Lurker > _Harmonica_

"I have no problems with hentai" - Jeff Gerstmann, 2018
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Nothing. It's a piece of art that belongs in a museum
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Add a harder difficulty mode for when you've figured out the junction system but still want a reasonable challenge (e.g. encourage a variety of character builds, nerf Aura/limits)

Make characters who aren't Squall and Rinoa matter after Disc 2, and don't hide character development in obscure and/or time-sensitive sidequests
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I'm finally watching through Tender Loving Care

Vinny exploding at "I guess the new one's handicapped" is great
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Ben and Jan are incredible
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oh no, not the gamefaqs brand
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https://twitter.com/ybbaaabby/status/956990848213889025
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pack is back
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GANON1025 posted...

All Hail Shadow

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KamikazePotato posted...

Looking at it closer, the mod with a job system makes some questionable choices with replacing character models.

That made me check out the models with high hopes but it was the boring kind of questionable :(

I thought the PC version of IX already had some kind of speed-up function, did it end up being just a rumor or is it still too slow?
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DeepsPraw posted...

You'd think with Ben streaming we'd get more Fridota or KH, but nope. We can't have good things

those particular series are dead for good reason

Ben is Good and has decent rapport with Jeff but he's not passionate or energetic enough to break through the malaise of GBW's jaded apathy, they need an Abby or Dan of their own

pubg is fine if you open it in a tab and think of it as a podcast, occasionally checking in when it sounds like something is happening
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watching last week's sms

hail chucksters
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Can't sleep so I'm playing more. Sneak preview of my thoughts on 6-4 so far: this is shaping up to be the most aggressively Japanese case in the series and I have a sinking feeling it's not going to be very good
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Finished case 3 and got started on 4. Will post thoughts tomorrow.
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lmao figures that Alex is visiting Hawaii now of all times
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also I object to the penalty that I received for presenting the newspaper to prove who beard guy is, the prison break news story is right there
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I don't know why, but Phoenix's "perfect weather for skydiving, I'd say!" cracked me the hell up
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So I've moved on to Spirit of Justice, just beat case 2

I think one of the main differences between the old trilogy and these new games is that in the old ones most (if not all) of the plot points were very neatly tied together and explained in almost excessive detail, whereas the new ones are much more fast and loose with the details. at the end of 6-2 I felt it was a little weird that they never confirmed the murder weapon and Mr Reus just kinda folded on the spot. Also, they kind of glossed over the whole contract thing without even a line about it being void because Retinz turned out to be a bad guy or whatever. Minor insignificant things, but I feel like the games used to be much more thorough about these details. Actually the more I've played these games the more I keep wanting remakes of the old ones done in the new engine.
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the part in 5-6 where the judge expects Phoenix to cross-examine the orca on day 1 of the trial and then it actually happens on day 2 is very good
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yeah

the dissin' of phoenix wright is a top 5 moment in the series
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hey guys

5-6 > 5-5
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I'm not a big fan of the mood matrix tbh. count me in the evidence is everything camp
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Okay, so I finished 5-5. Like I said, the twist of Fulbright being the phantom caught me off guard - I hadn't given the culprit much thought and was just going with the flow, assuming that Aura might have lied about seeing the killer or that one of the robots might end up being the killer somehow. I think the twist itself was pretty well executed and genuinely shocking, I liked Fulbright quite a bit in previous cases and thought he would serve fine as the "Gumshoe" of this new arc, so the betrayal actually stung. Unfortunately his showing in court was not as impressive. I get that he's supposed to be almost emotionless, but it would have been more fun if his facade had been unraveled a bit more before the bit with the masks. Also, they dedicated relatively little time to him considering he was supposed to be this looming shadow over everything, I would have liked a more complex puzzle with more testimony to crack and more evidence to present against him. I feel like the character took a lot of cues from de Killer and Engarde from 2-4, but wasn't executed nearly as well. His final breakdown was cool, but ultimately the resolution felt a bit lacking.
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in more interesting news, WOW did I not see this phantom twist coming. I'm thrilled but also a bit sad!
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I thought Phoenix's new voice sounded worse too but it's not as jarring as Edgey's. His old objection had a perfect sharpness and pomposity to it, the new one is flat and generic. Oh well, at least they nailed Blackquill who is the real star prosecutor in this game.
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oh no

Edgey's new "objection" is bad :(
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holy hell, the ending to 5-5 investigation 1 sure is something
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the Maya and Pearl cameo in 5-5 is a neat surprise, I thought they were only in 6

too bad I've been spoiled on the other surprise
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the place to enter them is the garbage
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Hey!

It's almost Christmas!
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ClyTheCool posted...

This scene really feels like a lot of people going "yeah the movie sucks but that one flash and superman scene was kind of neat" morphing into "man that flash and superman scene was godly" to convince themselves this movie was worth it

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I can't believe I forgot this important detail from GotY 2007 Apollo Justice!
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hey it's psyche-locks! did not expect them since the magatama wasn't in the inventory. I actually feel a bit nostalgic for these things.
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haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangh...
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You're not into this kind of stuff, are you
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Something I just realized, there's been a severe lack of discussion about the best new character in the film: Evil BB-8
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I finished 5-3. I like how they cranked up the silliness near the end after some grim Athena backstory foreshadowing, they clearly had fun with their new 3d toys. Next case looks to be significantly less funny.

you're a goner is still dumb
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lol
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OliviaTremor posted...

How was The Last Jedi low risk? Seems like it took plenty of risks in the sense that it threw away Snoke, had Rey's parents be nobody, killed off Luke, subverted the Kylo redemption/Rey turning, and had pretty much all of the resistance destroyed. It almost seems like people actively wanted it to be cookie cutter and a retread of familiar tropes and are upset it wasn't.

I mean, anything with "Star Wars" in its name is inherently low-risk, the content of the story barely plays into it. Maybe I'm not giving the movie enough credit for being "brave" enough to do the stuff you listed (most of which I liked), but the point I was trying to make is that it didn't really reignite my love for Star Wars or anything and I'm quickly approaching the point where I stop caring about the movies. Also, it's kind of telling that most of the examples you listed are from the Rey/Kylo/Luke storyline when there's a whole other half to the movie that treads mostly familiar ground with a little more interpersonal conflict thrown in. I'll be more impressed by the risky decision of dwindling the resistance numbers if it has consequences in the next film beyond maintaining the "plucky underdog vs evil empire" status quo.
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By the time they got to final battle on the old rebellion planet I was honestly about ready for the movie to end. I actually chuckled out loud when they said the big cannon was Death Star tech because of course it was. For a second there I almost thought that Finn was gonna go through with his self-sacrifice and that they were really going for the dark middle chapter but of course he got saved in the last second. Then I thought they were going to end it with Luke pulling an Obi-Wan, especially with the slightly modified callback line, but Im really happy with the route they took with that one. When they cut back to Luke on his island and very conspicuously seemed to be avoiding showing him from the neck down, I was afraid it was going to be a dramatic reveal of his chest being all bloody from Kylos attack, but thankfully they went with the more respectful solution. Not gonna lie, for a while there I was hoping he wouldnt die just because Hamill was so much fun in this movie, but it was pretty much necessary for the new generation transition theyre obviously going for in this trilogy. Hell almost certainly do the force ghost thing, but hopefully fairly briefly.

Overall the movie was okay, probably a little better than TFA, but frankly Im likely to skip most of the non-Rey/Luke/Kylo stuff on a potential rewatch. Also, I feel like at this point there is very little magic left in Star Wars for me. 7 and 8 are competently made movies (as is R1, but that one I actually didnt like very much), and I dont want to gripe about Disney too much, but the heart of the series has mostly been replaced with mechanical clockwork that churns out low-risk products at a steady rate and Im starting to see too much of the machinery. Hopefully the Rey/Kylo arc will reach some kind of satisfactory conclusion in 9, because after that Im probably done with the series, or at least done paying for it.
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For real now: I thought the movie was "fine" but it was kinda hard to care about anything other than the Luke/Rey/Kylo Ren plot. They crammed a lot of stuff into the movie, and most of the rebel storyline felt like they needed to give all those characters things to do while more interesting stuff was happening elsewhere. Finn and Rose's story was such a cookie cutter Star Wars quest and the "twist" at the end doesn't save it because Del Toro didn't hang around long enough to really make the betrayal sting. The movie had a couple of those scenes where it felt like subversion for the sake of subversion or a straight-up bait-and-switch, like the fake Leia death near the beginning. Also, that fight between Finn and Phasma sure would have been cool if there had been any substance or significant personal stakes to the "conflict" between them aside from being on different sides. Laura Dern's lightspeed suicide attack was the best part of the whole rebel storyline, I like how they made it very unique-looking and visceral.

Like I implied earlier, I really liked most things involving Luke, Rey and Kylo. Dirty curmudgeony hermit Luke was great, he really was the key to all of it because he's a funnier character than they've ever had in these movies. Him just tossing the lightsaber over his shoulder in the beginning and later brushing Reys hand with the plant were great little gags and probably got the biggest laughs in the theater. The dynamic between Rey, Luke and Kylo, with Luke being distant and only teaching her the very basics and Kylo being a more relatable and potentially redeemable person, made for some good dramatic tension between them. Also, while it wasnt the most original idea, the dark hole in the ground was a neat visual metaphor for the temptation of the quicker and easier power of the dark side as opposed to the unwilling vague teachings of a light side master. Its definitely a more elegant representation of a hero being tempted than anything in the prequels.
The Rey/Kylo/Snoke confrontation was pretty great, although it was slightly undermined by Snoke being such an undefined character beyond being a sith lord. Maybe he will be explained by some interquel down the line, but its kinda frustrating how the core of the whole sequel trilogy is obviously the Rey/Kylo conflict (which is well realized imo) and then the rest of the cast and story are built around it with varying degrees of effort and success. Anyway, Kylo killing Snoke and the big fight scene after that are excellent, one of the best lightsaber fights in the series (mostly because the guards have neat weapons that arent just lightsabers). Kylo and Rey kicking ass together was great to watch, and then Reys frustration because Kylo just cant quit being a delusional prick I really enjoy their interactions because theyre both just clueless kids who have inherited this weird space magic and dont really know what theyre supposed to do with it.
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Jeff Zero posted...

_Harmonica_ posted...

Just saw movie. Was OK. What are next?

I love the straightforwardness of this post relative to the rest of the internet

unfortunately it's a joke stolen from red letter media. they haven't talked about the new movie yet though so I don't know what I thought of it yet.

(I'll make a real effortpost later)
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Just saw movie. Was OK. What are next?
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lol never mind my last post. you're a goner is stupid again

also I just noticed I used quote instead of edit before, oops
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I like how the 3D models make the most mundane stuff look strangely cool just because it's such a novel thing in AA games. This shot of Fullbright looking down at you from the school window is great.
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_Harmonica_ posted...

So, about 5-3 (spoilers to be safe)

For a second there I thought Robin was gonna just be a dude who likes to dress up like a lady sometimes, or even that we would get our first canonical non-straight Ace Attorney character who isn't an offensive stereotype, but of course they went with the "secret woman" twist instead. Also figures that her personality changes drastically as soon as she's revealed to be a ~girl~ and she starts doing twirls and shit. I'm gonna give the game the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to her being "forced" to pose as male (what the hell kind of parents does she have?) and her female persona being her actual self.

The first time I met the school kids I was afraid it was going to turn out to be a dumb teenage melodrama, and while there is some of that, it's not nearly as bad as I expected. The end of day 1 actually makes it seem like a genuine friendship between those three, it made even Hugh seem like slightly less of an asshole. I think I had some memory of transience or someone calling the "You're a goner!" thing bullshit, because I recognized the significance immediately, and it didn't seem like that much of a stretch to me. I was mostly worried the payoff would get postponed to the end of the trial or something, but fortunately they addressed it pretty quickly. Right now I'm thinking Means is the most likely culprit because his philosophy was so completely at odds with Courte's and he would have no problem killing her if he felt it was justified to reach his "ends" (also fuck that smile). Hugh might be an accomplice but I'm leaning towards all three of the friends being innocent.

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So, about 5-3 (spoilers to be safe)

For a second there I thought Robin was gonna just be a dude who likes to dress up like a lady sometimes, or even that we would get our first canonical non-straight Ace Attorney character who isn't an offensive stereotype, but of course they went with the "secret woman" twist instead. Also figures that her personality changes drastically as soon as she's revealed to be a ~girl~ and she starts doing twirls and shit. I'm gonna give the game the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to her being "forced" to pose as male (what the hell kind of parents does she have?) and her female persona being her actual self.

The first time I met the school kids I was afraid it was going to turn out to be a dumb teenage melodrama, and while there is some of that, it's not nearly as bad as I expected. The end of day 1 actually makes it seem like a genuine friendship between those three, it made even Hugh seem like slightly less of an asshole. I think I had some memory of transience or someone calling the "You're a goner!" thing bullshit, because I recognized the significance immediately, and it didn't seem like that much of a stretch to me. I was mostly worried the payoff would get postponed to the end of the trial or something, but fortunately they addressed it pretty quickly. Right now I'm thinking Means is the most likely culprit because his philosophy was so completely at odds with Courte's and he would have no problem killing her if he felt it was justified to reach his "ends". Hugh might be an accomplice but I'm leaning towards all three of the friends being innocent.
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Finished day 1 of trial

More details later but I'm happy to report that it's been more interesting than I anticipated!
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I just started 5-3 and oh god I have a really bad feeling about these mock trial guys
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Mac Arrowny posted...

Dougie Jones!

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