Ace Attorney & The Great Ace Attorney appreciation thread

[Kano]

Ace Attorney is the best video game series that exists, as everyone already knows. I dedicate my first famiboards thread to this humble altar at the glory of Capcom's creation, and to discuss its various entries. Don't hesitate to state what's your favourite entry, favourite case, character, music, gimmick or anything you'd like.

The series has been relatively dormant for some years but rebounced with the recent release of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, which includes the long-awaited western releases of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. At long last, we have ways to play every game in the series in English.

I've just beat the collection and I gotta say that Shu Takumi absolutely blew my mind. I would have never expected him to top his previous highs (which I consider to be Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations as well as Ace Attorney Investigations 2) but he delivered incredibly well. Having a story that spans over two games and ten cases allowed him to fully develop an universe, through the exploration of Great Britain's 19th century setting, was a very good idea and I hope we see this again. I think TGAA2 is now my favourite game in the series. It was just that good.​

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[james]

lawyer boy thinks lawyer game is the best game ever, typical

on the real though it really is a wonderful series. i didnt love spirit of justice but both great ace attorneys, especially resolve, were absolutely wonderful. reminded me a lot of how i felt in the mid 00s playing the originql trilogy for the first time.

herlock is potentially my favorite character in the whole series. his dialogue is so much fun.

 

[Kano]

please don't call me out

herlock sholmes is genuinely the best character tho

 

[Mandos]

I’m working on the third game right now actually

 

[mazi]

AA7 announcement when

 

[Kano]

AA7 announcement when

Been likely severely delayed by COVID but no faith is lost

Spoiler

 

[Coco]

One of the few franchises that never misses. Even the 'least liked' games are still fantastic.

 

[Sadist]

Playing through the first Great Ace Attorney

Its so good. God I missed playing new episodes of this beautiful series.

 

[MrCafecito]

This place begins with an Ace Attorney appreciation thread? We're off to a good start.

I must say I'm a very big fan of all games' OSTs, they're one of the things I look forward to the most when a new game releases, and TGAA 1&2 did not disappoint

 

[WestEgg]

Game of the Year

 

[Herb Alpert]

I finished the first great ace attorney game and had a wonderful time with it.
I'm currently doing a little pause in order to play dread and then nmh3, and I can't wait to get back to the story after that.

By that time I really hope the next game is announced, I like to play an AA game knowing that another is coming in the future.

 

[UnrulyUmbreon]

I thought the Great Ace Attorney 1 was pretty middle of the road. Great characters, but the cases left something to be desired. The comparative shortness of the cases certainly didn't help; I came away feeling like the whole 1st game was an appetizer for the 2nd game. But GAA2 was phenomenal, paying off in spades. So when I see several of you enjoying the first game so much, you have no idea the ride you're in for!

 

[ChaosSaga]

Playing GAA 1 and finished the 4 case. Not bad, but I'm not feeling engaged as the other AA.

Gonna give some time before jump back.

 

[carlosfilho]

TGAAC is my GOTY so far, especially the second game. The story, characters, soundtrack, humor. It's awesome. Capcom, give us GAA3. Pleeeease

 

[Herb Alpert]

I find it awesome how they managed to "lightheartedly" adress major issues such as racism and poverty in the great ace attorney.
Also I love how each case is introduced by some sherlock holmes text. Funny that the japanese dub still says "holmes" when the localization had to go with "sholmes".

And, even if I still have the second game to play, the story structure and the pacing is really really good.

 

[snikdasnek]

AA7 when? Its been so long.

 

[Kano]

Game of the Year

A funny trivia with this character is that he's named after a japanese author of the same name, and that his described life actually mimicks that author as well.

 

[Lant_War]

For the longest time I thought no other game in the franchise would ever compare to AA3 and the original trilogy in general, but TGAA proved me wrong. They just needed completely new characters to achieve it, which makes things like that moment in GAA2-5 feel earned and cement them as unforgettable.

 

[Herb Alpert]

A funny trivia with this character is that he's named after a japanese author of the same name, and that his described life actually mimicks that author as well.

Yeah I was wondering why this character was like that, and thought at first it was a reference to Chaplin for some weird reason, but no, it's a cameo of soseki natsume, a famous japanese author who lived the same recluse life when he was in London. The guy never adapted to western life and somehow hated it. He wrote his first novels when he came back in Japan, hence the nod in the game "I will write a book when i'll get home".

 

[VegiHam]

AA7 would be amazing! But GAA was so good; I feel satiated for now!

 

[Weebos]

Getting back into GAA right now actually. Still in the first game, but on 1-5 and having a blast.


Also want to say that AA4 is under appreciated.

 

[Ozzie]

Despite completing it about a month ago, I still think about GAA and especially case 2-3. What a ride. The soundtrack, the characters, the build, suspense and the freaking plot twists and climax. GOTY for sure.

 

[UnrulyUmbreon]

Despite completing it about a month ago, I still think about GAA and especially case 2-3. What a ride. The soundtrack, the characters, the build, suspense and the freaking plot twists and climax. GOTY for sure.

I beat it in early August, but my spouse has played it a couple of hours at a time between bouts of FF14. So it hasn't left my mind in months. Some great twists, even by the standards of the series.

 

[Ozzie]

I beat it in early August, but my spouse has played it a couple of hours at a time between bouts of FF14. So it hasn't left my mind in months. Some great twists, even by the standards of the series.

It just shows how Shu Takumi still got it. I think he may be directing or at least working on some fashion on AA7. I have every faith that the guy will deliver even if it's a new IP like Ghost Trick.

 

[UnrulyUmbreon]

It just shows how Shu Takumi still got it. I think he may be directing or at least working on some fashion on AA7. I have every faith that the guy will deliver even if it's a new IP like Ghost Trick.

I couldn't agree more. The characters in Dual Destinies just didn't stick with me at all, aside from Blackquill. It can't be easy to write Ace Attorney. The pacing is tough to nail, and you can't lean on the dialogue of 10 different characters like Danganronpa.

Van Zieks is a top-tier prosecutor. I liked him better than Edgeworth by the end. And I would kill for a Sholmes Investigations game.

 

[YoboD]

Now that I've had enough time to mull over it since beating the game, I think I can confidently say that (GAA2-5 Spoilers)

Spoiler

the last Dance of Deduction is the best moment in the entire series, and the song that plays with it might be the best in the series too.

 

[Mr_No_U]

The one VN series I love.

 

[ActWan]

I Love Ace Attorney 1-3.
1 with the bonus chapter is probably my fav.
I also liked 4 (Apollo), but couldn't survive the transition to 3D...some day, I want to play The Great AA. Also Investigations.

 

[carlosfilho]

Now that I've had enough time to mull over it since beating the game, I think I can confidently say that (GAA2-5 Spoilers)

Spoiler

the last Dance of Deduction is the best moment in the entire series, and the song that plays with it might be the best in the series too.

Oh yeah, that was amazing. I'm probably going to double dip on GAA2 soon, i miss this game so much.

 

[Irene]

It's so, so dang good. I don't think AA will ever touch Trials and Tribulations-levels of GOAT, but Ace Attorney Chronicles (especially 2) comes very, very close.

What a ride.

 

[Maronic03]

It's the franchise that validated my desire of getting better at english. It's still a huge shame most of the games don't have global translations.