I'm supposedly getting Persona 4 although since it's my brother who's planning on gifting it to me it may take a few more weeks. Or months.
Ah yes, Umineko. I remember I will try it someday. It will probably the next VN on my list, but as I told you before - VNs have a similar effect to SRPGs on me - I get burnt out and need to wait a bit until I can play another thing of that genre. Speaking of, I got tons of games for Christmas! All the DS Dragon Quests, Devil Survivor 1 and 2, Soul Hackers, Persona 4 Dancing All Night, and the Sims 4! When am i going to play all this! ><
Getting any other kind of case would be weird at this point, though ^^ Honestly, Ace Attorney 5 was pretty predictable. They basically stuck to the formula to a T. Dai Gyakuten Saiban on the other hand looks interesting so it's pretty sad it probably won't get a localization. Oh and I heard AAI2 is really damn good. Too bad I spoiled it for myself. I'll be sticking to my Danganronpas and Zero Escapes http://i.imgur.com/pHjtZI0.png
I also kinda wish we could get a divorce case, or any other case. It's kinda boring that it's all murders
Well, I do intend to finish Apollo, and I have investigations borrowed from my brother as well, so I'll try that one out too. but unless I get a sudden craving for AA, I don't think I'll be buying the 3DS game. I guess the subtlety is where it's at, but on the other hand, I also adore Danganronpa and the characters there actually benefit from starting out as caricatures. I think the difference there is that cohesive narrative that just grips me. I kind of have a similar experience with Fire Emblem Awakening. A lot of people adore it to bits, and I'm just kinda meh about it, and the only thing I really loved about it was the ability to form relationships between the characters. And I also feel bad for not getting the hype, only this time it was Skyblade and not my brother who urged me to play it and whom I feel like I'm disappointing. It's still kind of surprising to me that this turned out to be successful in the West, since it doesn't really fit into any niche that has a presence in here. Sometimes you just can't predict these things, i guess. I'm actually interested in The Great Ace Attorney but, ironically enough, it looks like it won't get localized. oh well. I'll be sticking to my Danganronpas and Zero Escapes
Alright then. You seem to agree that the concept is gripping as hell so I'll skip over that. Quite frankly I think the major reason it's as successful as it is is because of its characters. Phoenix is easy to relate to and like and Edgeworth is one of the most beloved deuteragonists out there. Not to mention Godot. The others, from Maya to Pearl to side characters, are all the kinds of characters found a lot in anime culture, really, each with their own exaggerated personality traits, (over)dramatic moments and quirks with not a whole lot of subtlety to speak of. To a certain degree it's a matter of if you prefer expressiveness over subtlety or the other way round. If you're the type to easily get attached to people's problems while roleplaying as someone whose job is to solve them... well, Ace Attorney is pretty good at reeling you in. Besides the 4th and 5th cases of each game the series also never dabbles too deep into (arguably) interesting mysteries and motives. If that's all you like, the first three cases of any given game are gonna be boring. I'd also say it largely depends on how much you get invested/engaged in the mysteries. Best level of engagement is comparatively low so that you're strung along by the story; too much and you solve things way before the game expects you to which probably sours the experience at least somewhat. Getting hit hard by a twist is usually a thing to remember, especially when in hindsight you see how obvious it really was. The fact that you didn't enjoy the humor is surely a factor as well =P FTR I'd say don't bother pursuing the series any further. It's not changing up its formula anytime soon. The Investigations spin-off is the only one I might consider recommending because it does have a slightly different atmosphere but... it's still Ace Attorney through and through.
So tell me, since you're our local VN specialist. Explain to me the phenomenon of Ace Attorney. Now, I'm not trying to diss anyone for liking this game, since I don't really dislike it. i just want to know. To analyze. Cause that's what I do. So my experience with Ace Attorney is that I played the Phoenix Wright trilogy and started Apollo Justice and just... Every one of them was a chore, even if the endings to all games were pretty satisfying. I hated the puns, I did not enjoy most of the jokes, and the characters failed to grip me at best and were infuriating at worst (looking at YOU, Ema Sky ). I also don't care for the episodic format - maybe it's just me enjoying cohesive narratives more? Because it's not like I dislike VNs - Zero Escape and Dangan Ronpa are some of my favorite series, and I really dig the concept, so what gives? Is it the aggressively defensive fanbase? Is it the fact that my brother really wanted me to play (and like) the game? So maybe the question should be not why people like this game, but why I don't like it? Seriously, what's the reason for its success?
Nice! I'll try to get to it asap! Thanks for the candy cane btw
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