How would you react if GK3, like GS5 is about three protagonists? It could be Edgeworth, Franziska and Klavier.

No love for the Payne brothers? "Turnabout Payne" just sounds so cool.

I honestly don't really support the idea of a protagonist change. Edgeworth fits just barely, which is also only because his character pretty much regressed to be a picture of what is pretty much a non-bluffing, more serious and proud Nick. That is also exactly why we can't have a DD-era GK3 - there are no fitting prosecutors, really.

Klavier is a glimmerous fop and as a character, even the game doesn't treat him seriously. Blackquill... I honestly don't see him working well as a protagonist, his character just really doesn't fit the role. Perhaps during his rookie days, if anything.

Actually, Blackquill's appearance in GK3 could be a good idea. It wouldn't spoil too much, maybe aside from the fact that Blackquill wasn't always a dark samurai. He could play the role somewhat similar to Franziska - a young, but important prosecutor, tightly connected to the government... It gives me a certain idea, I think I've seen somewhere before - a polite young man, agent from the government - while he would not be an agent, but a prosecutor, it's pretty much what he was, since he was let on the whole phantom investigation. To me it sounds pretty good, he could even be Edgeworth's rival for a scene or two (kind of like Lang in GK2-5).

We could also place the setting in April-May period, which was the time Phoenix was disbarred in and finally cross this barrier that the first 2 spin-off games tried to avoid so hard, that it got unnaturally tight. While needed less desperately due to Dual Destinies's damage control, I'd still like to see Nick in his time disbarred, with his life filled up, instead of just a blank 7 years of empty space.

I just want one game with a linear story that doesn't have the cases in an order other than the chronological order

It would seriously sound kinda bad to me. I don't have a thing to multiple protagonists per se, but it should serve a purpose and only be done if the story demands that more people be playable. One of the major gripes I had with GS5 was that I thought the game would have been a lot better streamlined if they had simply focused on Apollo (+Phoenix for the rift) for most of the game, and just used Athena as the client for the last case... But if they had a story that actually needed three different protagonists in a meaningful way for GK3...

What Klavier/Ema fanservice could there be? She hates the guy.

What Klavier/Ema fanservice could there be? She hates the guy.

What Klavier/Ema fanservice could there be? She hates the guy.

If Klavier is playable, though, I'd love to see a young Klavier and young Ema on their first case together. It would be cool to see an investigation duo with complete animosity towards each other

No love for the Payne brothers? "Turnabout Payne" just sounds so cool.

If Payne gets his own game, opening the court record should show this

Prosecutor's Badge:
My Prosecutor's badge. Proof of my profession, but nobody believes it anyway...

Near the end of the case, Ema could even say, "You're nothing like Mr. Edgeworth! Y-You're...Y-You're...You're just a glimmerous fop! I'm glad I'll never have to work with you ever again! *Yamazaki then heavily winks and brutely nudges the audience*" Klavier can even go to a vending machine and buy Ema her first pack of snackoos

If there's one AA game I won't buy, it's one about Robin Newman

Anyways, I don't think having a character other than Edgeworth as a playable character in a GK game would work unless you removed the Logic mechanic. Edgeworth's the only character that mechanic makes since for, as he's the only one who really focuses on logic. Logic certainly wouldn't work for Klavier or Blackquill.

Why not? Don't you like her? She wouldn't be the worst choice for a playable character.

If there's one AA game I won't buy, it's one about Robin Newman

You know I kinda hope in GK3 they add prosecuting mechanics where you are actually prosecuting a case. It could work since flashback cases are nothing new to either of the two Ace Attorney series.

I was hoping the same thing! In fact, after playing GK1 for the first time, I was quite disappointed they didn't do that. The problem would be, how would this work in terms of gameplay mechanics? Would there be cross examinations? I don't think so, as in the GS universe only defense attorneys are able to cross examine for some reason.

I seriously wouldn't mind a more administrative version of GK (AKA the management sim). Have Edgeworth act as the supervisor of multiple police investigations and have some of those deduction quiz-esque short short scenarios as little brain training extras.

I seriously wouldn't mind a more administrative version of GK (AKA the management sim). Have Edgeworth act as the supervisor of multiple police investigations and have some of those deduction quiz-esque short short scenarios as little brain training extras.

Personally, I'd rather play as Orla.

The more we discuss this, the more appealing it sounds, doesn't it? The problem would be justifying the use of these random quiz cards/memos/whatnot. Could they be part of a bigger mystery? Could there be yet another mastermind behind the several murders highlighted in this game?

Ah, the possibilities...

If I was in charge, I would keep those quiz-like extras just that, extras. So not connected to each other or the main storyline. I think it would distract from the main chapters and the whole basic idea of the concept (being a prosecutor in charge of multiple investigations at the same time). They could work as to 'deepen' the in-universe world though, like how Will Powers in all but name appeared in one of GS5's quizzes. For example, have a murder happen in a mall in the main game, and a small deduction quiz about some robbery that happened in another store in that mall.

Of course, if I was in charge, I'd make a Gyakuten Kanshikan, Gyakuten Keiji and Gyakuten Koutsuujunshiin after GK3 and then make Gyakuten Avengers.

If I was in charge, I would keep those quiz-like extras just that, extras. So not connected to each other or the main storyline. I think it would distract from the main chapters and the whole basic idea of the concept (being a prosecutor in charge of multiple investigations at the same time). They could work as to 'deepen' the in-universe world though, like how Will Powers in all but name appeared in one of GS5's quizzes. For example, have a murder happen in a mall in the main game, and a small deduction quiz about some robbery that happened in another store in that mall.

Of course, if I was in charge, I'd make a Gyakuten Kanshikan, Gyakuten Keiji and Gyakuten Koutsuujunshiin after GK3 and then make Gyakuten Avengers.

If I was in charge, I would keep those quiz-like extras just that, extras. So not connected to each other or the main storyline. I think it would distract from the main chapters and the whole basic idea of the concept (being a prosecutor in charge of multiple investigations at the same time). They could work as to 'deepen' the in-universe world though, like how Will Powers in all but name appeared in one of GS5's quizzes. For example, have a murder happen in a mall in the main game, and a small deduction quiz about some robbery that happened in another store in that mall.

Of course, if I was in charge, I'd make a Gyakuten Kanshikan, Gyakuten Keiji and Gyakuten Koutsuujunshiin after GK3 and then make Gyakuten Avengers.

I know that "keiji" means "detective", but what do the other 2 words mean? Also, would you mean a game starring Gumshoe? Isn't he a little too stupid to be a main character?

I think it would be interesting if GK3's plot took place over an extended amount of time. Case 1 would take place shortly after GK2, and would feature Edgeworth finding out about Phoenix's disbarring. Then there would be a time skip of a couple of years after each case, with the final case taking place after GS5. The game would also show Edgeworth's journey of becoming chief prosecutor, with him finally obtaining his goal in case 4. Also, I don't want any flashback cases. It bugs me how every single game has a flashback case. I just want one game with a linear story that doesn't have the cases in an order other than the chronological order. GS5 was very confusing with its case order.