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If you don't mind lots of reading, you'll enjoy this game. That's both a good and bad thing. Not for young kids. This game was much longer than I expected. Classic anime drawings and characterizations.
It's that addicting. As if I was reading an interesting novel or watching an interesting film, I felt compelled to keep playing to find out what twists would occur in the cases and to find the underlying truth behind the the murders. Honestly, I didn't have any problem with the amount of text in this game. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and found that it was a nice, fresh twist on video gaming. This is one of the reasons that the game was so appealing to me.
And, unlike the majority of games on the market, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney pulls off these plot twists quite well. It also helps that the game is well-written (though there are a few noticeable typos) and genuinely entertaining. However, the good things far outweigh the bad. The player is supposed to be able to identify with Phoenix and place him/herself in the lawyer's shoes, so this amount of text was necessary for the player to uncover evidence, find discrepancies in testimonies, etc.Below, I have listed some of the pros and cons of this game. I would recommend this game to nearly anyone who doesn't mind sitting through a bit of dialogue.Pros:-Original, innovative gaming experience-Entertaining characters and dialogue-Interesting cases with often unpredictable twists-Makes good use of the DS's touch-screen capabilities-Courtroom battles are suspenseful and exciting-Addicting gameplay-Challenge factor increases in later casesCons-Heavily text-based (this may or may not be a con, depending on the type of game you prefer)-There are times when events seem a bit.contrived-The judge is unrealistically stupid, but I think this is supposed to add to the humor value of the game.My conclusion. Expect plot twists galore as you make your way through the game's five cases, each one progressively longer and more intricate than the last. Before you assume that the game is too short, I should probably admit that I've been playing the game almost non-stop outside of work and life obligations.
I couldn't put it down until the final credits were on the screen. There were many times where I was caught off-guard by revelations during the five cases. Now. Buy it. I just purchased Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney about a week ago, and I just finished it minutes ago. I know that I'm a bit late to the party and that many games like this have since been released in the US, but it is nice to see some good innovation.Phoenix Wright is, as everyone knows, a game where you are a defense lawyer taking on murder cases which may originally seem hopeless for your clients but soon turn into complicated investigations and dramatic court room battles. The dialogue is humorous, and I found myself laughing quite often at the (intentionally) bizarre animations and lighthearted personalities of some of the characters as well as the witty, comedic dialogue that this series is famous for.
This is a review written by the newest and biggest fan of the Phoenix Wright franchise. You will not be disappointed. It is very helpful to save often just in case you give the wrong evidence and get penalized. Of every game for every game system that I have ever played this game wins by a landslide. When you really get involved in the cases and the characters it is not that hard to find contradictions. This is a great game for the casual gamer.
Get this game. I have always been a fan of sudoku and logic puzzles. Deductive reasoning is a must in order to win cases. I can play this game for hours at a time. This is a great puzzle game without the fast paced game play of matching shapes and colors. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is the best game that I have ever played in my life.
I guess that is why this game is such a big hit for me. I'm actually taking a five minute break to write this review.
The storyline is okay. (.). Despite that, I finished the first case (of 5) in about an hour. The picture bounces up and down at what is supposed to be an apparently exciting moment to simulate nervousness.
Phoenix, you have been thrown out for comtempt. I would have stuck with it because I play at bedtime and so it would have been a good way to fall asleep. To submit evidence or to ask questions, you have to wait until the dialogue is over and often you have to wade throught the dialogue a 2nd time. I have not seen any puzzles yet in this game. I am stopping in the middle of the 2nd case and returning this game for credit. And the characters are overly dramatic- shouting and sweating often. The dialogue is long and drawn out.
BUT the final straw was that in each of the cases there were women wearing their shirts 4 sizes to small and in the second case, the woman would even shake her boobs during certain parts of the dialogue. Okay, so to try and distract myself from the wait for Professor Layton's second game, I bought this. It is full of tongue in cheek characters and lines like "Detective Gumshoe". Not a good value, in my opinion.
After you've gained all of the necessary information to try your case, you're allowed in the courtroom to sniff out the inconsistencies and unmask the lying villain. Playing the game is pretty simple: you start out investigating your defendant's case by interviewing the people involved and searching various places for physical clues. Give it a world, it's amusing, and comes with some fun surprises. This game is much different than the other games I've tried in the past and was a pleasant surprise. If you're looking for an action-packed game you won't find it here, but the game does pack suspense and is hard to put down at times. It's like a short, interactive mystery book.
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