they took Phoenix’s character is really interesting and the kind of bold, refreshing shake-up I was hoping might be in this game. Klavier is a really fun twist on the prosecutor, since this is the first time the opponent doesn’t have bitterness or vitriol towards the defense. Ema returning from AA1’s 5th case was a great and welcome surprise. Fantastic overarching antagonist.
- Really outstanding selection of cases here. I enjoyed all of them and found they crescendoed into something really excellent by the end of things. The first case is a wonderful intro, the second was really exciting how it weaved so many small threads into one, the third had great characterization and twists, and the fourth was a fascinating way to wrap them all together.
- The returning forensic investigations from Rise from the Ashes is a bit of a gimmicky and silly mechanic, but it is at worst harmless, and at best a fun little diversion. I love that it really emphasizes each piece of evidence with you being able to interact and get little bits of flavor text from them.
- The presentation is very much still Ace Attorney- which is to say it has fantastic and incredibly memorable art direction. I found the characters to be more animated than ever, which was really fun, and the music is stellar.
- Just a damn fun time to be had here.
I have some issues with the game, notably
- The cases are a bit on the longer side of things, and while I still really enjoyed them I felt their length at points.
- Apollo doesn’t always get the limelight he deserves, which is a bit sad since he is not only the titular character, but I just really like him.
- The new perception mechanic is a great concept, but I feel is used in a very linear and kind of arbitrary way. The concept of finding and pointing out nervous ticks from the character sprites is a fascinating concept, but it is so limited in when you can use it, why its used, and you don’t naturally see the characters quirks without entering a heightened-senses aura. Not bad by any means, but I think it is notably a less fun mechanic than, say, the magatama psyche locks in JFA and T&T.
- As much as I loved the fourth case, and still do, my biggest gripe with this game is that it ends very.. abruptly? It’s not a loud, crashing thud- but the stakes raise, raise, raise, and right when it's about to explode at its highest highs like the final cases in the PW trilogy- it just kinda fizzles out. It was such a bummer, because it was so close to reaching that same electrifying catharsis, but it just.. ends. I am equally disappointed and confused since the dominoes were falling into place there, but given the buildup of the case tied all four cases into it, it didn’t have as grand a finale as I think it deserved. The conclusion also isn’t particularly conclusive at points either- with it neglecting to even educate the protagonists of one of the major twists the ending brings, not giving Phoenix much of a conclusion despite his involvement in the final case, and fast-forwarding some really interesting conversation about Trucy’s past, etc. It just felt rushed, and that makes me sad. But it makes me sad because..
Apollo Justice is a wonderful game. I talked quite a bit about some of my faults with it, but the highs way outshine my gripes here. I had such a fun time with this game and think it is absolutely worthy of being added to this series lineup. If I had to rank, I don’t think it quite lives up to the original PW:AA due to its flat ending and certainly not Trials and Tribulations, but I think it can easily be placed alongside something like Justice for All (which is a game I love!!). I don’t know what else to say, really, it's Ace Attorney- it has yet to fail me. This game seems to be a bit more mixed in reception, but I thought it was fantastic. Thumbs up from me.
About a month or two ago I jumped into the world of Ace Attorney blindly and on a whim. It was a series on my radar, but a compelling sale of the Phoenix Wright trilogy on the Nintendo Switch Eshop and some time to kill spurred me into giving it a go. What I did not expect at that time was that I enjoyed my blind venture so much I unexpectedly played that trilogy back-to-back-to-back, and I found some of my new all time favorite characters, stories, and games in general. I fell in love with Ace Attorney, and shortly thereafter I ran over to pre-order a copy of the upcoming Apollo Justice trilogy as its hooks were just too deep in me.
Like the previous three titles, I went into this trilogy as blind as I possibly could. I didn’t know who Apollo Justice was- but I was eager to find out. Considering how much I adored Phoenix’s trilogy, there were big shoes to fill- yet I am still a rational and level headed person. If this game was exactly what I had known and loved, I can’t say I would be disappointed by it. If this game was a bold, new take on the series- I can’t say I’d be disappointed by that either assuming what they present here is compelling. I was open to see whatever it would give me, and I am very happy to report that I got a sort of blend of both outcomes here, and one that I still very much enjoyed.
Given the genre of this series doesn’t lend itself much to major evolution in mechanics or presentation, I am going to be relatively quick with my thoughts here so as to not be redundant or drag on my thoughts. Anyways,
- I loved the cast here. Apollo is an incredibly endearing and lovable protagonist. Trucy is so much fun and makes for a fantastic companion. The direction they took Phoenix’s character is really interesting and the kind of bold, refreshing shake-up I was hoping might be in this game. Klavier is a really fun twist on the prosecutor, since this is the first time the opponent doesn’t have bitterness or vitriol towards the defense. Ema returning from AA1’s 5th case was a great and welcome surprise. Fantastic overarching antagonist.
- Really outstanding selection of cases here. I enjoyed all of them and found they crescendoed into something really excellent by the end of things. The first case is a wonderful intro, the second was really exciting how it weaved so many small threads into one, the third had great characterization and twists, and the fourth was a fascinating way to wrap them all together.
- The returning forensic investigations from Rise from the Ashes is a bit of a gimmicky and silly mechanic, but it is at worst harmless, and at best a fun little diversion. I love that it really emphasizes each piece of evidence with you being able to interact and get little bits of flavor text from them.
- The presentation is very much still Ace Attorney- which is to say it has fantastic and incredibly memorable art direction. I found the characters to be more animated than ever, which was really fun, and the music is stellar.
- Just a damn fun time to be had here.
I have some issues with the game, notably
- The cases are a bit on the longer side of things, and while I still really enjoyed them I felt their length at points.
- Apollo doesn’t always get the limelight he deserves, which is a bit sad since he is not only the titular character, but I just really like him.
- The new perception mechanic is a great concept, but I feel is used in a very linear and kind of arbitrary way. The concept of finding and pointing out nervous ticks from the character sprites is a fascinating concept, but it is so limited in when you can use it, why its used, and you don’t naturally see the characters quirks without entering a heightened-senses aura. Not bad by any means, but I think it is notably a less fun mechanic than, say, the magatama psyche locks in JFA and T&T.
- As much as I loved the fourth case, and still do, my biggest gripe with this game is that it ends very.. abruptly? It’s not a loud, crashing thud- but the stakes raise, raise, raise, and right when it's about to explode at its highest highs like the final cases in the PW trilogy- it just kinda fizzles out. It was such a bummer, because it was so close to reaching that same electrifying catharsis, but it just.. ends. I am equally disappointed and confused since the dominoes were falling into place there, but given the buildup of the case tied all four cases into it, it didn’t have as grand a finale as I think it deserved. The conclusion also isn’t particularly conclusive at points either- with it neglecting to even educate the protagonists of one of the major twists the ending brings, not giving Phoenix much of a conclusion despite his involvement in the final case, and fast-forwarding some really interesting conversation about Trucy’s past, etc. It just felt rushed, and that makes me sad. But it makes me sad because..
Apollo Justice is a wonderful game. I talked quite a bit about some of my faults with it, but the highs way outshine my gripes here. I had such a fun time with this game and think it is absolutely worthy of being added to this series lineup. If I had to rank, I don’t think it quite lives up to the original PW:AA due to its flat ending and certainly not Trials and Tribulations, but I think it can easily be placed alongside something like Justice for All (which is a game I love!!). I don’t know what else to say, really, it's Ace Attorney- it has yet to fail me. This game seems to be a bit more mixed in reception, but I thought it was fantastic. Thumbs up from me.
One of the best games I've ever played. The music is fantastic, the storytelling is unprecedented and mindblowing. The game hooks you right at the first case and doesn't let go until the very end of the game. Almost beat Trials & Tribulations, in my opinion.
music is win
gege if he knew how to write a story.
Best soundtrack in the whole series. Not that big of a fan of the story but I do love the main characters ( the side characters/witnesses are just not memorable).
It has Trucy AND Ema in it: 5 stars, also this game saved me from so much boredom at school thank you capcom for making school less boring !!
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is set 7 years after the events of Trials and Tribulations and just grips you right from the start with one of the best opening cases in the series. Turnabout Trump is dark, it's mysterious, it introduces new characters and old alike, it takes Phoenix Wright our happy, lovable protagonist of old and turns him into a shady, morally grey homeless looking man who might be willing to bend the law if it means reaching the truth and boy does this case have an incredible twist too. I think that's what Apollo Justice excels at is all its complex twists. That whole first case really sets the tone for Apollo Justice in its darker portrayal of both Phoenix and the law itself and gives us plenty of mysteries to unravel as well like what happened with Phoenix 7 years ago, why isn't he practicing law anymore and just how are Apollo and Trucy involved? The subtle foreshadowing throughout the game and the way everything connects together by the end of the 4th case Turnabout Succession and the whole overarching narrative with the Gramarye Troupe was all just masterfully written.
My biggest problems lie with the middle of the game. Case 2, Turnabout Corner is a fun case thanks to the characters and it's written well enough, but it's also completely filler to the overarching narrative and just feels like padding, whereas case 3, Turnabout Serenade is very important to the story and gives some characters good development as well, but both the gameplay of the case is tedious (Watching the same clip over and over and using the mixing board so much) and there's a massive plot hole/moment where you have to suspend your disbelief and the writing just tanks a bit there.
However both the opening and ending cases are some of the best in the series that I've experienced to this point and while I have some gripes with the middle cases, they still aren't awful and I mostly enjoyed playing through them they just are not quite as good as the start and end, but the game expands the world of Ace Attorney in exciting new ways giving us many new interesting characters like Apollo Justice who acts like Phoenix's protegee, Phoenix's daughter Trucy and of course the flamboyant rockin prosecutor Klavier Gavin and watching how all these character's stories tied together alongside Phoenix was a truly thrilling experience I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
My biggest problems lie with the middle of the game. Case 2, Turnabout Corner is a fun case thanks to the characters and it's written well enough, but it's also completely filler to the overarching narrative and just feels like padding, whereas case 3, Turnabout Serenade is very important to the story and gives some characters good development as well, but both the gameplay of the case is tedious (Watching the same clip over and over and using the mixing board so much) and there's a massive plot hole/moment where you have to suspend your disbelief and the writing just tanks a bit there.
However both the opening and ending cases are some of the best in the series that I've experienced to this point and while I have some gripes with the middle cases, they still aren't awful and I mostly enjoyed playing through them they just are not quite as good as the start and end, but the game expands the world of Ace Attorney in exciting new ways giving us many new interesting characters like Apollo Justice who acts like Phoenix's protegee, Phoenix's daughter Trucy and of course the flamboyant rockin prosecutor Klavier Gavin and watching how all these character's stories tied together alongside Phoenix was a truly thrilling experience I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
I debated between giving this game a 7 or an 8. It reminds me a lot of Justice for All, in that it has two great cases and two terrible cases. Of course, this game doesn't have something has good as Farewell, My Turnabout, but it also doesn't have something as terrible as Turnabout Big Top. It's hard to rank a game when its quality wavers so much throughout the experience, and so drastically. But overall, the opening and conclusion are strong enough that I'd call this a great game, though definitely my least favorite so far. It is an Ace Attorney game after all, so if you like the formula of the series then you already know this will at least be a fun time with a solid story, fun and memorable characters, and great music as always.
oh also the perceive system is uhhhh fine, it's definitely a lot cooler than psych-locks but a lot more annoying gameplay-wise
oh also the perceive system is uhhhh fine, it's definitely a lot cooler than psych-locks but a lot more annoying gameplay-wise
Insane how 2000s fans bullied capcom into thinking this game sucked
They manage to almost wholly replace the entire main cast and it works so well. Trucy is such a fun character, ema is such a massive loser, and klavier is an actually cool prosecutor. I liked every case, though 2 was kinda just ok. I think spark brushel is my favorite witness in the whole series. I will never forgive the OGs for being responsible for dual destinies. (This is a joke, Matthew 38-39 asks that we forgive one another and turn the other cheek.)
They manage to almost wholly replace the entire main cast and it works so well. Trucy is such a fun character, ema is such a massive loser, and klavier is an actually cool prosecutor. I liked every case, though 2 was kinda just ok. I think spark brushel is my favorite witness in the whole series. I will never forgive the OGs for being responsible for dual destinies. (This is a joke, Matthew 38-39 asks that we forgive one another and turn the other cheek.)
started on 3ds, restarted and finished on switch... definitely my least fav aa game so far (only played the pheonix wright trilogy), i miss gumshoe
i started the game on the DS, but finished it on the switch via the apollo justice trilogy. and the entire time while playing it, i kept thinking "i can't wait to replay this on the DS". it really is a great game and the nee graphics for it are great, but the old pixel style really has its charm! i really love it! great cast, great music, great everything!
played on switch collection
cant remember the last time i finished this all the way thru but i had a good time with it, not my favorite ace attorney cases (last one has always been a banger tho) but i've always liked the overarching story and characters
cant remember the last time i finished this all the way thru but i had a good time with it, not my favorite ace attorney cases (last one has always been a banger tho) but i've always liked the overarching story and characters