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Ace Attorney Trilogy OUT NOW on Switch eShop, PSN, XBL, & Steam [Price: $30]
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I'm in Europe and it has unlocked for me. Already cleared the Butz but heading of to work now.
I'm jealous of anyone playing this for the first time. It's a wild ride. There were times when the games are finicky with what they want from you, and there were some dumb cases (mostly in the 2nd game), but I totally fell in love with the characters and the intense courtroom battles, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't tear up at the end. Can't wait to read some impressions from new players.
Maybe if we're lucky and the assets are easy to get to, a diehard will do an original graphics mod on the Steam version.
The assets have long since been ripped. I'm not sure if 100% of them have, but rips of characters, backgrounds, effects, evidence and such have been around a long time.
I've never played this franchise or paid much attention to it (for some reason I always thought it was a Nintendo-exclusive franchise). Will it still hold up today as a PS4 game? I'm definitely interested.
Yes, but keep clear that they're visual novels. They don't really age that much, because they're novels.
It was nintendo exclusive until, I think, 2010 when the series was ported to mobile. This is the first time it's going to other consoles though.
Personally, I think it holds up as a PS4 game. The art is gorgeous and the controls are fine.
Absolutely. I think it's a series that can appeal to anyone willing to give it a chance.
I kinda want to advise newcomers to do the same introduction I did and do the first case of the third game before starting the first game proper...
Oh, I know the old sprites and whatnot are out there. I'm just hoping that the in-game assets are easy enough to access and mod in hopes of replacing them with the old stuff.
It's not as animated as later games, but the strength of the series has been in its characters, story, and music. Here's a gif of the DS game.
Here's how it sounds.
What benefit does this bring?
Kind of OT, but has Capcom said anything about 4-6 for the Switch? Is the collection still planned?
I already have all the games on 3DS, but seeing the art in a proper resolution sounds tempting (although the 3D effect on 5+6 is very nice).
I really liked Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Has the trilogy the same help system? In the cross over you can spend coins to get small hints.
It's one of the best written cases in the series with one of the best evidence twists, established the main theme of the series of believing in someone when all facts tell you otherwise, shut down my cynical assumptions about a "lawyer sim" right out the gate, teaches all the gameplay mechanics for the court room sessions faster and more effectively than other intro cases, shows off the subtle visual humor of the series, and has some of the most effective breakdowns in the series. Not the animations themselves, but just how completely and utterly destroyed they get.
Case 3-1 is the most effective and efficient display of "Ace Attorney in a nutshell" in my eyes.
Still no unlock on the West Coast. I've never played one of these games and I'm so excited to start. My girlfriend has the original DS game, so I played the tutorial trial and I'm hooked.
Hints aren't generally a thing in Ace Attorney. You get a statement from your co-council if you scroll through the testimony where they try and point you towards what the game wants you to do but it's generally not helpful.
In 5 and 6, I believe, they added it in that if you're struggling the co-council can point out the problematic statement to help speed things along.
Apologies if this has been asked before but is the English translation which is included in the Japanese release the same as the one in the US/ UK release?
Yes. Yes. Easy but there are some that require a guide / knowledge of what they want you to do (since a lot are like "press this statement" or "present this evidence at this moment").
The story in this trilogy is done. The next trilogy of main games deal with a different story / theme.
Holly moly Capcom haven't done a good job of selling this game to newcomers if these basic ass questions on launch day are anything to go by eh.
Yes these games are fantastic people. And they do tell a complete story regardless of the future games expanding it.
Yes these games are fantastic people. And they do tell a complete story regardless of the future games expanding it.
The "crappy updated" ones all look different when you compare mobile port, 3DS port and the newest version.
Mobile port is the worst one, but I had no issue playing the trilogy on the 3DS, so it should be even better in this version.
Nice comparison video! FWIW, the text box translucency level can be adjusted. It's under "Text Box" field in the Options menu.
BTW, the Steam version also supports touch input for those with a touch capable laptop. Small but a nifty feature for the PC folks :)
The series is really awesome. It hasn't aged at all as it's a Visual novel/adventure type game. The trophies are mostly for completing the game, but you do get some for more obscure side stuff.
That's actually great, with a Surface this should be awesome to play.
Thanks for the replies! I've been looking for some good VN's since recently finishing the Zero Escape trilogy, so these should be perfect!
One thing I don't like, unless I completely missed it, is that these ports don't have the chapter select options the mobile ports had. Like choosing 2-2 trial rather than having to restart the whole game.
I would say go for it! It's nice having it on a physical cart.
These games are awesome and I envy the newcomers, I wish I could experience them anew.
I already own them on 3ds so i'll skip this release but I can't wait for the next game.
I already own them on 3ds so i'll skip this release but I can't wait for the next game.
Is there fast dialogue skip in this? I'm not sure I can replay the trilogy unless I can speed through the dialogue
It depends on how quick you are at piecing things together in court and investigations. Maybe 15-20 hours per game?
On PS4 it's the O button. The skip speed is customisable.
Yes and yes.
Yes, it concludes the story of the trilogy satisfyingly. Game 4 (Apollo Justice) onward are about different things with ifferent major characters.
Yep, 15-20 hours, with the second game closer to 15 and the other two closer to 20.
Not even in the NDS games you have to restart the whole game and can just select the different cases.
Once you finish a case you can choose to play it whenever you want, but I miss being able to jump into the different chapters of an episode.
I wished they added an option to freely select chapters.
I'd love to replay 1-5 or 2-4, but the thought of having to play though all the filler cases again fills me with dread :/
I'd love to replay 1-5 or 2-4, but the thought of having to play though all the filler cases again fills me with dread :/
I see it finally has a text skip option, does it mean clicking B skips to the end of the current text box or is it some weird ass implementation? Just happened to see the settings screen, can't listen to the video right now unfortunately.
You can have it so it jumps to the end of the text box or holding it down progresses through everyone's dialogue almost instantly.
Very nice, the dreadfully slow text with no option to skip to the end of the text box has always been annoying to me and one of the bigger reasons why I haven't replayed these games. Looks like I'm buying the Switch version soon.
Still refuse to pay for any game at release price digitally when they charge the exact same in dollars and pounds - $30.00 does not = £30.00