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Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All Comments by John Walker

8 November, 2006

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SeesThroughAll
08/11/06 @ 08:57
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AHAHAHAHA!

Brilliant
JayPee
08/11/06 @ 08:57
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Buurn on PW!

/Wants just as badly as GoW
ChrisS
08/11/06 @ 09:01
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Nice review. :)

And yeah, it's ace. It's perhaps not the 'best' game of the year, but almost certainly my favourite so far.

And Case 4 is incredible. And there's an A-Team reference just after that Fresh Prince one. Genius.
Talha
08/11/06 @ 09:04
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As good as GoW then???

Shit... I have been beaten to it by LeDil.
smoothpete
08/11/06 @ 09:11
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Woo! Loved the first one, I will be ordering this asap

Double woo! Just put my order in. Excellent.
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Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 09:11
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Nice!

Shame there's no DS specific episode though!

Out of interest, in Phoenix Wright 1 - was there much difference between english language contained on the japanese version and the localised american/european version? Was it simply a few grammatical/spelling corrections or was the localistion much better than that?
UncleLou
08/11/06 @ 09:17
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As good as Gears of War then?

I am pretty sure it's better, actually. :p
Der_tolle_Emil
08/11/06 @ 09:25
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I am definetly getting this. The first one was great.
Talha
08/11/06 @ 09:30
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@UncleLou: I wouldn't be so sure. Other sites are going absolutely bonkers over GoW. Granted most US sites find excuses to be giddy over anything, but lately GameSpot have improved quite a lot and they are still...bonkers.
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08/11/06 @ 09:34
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Great review for a great game. Case 4 was incredible.

@Hog-Lumps, not that I know of. In GS1 there are a couple of spelling/grammatical mistakes too but nothing biggie. Translation was excellent. Same case with GS2.
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08/11/06 @ 09:35
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Judging on how the review is written.... how could this have gotten 8? Reads more like a seven. But a good seven. (!?) I haveto say, though. GoW had 8/10 written all over it, judging from all the early impressions.
Kiigan
08/11/06 @ 09:38
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I'm currently on case 4 now. Is it wrong that I want to live in a world with TV shows like "The Jammin Ninja" ?
[maven]
08/11/06 @ 09:47
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It's still cheap at Play-Asia, so it'd be rude not to order it...
/sees Christmas budget vanish...
ChrisS
08/11/06 @ 09:51
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@Kiigan - You're right. There really aren't enough TV shows about ninjas who are too crap to be proper ninjas so they just play a massive red acoustic guitar surrounded by animals.
asphaltcowboy
08/11/06 @ 09:53
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So when is it coming out over here then?
Genji
08/11/06 @ 09:56
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Gears of War needs more lawyers in it.
cooper
08/11/06 @ 10:00
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I'm definitely getting this asap. GoW can wait until it's re-released as a "classic"...
Tonka
08/11/06 @ 10:12
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\o/
How could I forgett about this title coming out?
Foundry
08/11/06 @ 10:14
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Gears Of Law!
Genji
08/11/06 @ 10:15
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Every game would be better if it was Phoenix Wright.
botherer
08/11/06 @ 10:16
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I'm expecting over 400 comments on this review as well, I hope you realise.

Er, Microsoft or Sony suck! (Depending upon which one you like best).
Genji
08/11/06 @ 10:22
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The PS3 is having production problems because they haven't found enough baby souls to power the Bluray drives.
UncleLou
08/11/06 @ 10:32
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@UncleLou: I wouldn't be so sure. Other sites are going absolutely bonkers over GoW. Granted most US sites find excuses to be giddy over anything, but lately GameSpot have improved quite a lot and they are still...bonkers.

Heh, I was just messing. I'd buy GoW in a Heartbeat if I had a 360. I am a graphics whore, and I like shooting stuff, see. :)
HunterSeeker
08/11/06 @ 10:32
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Judging on how the review is written.... how could this have gotten 8?
Reads more like a nine. But a low nine. (!?) what the heck is this puctuation?

Seriously, does the score really matter that much? if you aren't happy to see a game that got the same score as GoW, just know that there had been hundreds if not thousands of games on eurogamer that has gotten better than an 8. including GBA games on a 16mb cartridge.



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kissthestick
08/11/06 @ 10:39
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first game was awesome, most def' buying this

Maya & Pheonix Duo = Greatness!
ChrisS
08/11/06 @ 10:41
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That's one for the GOW poster, isn't it?

Eurogamer: "worse than thousands of other games". :)
Genji
08/11/06 @ 10:45
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Grrr... there are too many reasonable people in this thread.

Oh well.

I'm just looking forward to meeting Gumshoe again. Um... he is in it, isn't he?
Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 10:47
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I'm just looking forward to meeting Gumshoe again. Um... he is in it, isn't he?

Yes, he is - it said so in the review!

:)
botherer
08/11/06 @ 10:48
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Tsk Genji, read the review.
Genji
08/11/06 @ 10:52
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Oh.

I must've just instinctively skipped right to the score.

JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE GOW THREAD AM I RIGHT?
Genji
08/11/06 @ 10:56
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Hey, do you know what would be a great spinoff to this?

A Gumshoe game.

I'm just imagining yelling "HOLD IT, PAL" into the microphone.

/dreams
botherer
08/11/06 @ 10:57
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A game where you'd have to mess up every case and have your pay docked to win? Yes!
djchump
08/11/06 @ 10:57
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Phoenix Wright 2 is just as awesome as PW1.
If you liked PW1, you'll like PW2.
If you loved PW1, you'll love PW2.

End of IMHO :-)

Oh, and remember that in Japan this was a budget "best price" release - which justifies that they didn't add a 5th DS-only case as they did in PW1.

And also remember that they're working on a DS-only Phoenix Wright lawyer type game (though apparently it will star a different rookie lawyer and not PW) ;-)
Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 10:57
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Oh.

I must've just instinctively skipped right to the score.

JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE GOW THREAD AM I RIGHT?


Heh! :)

That thread is scary, don't understand why people get so wound up by a single review score - you'd think EG insulted their mothers or something!
djchump
08/11/06 @ 10:59
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@Genji: there's a few detective type games coming - probably off the success of Phoenix Wright.

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 might be close to a "gumshoe" game, though I've only seen promo screenshots so far ;-)
Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 11:00
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So what happened to your other 'scientific' sidekick (whats her name?) from the bonus mission in PW1? Is she referenced at all in this game or is it as if she never existed?
botherer
08/11/06 @ 11:01
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And I wish someone would hurry up and do a translated version of Project Hacker.
Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 11:03
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Hotel Dusk: Room 215 might be close to a "gumshoe" game, though I've only seen promo screenshots so far ;-)

I've seen the trailer for that game and it looks amazing! The 'sketchified' graphics look great in stills but when you see it in motion my jaw dropped! - think of Ahas 'take on me video' crossed with a crime thriller - simply brilliant!
Genji
08/11/06 @ 11:04
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You could pretty easily do a prosecuting attorney game. Like one where you play as Edgeworth. You'd have to only prosecute bad people, though. Not like Edgeworth.

Is Edgeworth in this, btw? Or is he just replaced wholesale by that girl with the whip.
Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 11:13
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You could pretty easily do a prosecuting attorney game. Like one where you play as Edgeworth. You'd have to only prosecute bad people, though. Not like Edgeworth.

True, but there's something more honourable about defending the inocent to me!

Although thinking about it, Phoenix usually acts like a prosecutor during the second half of the trial when they find out who's the real suspect! Perhaps it would work then!
marc_si
08/11/06 @ 11:13
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Must get this game - loved the first one :D
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08/11/06 @ 11:15
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Speaking of bonus mission. Since I thought that was the best case in the first Phoenix Wright game will we be seeing one of those in the American/European release?

I was a bit annoyed to see that all these nice elements that they had implemented, like 3d examining of evidence and fingerprinting etc. was only in the last case.

botherer
08/11/06 @ 11:16
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Is Edgeworth in this, btw? Or is he just replaced wholesale by that girl with the whip.

Mmmmpphhh mmpphhh mmmmmpphhh mmph mmmmpphhhhh!
UncleLou
08/11/06 @ 11:20
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Speaking of bonus mission. Since I thought that was the best case in the first Phoenix Wright game will we be seeing one of those in the American/European release?

I'd like to know that as well, I even dimly seem to remember PW2 would have a bonus case, or am I completely wrong?
abigsmurf
08/11/06 @ 11:21
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Finished PW2 last night, stayed up till 3AM finishing that last case.

Case 3 was ultra funny and was the highlight of the series so far. Case 4 was fairly epic going on for ages with loads of twists. Also worth noting that EVERY case had a hottie in it. Ms Andrews for the cute Samus Aran clone win
Genji
08/11/06 @ 11:22
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Mmmmpphhh mmpphhh mmmmmpphhh mmph mmmmpphhhhh!

WHAT WAS THAT I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

(don't answer)
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Hog-lumps
08/11/06 @ 11:27
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So how many of the GBA games have they got left to remake?
Azazel
08/11/06 @ 11:38
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It must be very sad that I clicked this thread knowing exactly what the first comment would be.

Arf.
Genji
08/11/06 @ 11:42
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It's ok. We're (mostly) safe from the nasty GOW people in here.

There aren't any explosions in PW2 for them to get attracted to.
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08/11/06 @ 11:46
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Azazel: That's not your fault though. That LD is probably the worst fanboy there is.

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