An all too familiar sequel that fans must play but won't make new fans out of anyone else.
STORY:
The world of Phoenix Wright for me has been one of a rather deep, fun, and engaging story. This game is no different in both a good and a bad way.This is the last game of the series and it couldn't have ended at a better time because everything is starting to grow old and familiar. Characters sometimes repeat where they shouldn't have to as well. For example, in case 3 you defend Maggy Byrde. This character is a complete recycle of last game's character, she was never of very much depth, not a very interesting character, and the game definitely could have made a more interesting defendant in that seat.
None the less, the game features a good amount of completely new and interesting characters, and if you're wondering, I actually do count Ron DeLite amongst the interesting ones. The flashbacks to Maya Fey's cases are great for filling in the last of the loose holes in the story and prosecutor Godot is a character you'll follow the story of closely, if not a little cheesy at first.
(Graphics has been cut due to irrelevance to the game, the art is just as good as it ever was)
GAMEPLAY:
This game, once again, feels all too familiar. However, where it feels the same, something is just plain wrong on the testimony side of things. Where I once found contradictions pretty lenient, they're now whipping you into position until you present the exact evidence at the exact spot. In extreme fear of this systematic change, I found myself saving, atevery other testimony. Now there MIGHT be a small explanation for that, I was playing the Japanese version my friend got that has a pretty accurate translation built into it... I will edit this review once I buy the American version of the game, but I do not expect half the errors I saw were just translation typos.
However, everything, once again, comes together ata great ending, and there is something SLIGHTLY new, the playing as other attorneys in this game. But overall, this game left me begging for Apollo Justice, the new Ace Attorney game that features a LOT of the great features seen in the bonus case 5 of PW1. The game is also fairly long as well, for a text based game at least.
SOUND:
The one flaw I find in the music this time around is the "OBJECTION!" music. Where game 1 had a fast paced beat that raised hairs on the mear start up of it and game 2 featured a samesty|e but totally new music. This game features a slow toned down version of game 1's objection music. I just don't feel it when I yell objection into that microphone during this game for that reason.
But none the less, the music grows on you and certain musics, mainly the testimony music, was a huge improvement from last game. (not to say last game was bad at all)
Who wants this game?
The fans of phoenix wright 1 and 2, the people following this storyline, wanting to know the climactic conclusion to this epic adventure. It's just too bad for me it didn't quite live up to it's predecessors.