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#6. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (DS, 2005)
(Im using the US release date of the first game as the year here, sorry Naye).

Thank you Board 8 for recommending these games to me. To this day I find myself replaying them even though they offer basically zero replay value. Theres not too much I can say I think. But well try!

You know the scoop. Play as a rookie lawyer. Investigate some crime scenes. Gather clues. Talk to witnesses. Go into court and cross-examine witnesses and point out contradictions and find out what really happened and protect your client. All on rails, pretty much. And it all just works so well.



It has a fantastic cast of main characters, all of whom you see grow, who are endearing and want to root for, and are colorful and interesting. The cases are all fantastic, save a couple, and very well-told, and are well-written. The twists in each case are interesting, with an engaging story, noit just case to case, but as an overall arc, over each game, and over the first 3 games. Replaying this is like rereading a favorite book, its a great comfort zone thing that I try to do again every so often.



Our main driving cast across the 3 games of Phoenix, Maya, Edgeworth, and Gumshoe all bring unique things to the table and are all fantastic characters. Even if a number of the witnesses or criminals or defendants or whatever arent that great, it doesnt matter because the driving force of those 4, plus the Judge and rival prosecutor is more than enough to keep the game going. 1-4 remains my favorite case what with Larry at his best, Manfred von Karma, and pretty much each day and each court case is filled with great twists and plot. The moment you jokingly are suggested to cross-examine a parrot, only to actually do so and find von Karma had tampered with the parrot thats when I knew this game was legitimate. Maybe some of its memes havent aged well, but its forgivable (hello Sal Manella). Name puns still unrivaled though.



At some points, we have to suspend the air of believability, what with how big a part spirit mediums play over the course of the game. However, everything still follows logic and reason. You accept the fact that yes, spirit mediums exist, as part of this worlds reality and the story still holds itself in place. The stories remain compelling too. The game is presented extremely well too, including the music, and it remains one of my favorite to talk about all you fine people with, be it Case or Character rankings, motives, parts we like, parts we dont like, inconsistencies, and twists. And it remains a top suggestion for any people I know looking for a great story-based game to play. The second trilogy is also really good, though didnt really create the same magic of the original 3- Spirit of Justice is excellent and Dual Destinies is pretty good, and its definitely a series worth playing if you havent, especially if you have Dual Destinies already installed on your 3DS and havent got around to playing it yet.



And thats all I really have to say! zvarri lol

Case Rankings:
Elite:
1-4 > 2-4 > 3-5 > 3-4 > 1-5
Great:
2-2 > 3-1 > 3-3
OK:
3-2 > 1-3 > 1-2 > 1-1

Whatever:
2-3 > 2-1



Next up: How does every person in this game have the upper body strength of a god?

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