Board 8 > Raka also plays The Great Ace Attorney

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"Hardest", that's one way to put it.

swirIdude posted...

Apparently no one wants to do jury duty in London, so they had to rope in a wisitor.

SSBM_Guy posted...

He's just a tourist who wants to wisit the Crystal Tower.

I stand corrected.

Leonhart4 posted...

He's a master of disguise

Maybe he revolutionized his moral values too.

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Van Zieks said he has witnesses? Does he mean the thugs?

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Huh didn't expect the thugs to be so... cartoony and adorable. They're like those two henchmen from 80's anime.

EDIT: And I didn't know Inspector Gregson is a mole. He's actually a thug just like them! Despicable. So that's why he's so dour all the time.

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they're like those two plumbers from that '80s video game

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Raka_Putra posted...

I didn't know Inspector Gregson is a mole. He's actually a thug just like them!

I think you mean big bro Sulky.

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LeonhartFour posted...

they're like those two plumbers from that '80s video game

Ah Jumpman and Jumpboy, surely.

Also what's up with Juror No. 4? (the elderly gentleman in physician garb) He keeps saying things like "I couldn't have left it there...I can't..."
That's lowkey scary and MacBeth-ish, ngl.

Also wow that voice clip of Juror No. 6's saying Guilty is so sinister.

Aaand we're back to summation thing.

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Raka_Putra posted...

Also what's up with Juror No. 4? (the elderly gentleman in physician garb) He keeps saying things like "I couldn't have left it there...I can't..."

Well clearly he didn't leave it there! He couldn't have!

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Couldn't have said it better myself.

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hombad46 posted...

Well clearly he didn't leave it there! He couldn't have!

God he left a scalpel inside Sholmes, didn't he? Hopefully that'll make his deductions sharper at least.

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Me whenever I play fighting games on the PC.

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We're counting bullets now boys. 1 + 2 + 2 + 1...

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We found a third bullet! It was still lodged on Sholmes's pouch! But no third gun has nor gunman has been found. Though the Skulkins implied there was someone who urged them to be silent. The mystery deepens...

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It was...the Jojo reference!

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Turns out Juror No. 5 knows him. They work in the same communication office. Welp. He's probably the one secretly sending evil messages to other unsavory nations.

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I'd say this case would be significantly easier if Gina had told her side of the story to us from the start.

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Eggert Benedict's "real" name is Ashley Graydon. Man he's unnaturally pretty, like American Psycho...Anglican Psycho?

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Well, he denied that he was there at all. But we connected him to the pawnbroker using the bloodied music disk.

We did another stereoscopy thing which was really hard to notice when most of the things stayed the same, but thankfully we could use the portable stereoscope whatsit to do it.

And now...we need to prove that whatever McGilded had left in the pawnbroker's was important enough...so that means we need to have Gina testify and admit her perjury. Thankfully...she trusts us.

Damn the inspector is whispering something to Grayson. I don't like this. Are you in cahoots? I'll have Iris write 'Gregson is a big sussy baka' in the next Sholmes story, I'll let you know!

Then the little box arrived and it's...a music box?!

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Wow this music sounds like a YouTube EDM composition! What a musician ahead of their time to compose such masterpiece!

Or maybe it's morse code. One of the two.

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And with that revelation, let's review those outstanding questions from yesterday...

Okay, so there are a lot of mysteries left:

What is the significance of the music disc hidden inside his overcoat?
It's probably government secret or some such. Thrice-Fired Mason had acquired/produced it and McGilded wanted to buy it but the negotiation fell through so McGilded killed him.

Who was "Eggert Benedict" and why did he try to retrieve the music disc?
Either a government intelligence agent or a foreign spy.

What was inside the small box McGilded deposited?
It's a music box. Or rather, a morse box.

Why did the thugs break into the box inside the storage room but left without taking the Hound of Baskervilles script?
Pop Windibank opened the box to see Gina, who was insistent on seeing it to see if Sholmes really lied or not.

How did Susato figure out the full title of the unreleased script?
Telepathy.

Why did Sholmes forbid Iris from publishing the script? (I'd guess it's because there's sensitive information within the script that would put Iris in danger)
It had too many typos.

How did the thugs (presumably) commit Mr. Windibank' murder and made it into a locked room? (Some early guesses include finding a way to lock the room from the outside, or they left through the space under the floor, or Mr. Windibank/Gina locked themself inside the room and the culprit shot Windibank through the peep hole)
It's probably Grayson who fired the exact gun instead. Gina was the one who locked the room.

What is the 'bigger case' that the Yard is pursuing?
Government secrets being leaked.

What does Susato's telegram really say?
'Hi bby girl a/sl/?'

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Raka_Putra posted...

What does Susato's telegram really say?
'Hi bby girl a/sl/?'

This one was actually answered, it's simply telling her she needed to return home to see her dad.
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Really? I still suspect that there's more to it. It's probably a ploy by Lord Stronghart to take away our most steadfast supporter! I mean we never got to see the telegram for ourselves.

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The telegram did actually say what Susato says it did. There is more to the story, obviously, but she didn't lie about why she was called home.

not major spoilers but you can read it if you want to know for sure if you'd rather not wait

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I'll read that later, but thanks.

So...we have Graydon on a corner, kinda. He can't deny that he was there that night. But the little minx switched his tune and said he witnessed Gina shooting the victim! What a load of crock!

He even mentioned he saw the blood splattered onto the overcoat...yeesh.

Hm? Inspector Gregson is, for some reason, being uncharacteristically angry with Nash...wot.

Oh geez, the blood test came back...

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Iiiit's Holmes?!

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Another clue? Another evidence?!

...or just a parting gift from Susato.

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The... cat door maker?!

Oh damn.

Does this have anything to do with the way the hinge opens? Maybe Gina couldn't have thrown the pistol outside as claimed by Groydon?

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Oh wow that's genius. I didn't even notice the lack of a peephole in the earlier photograph.

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But...I can't just present the photograph to that statement. Nyeh.

Though that "only one statement and only one evidence" didn't take huh.


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So we had to present the portal gun first. Geez. That doesn't really follow a good logical path but ok.

Anyway, we pushed Graymon to admit his perjury but he's still denying all murder allegations. Gregson, who conspired to get the second disc from Graymon, insisted he was doing it to serve the nation...the nation of EVIL maybe.

Still, we need a hard evidence to prove either the murder or the transaction...do we really even have something like that...time to take another look at the CR.

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Oh yeah, we have the other music disc now! We got you now, Inspector Gregson...or should I say...Inspector TREASON?!

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WE GOT HlM BOYSSS!!!

GINA IS FREE! SHE CAN SHOOT FIREWORKS ANYWHERE SHE WANTS!

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Huh Van Zieks said something about being betrayed by another Nipponese.
Vague backstory time!

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Glad we can catch Susato before she left for Japan.

...aww she lost a bit of her faith in the law. I don't blame her.

But yeah, that Cat Flapporator 2000 really saved our hide.

Meanwhile, Iris could communicate with the dead and said A...so...gi...kkhihihiih.

Or she transcribed the morse code and deciphered it. Welp. What is the government hiding?


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Dun dun dunnnnn

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K. Asogi
A. Shin
T. Gureguson
J. Wilson

That is all four.

Four...what? And why are (at least) two of them dead? Are they mutants? Spies? Agents? Homosexuals?

THE MYSTERY DEEPENS!

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Not commenting on Gina's heartwarming tearful smile? First time she genuinely smiles in the game.
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Oh yeah I saved it.

Yeah this is pretty nice.
Though if it were cuter it'll be even better, but hey, glad we could help her! (I might have too skewed a standard).

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I'm not a really big fan of the "cold but vulnerable woman finally smiling after winning the case" archetype in PW, but Gina did a number on me.

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Nothing will ever top Adrian

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SSBM_Guy posted...

I'm not a really big fan of the "cold but vulnerable woman finally smiling after winning the case" archetype in PW, but Gina did a number on me.

I like how it's foreshadowed. You see her wiping away her tears with her eyes obscured a couple times when Ryunosuke tells her about trust during the case and after you've secured her freedom and kept your promise she openly cries happily in front of you. I think it's the only instance where they build up to it which makes it stand out.
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Yeah, actually I liked her wiping her tears a lot. Poor girl, she's been through a lot.

So, anyway...
We bid good bye to Susato (I'm quite surprised, I thought she'd stay for some reason!) and...more questions left than what we began with.

But all is well...for now!

So, overall thoughts:
It was quite good! Phoenicius is pretty likeable, though not outstandingly so, but I'm glad we could see his grow from a student into a lawyer and the circumstances around it. Susato is lovely, a very steadfast and reassuring assistant but with a lovable geeky side to her.

Kazuma really made an impression too for what little showtime he had. He filled the role really well.

Sholmes is... entertaining at times, but I'm not too big on his comedy antics. It's okay. Iris is not as unlikeable as I feared her to be. She's also okay. Though I'm still iffy at her needless child prodigy status, especially the doctorate in medicine...it never even really came to play. They could've just made her an enthusiastic tinkerer/gadgeteer and I would've rolled with that just fine.

The new system is quite good. Deduction is pretty fun. The more than one witness that they brought back from PL vs. AA made for more varied court proceedings, as did the jury system.

Overall, the game is pretty easy though. I was never really stuck by any of the tricks and more by the usual AA logic gates. Though OTOH the game flowed well, so I'm not complaining too much.

The presentation is gorgeous. I really like the setting and the design of the characters are mostly great. It feels great playing AA on a TV. The music is lovely. Though Phoenicius's Objection! feels a bit...weak.

I do like Van Zieks. He's just a menacing prosecutor with a fair sense of justice without being overly sadistic or friendly.

Sadly, the breakdowns are nothing to write home about. They're really weak. The best one was probably Jezeille's and even that could've been better.

Also the game feels very much like a set up. There are still too many things unresolved, like the list of four names, Hound of Baskervilles, Jezaille's motive, and Iris not knowing his dad's fate. I heard TGAA2 is much better so I'm looking forward to that.

To end on a positive note (and since I forgot to mention it earlier), the translation is top notch. It's really fun reading the different accents and affectations, as well as the choice of words. Love it.

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So here we go! TGAA2!!

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We have Susato standing in front of Kazuma's grave, reminiscing on her past.

But she's about to stand in court...as a lawyer?!

And the victim was...GINA LESTRADE? (a.k.a. Jezeille Brett). What happened...

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Raka_Putra posted...

Though Phoenicius's Objection! feels a bit...weak.

Yeah IMO it kinda sounded like he had a cold

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Raka_Putra posted...

GINA LESTRADE? (a.k.a. Jezeille Brett)

what?

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Rei has a crush on Susato before realizing it's her. Aww...

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hombad46 posted...

what?

I mixed up Pavlova's age (15) and thought it was Jezeille's age. So when I met the very suspicious Gina in the third case, I thought it was Jezeille in disguise. Now it's just a joke I roll with.

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hombad46 posted...

Yeah IMO it kinda sounded like he had a cold

Ha, that's true. Though his other clips are pretty good.

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Susat-- I mean, Ryutaro does look gallant and dashing with that cape.

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Wow what, already reusing Hosonaga's AND Natsume's sprites? (Okay, Hosonaga got a new costume).
I did hear the first game sold badly, but this is some serious cost-cutting measure! Also, that random photographer probably did it.

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