Cast:

Defense: Klavier Gavin

"I could never refuse the pleas of a maiden in distress."

Fresh from his defeat of Phoenix Wright, the new Prosecutor intends to take on the case. Armed with only his brother's badge, the Sister Iris precedent, and tremendous nerve, he'll bring the truth to light... or die in the attempt.

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Defendant: Ema Skye

"But what about the Law of Conservation of Mouse?!"

Intent on becoming a forensics specialist, Ema Skye enrolled at the Police Academy not long ago. But a routine security assignment at Palmstroem's lab has landed her in deep trouble. She still can't explain how her gun came to be the murder weapon.

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Victim: Johann Palmstroem

"It takes all the running you can do just to stay in one place."

Dr. Palmstroem's work was vital to national security, but what was it? A locked safe, twin mice, and an encrypted laptop hold the key.

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Prosecutor: Franziska von Karma

"If you address me as fraulein one more time, Mr. Gavin...
I shall beat you senseless with your own guitar.
Ja?"

Older and wiser now, Prosecutor von Karma is trying, at the request of another, to take a less violent, more understanding approach to life. However, the man who robbed her of a rematch with Wright will test her patience to the very limit.

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Researcher: Dr. Vincent Omnia

"My alibi?
I was visiting my brother in prison...
in Texas.

Elegant and soft-spoken, Dr. Omnia was the victim's co-researcher and shared patent credit with him on all his projects. Having just flown back from an out-of-state trip, he stands ready to offer his expertise to the court.

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Condemned criminal: Dr. Henry Omnia

"I've heard it's mostly painless..."

Vincent's brother, convicted for murder, currently waits on Death Row in Texas. Does he blame Franziska von Karma for what happened to him?

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Detective: Dick Gumshoe

"They've got great stuff here, pal! Look at that laser cutter!
Do you how many badges I could make with this?"

A man of little presumption and even less common sense, Dick Gumshoe was probably the worst possible choice to investigate a matter of international importance. But his skill as a tinkerer may prove more useful than expected.

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Private investigator: Lana Skye

"Well then, Prosecutor Gavin.
Prove me wrong about you."

Since getting out of prison, Lana has become a well-known private detective. Though she's barred from the crime scene, she'll do her best to help Klavier prove her sister's innocence.

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Veteran attorney: Kristoph Gavin

"I wish I could be there. But I trust you'll manage."

Never more than a phone call away, Klavier's protective brother will provide him with sharp insights - if he can swallow his pride enough to ask for help.

Features:

* A twisting, turning case that explores Klavier's development from an insufferable rock god to a slightly less insufferable rock god.

* Full inventory system - use any object on any other object! (Or try to, anyway.)

* New puzzle engines!

* Progressive hints: The more often you miss an answer, the more help the game will offer!

* New and adapted witness, intro, and background sprites.

Credits:

All adapted Ace Attorney material is the property of CAPCOM.

Other contributions:

Design, writing and scripting: Ferdie Lance

Animation: Ferdie Lance, with material adapted from:
... NASA images and Marvel (Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)
... ZabMilenko (Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)
... the Professor Layton series

OC Spritework: Ferdie Lance, adapted from...
... Days of Memories 2 and Days of Memories 3 sprites, available on The Spriter's Resource.
... hair for Henry Omnia by Tatsurou Iwamoto.
... as well as sprites from 999.

Mouse silhouette clip-art for title logo: Pamela Perry, royalty-free art from acclaimimages.com

AAI Ema conversation sprites by Zinle.

AAI Ema Layton sprites by lucastea. Animated by FerdieLance.

Edited backgrounds: Ferdie Lance, adapted from...
... sprites from the huge background packages collected by Ceres, including backgrounds from Trauma Center.
........ If you spot a background you recognize, please tell me! I want to credit the original game sources where possible!
... photo of Victor Valley Community Hospital front desk (redrawn by Ferdie Lance).
... mouse cage design by Thoren Caging Systems

Added evidence sprites: Ferdie Lance, edited from clipart and other sundry images.

Additional Music:
... Please Wait: "Hoshimiya's Guitar" by Noriyuke Iwadare (from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Prologue ~ A Million Miles Away: "Neptune" from The Planets, Gustav Holst. Source: freeplaymusic.com
... Pursuit ~ Rise of the Rock God: "Knights Errant", by Noriyuke Iwadare (from the Langrisser 2 soundtrack); OCremix by Dr. Manhattan and Scaredsim; used with remixer's permission.
... Felicity Crowe ~ A Nose for Trouble: "Terrible Failure," by Noriyuke Iwadare (from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Vincent Omnia ~ Tempus Vincit Omnia: "The Star: Hoshimiya's Theme," by Noriyuki Iwadare (from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Henry Omnia ~ Amor Vincit Omnia: "Hoshimiya's Piano" by Noriyuki Iwadare (from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Detention Center ~ Grief: "Bruised Heart" by Noriyuki Iwadare (from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Nocturnal Investigation ~ Poking Around: "Dr. Cranium's Laboratory" by Aubrey Hodges (from the Quest for Glory IV soundtrack, available at queststudios.com)
... Nocturnal Investigation 2 ~ An Ominous Quiet: "Museum Investigation #1" by Chris Brayman (from the Dagger of Amon Ra soundtrack, available at queststudios.com)
... The Radio ~ A Voice from the Dark: "Hiding & Secret Passage" by Chris Brayman (from the Dagger of Amon Ra soundtrack, available at queststudios.com)
... Johann Palmstroem ~ Ninety Years Without Slumbering: "A Song Done Gracefully" from the True Fortune soundtrack)
... Alice ~ A Ghost's Story: 8-bit rendition of "Secret Black Vow", adapted by Ferdie Lance from a midi of the Vocaloid song by Hitoshizuku P.
... Riddle ~ Solve it Scientifically: "Puzzle Theme", from Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
... Gunshots at Night ~ Hurry to the Scene: "Danger Theme 1" by Chuck Doud (from the Syphon Filter 2 soundtrack)
... Finding the Body ~ A Chilling Discovery: "Dr. Pippin Carter's Body", by Chris Brayman (from the Dagger of Amon Ra soundtrack, available at queststudios.com)
... more to be announced

Additional Sound Effects:
* sounddogs.com
* Professor Layton series

Plot vetting/discussion:
Regy Rusty
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Testing:

Enthalpy
Sami-Fire
Ping'
TwiGav
MercuryKitten
Kwando
...more to come! Who will it be? Will it be you?

Intro is nice. Like something out of a Carl Sagan work.

*background obviously ripped from Trauma Center*
“Saturn Technologies HQ (formerly Hope Hospital)”
I giggled.

“Emergency Snack Reserve Compartment”
Oh, Ema, you never change.

And now we know the origin of Ema’s Snackoo addiction!
...Actually, thinking about it, it’s kinda creepy that she picked it up from a guy she ended up going on trial for murdering. I don't know about you, but the association would really put me off those things.

I presume it's not your fault, but the "use item on world" interface is really annoying to use. I probably missed half a dozen funny comments because of it.

LAYTOOOOON!
Fourth riddle was maybe too easy (especially compared to the third and fifth ones, for which I needed the hint)

Should’ve gone with the public defender indeed. I still can’t believe I’m playing the glimmerous fop.

Ema sure is good with a crowbar, breaking the door open in one blow. Was her dad a theoretical physicist at MIT, or does she just work out more than looks suggest?

Why did Franziska ask for Klavier to play defense?

Ooh, cliffhanger! What's Vincent working on, an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device?

When searching the Machining Room for something to breach Johann's office door with, if you examine the blinds or box (maybe anything unrelated) Ema's monologue has the male dialogue voice.

What was awkward about the inventory system? I'd like to streamline things as much as possible in the next part.

Too slow to use IMO.

• Click Present
• Click on evidence
• Click Present
• Click to skip through text
• Click on location

Five clicks!

Some things that would make it less cumbersome, although I suspect most of these require considerable changes to AAO:

• Remove Step 4 (or does turning off tutorials already do that?) Would probably leave newbies confused though. Maybe just make the text appear instantly.
• Hotkey for Present
• "Use" button for evidence, so you can present-to-world directly from the Court Record
• Or alternatively: drag-and-drop interface