The Simple Genius of Ace Attorney
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Ace Attorney is easily one of the most important franchises in video game history, making it's influence in game design and online/pop culture. Yet despite how influential and recognizable the series is, the games themselves aren't nearly as notable in comparison. I mean, most people aren't really going to sought after a reading based video game right? So it's impressive that a visual novel like Ace Attorney is able to become so popular despite lackluster game sales. So why?
Simply put, its because Ace Attorney is easily one of the most visually and auditorily recognizable franchises in recent memory. And it's all because it was a game made to be simple.
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0:00 Intro
2:51 Part 1: Visuals & Animation
9:05 Part 2: Music & Sound
16:10 Part 3: Gameplay & Evolution
23:49 Conclusion
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Hey everyone 👋
This video is technically an expansion to a video I made for my College Application talking about "media that impacted me." Though that video was just a one minute babbling into a microphone, I decided to update it two years later which led to this video.
Thanks everyone for watching this video which took way longer to make because ofc college. But, hopefully some more simpler videos will be out to split the gap between uploads.
Anyways, once again, thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!
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Thanks for this amazing video
You can really tell when a game is directed by Shu Takumi and when a game is directed by Takeshi Yamazaki based on the boss fights. With Takumi's killers motive is a big factor in taking them down where as with Yamazaki more focus is put on how the killers managed to kill the victims and frame the defendents. Compare and contrast Turnabout Sisters with Turnabout Airlines. 1 has a pretty simple murder method while having a pretty complex and the other 1 has really simple motive, but the way they went about killing victim followed up with how they tried to cover it up is a lot complex.
I felt Yamazaki did I fine job with Ace Attorney; there certainly were some aspects that were quite good under his control and some of my favorite cases were from him. But I feel he had this almost corporate and surface level understanding of Ace Attorney compared to Takumi, which Takumi immediately showed when he took back control in The Great Ace Attorney
@@CoolCarGuy from my POV I feel like Ace Attorney Investigations 1 was Yamazaki testing the waters and playing it safe, because he was working on his 1st ever AA game, but when it came to the sequel he finaly found his footing and went all out. However when Yamazaki got promoted to be the guy to direct all of the main line games, because Shu was still busy with the cross-over the exacs were probably breathing down his neck, based on the fact Apollo Justice Ace Attorney wasn't universaly liked.
@@spouwnerring yeah and it’s a shame as you can definitely feel the more hollow ace attorney feel in those games compared to the ones Takumi did besides investigations. There’s still greatness, just not as much
@@spouwnerringYeah it honestly felt that the issues with the mainline games done by Yamazaki were due to corporate meddling rather than any of his writing issues.
The character design of ace attorney is so amazing, every character no matter how little of a role they play has such a distinct aesthetic and vibe and it makes the in-game world so colorful, literally and figuratively. Ahhh i love funny gay lawyer game so much
Great video Mr. CarGuy your editing was so good in this one 👏
Thank you senior F E fellow
I think a testament to how strong the character design is is when you can put the characters in front of someone who has never seen them before and accurately tell you what their occupation is and what kind of person they are
When the subject shifted to the changes to animation in the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, I INSTANTLY thought of that “He’s walkin’ around!!” clip. 🤣
I currently am a videogame artist but I have an speciality in character design, and Ace Attorney is the reason why I fell in love with character design and decided to pursue this as my career path.
Not one day have I ever regretted that decision, I love my job, I love character design, and I love Ace Attorney.
Damn... am I seriously the ONLY person who loved every new mechanic in 1-5?
The security footage was my absolute favorite segment! It's like playing "Spot the Difference" while *also* establishing a lot of cool little details about the scene we're seeing! It was *so fun!*
Maybe I can kinda get why "turn the vase around" game could become a bit annoying... but when ypu get it right, you can see just how *exactly* it fits the shape... it was insanely amazing. I was sure it would only "kinda" work, but... my perfectionism enjoyed that final revelation very much.
I think the security footage on paper is a very good addition to the games that adds another level to the gameplay. But the problem is that they implemented it that over convoluted the story and made it way too slow and impractical. It was a broken concept that needed more to it but they have since kind of abandoned it to add more gimmicks instead.
@@CoolCarGuy Well, I didn't get that at all. I just played through it an it was my favourite part of the entire case.
..and after some time, I stumbled onto all the memes about how "horrible" it apparently is.
Still disagree with every point, the video exploration isn't "overcomplicated", it's very much linear. One thing, then the next, and that's the whole timeline. It's literally just reviewing the scene end explaining all the details behind it.
I think it's incredibly well thought-out.
..to me, the only thing I don't like about 1-5 is how it handles Edgeworth. Why make him retroactively more "just" when the entire trilogy is all about how he became a better person? Kinda... Makes the message not as interesting or impactful.
Everything else, though, was pretty damn awesome.
I do! I also actually like the Blue Badger theme
I don't get why ppl hated that moment so much. I can see how it could take hours but I got it in a few spins lol
As a videogame composer I really appreciate the fact you took so much time explaining the importance of our overlooked job.
i have a good friend who is into music and sound design and we would bring up how overlooked sound design is in general, so I wanted to spend a good amount of time just acknowledging how important it really is, especially to convey a lot of detail with such a small yet essential quality in video game and media design as a whole
I'm happy someone finally mentions the dialogue SFX, they were the first thing I ever noticed that gripped and charmed me into videogames as a quirky fascinating media all those years when I first played some unknowable GBA games as a kid. Not just Ace Attorney, but video games in general, the dialogue SFX were probably a limitation workaround, but they were integral to keeping the dialogue compelling and addictive to advance. We don't see it much anymore with newer games which I think is awful because the "dialogue beeps and chirps" is so unique and original and gives video games identity. It's kind of a whole 'nother beast, so I'll keep it to that.
I found your videos through a funny video of Miles Edgeworth running a race and your essay videos are really good, I love your editing
that video is still painful to reflect upon, but at least everyone enjoyed it at the end lol
Referring to the new gimmicks as "whatever Emas cookin up in her meth lab" fuckin killed me, that is exactly what they are
“Mr. Wright! We need to cook!”
“Get a little too addicted to using your precious white powder, did you, Ema?”
There is no game that has hooked me like Ace Attorney has. It's so simple yet the way the characters are designed and animated had me hooked from the first case, and it's really grown on me. It's good to see capcom hasn't forgotten about it too with the new Apollo Justice port coming!!
A real documentary!
I saw you somewhere else, on russian Ace Attorney videos! :D
Yeah, that's some good video
@@MrShuki0 Спасибо, новые видео обязательно будут. ;)
indeed it is
@@CoolCarGuy 🤓
Oh, hello there!
Now this is straight up fire, a documentary about one of my favourite games, and to think that I discovered you because of memes lmao
memes are the gateway drug to video essays it seems
What an amazing video dude. And I was WAITING for someone to publicly praise the sound effects of these games. It truly helps the music to feel appropriate to the action, almost mickeymousing at this point. I might even be one of the only fans to not want the dialogues to be dubbed apart from visual cutscenes or a few sentences like in TGAA.
sound effects have always been such an overlooked part in gaming, which is surprising as any editor or TH-camr will tell you how effective sound effects are (also considering the fact that I hear ace attorney sound effects every single video I watch)
And yeah I do feel not having fully animated cutscenes but just allow the gameplay and the already well made models of TGAA do the talking really did TGAA2 wonders
@@CoolCarGuy I'll definitely recommend this video to the friends I usually tire out with Ace Attorney, you summed up its qualities better than I could have! Amazing work 🙏
18:48 NOT THAT ARTWORK STOP I DIED LAUGHING
anyway
I absolutely loved this! Your point about The Great Ace Attorney is something i definitely agree with. I love TGAA a lot and you explained why it's so good better than i ever could.
(Currently praying on my knees for another Ace Attorney game)
my first aa game was the great ace attorney series. i wasnt expecting much, i just bought the series+phoenix wright trilogy bc ik its the origin for a lot of pop culture(and it was on sale). Never did i expect how magical and special this franchise would be for me.
16:06 ya got me with the ROOOOOOKKKKKK there
NOOOO I PUT THE WRONG TIME STAMP BUT IF I CORRECT IT ILL LOSE THE HEART
18:04. There ya go
so many of these amazing elements of ace attorney rubbed off on ghost trick too. would highly recommend if you haven't tried it. I think it's the best of shu takumi's games honestly
It's crazy how much time has passed since the first aa game. Good job neatbusman, great essay:)
18:48 HHAHA someone make a gif out of that!!
What I like the most is the recurring theme that characters are like "Oh the great defense attorney Phoenix Wright" and Phoenix's inner monologue showing that most of the time he's surprised that he makes it out of the courtroom alive. It's a hilarious contrast 🤣
The magatama being called a lie detector is always so baffling to me. It's always explicitly called a secret detector. Apollo is the lie detector.
I love Ace Attorney (I didn't when I was first introduced, but I do now) and I love this video! I think something special about the games is the love shared between characters, like Phoenix and Maya, or the rivalry that turns into trust between Phoenix and Edgeworth. Really it's the relationships between so many characters that are such a major draw. Trucy and Apollo may not know they're siblings, but they sure act like it lol Susato and Ryuunosuke are very charming together, and then you see Ryuunosuke earning van Zieks's trust and it's so good?? Klavier helps Apollo instead of fighting him, like past defense lawyer/prosecutor duos do.
Loved this video, it was so much fun to discuss the music and the sprites and so on. :)
This is such a great video!!! Ace Attorney really is built on such a strong and almost invisible foundation of visuals and sound. You are SO right about Great Ace Attorney being Takumi’s magnum opus; as much as the original trilogy captured my heart, those games have not left my head since I played them. I love this franchise and the art that fans have made in response to it, and this video captures its magic so well. Great job!
Thank you for making this video, I have always wanted to work on an Ace Attorney based project and has this helped me a lot. Still Can’t believe I joined the premier at the very end.
no problem! I'd say if you are going to make an Ace Attorney video or case or whatever, just go ham playing around with sprites or assets or whatever in any program you have available (Davinci Resolve is an excellent free editing software you can use, but literally Objection.lols are enough for someone to understand the timing and structure of Ace Attorney cases before doing more with them) Hope that at least helps a little bit more!
Also make sure you hit that bell mate so you don't miss another premiere >:(
Your denouement discussing everything you love about the series really came through in the heart of this video, and is something I think many (if not all) Ace Attorney fans can relate to. There are just so many aspects about Ace Attorney - from the music to the storytelling to the character design and animation - that have always made it stand out to me in a way that felt truly original. (And yes, also “haha funny gay lawyer game”! ) :D
It’s been lovely to see more people discovering the game in recent years - in let’s plays, new fanworks, and even just hearing the music used in the background of TH-cam videos! With Apollo Justice, Dual Destinies, and Spirit of Justice receiving a port to many major platforms only a few days ago, I really hope more people will be able to play the series for themselves! (Good timing on this video btw, holy cow!!)
To all fans of Ace Attorney, new and old, I hope you continue to enjoy the series for a very long time and share it with your friends! :)
that little cutscene of genshin impact where you overlayed "this goes on for 4 hours" hurts. i understand now why i've been mindlessly skipping dialogues in genshin.
ace attorney is one of my first games and the game i picked up because it had dialogues and i wanted to learn english. it was a leap because my previous "learning" media was geronimo stilton of all things. i had absolute hell trying to follow the dialogues in AA but at least i can say it's worth the effort. it absolutely shaped my expectations with games especially around story writing aspect of it. AA's writing isn't perfect, but when it lands, it lands.
Absolutely clean edits and talking and highlighting what i love about this series and how TGAAC shows that it wasn't the jump to 3d that ruined the looks of the games
That Blue Badger is the only thing cursed in the series and we shall never speak of it.
If only I could experience this game for the first time again.
You've managed to put into words just what I've been thinking about this franchise! And I also wish TGAA got more recognition. It takes the best aspects of previous games and adds new fantasctic ones, which makes the game feel fresh and familiar at the same time.
ace attorney is such a classic, never got bored of it
This is what you call a video ESSAY really well done bro :)
Dude this video essay/documentary is beautifully put together. It has a great balance of information and funnyness. I liked it a lot.
I'm glad I can be entertaining lol
22:17 damn the jumpscare lol.
get Yiiked
@@CoolCarGuy maybe I'm insane ahah, but I'm quite curious to see the new huge free DLC for YIIK (YIIK IV). 😅
that section about the music and sound design is so true, I’m currently reading through the manga and I literally found a playlist on spotify and clicked around until I found the right music for a scene JSKDJDJ I added the sound effects and the talking noises in my head too 😭
Its hard to find videos of people praising this wonderfull franchise but this is probably the best one ive seen great job
this video was great, the dramatic presentation of everything made it feel just as impactful or even more so than the moments in the games you talked about!! Ace attorney is my favorite and a lot of the things they implement into the game no matter how small are often so impactful and important like how every design stands out and every sound it's so AAARGRGHHHHG I LOVE THIS GAME and so many times i wish it didn't get the kinda shit hand it got dealt during the situation with the later games (mostly aa5&6 but I'm biased cause my favorites are tgaa and aa4) and how games like tgaa were able to completely overturn that and deliver a fantastic game that gets way too little credit and it's SO GOOD ace attorney changed my life i think
I'm still on the third case of the first game, but from what I can tell, you can describe the PW trilogy with just 1 word.
in Ace Attorney it's "How?", in Justice For All it's "Why?", and in Trials & Tribulations it's "Where?"
15:28
c'mon man that actually got me
i knew it was coming but it still got me
this is a wonderful video! the background visuals are very nice too.
On the topic of the importance of speech blips in the game, it reminds me of what happened with "The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog". The game is so clearly based on Ace Attorney, and for the most part its really fun and good, but they didn't include the blips, which is a shame. I definitely realized how important those blips were when I played that.
I was shocked when I saw my own animation in this video! Thank you so much you have no idea how happy I am 😭🙏💕Also great video! AA nostalgia is hitting me lately and I enjoyed this video a lot. Keep it up!
Bravo. I want to let you know that all your hard work on this video has paid off and a very enjoyable end product came out of it! I sincerely want to thank you for reminding me just why i love this series so much. Here's hoping for more videos like these!
What an amazing and breathtaking documentary. Probably one the components of me being into Ace Attorney was my previous danganronpa phase and oh boy, i would talk about this game for hours. Not only is the editing so spectacular, but this also kept me engaged. The points are absolutely valid, such as the designs being amazing, intriguing music, and such. Music especially got me excited, especially overtaken (best pursuit imo, tho all pursuits are amazing).
TGGA is a phenomenal game, and i love it. It references the main games, such as the Phoenix Wright trolley and such. It has a lot of strength from the previous games. I do wanna add on that a lot of its components are from the plvspw crossover like multiple witnesses, clashing testimonies (sort of, but tgaa added more stuff), and even the runo walking animation feels similar. The crossover feels important as the other games 😊
In conclusion, AA is an amazing game, this is a spectacular documentary, editing is phenomenal and engaging, and I hope more people subscribe to your channel. 👏 👏 👏
That foxy jumpscare got me good
Great video ! really impressed with the writing and the editing 😊 I first discovered Ace Attorney when it was ported to the Switch, and i instantly became a huge fan (ive played every single entry of the series since then) I can tell how much the community adores theses games and this video is (as many others) a superb love letter to the franchise ! Thank you for this !
Your delivery and editing are just perfect. This is brilliant and I hope more people see this!!
This is so good, well done
Special mention to the story as well. I started playing Ace Attorney because 'haha funny anime lawyer game' but was fnaf jumpscared by the unexpectedly three-dimensional characters and how their relationships with other characters influence eachother.
Like I was shocked by how engaging Edgeworth's arc was in the triolgy, how interested I was in Godot and his whole deal with Mia and how that influenced him today. Or Maya's developement into a more capable partner for the law firm, honestly I applaud them in general for Maya's character.
The first time I saw her and realized she was there to stay, I was worried that she was just going to be another Paimon. But I was pleasently surprised with how they managed to make her a fun addition to the game.
the dialogue is a 10/10 too though, I love how much banter there is between characters. It also works really well with Edgeworth's character, dude probably wouldn't be as likable if he wasn't argueably the sassiest character in the franchise.
It’s only been 3 minutes and I’m already impressed by how much trivia you’ve managed to sneak in along with a straightforward explanation of the series’s history, as someone who’s been hyper fixated on these games for no less than 5 years, I feel seen)) Oh, and I got jumpscared by Tears of Themis, that’s a cherry on the cake.
Love the editing, looks packed but not overloaded, it does convey how passionate you are about the subject, keep up the good work✌️
What a thoughtful and well made video about one of my favorite series! I really wish more people knew about how amazing Ace Attorney is
This was such a great video, its easy to tell there was a lot of care put into it, and respect for the series as a whole, i really enjoyed the editing and timing!
Maybe your best video yet. Ace attorney is the master franchise of using simplicity to portray complex themes and characters. Good job!
Absolutely fantastic and thorough video! I can really feel your love for the entire series in this video and it's really awesome and heartwarming as another huge fan :D Esp since many videos covering Ace Attorney fail to mention the later entries in the franchise. The jokes and fandom references throughout the video were also very fun. I would definitely love seeing similar content from you in the future! Much love ❤
i love coolcarguy videos
awesometruckman is better
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I don't regret clicking that link on your post-
I'm glad you enjoyed it! but for legal reasons, i'd advice don't click on suspicious links lol
@@CoolCarGuy Ah it's okay but thank you!
this series has become such a special place in my heart watching this vid reminds me why i love it so much n how phoenix is my favorite character. although i found out abt ace attorney thru some funny posts years ago i finally picked up the game 3 years ago n i'm rlly rlly glad i did tbh. i enjoy it so much. amazing video man 💙
Woooow, that was amazing, great job.
Thank you for this
ty ty
I personally didnt mind the Percieve or the Ritual gameplay additions, but the problem for me is that outside of the games theyre the major proponent of, theyre barely used
Like take the magatama or the Percieve function from OG trilogy and AJ:AA. In DD and SoJ, we're instead made to use the Emotion system, which is a fine addition, but then the Percieve and the Magatama parts suffer, where theyre often used as a scapegoat to get a specific piece of evidence as opposed to being used often and a part of the larger mystery
Though the major problem I had for the Emotion system is the fact that it's so Hand-Holdy
interesting and excellent video!
great video! the editing is so good, it reminds me of thomas games docs videos, but more lively and animated! you deserve a sub! keep up the good work! :)
You're extremely underrated for how good this video is. Where did you find the footage of the developers recording voice lines?
Dialogue sounds are in a lot of old games, Mario & Luigi, Mother 1, Earthbound and even lesser known things like gargoyles quest and simply the sound that each of those games gives the text make those games stand out from the other games that also use text sounds. Also I died laughing at the Withered Foxy jumpscare XD. Where did you get the gif for that?
oh defiantly. Those speech/dialogue blips creates that retro sound effect is such an underrated aspect of those old games that newer games, even the most well rounded and complex ones, fail to capture. Ace Attorney is one of the earliest example I could recall but yeah I couldn't find out where else.
Also the foxy jumpscare I just chromakeyed a Foxy greenscreen I found on youtube
This is Amazing content, you expressed everything I love about this series perfectly, thank you ❤
Can't wait 👀
When it comes to the visuals of Chronicles, I get the feeling some of the poses are based on drawn stills. I noticed this especially with susato, where her standard pose and model is really similar to her standing concept art, which is also used for her case profile.
In any case, when it comes to differences to AA5, I believe it's a matter of attention to detail, and the threshold the two directors have when it comes to the individual elements of the games. You'll notice not just that the characters are based on stills down to the hair, but eyes moving, how some animations are crafted to loop smoothly and how there's full movement between poses rather than snaps. There's real "particularity" about them that reveals a sense of deliberation about how they looked when being created. That would carry over to Spirit of Justice, where some of the the new animations are really nice and fluid, feeling a lot more polished, but leaving a gulf between the new and the reused AA5 animations.
I may be remembering wrong, but I recall Yamazaki describing his involvement in the visuals as going to the animation/modeling division and telling them to "make it look 2d". Whereas Takumi had to be convinced by the art director that 3d was the way to go. I get the feeling 3d had to be fully utilized if Takumi was going to go forward with it, resulting in a stronger initial polish.
When it comes to animation sequencing and timing, Takumi does it manually through a scripting engine, so it's evident why he's so particular about the visuals of the games. The way visuals are handled are probably habits from the Ghost Trick days, where animations and visuals were polished to a fine sheen.
From the way Takumi talks in interviews and the artists and musicians notes, it seems Takumi Vetoes literally everything made for the games, hence the finer levels of detail.
Also, was the part about visuals of Chronicles taken partly from a reddit comment? It seems really similar to something I've read on the subreddit 😂. Hope your admissions went well.
22:18 Yiikpilled
I'm still not over my friend getting the jar correctly the first time
I can imagine the words leaving little fire particles in the document because the script is fire itself
I was one of those that found out about Ace Attorney through it being referenced and I initially had no clue what it was until I found the Random Encounters musical based on the games.
I couldn't find any contradictions in this video. Though I suppose that's a good thing this time. Great job!
a game that i think highlights the imortance of the voice bleeps really well is the original ds version of 9 hours 9 persons 9 doors (one of my favourite games ever, if you like ace attorney, you'll probably like 999 as well). It has voice bleeps for the character's dialogue, which helps to differentiate each character even without voice acting, since each character gets a different pitch. It also helps with one of the twists later on but i genuinely want people to play this game so i wont talk about it
You've created a great video by focusing on the little things.
wow this needs more views
i noticed a severe lack in professor layton vs phoenix wright, i am unsure why that is but i want to make one thing clear, plvspw introduced the multiple witnesses on the stand at the same time thing, not tgaac just wanted to let ya know if ya didnt already
i never played the PWvsPL but I did know that they initially introduced it. I know Takumi wanted to introduce the multiple witnesses and jurist system for a while so prob why he added it into PWvsPL before polishing it for TGAA. But thanks for the insight!
One thing I'm noticing is that you don't have any footage from several of the games. Like the pachinko machines! And the time Phoenix was a character in Capcom vs whatever. And that Layton crossover too I suppose.
The pachinko machines are so few and far between in both footage and games with it, Capcom vs is entirely different, and I haven't played the Layton crossover yet cuz I need to play Layton 😭
incredible video
You're a saviour in thus community frfr
15:30 jumpscare warning
Everyone in this, including juniper should be taller than apollo he's barley 5" he's 5'3 with the hair spikes
obsessively consuming aa content before the apollo justice trilogy in like 7 months OMG 💞💞💞💞
Very cool. 👍
I am probably one of the few that actually likes Spirit of Justice, but when compared to Investigations 2, the latter being my favorite AA game of all time, yes in my own oersonal opinion, I place it above Trials and Tribulations, Yamazaki showed rhat he can make a great Ace Attorney game, as for Spirit of Justice, i like it, soecially for what they did to develop Apollo as a character, it shows major impovements over Dual Destinies, but it vould bot realized its full potential, Spirit of Justice is good, but it couldve been great
when you said _"a small team of 7"_ i choked on my water baaddd
I FUCKING LOVE. ACE ATTORNEY.
SO SO SO MUCH.
Waiting!
Ahhh so excited
Im honestly just surprised how few games are like ace attorney with how many indie games there are im shocked thered been virtually none trying to do the ace attorney or danganronpa type thing
15:28 dude you made me jump
There are still erotic visual novels. I would know.
i love this video
i can't wait to see apollo justice trilogy got released in 2024
i've liked all of the special mechanics in the series
I agree with every positive thing you said about the trilogy and series and I disagree on everything negative you said about them :)
I mewed and mogged while watching this video
ace attourney is the best visual novel game; seriously, ill die on this hill
man, ace attorney is a great game and more people should know about it!!
Cool vidjo
Can't describe how much i love the original 2D style, it just too iconic. Sadly the 3D had lost all the charm of the original
I think 3D has a lot of ways can be done right, but a lot of companies just see it as an easier way of animating compared to drawing or pixels and it's annoying (coming from someone who grew up from Pokemon)
It was only until DGS/The Great Ace Attorney that really convinced me that 3D models can actually be as good if not better than the original sprites if just done right and not just suck the life out of the 2D sprites thinking just making them 3D will be the best solution
I think dual destinies is the only one with particularly bad models honestly. soj looks pretty good
The great ace attorney games have extremely charming animations despite being 3D. I wasn't sure about it before I started playing, but the animations are so expressive and fun that I was on board with them almost immediately. I think it helps that all the characters were made to be 3D from the start so it works, whereas seeing Phoenix in 3D when I'm used to seeing him in 2D made him seem a little off.
Nice job.....
Uhhhh words words likebait
The two phrases i hate the most in the world are "you don't need to reinvent the wheel" and "less is more" i completely disagree with those statements.I love simplicity but when it comes to sequels i will ALWAYS praise wacky and inventive wild ideas because if you like the originals just replay the originals!
the main problem is the new ideas have to be well executed but there's no such thing as a stupid idea,its the same thing when i read some manga and they suddenly introduce time travel or aliens and the fans bitch about it,its fiction, anything can happen.
the same goes for game mechanics if the dramatic lawyer game wants to introduce chess as a main mechanic then so be it,it has to be good tho.
I certainly understand that a franchise especially as barebones as Ace Attorney may certainly need innovation, but I just can’t agree with that sentiment.
While including “new and wacky” ideas is certainly welcomed (like I enjoy Logic Chess and Percieve was at least a welcomed change to have with Apollo) it is only welcomed to a certain extent or if in execution is actually succeeds. Because more times than not, Ace Attorney is at its worst when they try to shove in too much than necessary, both narratively and mechanically.
Like then adding perceive: it was a welcomed mechanic that could have become very unique, but instead they kept adding other magatama-like mechanics that just muddled the gameplay, especially when having to cycle between the 3/4/5 mechanics at once.
It’s not that these mechanics are new that are the problem; it’s that they try to do these radical gimmick changes of the same things rather than trying to improve the game in a way that is still new and fresh, but doesn’t overly complicate a game made off of its simplicity.
The Great Ace Attorney did it, there are certainly aspects from other games that did it, but mostly it’s a muddled mess.