Saying that Pokemon is the only game series i play is a false statement. As I can present here in a really old post by internet standards, i have proof that have some other favorite series i play. Take That Right there is my list of 15 favorite non pokemon games written a year ago. Now i am willing to step up to the witness stand and testify to the fondness of this series.
: I started to play the series when i went away to my five year college, I was on my own for the first time and really really bored. i went into the five year college mid year (in January and older student at the time, my room mate was 18 (shudders) and i was already in my early 20s by then (around 23) at the time. Thats a pretty significant age gap in college life so i buried myself in things to do. So i used the money i had and made two purchases for my dorm room, One i bought myself a ps2 (the skinny one…yeah i know) my brother had taken our ps2 with him i took the game cube. I also bought my first ds lite, a little white one. (the only choices at the time was pink or white and there was no way i was going girly) There was no real pokemon games for the ds out yet, so i ended up with some lousy games to start off with and one really good one. Phoenix Wright was that good choice.
Why do i enjoy this series so much, its hard to say there is a lot about it i really enjoy. While i love Pokemon the ace attorney series treats me like an adult which is good because i think that is what this series is more geared towards. Almost every case I am involved in, is some sort of murder. The witnesses are almost always weird and quirky, but pale in comparison of the prosecutors. Almost all of the prosecutors find there way to punish you when you make inroads on there case. Either by whipping, slicing or throwing coffee at our beloved attorney. The stories are so very interesting and with the latest addition Duel Destinies you do get some cut screens. For the most part most of the clients are innocent wrongly accused or framed. The story over the years while it can be easy for new players to come into the game, it also rewards players who have played the series all along giving cameos or shout outs to recurring characters.
The series has changed over the years and there are some changes that ate hard to ignore. In the First three games it was mainly just Phoenix Wright and Maya Faye (a Medium with a power to see whats in peoples hearts) Then as the series grew the cast did, eventually adding Apollo Justice who would get his own game, and in the latest version Athena Cykes. In My opinion every new addition to the family had helped improve and flesh out not only the original chracters but add to the growth of the series as a whole. We see Ace and Rival/Friend Prosecutor Edgeworth grow and respect each others ways but continue to press to do there job. When the stakes are really high some times the two even work together to see the correct outcome (always a win for the player)
Some of the new changes i am having a hard time adjusting to be is to be honest the cutscenes themselves, while its all fun to see characters brought to life for the very first time, its very difficult for me to here a voice for a character that in your own head you have voiced all along. I found for me at least the cutscenes some times took me out of the moments of the cast. However there was a few i really liked. I do enjoy when the cases build on each other, like in the latest game almost ever case found a way to connect to the final case just bringing everything home for me.
My games
As for replay value, i think there is a very strong case to play this game again, and again. Think about it when you watch a really good movie of tv show is that the only time you want to see it, or will you curl up one day and watch it again? What about your favorite book, will you only read it once and put it on the shelf to never been read again, or will you one day brake out that book again and relieve the adventure once more? I think thats the case with this series. a Phoenix Wright/ ace Attorney game is like a really good book. You may step a way for a while, but like me i think you will be finding yourself longing to relive the story again from the beginning because there is just so much that goes on, that while you know the end result maybe you forgot how you got there. I think that’s why i have held on to all my game copies. I only keep the games that i know i will replay over again, so i have never sold of any version of this game (or pokemon). to me holding on to a game that has entertained me so thoughly is my way of respecting it.
If you haven’t played this series i really suggest it, I have heard rumors about a trilogy series will soon be out on the in the 3ds store, and i really suggest it as of writing this post i could not find in in the e-store, but i did find a trailer for it. This is a good game if you really want an engaging story drive game, but its really not meant in my opinion to be a casual game.
Anyways i hope this gives you an over view of why i like the series, and if you played it please leave a comment down below. So before i bring this blog to a close i have to declare myself.
Gamerwoman 