Maya Fey | |
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First game | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) |
Created by | Shu Takumi |
Designed by | Tatsurō Iwamoto |
Portrayed by | Mirei Kiritani (film) Reno Nakamura (stage plays) |
The two Great Ace Attorney games contain 5 episodes each, making for a total of 10 episodes in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. And with each game taking about 30 hours to tell its story, the full Chronicles will span 60 hours of playtime.
The Great A ce Attorney Chronicles is available now for PC, PS4, and Switch.
The two games that make up The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles never made their way to the west upon their original 3DS releases. Worldwide fans missed out on the antics of new characters in The Great Ace Attorney until now. The story unfolds during Meiji-era Japan and Victorian-era Britain, with parodied versions of period-appropriate characters such as Sherlock Holmes making an appearance, although he's named Herlock Sholmes in the game. Fans everywhere can finally enjoy these whimsical tales, complete with new bonus features that extend the games' playtime.
Aside from that, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles can be enjoyed as a fully standalone experience. Gamers can enjoy the full length of the collection and its bonus contents without any prior knowledge of the franchise.
The third chapter of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles kicks off with Ryunosuke and Susato arriving in London, where snow-covered cobblestones host horse-drawn carriages, busy street vendors, and plenty of distinguished chaps in top hats. Like a Dickens novel come to life, it's a lovely scene that also serves as a story-driven transition between an investigation and courtroom battle. All of the game's animated interludes are equally easy on the eyes, offering a welcome respite – and reward – from the talking heads that make up much of the game.
A compilation title, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles bundles two titles – The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney: Resolve – which were previously exclusive to Japan. Longtime fans are obviously thrilled to see the games make it stateside, but the pair of entries also serve as a good jumping-on point for the uninitiated.
The agreed-upon crown jewel of the Ace Attorney series, Trials and Tribulations allowed players to act as three different attorneys throughout the game while also bringing back important characters that make sense in the plot, rather than “just because." If being able to play as Mia Fey wasn't enough to earn first place on this list, then Phoenix Wright's college backstory most certainly is.
With the Ace Attorney series nearing its 20th anniversary, it seems fitting to look back on the series so far. Each of its 11 games has tried something new, always experimenting and testing the best ways to tell a court-based visual novel.
Made in only 10 months by a team of 7 people, the game stars classic characters with wonderful arcs and resolutions, unforgettable music, and poignant ideals and messages throughout its whole being. Released with its additional case, Rise From The Ashes, the game became a hit with Western audiences and has paved the way for all the games seen on this list.
In this game, players act as a new character, Apollo Justice, representing a passing of the torch from Phoenix to his “apprentice” figure. This signalled that Phoenix’s saga had come to a close (or so it seemed to indicate), and players were able to see characters grow and evolve during the 7 years that had passed since the last game.
This ranks lower on the list due to its being a crossover, containing Professor Layton-style puzzles and therefore less actual Ace Attorney gameplay. The only main series characters that make an appearance Phoenix and Maya (and Edgeworth, briefly.) Nevertheless, this game is a worthy tribute to both series, with wonderfully-crafted 3D models and excellent music throughout.
Another hidden gem of the Ace Attorney series, many have played Ace Attorney Investigations 2 through the outstanding fan translation available online. Not only is this another Japanese-exclusive game in the series, but it also stands out as another sequel better than the original.
With many fans expecting a sequel to Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (and many fans disliking the new character), Capcom took a very different route. The first main series game on the 3DS, Dual Destinies arguably has one of the most fantastic soundtracks for a 3DS game, with renowned composer Noriyuki Iwadare at his best.
6 Manfred von Karma. Undoubtedly one of the most memorable parts of the original Ace Attorney, Manfred's nigh-demonic presence in the courtroom has made him an enduring antagonist even two decades later.
2021 marks 20 years since defense attorney Phoenix Wright first stepped into the courtroom. There is also the official localization of the long-awaited Great Ace Attorney duology on the horizon. As such, there's no better time than now to settle the great debate once and for all.
Beneath his cynical mask lies a bitter, tragedy-stricken shell of a man.Watching that slowly come to the forefront is part of what makes Trials and Tribulations one of the strongest games in the franchise.
Ga'ran is a fascinating antagonist whose dirty tricks push both the defense and the player to the limit.
Despite ostensibly being the "main" prosecutor of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Inquisitor Barnham just doesn't get enough screen time to leave as much of an impression as the rest of the series' memorable foes.
That's Queen Ga'ran in a nutshell. She's the despotic ruler of the Kingdom of Khura'in, the final opponent of Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and one of the most menacing female villains to emerge from Capcom's stable (right up there with Lady Dimitrescu).
While not part of the Payne lineage, Prosecutor Flynch (of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney fame) is stuck here as well for the same reasons (an honorary Payne, if you will). This dubious quintet are at the bottom of the barrel in terms of Ace Attorney's prosecutors.
Easily my favourite case in the series. It combines a decent mystery with great characters, great backstroy, atmosphere, gameplay additions and an overall fantastic villain. Contrary to popular opinion I never minded it's length at all or thought it was badly paced; I actually think it's structured quite well and it's length is sorta justified for the story being completely self-contained.
A first case being in my Top 5 might look even weirder, but on closer inspection there's honestly almost nothing negative I can think about in this case. The plot is phenomenal, the setting and atmosphere is quite ominious, it brings in a good mood and it's all perfected by one of the best twists in the entire series.
I don't think this case is as bad as a lot of people make it out to be, as it has a lot of great stuff going for it, including the Phantom who I think really isn't as bad as people give him credit for. However, it loses points for shamelessly recycling a lot of plot points from previous games in such an obvious way and the whole Dark Age of the Law theme was resolved poorly.