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Danchat wrote:
- I agree wholeheartedly, Nahyuta is a bore. There are plenty of things to like about him - his theme, some character traits (his absurd amount of preparation before a case is a nice touch), but he eventually just repeats the same drivel over and over and by Case 4 I was exhausted from him. Entertaining prosecutors are crucial for an AA game - Edgeworth, Godot, and Blackquill were highly enjoyable and make some of the less interesting cases in their games more interesting.
Pretty much. I was looking forward to seeing him too based on his design, theme, and animations, but once he starts speaking in 6-2 he got really terrible. I understand that that's the point of his character, more or less, but they really could have balanced out his serious moments with some actually funny moments. And he sometimes just becomes silent for a whole lot, too, making him even worse. Like you said, entertaining prosecutors are crucial for AA, so having this guy around was just all around terrible.
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- One of my main criticisms were that this game needed more characters. I would be OK with more one-note side characters because, as you mentioned, a couple cases suffer from this. Turnabout Time Traveller desperately needs more characters - right after I met the true killer, I thought to myself ("Well, this guy's probably the killer unless we meet someone else") and then that was it... Case 3 probably needed one more character, on top of Case 5 part 1 needing another suspect.
Time Traveller's was so obvious it hurt. No it's not the defendant or Sorin, then we wouldn't get our happy ending. It can't be the background maids or the dead sister. And the guy clearly couldn't have killed himself. And making one of the returning characters the killer is just dumb. Clearly it's the obvious robo surgeon butler.
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- I really don't like Case 4 and Blackquill was the only enjoyable part about it. The DLC case lost all intrigue when the time travel element was easily explained away. Larry and Edgeworth were the only highlights in that case.
Really? I thought that the returning characters in Time Traveller had terrible characterisation. Edgeworth takes the case saying that 'There's no one else with the guts to take this case' as if Klavier, Blackquill, Franziska and possibly Nahyuta don't exist. Then at the end of the trial he's suddenly surprised that Wright is fighting for the truth? Did he forget everything in the last 10 years or what?
Larry too was rather underwhelming. He didn't even play that big of a role in the case. He had, I think, two testimonies (one of which was a joke one), and then pretty much disappears for the rest of the day.
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That's kind of what I like, lol. Something about how obvious the villain is from the get-go really gets me.
Cravat of Doom wrote:
I finished the main game and am currently playing the DLC. Quick question--is the 'Asinine Attorney' worth it? It looks intensely overpriced to me, but then again this game is my life so I'll drop whatever dough I need to if it's remotely interesting
It's just mostly filler. TBH, you're better off just seeing it online than getting it. It's fun, but not worth actually buying with real money XD
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Case 1: I have nothing to say about this than my initial impression was that the graphics were ugly. I still think this: the colours are so bad and I just overall hate the way Khura'in looks--especially the courtroom. It's like they were trying to go for multiple aesthetics at once but none of them really meshed well.
Nothing to say on the case itself? I have to agree, the courtroom itself is a bit bland. The villain in this case is so good, though.
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Case 2: I think I enjoyed this one??? I finished it last Christmas so I don't remember that much, but I love Trucy and Apollo's interactions so this pleased me. I didn't particularly like
Yeah, as a fan of AJ seeing the cast (kinda) get back together was nice. Like you said though, Mr. Reus was the worst part of the case. They'd could've just made him hold a grudge against the Gramaryes by saying he failed Magnifi's test or something. That would've made more sense than half assing him here.
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Case 4: I'll refrain from complaining about the writers in yet another post, but I will say that I think their main strength is writing one-shot cases, where the characters are new and none of the main cast has much personal investment in the case. That's where they really shine. I liked Case 4! I definitely feel like it's the sort of case a lot of people will hate, however. I'm not sure why, I just...feel it.
Pretty much my thoughts. It's very simple from the get-go, but I think the comedy and writing here is so strong that I think it tops 1-3 as my favourite filler case.
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I was actually shocked by how much I didn't give a shit about Nahyuta Sahdmadhi. He's exactly the kind of character I feel like I would really like, but... there was nothing there. He was boring as hell. Even more so than Blackquill. snore.
Personally I'd say that what makes Blackquill better than Nahyuta is that he just has better quips and overall is a more competent and fun prosecutor than he is. You can even see this when they face off in 6-4.