Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:46 am

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Is there anything special to unlock if you don't make mistakes in any Ace Attorney game? I got the feeling there is though. When I said "mistakes", I mean get decreased in the penalty bar.

Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:49 am

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I have never read about completing the game perfectly unlocking anything.

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 1:52 am

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As far as I know the only time in the series you get anything for not making mistakes is in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, where you get more picarats (which can be used to unlock bonus stuff after finishing the game) upon finishing a trial if you didn't make mistakes.

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 2:04 am

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Bolt Storm wrote:

As far as I know the only time in the series you get anything for not making mistakes is in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, where you get more picarats (which can be used to unlock bonus stuff after finishing the game) upon finishing a trial if you didn't make mistakes.

Thanks, Bolt Storm, I was panicking since I made a mistake doing case 1 of Dual Destinies (finished a few min ago though)

Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:07 am

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The only thing I can possibly think of is the lottery ticket in 4-4. But my hunch is that it's just random xP

There's no definite or obvious goodies you get for doing things perfectly or special or anything.

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:51 am

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The lottery ticket? What of it? :D

Anyway, I think this is one amongst many good things with Ace attorney; you can't be "good" at it. Yes, you can beat the game, but that's it- you won't gain anything from finishing it quickly or with zero mistakes etc.

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:56 am

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From what I heard, on some occasions, the lottery ticket that Ema has you scan can actually turn out to be a winner. I never actually heard confirmation if it was random, or tied to specific game cartridges, or what.

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Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:07 am

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I don't think this sounds real. I wanna see a screen shot of a winner or it's just an Urban Legend of Zelda. And if there IS a screen shot, there better be a followup reaction from Ema about how it's real and she quits her job to being the CSI she always dreamed of becoming.

Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:52 pm

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Rognik wrote:

I don't think this sounds real. I wanna see a screen shot of a winner or it's just an Urban Legend of Zelda. And if there IS a screen shot, there better be a followup reaction from Ema about how it's real and she quits her job to being the CSI she always dreamed of becoming.

It happens randomly. I had this the first time I played through the case, but not on subsequent playthroughs.
Oddly, Trucy only says something along the lines of "I'm a winner" or something, then Ema just moves on with the investigation. If you ask me, the ticket was probably fake. After all, if she had a winning ticket in her possession right then, she probably wouldn't even be there.

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:46 pm

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All the same; neat!

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Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:43 pm

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um, people are going off-topic right now and I believe that this thread's main question has been answered already, so maybe this thread should be closed?

Re: Is it ok to make mistakes?

Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:28 am

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sumguy28 wrote:

It happens randomly. I had this the first time I played through the case, but not on subsequent playthroughs.

According to Ace Attorney Wikia, the winning ticket only appears if you don't use the text fast-forward feature throughout the game (which fits with you only receiving it on your first play-through).

sumguy28 wrote:

After all, if she had a winning ticket in her possession right then, she probably wouldn't even be there.

I'm sure that Ema wouldn't quit part-way through a case ~~and it would explain why she isn't present in Dual Destinies.~~