Capcom has come up with a great lunchtime distraction for the bored-at-work: a playable preview version of Gyakuten Saiban 4 in Flash. The DS version of what we'd call Phoenix Wright 4 is still a couple of months away from its Japanese release, so we can only applaud Capcom's generosity here. GUILTY: the dialogue in this demo will be largely incomprehensible to most Western players, as its script is written entirely in Japanese. NOT GUILTY: the music is sublime and manages to convey (without lyrics) how the trial is progressing; this is also the first time we've seen Odoroki-kun (captured here) at the bar. Cheers!
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We're about one more Phoenix Wright release in the States from seeing him appear as a character in a future Versus fighting game.
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The most likely reason the DS remakes of Gyakuten Saiban 1 and 2 had an English language option is an incentive to the owners of the GBA originals to get the DS remakes.
Since GS4 is a DS original, there's a slim chance they'd delay the Japanese release to add English to it (especially since Gyakuten Saiban 3, considered the high point of the series so far, does not have an English version yet).
Plus, there's no way this'd be called Phoenix Wright 4. Although Wright is in the game, he isn't the star (Housuke Odoroki is), therefore, it'd likely be named after him, as well as the "Ace Attorney" line, to keep it marketable with the existing games in the series.
And, just for a bit of trivia (for those who don't know it already):
"Gyakuten Saiban" is Japanese for "Turnabout Courtroom." The DS remake of the first game was called "Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten," which means "Turnabout Courtroom: Revival Turnabout." The DS remake of the second game is simply called "Gyakuten Saiban II," since it adds nothing over the GBA original (aside from the new, DS interface).
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That's the limit of my Japanese skills...
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Can someone explain to me exactly what series is about? I've been lost with this franchise since its inception. What kind of game is it and what makes it so great?
-Kimosabae
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First client is Phoenix Wright himself.
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SynikaL (#8), the series is about a defense attorney (Phoenix in the first three games, and Odoroki in the fourth game) who is able to turnabout a case, no matter how big the odds are stacked against him.
The games have brilliant writing, flawlessly switching between drama and comedy, and does have its fare share of cultural references and punny names (the same is true for the Japanese versions).
Love them or hate them, nearly all of the characters of the games are memorable.
The gameplay is very reminiscent of old, text-based adventure games. You go around to various landmarks, looking for evidence relevant to the case, as well as asking people for clues. Then in the courtroom, you cross-examine witnesses. Pressing them for more details, or presenting contradictory evidence.
Phoenix Wright is a tough game to like just from reading about it. You really have to play it to get it.
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SynikaL (#8), the series is about a defense attorney (Phoenix in the first three games, and Odoroki in the fourth game) who is able to turnabout a case, no matter how big the odds are stacked against him.
The games have brilliant writing, flawlessly switching between drama and comedy, and does have its fare share of cultural references and punny names (the same is true for the Japanese versions).
Love them or hate them, nearly all of the characters of the games are memorable.
The gameplay is very reminiscent of old, text-based adventure games. You go around to various landmarks, looking for evidence relevant to the case, as well as asking people for clues. Then in the courtroom, you cross-examine witnesses. Pressing them for more details, or presenting contradictory evidence.
Phoenix Wright is a tough game to like just from reading about it. You really have to play it to get it.
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So, 1 and 2 were Japanese GBA games, released later as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1 and 2...
Where the hell is the third one? It's obviously been released in Japan (as they're a few months from the 4th one), so how long until it gets over here?
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I'm just hoping...I really enjoy Phoenix, and I don't think I'd get the game (oh who am I kidding?) if it were anyone else. I want the same characters as always.
And Phoenix Wright 3 was also for the GBA, only for Japan like the first 2. There are currently no plans for it to be ported to a DS game.
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http://court-records.net/
Full Translation file...
http://court-records.net/gs4%20demo%20en.htm
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Pqhwoeerntixaissdtfhgehhjokblo
To decode, Start with P and delete every other leter... Thus Pho...
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-Kimo
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So, 1 and 2 were Japanese GBA games, released later as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1 and 2...
Where the hell is the third one? It's obviously been released in Japan (as they're a few months from the 4th one), so how long until it gets over here?"
No... 1 and 2 were never release in US. 3 = Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. 4 = Phoenix Wright: Justice for All. JoA was just released
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Wright
this will explain the numbers. 3 will never be released then.
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