I finally beat Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for the Nintendo DS! I failed to go to fall asleep early because of how I destroyed my sleep pattern this past weekend. I woke up with only 6 hours of sleep today in hopes of falling asleep a lot easier tonight in hopes of getting more studying done for my last final exam on Friday; however, I feel sorta dizzy because of the lack of sleep. Anyways, I want to keep this short as I'm going to go back into studying very soon.
[Apollo Justice - Nintendo DS]
Story: The build up of the story was excellent and very well constructed with main chapters, involving characters, twists that relate to both past and present, and had an incredible concept near the end of the game for players to "find out the truth" behind a certain "character". The only thing I would have against the story is how it didn't have a huge finale with a gratifying ending that the previous three Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban installments had. Nonetheless, the story followed through and gave the player an experience through several characters' points of view. 9/10
Graphics: You can tell the difference between this one and the previous three installments, and at one point of the game, it lets you "experience that". The animations were just as quirky, witty, and humorous as the others, but the rough edges were taken out (not as pixelated as before). The beginning of each chapter has a cinematic like opening with moving animations rather than still shots; however, there were many parts of the game where a still shot or additional moving animation would have benefit the scene, but was left empty. Again with inventive character designs and a crazy animation of a "particular character" at the end of the game. 9/10
Audio: Sound Effects are more or less the same as its predecessors, but it's not a bad thing. New recordings of the characters saying their usual: "Hold it!" or "Objection!" reflect the characters' personalities rather well. The music is incredible to no surprise. I have always liked the music composed for the Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban series for its memorable melodies and upbeat nature. The best thing ever was to hear some tracks back from the very first Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game, you'll see what I mean if you play it. 9/10
Gameplay: I have to confess right now, the game was much more easier to go through than the Phoenix Wright series. This was possibly done for a more general audience, which is fine. But those who were looking for a challenge in puzzle solving and detective work will get something easier than what's expected from the series. Especially near the end, everything seemed to have an obvious interaction which didn't require as much thinking. There were a lot of new implementations of puzzle solving that was added and possibly experimented with the very first Phoenix Wright in the extra chapter. One other thing that crossed my mind was that I realized I miss seeing a lot of familiar characters back in the game. Perhaps I'll see them in Miles Edgeworth's game? 8/10
Overall: The game was noobed up a lot, which made it easier to go through and a lot less aggravating I suppose. I still enjoyed it and had a great experience going through the story. I really hope Capcom continues to make more Ace Attorney/Gyakuten Saiban games as it is one of the best series I've played in the longest time. I can see why some people want to be Attorneys because of this game. 9/10
For those of you unfamiliar to the series, go pick it up if you can find it:
1) Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
2) Phoenix Wright Justice for All
3) Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations
4) Apollo Justice Ace Attorney
5) Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations
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