T
his collected trilogy
has had quite the
journey to PC. The
three included games
were originally
released in 2001, 2002 and 2004 as
Japan-exclusive GBA titles. After
success over there, they made their
English debut in North America
and Europe, launching on the
Nintendo DS. From there the
trilogy was once again ported to the
Nintendo Wii and iOS in 2013 and
then again onto the 3DS in 2014.
The three games finally made their
debut onto PC last year, bundled as
the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Trilogy. The PC port lets new
players experience the visual novel
series for the first time, and allows
fans to revisit the thrills of being
back in the courtroom.Bouncing from console to console,
you would think the trilogy would
have been through major changes.
But, apart from a graphics revamp
and a few small mechanical tweaks,
the Ace Attorney trilogy has been left
relatively untouched. Playing it now
on PC is almost the same as when it
was first released over two decades
ago. Capcom’s courtroom adventure
has humour, suspense, thrills, twists,
and turns that remarkably still hold
up today from when I played it backin 2005. And I will swear to that
under oath.
The trilogy includes the first three
games in the series: Phoenix Wright:
Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace
Attorney – Justice for All, and Phoenix
Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and
Tribulations. It’s not just an anthology
of interesting murder investigations,
but also features wonderfully
flamboyant characters, witty
wordplay, suspenseful twists, and no
end of over-the-top drama.
Though since playing all those
years ago, I’ve become a bit more
literate in what a lawyer actually
does, and when playing through the
games again there are definitely parts
that deserve a raised brow and a
side-eye. The series throws
courtroom etiquette out the window,
and usually the law book right along
with it. But hey, it’s all worth it for
the sake of the capital D Drama.
Objectionoverruled.PHOENIX WRIGHT:
ACE ATTORNEY TRILOGY
NEEDTOKNOW
RELEASED
April 9, 2019
PUBLISHER
In-houseDEVELOPER
Capcom
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ace-attorney.com/trilogyRevisiting Capcom’s flamboyant courtroom drama. By Rachel Watts
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smugasalways.