Some Ace Attorney -Trials and Tribulations- thoughts (for 1st chapter)

[aruru]

Started working on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -Trials and Tribulations- about two days back. I've only gotten through the first chapter so far, but I wanted to jot down my thoughts:

-Wow, they certainly didn't waste any time throwing you in the middle of things this time around, by having your very first case be Mia's defense of Phoenix! And is it just me, or was the first case here LONGER than in the previous two games?

- Hahaha, so the old dude prosecutor (Payne?) with the problem making his points clear/solid in the intro chapter of the previous games is back yet again, and this time actually has a backstory, since you're playing in the "past" as Mia! I can't believe he was actually considered a "Rookie Killer!" And that hair, hilarious! And even more so to see how he lost it - FATALITY! MIA WINS! XD

- It was cool seeing Mia being nervous about her case, this being her second time in court and all (And apparently having lost the first one? That's what the game seemed to imply.). It's a big difference from the calm, collected Mia we all knew from the previous games, and I'm sure it'll be awesome to see how she got to that level, assuming there's at least one more chapter with her as the attorney.

- Aww, Nick has a cold. And the most ridiculous, flamingly gay shirt ever. Actually, strike that - no self-respecting flaming gay man would be caught DEAD with that thing! And like Mia said, the "P" probably didn't stand for Phoenix anyway. (I'm thinking... "pansy," to use a non-curse word. XD)

- Speaking of Nick and Mia, I liked how the game art seemed to very subtly make them look younger (mainly by making Nick more wide-eyed except when he was dead serious, and... can't figure out how they did it with Mia, but she looked younger too), to represent that this was all in the past. Nice attention to detail.

- As for Mia, I found it hilarious how she kept wanting to slap/punch something whenever Nick got all googly-eyed over Dahlia, and would wind up using ol' Grossberg as her punching bag. XD

- Speaking of Grossberg... dude, shut up about your hemorroids already, no one wants to hear that! Ew.

- Also... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I can't believe they actually MADE A "MILSHAKE" REF in this! Man, the game's gonna be SO dated after a few years for that, but still, the timing was a RIOT. XD

- Back to character thoughts... Nick, you have TERRIBLE taste in women (seriously dude, stick to Edgeworth and Gumshoe! >D). Still, you're as charming as ever, by daring to do something as PLAINLY INSANE as it was to EAT A METAL NECKLACE WITH A GLASS BOTTLE IN IT THAT WAS EVIDENCE just because you still wanted to believe in Dahlia. Stupid as hell, and you seriously misplaced your trust there, but it really shows just how much you want to believe in others, and I can only like that about you. So... you're dumb, but awesome. XD

- I'm really curious about Dahlia's final comments to Mia - will she really resurface in another chapter? And Grossberg's remarks about the guy who was poisoned being Mia's "boyfriend?" I hope they explain all of that in another chapter with Mia, because this one left me hanging on those details! :O

- And finally, I liked the little bit at the end of the chapter where Nick makes a reference to studying law because he wants to save "a friend." GOOD GOD you're gay... Aww, you're too sweet, Nick. ♥


And... that's about it, for now. Hopefully I'll start work on the next chapter soon! :D

Comments

[aruru.livejournal.com]

Yes, you silly goose, you OWE me that reply! >O

And LOL, you guys just want me to be sucked into gaming-hermititude (new word!) again! Evil, you two, just evil! :O


(Love the icon, btw. Too cute! Do you recall who drew that pic, and might you still have the original? :D)

[redconverse.livejournal.com]

I knooow! Just watch me go make it!

Soon!

Really!

Anyway, yes, we are! It's because these games just rule that hard though.

I actually don't know who drew it. I think it might have said on the icon community I ganked it from (I think clanking?) but I think there were a lot of icons that didn't list the artist name, which is too bad... D: I'm being an art pirate, just for my love of my boooooyyyyss. D: