LogFAQs > #945170699

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, Database 6 ( 01.01.2020-07.18.2020 ), DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear
Topic List
Page List: 1
TopicWifebolo plays Ace Attorney Trilogy [progressive spoilers]
Llarian
09/28/20 12:43:13 AM
#290:


Case 4-4 - Turnabout Succession

Characters Ive met:
Magnifi Gramarye - aged and ailing patriarch of the Gramarye Troupe, given 3 mos. left to live
Shadi Enigmar - aka Zak Gramarye, famed magician of the Gramarye Troupe
Valant Gramarye - famed magician of the Gramarye Troupe
Drew Misham - painter and forger
Phoenix Wright - names usually on the tin
Klavier Gavin - a young prosecutor and rockstar
Dick Gumshoe - MY FAVE. This practically saved the game for me.

Oh, how Ive missed a relatively normal case. This wasnt exactly open and shut, and I had to look for hints at certain points, but it was pretty good.

Zak Gramarye is accused of killing his mentor and leader of the Gramarye Troupe, Magnifi Gramarye. Phoenix Wright is on the hook to clear the guys name, and hes up against a young hotshot prosecutor named Klavier Gavin [short hair = passage of time].

Magnifi wrote letters to each of his disciples, asking Zak and Valant to come at different times in the same night and end his life using the single-shot pistols they use for one of their acts. Magnifi has grown tired of living, and his terminal diagnosis wasnt helping at all.

Zak and Valant both testify that they shot a nearby stuffed toy, rather than kill their beloved mentor, and blame the crime on each other. Ballistics point to Valant being the killer, but then Klavier pulls a fast one saying the ballistics were actually inconclusive. We go on a wild goose chase to find that not only did Valant kill Magnifi, but he used a nearby insulin syringe to add more liquid to Magnifis IV drip to obscure the real time of death!

Klavier produces a diary [upon examination, it does have a silk hat on the back cover] that he says is written by Magnifi. A page is ripped out and missing, and Phoenix Wright produces it. A very young Trucy had given it to him prior to this case and he had accepted it in the lobby without thinking.

Klavier calls Drew Misham to the stand, who confirms that the entire diary is his own forging work, and although he does not know who his client is, the fact remains that Phoenix Wright is producing forged evidence in a courtroom.

The Judge, never one to rub more than two brain cells together, is shocked at Phoenixs affront to justice. He must now declare a verdict, and it does not look favorable for Shadi Enigmar/Zak Gramarye. But true to the magicians word, it will be impossible to declare a verdict, and Zak Gramarye disappears, never to be seen or heard from again.

Klaviers theme is that song from the other case. Dont think for a minute that I didnt notice it, even hidden in a nice relaxing background arrangement as he spoke. I was forced to watch that animation 47 times. Its a part of me now.

Seeing young Valant was very interesting - the lack of mustache was a distinct improvement, and his shocked sprites were a welcome respite from Brushels gruesome Pink Tie Tangle.

Were back to reality [oh! There goes gravity!] next time in Ace Attorney, The Last Case of Apollo Justice: Hallelujah.

See you then!

---
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. -Marcus Aurelius
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1