Current Events > The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 1/2 Current Events Discussion Topic

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Bump I guess? Can't believe this is still going.

kind of didn't play at all over my christmas break, but i'm back now, so back to this this evening.

Stalolin posted...

Bump I guess? Can't believe this is still going.

Me neither. CE topics are usually lucky to last the weekend lol, let alone practically half a year.

I'm glad while downloading this game I made this little write up. This topic has a ton of great discussion worth preserving in it.

case 2-4 ended a bit abruptly, but i'm digging this change for 2-5's trial!

i normally play this in small chunks before bed, but i'm tempted to just marathon the last case now since this topic is running out of steam and i want to read what other people have said

AirFresh posted...

One thing to consider *Major spoilers*

Phoenix being such a great natural detective makes a ton of sense because he has fucking Mikotba/Watson's blood in his genes lol

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This is spoilers for the second game but this is an incredible mash up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkz_fTuGn8c

2-5 struglling to suspend my disbelief at this earpiece bit

on the final part of the final case, and i'm going to finish this off tonight. i'm desperate to play more god of war because i've only put in 6 hours since it released on friday which is a huge crime in my mind, but the exposition i've been waiting months for is too good to get in small chunks now.

... a hologram? a fucking hologram?!

lol there it is

Yeah, uh, that part is...well...

It exists. It's best just to lean into the silliness and not overthink it.

It's honestly fine. They don't use it for anything outrageous.

Is this the oldest topic on Current Events right now?

Very well may be. Soon the younger topics will seek it out for its wisdom.

I wish there was a way to save topics. I bought this at release but have not had much time to play so have avoided spoilers in this topic. Only near the end of the first game still.

TendoDRM posted...

I wish there was a way to save topics.

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DeadBankerDream posted...

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Oh right lol

Nice.

TwoDoorPC posted...

... a hologram? a fucking hologram?!

Oh yeah I forgot about that lmao

lol it made him so speechless he didn't know what to say about the ending.

Finally just finished the 2nd game (havent touched Escapades yet). A few of my thoughts

I think both games are kinda middle of the pack in the Ace Attorney series for the most part, but I think the 2nd half of 2-5 might be the best the series has to offer. It was a great climax and resolution. Id need to think about it the only things that rival it IMO are 1-4 in the original Ace Attorney game and 1-5 in Trials & Tribulations.

I was really surprised that they killed off Gregson like that. Has any prominent character ever died that late into a game like that before? I cant recall it happening for the life of me. Obviously, Mia dying so sooon in the original game is comparable, but that happened too soon to really compare.

One thing that really bugged me about both games there was too much needless dialogue way too often. I felt like characters would just rattle on forever at times without really adding anything of value. Like, you know how you hit points in these games where you sorta need to present items to people during non-trial conversations, just to see if something might provide additional info that you need? There are certain Nope, this is a dead end responses that youd get from characters that could take nearly 20 seconds, due to animations and pauses in dialogue. And you would need to put up with it every time youd try presenting a new item. Thought that was a fault of the game.

Maybe Im forgetting something, but did they ever say why Iris goes by the last name of Wilson? Or is it merely just a giant 2-game long red herring?

I genuinely was wondering if they were gonna make Ryunosuke & Susato an item at the end. There were parts of dialogue from Susato that seemed like very light flirting, and the two seemed to have a genuine I care for you relationship that is quite different from Phoenix & Maya. The P&M 100% came across as big brother and troublesome little sister. I got different vibes from R&S, and wasnt sure how the game was gonna finish their story.

I felt like compared to all of the rival prosecutors you face throughout the series, Lord van Zieks seems like one of the least worthy rivals, but Kazuma seemed like one of the more imposing in the series. Also, Taketsuchi Auchi put up a much better fight in the intro cases than his predecessors ever did.

The Dance of Deduction is one of the better mini-games during investigations in the whole series. I really liked those.

AirFresh posted...

Is this the oldest topic on Current Events right now?

Every now and then, I see this after someone bumps it. At over 13 months old, its gotta be it

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79240226

The Popo posted...

Finally just finished the 2nd game (havent touched Escapades yet). A few of my thoughts

I think both games are kinda middle of the pack in the Ace Attorney series for the most part, but I think the 2nd half of 2-5 might be the best the series has to offer. It was a great climax and resolution. Id need to think about it the only things that rival it IMO are 1-4 in the original Ace Attorney game and 1-5 in Trials & Tribulations.

I was really surprised that they killed off Gregson like that. Has any prominent character ever died that late into a game like that before? I cant recall it happening for the life of me. Obviously, Mia dying so sooon in the original game is comparable, but that happened too soon to really compare.

One thing that really bugged me about both games there was too much needless dialogue way too often. I felt like characters would just rattle on forever at times without really adding anything of value. Like, you know how you hit points in these games where you sorta need to present items to people during non-trial conversations, just to see if something might provide additional info that you need? There are certain Nope, this is a dead end responses that youd get from characters that could take nearly 20 seconds, due to animations and pauses in dialogue. And you would need to put up with it every time youd try presenting a new item. Thought that was a fault of the game.

Maybe Im forgetting something, but did they ever say why Iris goes by the last name of Wilson? Or is it merely just a giant 2-game long red herring?

I genuinely was wondering if they were gonna make Ryunosuke & Susato an item at the end. There were parts of dialogue from Susato that seemed like very light flirting, and the two seemed to have a genuine I care for you relationship that is quite different from Phoenix & Maya. The P&M 100% came across as big brother and troublesome little sister. I got different vibes from R&S, and wasnt sure how the game was gonna finish their story.

I felt like compared to all of the rival prosecutors you face throughout the series, Lord van Zieks seems like one of the least worthy rivals, but Kazuma seemed like one of the more imposing in the series. Also, Taketsuchi Auchi put up a much better fight in the intro cases than his predecessors ever did.

The Dance of Deduction is one of the better mini-games during investigations in the whole series. I really liked those.

Every now and then, I see this after someone bumps it. At over 13 months old, its gotta be it

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79240226

I actually liked the first 4 chapters of GAA2 the most, especially 2-3. 2-5 had so many revelations but you could tell the ending was a bit rushed with Stronghart almost looking like he wanted to confess the whole time) and didn't land as well as it could have. Still great though.

Yeah, there hasn't been a victim nor culprit that have been built up for two whole games like the two GAA games did.
There was definitely a lot of dragging out, especially in the first game. Second game is a lot better at it but there are still moments there too. Iris goes by the name Wilson because she saw the name on Klint's autopsy report with the handwriting from Sholme's manuscripts so she thought she was Wilson's daughter.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkz_fTuGn8c this combined or Dr. Sithe's theme personally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC-got3RjtY

It's nice to finally have a psuedo-presto outside the investigation games.

Also speaking of Sithe, Drebber's is a jam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NS1nLErW9A

Gate to the Truth and Nocturne are the best "reminisce themes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJ4rN8dLO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=860hX3JaBxI

Kazuma's themes in general are amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WHdJAJEg6s

Might have new news for ace attorney coming up with that Capcom announcement.

GiftedACIII posted...

Might have new news for ace attorney coming up with that Capcom announcement.

I wish but I doubt it. Probably SFVI related (which is also hype for me lol)

tbh I wasn't crazy about Kazuma's theme initially, but after (barely spoiler) it grew on me a lot.
I thought it was suited better to being used when characters referred to him, rather than a theme song to accompany his actual presence.

And the "remixed" version? Yeeaah, that's the stuff.

AirFresh posted...

I wish but I doubt it. Probably SFVI related (which is also hype for me lol)

It was listed in a leaked announcement list but that might've been fake.

Welp, turns out it was wrong and it was just SF6 lol.

This topic must make it to 500. It must.

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I'd say for me it's pretty on par with the original Phoenix Wright trilogy. Maybe it doesn't reach those high peaks exactly but it's close.

I never cared that much for Spirit of Justice, which I know is an unpopular opinion haha. I did like Dual Destinies.

The moment in 1-3, 2-2's revelation, 2-3, and 2-4's victim, and the ending are scenes I remember after half a month.

I don't like Spirit of Justice at all and one "holy shit" moment does nothing to improve it over the much better general progression in either of these games.

Not that this collection doesn't have a couple of its own of those kind of moments, even if they aren't as devastating as the particular one I'm thinking of in SoJ.

I think SoJ is a pretty big improvement over the past few games at the time.

I just found that mountain top case so boring!

Stalolin posted...

I just found that mountain top case so boring!

Wait, 3-5?