Board 8 > Wifebolo plays Ace Attorney Trilogy [progressive spoilers]

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Llarian
06/02/20 1:29:58 AM
#51:


Trivia:
  • Reports of lions coughing or sneezing, creating mortal danger for the head in lions mouth circus trick date back at least to the 17th century.


Case 2-3 - Turnabout Big Top
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The ringleaders dead, and Maximillion Galactica is the culprit!

The ringleaders daughter is 16, and two guys much older than her want to marry her!

The ringleader was not the original target!

Terrible jokes abound!

Say it aint so!

Russell Berry, ringleader of the Berry Big Circus, has been killed by blunt force trauma to the head, and he died out in the snow, all alone. No footprints were found around his body, and although many are accusing Max Galactica, theres no evidence to suggest Russell even saw his killer.

An injured member of the Berry Big Circus, Acro, had been kept on out of the goodness of Russell Berrys heart. Acros brother, Bat, had died in a freak lion accident. The stunt had been prepared before, but Russells daughter, Regina, had put a bit of pepper on Bats neckerchief to get him back for a prior pepper-sneezing prank. Unfortunately, instead of Bat, the lion sneezed as Bats head was in its mouth, and he died.

Acro never forgave Regina for this, even though Regina herself is more than a little clueless as to her hand in the whole thing. Franziska would basically be disowned if she didnt mess with evidence a LITTLE, so of course she tries to help Acro destroy some evidence. Acro had lowered a bust of Max Galactica from his 3rd floor window that night, intending to kill Regina Berry.

However, the giant heavy bust of Max Galactica cannot be hidden, and our dear heroes find it hidden - under Acros wheelchair blanket and between the acrobats legs.

Culprit: Acro. Quite possibly the most chill killer, because he didnt snuff his intended target.

Overall: Lions, creepers, and clowns, oh my. I didnt get satisfying damage animations from the killer, there were a lot of weird misdirections. There was plenty of running around here, and I did get to talk to Gumshoe somewhat frequently. They presented almost the whole crew to you, only to say JUST KIDDING its this guy over here that we introduced at the very end. I definitely thought it was going to be something involving blunt trauma from the ventriloquist dummy.

Max Galactica has a pretty fabulous character design - I did enjoy finding out that he is from a rural area, and has spent pretty much his entire career wanting to make it big and be somebody.

Please, AA, dont ever have sprites where birds land peacefully on the killer. Its just extremely creepy in hindsight.

All in all, I liked this better than 2-1, but not as well as 2-2.


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Llarian
06/07/20 2:18:46 AM
#52:


Trivia:
  • As soon as the wound has healed enough to withstand the expected stress or pressure on that area, the stitches or staples should be removed. [per https://www.woundcarecenters.org/]
  • Facial stitches or staples should be removed after 5-7 days.


Case 2-4 - Farewell, My Turnabout
https://i.imgur.com/PTHOC7E.png
Rival actors destroy each others lives and those they come in contact with - who is surprised?

Maya gets kidnapped by a mysterious figure De Killer.

Juan Corridas manager/fiance Celeste Inpax had gone out with his rival, Matt Engarde. This got turned around on Juan and he broke off his engagement with Celeste. Celeste is lost to suicide and then her mentee, Adrian Andrews, also attempts but survives. Adrian Andrews becomes Matt Engardes new manager and starts a personal relationship with Juan Corrida.

Juan Corrida is strangled to death and then post-mortem stabbed with a knife featuring Matt Engardes fingerprints. The two men have been surveilling each other for the last couple years.

Adrian has some entanglements, Matt Engarde tries to cover his tracks, everything is unbelievably complicated. We destroy the trust relationship between the assassin De Killer, get Maya back, and pin De Killer on Matt Engarde. It doesnt bode well for Monsieur Engarde.

Culprit: Matt Engarde by proxy of De Killers assassination.

Overall: This one was long and arduous, but I really enjoyed it. It has even overtaken 2-2.

Things unrelated to the guitar case are related to whats in the guitar case. This was the worst part of the case for me, and I dont know why. I just had a mental block because I was taking it super literally.

At the very end, you must select Who would you like to show What? I had a couple embarrassing rounds at the very end where I introduced the bellboy uniform to itself, and the same with the pistol. For some reason, the game didnt flip you over to Profiles after the initial question. At least I gave Miles Edgeworth the whip to return to Franziska probably because I didnt have a photo of Gregory Edgeworth in the Court Record. Yikes.

JFA Final Case Ranking, best to worst: 2-4, 2-2, 2-3, 2-1.

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azuarc
06/07/20 2:34:12 AM
#53:


Llarian posted...
Please, AA, dont ever have sprites where birds land peacefully on the killer. Its just extremely creepy in hindsight.

What about your girlfriend? Would that be okay?

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Raka_Putra
06/07/20 5:34:30 AM
#54:


Aw yeah 2-4, so good. Poor Maya.

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SeabassDebeste
06/07/20 10:38:16 AM
#55:


best case!
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colliding
06/07/20 10:42:09 AM
#56:


I don't mind Acro just swooping in at the end there

I do mind that he had the murder weapon on him the whole time

like... figure a way to hide it? you had like two days. but I guess it makes sense if he subconciously wanted to get caught.
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azuarc
06/07/20 3:47:41 PM
#57:


2-4 felt over the top to me. Like, kidnapping Maya and making it a condition for completing the trial felt a bit too jumping-the-shark for me. Thankfully T&T managed to be better without resorting to quite that variety of shenanigans, even if we did have a "Maya" case in the mix.

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Llarian
06/07/20 7:44:02 PM
#58:


azuarc posted...
What about your girlfriend? Would that be okay?

Having birds land on my girlfriend? What?
@Tom_Bombadil are you down for birbs landing on you?

colliding posted...
I do mind that he had the murder weapon on him the whole time

like... figure a way to hide it? you had like two days. but I guess it makes sense if he subconciously wanted to get caught.

I agree. The added weight would be a pain for Acro to navigate, and I would think it would be immediately apparent to anyone else helping with his wheelchair.

azuarc posted...
2-4 felt over the top to me. Like, kidnapping Maya and making it a condition for completing the trial felt a bit too jumping-the-shark for me. Thankfully T&T managed to be better without resorting to quite that variety of shenanigans, even if we did have a "Maya" case in the mix.

This was part of the reason I was duped into thinking 2-4 would be relatively short. I was so wrong, but I enjoyed the wild ride.

T&T is next!

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LeonhartFour
06/07/20 8:56:49 PM
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Tom Bombadil
06/07/20 10:07:27 PM
#60:


Birds > Butterflies

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azuarc
06/07/20 11:19:49 PM
#61:


Tom gets it.

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colliding
06/08/20 11:53:52 AM
#62:


I honestly don't know if there has been anything close to a "jumping the shark" moment for me in the AA series proper

I definitely have my problems with Apollo Justice, but I don't know if that qualifies as shark-jumping or just bad writing
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azuarc
06/08/20 1:32:42 PM
#63:


Pity only the first three games are available on Steam.

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Leonhart4
06/08/20 2:58:43 PM
#64:


And the rest are available on mobile

(Well, the mainline ones anyway. AAI2 isn't for obvious reasons but they aren't connected in a meaningful way with the main plot of the main series, so you don't have to play them to enjoy and follow along with the others)

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PrinceOfKoopas
06/08/20 3:09:58 PM
#65:


It's quite possible the other games will be announced as another ported trilogy this coming Tokyo Games Show!

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Leonhart4
06/08/20 3:11:57 PM
#66:


We've been hoping for that for the last couple years!

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Tom Bombadil
06/13/20 1:32:44 AM
#67:


there's a trilogy of takarazuka adaptations

rip

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Llarian
06/17/20 9:42:39 PM
#68:


Now to start Trials and Tribulations! No trivia today, hope that's cool.

Case 3-1 - Turnabout Memories
https://i.imgur.com/hz6FrzF.jpg
We go back in time to play as Mia Fey in one of her first cases, a college students murder. Doug Swallow got electrocuted, a young lovestruck Phoenix Wright is the defendant, his girlfriend Dahlia Hawthorne used to date the deceased, and the whole situation just smells fishier and fishier as it marches on.

Mias boyfriend, also a lawyer, had been poisoned 8 months prior in a mysterious incident while interviewing Dahlia Hawthorne, a beautiful, cultured college student. Also 8 months prior, Dahlia had broken up with her own boyfriend at the time, Doug. Thats around the same time she and Phoenix started going out.

There were quite a few twists and turns, but we break Phoenixs heart, we reveal Dahlia as the poisoner and current murderer, and tell Phoenix he really needs to have some self esteem and work on those critical thinking skills.

Culprit: Dahlia Hawthorne

Overall: This was easily my favorite opening case of the games Ive played so far. The chance to play as Mia, the flashbacks, and seeing everyone younger all came together to elevate this case for me. Might be the times we live in, but Phoenixs sprite constantly sneezing, coughing, and accidentally covering his eyes with his face mask made me feel a little more uncomfortable than it otherwise would have. The giant heart P sweater is iconic, as is the poisoners vial necklace.
https://i.imgur.com/fxwm6GO.jpg
Dahlia Hawthornes character design kept reminding me of Danielle Bregoli, the cash me outside girl from Dr Phil. She definitely had a privileged southern belle vibe, and I was just waiting for it to turn scary. Whenever pretty girls enter this courtroom, we have to have several rounds of slack-jawed Saturday morning femme fatale reactions - Gollyyyyyy~!

This case seemed to have a bit less hand holding than your average first case. Mr Grossberg, although constantly bringing up his hemorrhoids in conversation, appeared to let Mia do the thing and stood by occasionally for support. I didnt feel like my intelligence was in question as I had in past opening cases. Maybe thats the confidence that comes with playing a couple of these games already? Maybe its the fact that youre playing as Mia? Even as a rookie, Mia comes across as generally more confident and capable than early Phoenix.

From now on, Ill be posting as I go instead of making you all wait on big writeups. Youll get more of my impressions as I play, and more consistent posting to this thread. Its a win-win.


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colliding
06/18/20 3:44:28 PM
#69:


bump

why is no one posting in this topic. good playthrough.

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Llarian
06/22/20 10:22:15 PM
#70:


Case 3-2 - The Stolen Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
-Luke Atmey
-Ron DeLite
-Desiree Dessie DeLite

Well, well, well how the turntables...
Never thought Id have to see Pearlys botched craft project ever again, but the Sacred Urn has been stolen. Everyone is so shocked, but Im pretty sure it no longer contains the soul of beloved Kurain Channeling Technique originator, Ami Fey. Which means its just a weird, glued-together vase that reads I AM in bold lettering on the front. But if we can hoodwink people into coming to see it, then so much the better.

It was part of a large collection of treasures on display, Adrian Andrews was organizing the whole thing, nice to see her again.

Luke Atmey has to be one of the franchises most obvious puns. I couldnt even use Examine until after he left because he would give me a hard time for being so crude. I like to think Phoenix would have been more crude if he wasnt trying to maintain a good rep as an attorney.

Ron is such an old guy name for a kid who looks barely 19. How did he score a wife as exciting and good-looking as Dessie? Give us your secrets, dude!

Heartbreaking to be reminded that Pearly no longer has any family available to her but her cousin, Mystic Maya. ;~; I guess dudes feel left out in Kurain Village, so lots of the relationships fall apart. Im just glad the remainder of her formative years arent going to be spent with Morgan. *shudder*

I have to say, it was really awkward to talk to Maya about her mom Misty - I still felt a twinge of guilt for showing her that pic of Misty at the end of 1-4. Hey, heres a pic of your missing-likely-dead mom. :| Even if anyone else lets me off the hook, Ill never forgive myself for that blunder.

One progression that I have noticed is that Gumshoe, unless already in a bad mood, is no longer feeling inferior when I show him my attorneys badge. He smiles and says that a real man has a police badge. I keep showing it to him every case, its become something of a tradition when there isnt much else in the Court Record.

There may be more poking around and talking to people before the first days case, so Ill see you tomorrow!


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Sceptilesolar
06/22/20 10:32:39 PM
#71:


Yeah I've been reading and enjoying the comments. AA3 always a good time to see people experience.

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azuarc
06/23/20 4:12:33 AM
#72:


Enjoying the topic when I see it. I just don't always see it.

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SeabassDebeste
06/23/20 5:24:41 AM
#73:


flashback mia is really impressive.

Llarian posted...
One progression that I have noticed is that Gumshoe, unless already in a bad mood, is no longer feeling inferior when I show him my attorneys badge. He smiles and says that a real man has a police badge. I keep showing it to him every case, its become something of a tradition when there isnt much else in the Court Record.

i love it! i love everything about 3-2.
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colliding
06/23/20 11:19:32 AM
#74:


3-2 is soooooo good.
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Llarian
06/23/20 11:41:58 PM
#75:


Case 3-2 - The Stolen Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
Larry Butz
Godot [mentioned in conversation]

The Lordly Tailor gag never gets old. When I was a child, I used to call its IRL counterpart, Lord & Taylor, the scribble store. My parents informed me that it was very expensive, and my retort: How could it be expensive? Their logo is illegible! Theyve changed their logo three times since then - point made.
https://i.imgur.com/zEa037u.png

Weve received Rons lost wallet and an ominous blackmail letter. Not sure what it all means, or who is the secret identity of MaskDeMasque. Dessie isnt convinced that its Ron, and based on the gaping holes in Atmeys retelling of events, Im not sure either.

Larry Butz shows up, and sure enough, if something smells They had some creeper dialogue in this localization. From what I understand, creepy lines about Pearl had been removed from prior games [so-called Dr Hotti comes to mind?]. I was a little surprised to see it here, but Larry is weird.

I wasted a bit of time trying to present evidence and profiles to Adrian Andrews but according to Phoenixs lines, she was too far gone to be of any help.

Luke Atmey talks about the cases prosecutor being the mysterious Godot - pretty sure I know who this is from general memery, but Ill have to experience it for myself. Also, apparently Edgeworth is travelling overseas again and said Godot in his absence was the finest in the country. I appreciate Mayas loyalty to Edgeworth though. Its cute.

Any instance of Pearl crying is awful. Her sprite is just so sad! Why did we let her go off and hunt for evidence by herself anyway? I guess she zoomed off too quickly and we didnt have a choice.

We will be heading on to the first day of the trial tomorrow. See you then!

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Tom Bombadil
06/24/20 1:13:07 AM
#76:


Husbando tiem

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Llarian
06/24/20 5:15:26 PM
#77:


Case 3-2 - The Stolen Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
Godot

Even the mightiest of redwoods start off as mere saplings. -Godot
Dude, we only have 3 days for this case. -Me

We meet Godot, he has never lost a case...or won one. Oh, Ace Attorney. You are just the best.

Typo adventures in this franchise continue, pretty sure this is the first one thats a piece of evidence - DeMasques BROACH. We should be careful, this is a sensitive subject. We need to broach it carefully. Merriam Webster is saying it can be spelled either way, but it looks wrong. :| Plus broach includes the verb meaning, while brooch points only to a pin/clasp. The specific function of this brooch is to fasten a cape - history ties this to some of the oldest known brooches or cloak pins, known as penannular brooches.

You should know how much I enjoyed hearing Phoenix repeatedly referred to as Mr Trite by Gobo, er Godot.
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Pictured: Gobo, ready to project.

Godot is obsessed with coffee, throws a cup at Phoenix at some point in the proceedings, and gets a free pass from the Judge even though no ones supposed to have food or drink in the courtroom. This lax attitude... but its always been weird in this courtroom, so its business as usual.

Godots Objection is very loud and deep! Its like it taught all the other little Objections everything they know. Tom is giving me sidelong glances and saying 'Husbando tiem'. Maybe I deserve it.

Atmey admits himself to be MaskDeMasque, but Ron isnt ready to give it up. We prove that he cant be MaskDeMasque, as his ID/wallet were found at KB Security during that same window of time. The Judge declares Ron Not Guilty, and we all go out to the lobby to celebrate, give hugs, sing kumbaya or whatever it is that we do post-confetti.

Our joy is short-lived. Godot comes out to inform us that the CEO of KB Security, Kane Bullard, has been found murdered in his office. You already proved that Ron was there at the time, with blackmail being his M.O., making the hapless young man the primary suspect. So its time to go around again.

See you tomorrow!

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NFUN
06/24/20 5:21:39 PM
#78:




that's supposed to be a gif fuck this site

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NFUN
06/24/20 5:23:05 PM
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SeabassDebeste
06/24/20 5:23:58 PM
#80:


day 1 trial is such a delight!
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azuarc
06/24/20 6:34:22 PM
#81:


I've played enough fantasy games to have seen broach used in that context. I guess it isn't all that common, but I didn't bat an eye at it.

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Leonhart4
06/24/20 6:57:31 PM
#82:


Mario RPG also spelled it that way, but yeah, it's confusing.

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Llarian
06/25/20 9:49:33 PM
#83:


Case 3-2 - The Stolen Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
Kane Bullard [deceased]

Nice that you get to just chill and talk to Dessie. Not gonna lie, their relationship sounds a lot like Nice and Jacuzzi from Baccano! - minus the crime on one side and adding in a whole lot of spendthrift tendencies.

Then you go check out KB Security, not the most upstanding of institutions it seems. Kane Bullard is done, he died at 1:00AM... right around the same time as the rest of the hullabaloo in multiple locations. We find he did press his emergency buzzer when he was attacked, but part-time security guard and full-time idiot Larry Butz wasnt there to hear his cry of distress.

Larrys lack of subtlety extends to his Psyche-Locks, fortunately for us. We break through them relatively easily, while he gives us his best surprised Pikachu impression.

Adrian Andrews did spiff up our Sacred Urn quite a bit by breaking it a second time, then putting it back together the right way, and polishing it to a rich shine, pink paint splotches and all.

Ron has apparently been stealing things as MaskDeMasque to keep up with Dessies uncontrollable retail therapy, but he has been following detailed heist plans from someone else. Someone knocked out Ron the night of the murder, and when he found Kanes dead body, he decided that putting it in the safe would be the best thing. Maybe Larry isnt the only one with two estranged brain cells desperately calling for a reunion. The only thing that makes it worse, is that Ron is on a short list of people who even know how to open that safe. :| Son, I am disappoint.

First thing I would have done in a basement warehouse if I was holding precious treasures and priceless artifacts for an exhibit is clear all the paint cans out of there. Unless the Main Exhibition Hall is formerly a Sherwin-Williams, theres no reason for there to be that many paint cans hanging around here, there, and everywhere.

Back to the courtroom tomorrow, Ill see yall then!

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SeabassDebeste
06/25/20 10:01:10 PM
#84:


Llarian posted...
Adrian Andrews did spiff up our Sacred Urn quite a bit by breaking it a second time, then putting it back together the right way, and polishing it to a rich shine, pink paint splotches and all.

love this psyche lock ending investigation!
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Llarian
06/26/20 3:54:37 PM
#85:


Case 3-2 - The Stolen Turnabout

Ron talks about how he was fired for stealing info, he didnt tell Dessie because he didnt want to lose her. Instead, he turned to a life of fabulous, fabulous crime to keep up with her spending habits.

Ron admits to wearing the MaskDeMasque outfit and how it presented some challenges wearing a cape while trying to work with the safe/stuff the body inside. The mask itself helped disperse the impact of the killers strike on Rons forehead. We talk about how Ron must have been unconscious during the whole buzzer/no guard coming fiasco, otherwise he wouldnt have taken so long to stow Mr Bullards body in the safe. The buzzer would have given it a sense of urgency.

Thanks for that always-timely, beyond-the-grave encouragement, Mia! We yank Luke Atmey out of his MaskDeMasque trial next door to come testify in our trial.

We destroy Atmeys alibi by proving to the court that he took his security camera photo at another time during the prior two weeks, and he moved the Ami Fey statue to do it. I genuinely thought there was going to be something more about paint getting on the cape and thats why we had to tear the cape off, but thats just me overthinking things.

DeMasques calling card reveals the problem - Atmey has seen the urn, but he only saw it after it was repaired by Adrian Andrews, so he thought it was supposed to be pink speckled. Quite a look, but not quite the one that generations of the Fey family had in mind.

Godot presses us to find a motive for Atmey to kill Mr Bullard of KB Security. We find that Mr Bullard was blackmailing Luke Atmey, not Ron DeLite. We have double jeopardy issues, so we have to push forth if we want to hold Mr Atmey accountable. Mia appears through Maya and insists that we be allowed to cross-examine Mr Atmey for his recent statements.

This leads us to an annoying game of only press on the right statement, you only get ONE CHANCE. Well, I didnt wait long enough - Phoenix usually changes what he says or other people react differently when youre right in this game. So I ended up pressing on all 11 statements and hating myself. I didnt wait long enough for Phoenixs retort to Godot ... since all the reactions appeared to be the same.

Anyway, after getting extremely frustrated and seeking out a guide, I pressed on the correct statement - Atmey knew information he shouldnt have known, since he was in the other courtroom at the time of Rons testimony.

Despite an ending process that made me quite possibly the angriest Ive ever been playing this franchise, it was a good case.

Next is 3-3! See you tomorrow!

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colliding
06/27/20 8:05:08 PM
#86:


yeah, the "insta-kills" in this case are annoying - think there was one of these in JFA too? But yeah, thank goodness for save scumming.

for me, every thing works in 3-2 and none of the characters are annoying, even though they should be. Like, I should totally find Ron and Luke Atmey stupid and annoying, but for some reason they're not. also it's an example of how to bring back old fan-servicey type characters in interesting ways (Larry and Adrian). All while introducing players to the new (excellent) prosecutor.
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SeabassDebeste
06/27/20 11:40:35 PM
#87:


colliding posted...

for me, every thing works in 3-2 and none of the characters are annoying, even though they should be. Like, I should totally find Ron and Luke Atmey stupid and annoying, but for some reason they're not. also it's an example of how to bring back old fan-servicey type characters in interesting ways (Larry and Adrian).

helps to have maya and pearl, low stakes, fantastic music, and godot, all wrapped in one case!
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MrSmartGuy
06/28/20 12:43:24 AM
#88:


Llarian posted...
Ron admits to wearing the MaskDeMasque outfit and how it presented some challenges wearing a cape while trying to work with the safe/stuff the body inside. The mask itself helped disperse the impact of the killers strike on Rons forehead.
This is my favorite cross-examination in the entire series. It's so funny to me. You press and get information that he wore his outfit at the time, the fantastic MaskDeMasque theme starts up, and the judge, lawyer and prosecutor are all like "wtf dude" at the same time. Then he adds a new statement, you press that, and then he reveals he's the one who stuffed Bullard in the safe, leading to the music blaring again, and everyone gets shocked a second time, before dumping on Ron again.

Just to add the little cherry on top, once you press his THIRD new statement, Phoenix asks why he put the body in the safe and Ron just goes "well, it wouldn't fit in his desk drawer...."

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Llarian
06/28/20 12:46:11 AM
#89:


Case 3-3 - Recipe for Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
Chef Jean Armstrong
Old man/Victor Kudo
Phoenix Wright
Glen Elg [deceased victim]

This was a weird case opening. Apparently I, or Phoenix Wright, got Maggey Byrde charged as guilty. A certain Glen Elg, programmer and lucky winner of $500,000 via the lottery, was unlucky enough to drink poisoned coffee and die in Tres Bien, its hideous French restaurant theme achieving peak pink/blush/lace/floral. Who gave the girly grandma a can of Monster and an unlimited thrift store budget?

You find that the decor culprit isnt a girly grandma at all, but a fabulous chef, Jean Armstrong. I was half expecting pink sparkles like Armstrong from FMA. Hes comically French, and his irises are big enough to be unnerving. I wanted to question him further, but the Magatama was missing, so we had to otherwise occupy ourselves.

Maya ends up working at Tres Bien for the day and has to wear a maid outfit somewhat reminiscent of a dreamsicle - for some reason the main color is orange and there is white ruffles and lace as far as the eye can see.

Victor Kudo, formerly known as the old man, is a bizarre Japanese stereotype who hangs out behind Tres Bien, aggressively pelts the pigeons with seeds. Im sure the pigeons are getting some mixed signals. He yells and is generally unhelpful until we bring Maya, in full maid regalia, to try and ply him for information. Victor wasnt very interested until we summoned Mia in Mayas place. Then he spilled his guts about Jean OuiOui Baptiste HonHon Magnifique Armstrong.

We have a newspaper and mysterious vial from Tres Bien analyzed by our trusty Detective Gumshoe. The handwriting on the paper matches with Glen Elg. We also find that not only is the food at Tres Bien awful, but the owner is a petty thief and his restaurant is not exactly in the pink, its deep in the red. We find our beloved Magatama in his equally tacky looking kitchen. He keeps everything clean and seems to make regular clean sweeps - stealing hats, gloves, scarves, and other small items from his customers.

Godot swings by Tres Bien to bestow his opinion on their coffee - its just as terrible as the rest of the place. He tells us hes looking forward to tomorrows case...And so am I!

See you then!

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SeabassDebeste
06/28/20 7:57:01 AM
#90:


maya deciding to get a job is randomly hilarious. looking forward to reading more about this one!
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colliding
06/28/20 11:33:14 AM
#91:


3-3 drags a bit but honestly I have nothing but love for it

again, even though all the characters are really stupid/borderline offensive, I think they work.
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pezzicle
06/28/20 4:23:58 PM
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azuarc posted...
1-3 was the point where I broke down and used a guide because I couldn't figure out where to go during the investigations. It was just run back and forth across the entire studio 20 times until the game decides you've triggered the next event in the sequence.

A shame, too, because once we broke that dam, it was hard to make myself not use a guide for everything else.
I've just started 2-2 and yuuuuuuip I had this experience as well with 1-3.

Right now I'm trying to only look stuff up when I am down to my last "life" in court and then only if I am truly stuck and have no idea what to do during investigations.

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Llarian
06/28/20 8:41:16 PM
#93:


Case 3-3 - Recipe for Turnabout

Beginning of the trial, we have our typical rundown from Gumshoe. I dont know why my brain wasnt engaged today, I had to look up what the issue was with his testimony. Apparently, nothing missing from the crime scene was incorrect as the victims prescription bag was empty with no prescription inside. And we could just call up the doctor and verify? Doesnt sound very HIPAA compliant.

The rest of the time we spend on a sad little episode of Victor Kudo [was this supposed to be a Victor Hugo reference?] being an old man and forgetting details. Our job is to mercilessly rake his inaccuracies over the coals and get Godot looking more like an 80s-era smoking train car than a prosecutor.

Judge encourages us to go forth and find more details and then well reconvene for more courtroom fun times.

I think the game seems to try a little too hard to create drama/push Gumshoe and Maggey together. Although Gumshoe is a little off sometimes, he is an overall nice guy who tries to do his best. Hes clearly not in great circumstances due to his impassioned speech about US LOW EARNERS GOTTA STICK TOGETHER once he sees that Maya is filling in as a waitress at Tres Bien. Hes promised to show her the best way to make instant noodles. Hes consistently cheerful, even though its clear his beat is not the most upbeat thing ever.

Maggey, despite I suppose the many, many things that have gone wrong in her life, constantly bemoans her unlucky fate. Nothing ever seems to be her fault. To be fair, the scenes so far that weve seen her in - shes legitimately innocent. But in my experience, people whose main topic of conversation is themselves and how much it sucks to be them - arent that enjoyable to be around even during the good times. Shed be a tolerable character if she focused on not-herself for more than three seconds. She expresses brief gratitude when you do something for her and thats about it.

Im definitely cool with characters who arent Happy Joy Here Comes the Positivity Train - see my enjoyment of Edgeworth. Theres just something about Maggey that really rubs me the wrong way.

More investigation tomorrow! See you then!

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colliding
06/28/20 10:30:40 PM
#94:


Maggey might (emphasis might) be one of the only characters who got slightly better in AAI
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Tom Bombadil
06/28/20 10:38:09 PM
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I don't remember having any particular issue with Maggey and in fact kinda liked her with Gumshoe so there may be a shipping war brewing in the Bolo house

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colliding
06/28/20 10:39:55 PM
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I like her too. I just want gumshoe to be happy.
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Tom Bombadil
06/28/20 10:44:04 PM
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and really, who doesn't?

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SeabassDebeste
06/28/20 10:49:44 PM
#98:


yeah, maggey is real bad in both her cases. better by default in AAI.
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Llarian
06/30/20 1:14:20 AM
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Case 3-3 - Recipe for Turnabout

Characters Ive met:
Lisa Basil
Viola Cadaverini
Furio Tigre

We investigate the various places and people involved with the case, and it begins to bloom like an onion. Its clear that well have to fry a little longer before we get to enjoy the benefits of our labors.

Psyche Locks, Psyche Locks galore! 3 here, 4 there, one even on our dear Gumshoe! Although his PL was more about not wanting to discuss his lottery loss than anything else. I havent unlocked the rest, but I did do a lot of running around.

Cadaverini? For real? I am part Sicilian, so this gets a little weird. >_> Its the cultural stereotype case! Wooo~

Anyway, we are reminded that the Tender Lender has Chef Armstrong over a barrel for $500,000. The creepy lady who we saw briefly earlier [like a half second, dont think I mentioned it before] turns out to be Viola Cadaverini, granddaughter of Bruto Cadaverini. Gumshoe says the Cadaverinis have all of Japanifornia right in the palm of their creepy, dead hands. Theyve got too much money, he says, and they have a ton of goings-on wrapped up in the black market.

Viola works for the Tender Lender, headed by boss, er, Don Tigre. Furio Tigre. He has a horrible Crayola red-orange skin tone to match with his red-orange outfit. He keeps a blue suit with a paper attorneys badge for when hes milking his spiky hair by pretending to be Phoenix Wright.

Furio calls her Violetta, and according to Viola, theyre lovers. You already saw Viola over at Tres Bien, threatening to slice up Chef Armstrong and commit arson, arguably to collect on the place.

Don Tigres Tender Lender office is ...interestingly decorated, including a giant gold shogi Gold General [] piece, a daruma with both eyes filled in [Japanese custom is to fill in one eye at the setting of a goal, and fill in the other eye at the goals glorious completion], a variety of weird outfits hanging on pegs, a big boom box with the CD player open to reveal none other than a mix album by - MC Bomber! The MC being discussed by Don Tigre and Glen Elg before the latters death!

We also visit Glen Elgs not-so-promising sounding former workplace, Blue Screens, Inc. We meet his former boss, Lisa Basil [Im finally catching on to the weird palindrome name thing we got going on]. Shes oddly welcoming about us searching through Glens old desk, but tightlipped about Glens troubles. Ill have to unlock a few PLs tomorrow to get through to her.

The investigation so far has been peppered with pop culture references from the late 90s to mid 2000s, such as Lisa Basil looking like a ghost in a shell, some password scheme being referred to as SPARDA - Maya calls it madness and she is quickly reminded that This Is SPARDA.

We will keep the investigative good times rollin tomorrow! See you then!

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SeabassDebeste
06/30/20 1:24:23 AM
#100:


in my translation, tigre's name is furio, not fiore

Llarian posted...
The investigation so far has been peppered with pop culture references from the late 90s to mid 2000s, such as Lisa Basil looking like a ghost in a shell, some password scheme being referred to as SPARDA - Maya calls it madness and she is quickly reminded that This Is SPARDA.

love this

hype for closing out 3-3. i always remember it as one of the most diverse cases of the series with its varied locations and characters.
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