Robin is a trans icon- okay no, not at all, but at least that subplot is in the realm of "worth dissecting" instead of "just plain offensive."
The overarching plot here is about how law is now in a "dark age" where false accusations and fabricated evidence dominate the courts. Which seems like the natural continuation of Phoenix's style of high-risk lawyering. He made trials a spectator sport. Hell, one chapter is an unofficial trial held in the ruins of a destroyed building and somehow it still attracts a full audience. When the lawyers are the glitzy stars of trials, of course the actual case becomes nothing more than backdrop, and it's kind of Phoenix's fault.
...Except actually no, says the game, Phoenix's absence brought the darkness and his return will bring salvation to the courts. (The Biblical imagery is the game's, not my own.) Also the game's proposed solution to fabricated evidence is the dismissal of evidence as a concept?
I like all the cases which is especially lucky when half of them tie back to one central incident. This is the game where it goes full Eat Your Hamburgers, Apollo and I love the implication that every other character is just a huge Japanophile. The Mood Matrix is a fun addition that only really shines at one point, when it's interwoven with another mechanic. Overall, probably one of my favorites in the series.
athena roolz ok
The overarching plot here is about how law is now in a "dark age" where false accusations and fabricated evidence dominate the courts. Which seems like the natural continuation of Phoenix's style of high-risk lawyering. He made trials a spectator sport. Hell, one chapter is an unofficial trial held in the ruins of a destroyed building and somehow it still attracts a full audience. When the lawyers are the glitzy stars of trials, of course the actual case becomes nothing more than backdrop, and it's kind of Phoenix's fault.
...Except actually no, says the game, Phoenix's absence brought the darkness and his return will bring salvation to the courts. (The Biblical imagery is the game's, not my own.) Also the game's proposed solution to fabricated evidence is the dismissal of evidence as a concept?
I like all the cases which is especially lucky when half of them tie back to one central incident. This is the game where it goes full Eat Your Hamburgers, Apollo and I love the implication that every other character is just a huge Japanophile. The Mood Matrix is a fun addition that only really shines at one point, when it's interwoven with another mechanic. Overall, probably one of my favorites in the series.
athena roolz ok