THE LAWS OF FASHION
HowtolookthepartofanAceAttorney
It’s not afraid to get completely
ridiculous at times, but always
couples it with moments of satisfying
revelation and a truly epic flair for
melodrama. Backstabbing? You got it.
Tragedy? Naturally. Lawyers
slamming hands on desks,
aggressively pointing and shouting at
each other? Of course. Each game is
more outrageous than the last, with
the ultimate case in the final game
being a crescendo of events that
would leave Judge Judy speechless.
CRIME AND PUN-ISHMENT
The trilogy follows the story of
Phoenix Wright, a rookie attorney
wanting to make a name for himself
as a skilled defence lawyer. You play
as this enthusiastic upstart as he tries
to prove his client’s innocence against
false accusations (which 99.9 per cent
of the time is a murder charge).
There are a handful of cases in each
game, and they have two stages:
evidence gathering, and then the trial.
In the first stage, you need to
gather important pieces of evidence,
which means searching the crime
scene for clues and interviewing
witnesses for testimony to help your
investigation. Back in the DS days,
this meant tapping my stylus over
every millimetre of the small screen
making sure I didn’t miss anything.
An improvement for the PC version
is a magnifying glass icon that has a
tick when I hover over a place I’ve
already searched – it makes my
search rather less frustrating.
A bulk of the investigation is
speaking to witnesses and characters
connected to the case at hand.
There’s a lot of text to read through,
but the writing is as sharp and
hilarious as Phoenix’s spiky hairdo.
Revisiting the cases allows me to
experience again some of the trilogy’s
colourful characters, like the grumpy
grandma, Wendy Oldbag, a security
guard who is vital in a case, but every
third word of her testimony is calling
you a whippersnapper. Or Mike
Meekins, an officer who is better at
being a wet noodle than a member of
the police force.
The investigation phase gives you
an idea about what went down, but
the full truth of what happened is all
revealed in the trial itself. Gathering
evidence sets the groundwork for
information that comes to light in the
courtroom, but throughout my replay,
I just couldn’t wait until the1
HAIR GEL
Every attorney needs an
outrageous hairstyle. It’s an
intimidation tactic.2
ATTORNEY BADGE
Proof of all that time
and money spent slaving away
in law school.3
DRESS TO IMPRESS
Even if you completely flop,
you can still do it in style with
some natty threads.4
OVERCONFIDENT
EXTERIOR
Hide the fact that you’re
completely out of your depth.1234EXTRA LIFE
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Oh no! She fell on a
ketchup packet!
Maya’s always got your
back in the courtroom.