Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
This is de new game i've been playing
recently these past 2 days actually..
introduced by my sis..
A game playable, in Nitendo DS
Enter Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, who has a bit more in common with Harvey Birdman than John Grisham. Phoenix Wright doesn't concern itself with legal mumbo jumbo. Instead, it takes all of the inherent intrigue associated with murder cases, adds a ridiculously over-the-top sense of humor, and comes out with an outstanding adventure game.
As the game begins, you take on the suit and tie of Phoenix Wright, a rookie defense attorney fresh out of law school. Your job is to defend accused murderers who, despite having mountains of evidence against them, are most likely innocent. The story is told in five different cases, each usually consisting of several days. While the first case acts as a tutorial and finishes up in about half an hour, the rest are far longer, often lasting between three and five hours each.
Each day is cut down into two different segments. The first are the investigation sequences, where Phoenix & Co. investigate the crime scene in order to find evidence and question witnesses. The locale is viewed from a first person perspective on the top screen, andthe bottom screen hosts the options to Move, Examine or Talk. Although the game can be played entirely with the directional pad, using the stylus is a lot more intuitive, especially whentrying to pick out bits of scenery to investigate. Other than this, the game only really takes advantage of the capabilities of the DS in the final chapter, which features a 3D inventory and some interesting scenes with finger print dusting.
The other segments take place in the courtroom. Here, the foundation of the case is laid out, and you listen to witness testimonies regarding the murder in question. Your job is to find holes in said testimonies. By picking apart minute details of their every word, you can find a direct contradictions with some piece of evidence in your inventory. In the beginning stages of the game, finding these fallacies is pretty easy, although they ramp up in difficulty as the game goes along. There are also sections where you'll need to answer specific questions or point out specific areas in a photograph, but these are the only parts of the game where you can actually go awry. If you present the wrong piece of evidence too many times, you automatically lose the trial and need to restart from the beginning of the day.
Obviously, this isn't quite based on any real legal system. There's no jury, as all verdicts are handed down directly by the Judge. Much like Mario refereeing in Punch Out!, the Judge isn't entirely impartial, and tends to let your opponents buck the system as they see fit. Of course, that makes it all the more challenging to prove your client innocent. Though it might irritate people who want true legal simulators, but it makes sense both in making the narrative more
interesting, and quickening the pace.
Actual trials are usually muddled in mounds of red tape and obscure legal knowledge. Capcom has taken the concept of a courtroom battle and elevated it to exhilarating levels that I didn't think were possible. The defense and prosecuting attorneys aren't merely suits with expensive educations, they're presented as warriors fated to opposing sides due to their
professions. Each objection is a swift strike with a sword, the whole trial playing out like an elegant, duel of wits. Accusations are delivered with dramatic close-ups complimented with speed lines, while the camera pans back and forth between prosecutor, defender, and judge. After you repeatedly find holes in testimonies, the music ramps up in intensity, eventually exploding. This keeps up until the witness breaks down, complete with the visceral sounds of
wounded flesh. It's just as satisfying as delivering a Shoryuken to M. Bison right as you're both down to mere slivers of health.
The catch is, it's all scripted.
Like most adventure games, Phoenix Wright is linear to a fault. There are rarely any dialogue trees or multiple courses of action. Sometimes the game is particular to a fault -- if you present a piece of evidence at the wrong time during the testimony, you're still penalized, even if you're on the right track. Unfortunately, that means there's very little in the way of replayability.
But in the end, that might be okay -- Capcom has created an incredibly memorable cast of bizarre characters you'll definitely want to revisit down the road. Phoenix is the straight man, a relatively normal guy who wonders why everyone is so insane. His partner is spirit medium-in-training named Maya, whose enthusiastic demeanor provides an amusing foil to
Phoenix. Miles Edgeworth is the devious prosecutor, a ruthless villain who somehow becomes emininently likable as the game proceeds. All of them are intertwined in one way or another, and their connections only deepen as the storyline progresses. The game is also full of colorful whackos, ranging from the l33t-speaking otaku Sal Manella, to the angry security guard Wendy Oldbag, to the dim detective Dick Gumshoe. The bizarre naming conventions should clue you in to some of the humor in Phoenix Wright, but there are plenty of laugh out loud moments that don't depend on silly puns. The story quickly shifts from goofy to serious without warning -- if the beginning of the second chapter doesn't shock you, then nothing will. Almost all of this is due to the stellar translation -- you almost wouldn't know the game was originally in Japanese, as the writing feels shockingly natural.
Phoenix Wright is one of those games that I dreaded playing because I knew, at some point, it would have to end. Phoenix Wright is known as Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, a series which began on the Gameboy Advance and has currently spawned three installments. This DS game is a remake of the first, and one can only hope that Capcom sees fit to translate the rest of them. After all, this is the closest that anyone has come to emulating Konami's digital comic masterpiece Snatcher. As it turns out, adventure gaming isn't dead. With the recent releases of Indigo Prophecy, Trace Memory, and now Phoenix Wright, it turns out the poor genre was just resting.
Hahah.. sry for the super long description..
ripped from someone's review on the game
find it rather.. detailed !!
so basically..
if u play the game, u're the defence attorney
representing the defendant..
u as the lawyer.. gather concrete evidence
proofs, and cross-examine the witness
its cute.. cause every sentence the witness say
u can press, meaning.. ask for a more detailed
answer or sorta.. then the witness will get
stressed and starts showing loopholes
FUN game seriously !!
if got PC one.. i cfm dl and play
no need wait my sis back home
then can play her DS Zzz
-RicKz
LAlala
finished The 4400 alrdy
ytd too bored.. so went to watch a super old show..
短刀行
16 epds.. finished again Zz
no shows liaox !!
28th floor scenery..
my new special..
long bean fried rice !! =p
Huat..
acting trapped in the suana room.. Lolx
nice red clouds !! =p
-RicKz
Couldnt slp last nyte
cause Parents gonna go for hols
and not bringing mi along =(
well.. woke up as early as 3:50 AM
prepare and acc parents to..
Reached 5 AM
and had breakfast..
then some talking wif the guide.. and
bye, bon voyage, Dad and Mum..
hugs and left..
aww man..
although this is not the first time
they left mi and my sis home alone..
i somehow felt this vacation is a very big
responsibility for mi..
maybe cause the car is in my hands
ha~
and i'm gonna take REAL GD CARE of her..
y a 'her' ? Lolx
well .. ppl say cars are men's gf rite ? if they haven got any..
and she's MINE now.. bwahah..
BUT~~ there's no where for mi to go either
so its .. ta da~ HOME ROTTING for a WEEK
yah.. Lolx.. ai ya..uploaded some pics just to make my post abit colourfulabit refreshing..neh~ finished season 3 of ' The 4400 'left 1 more season..DAMN.. i'm gonna be so lonely this weekand hell.. i miss my Dad and Mum so much alrdy~~~!!i officially pronounce..myself.. a HOUSE BOI !!hahahai mean.. there's hse wife rite ?and i cant be a hse husband cause i aint married..and i'm still a boi.. Hohox =Xso there fore.. i'm a hseboi =)chores, cleaning, washing, cooking..water plants, record shows, buy 4D..yah.. all these are part of my daily life as of now..for 1 week though =pi'm so bloody fcuking boring NOW !!-RicKz
HAhaha
Finally, another show for mi to chiong
the show is none other than..
The 4400=DD
wanted to watch this show long long ago
but nv had the chance..
not until today..
was wondering.. wat's the show called
2200 ? 3300 ? i didnt seem to rmb
until i tried 4400 Woots
hehe
to start off..
a little summary of wat i know so far,
abt the show..
ppl have been reported missing..
all ard the world..
different timing, different places
all kinds of ppl
adult children female male
and at 1 point..
which is the present..
A comet came crashing into earth
was supposed to crash.. but it ended, landing on earth
a ball of light..
and when the light disperse,
4400 ppl re-appear
the 4400 ppl tat were reported missing..
long b4 time.. =X
were suddenly re-appeared !!
they didnt
AGE 1 bit..
and have no recollection of watever happened
News speculated tat they were
abducted by aliens..
and some even, came back wif supernatural powers..
INTERESTING ?!?
WANNA KNOW MORE ?!?!show u 2 main cast first.. haha
Shawn
Disappeared in 2001. Returned with an ability to manipulate life-force, Shawn ran away and cut off all contact with his family. He now lives at the 4400 Center where he has become Collier's protégé, using his power to heal big money clients and generate revenue for the Center.
he can bring ppl back to life..
as well as extract their life source !!
he is like the GOD ..!!!
wOOOTsss !! ahhahaha
Maia
Disappeared in 1946. Maia has been living with Diana for the past year, and has recently been adopted as her daughter. Although the young girl claims that she can no longer predict the future, Maia secretly keeps a journal filled with precognitive visions.
as u can read la horx..
she can predict the FUTURE !! =p
so far.. i've onli watched 1 epd
and i'm so hype up now hahaha..
got 4 seasons !! weet !!
there's still 4398 to see
xD
-RicKz
Worldpeace 
