Sooo... Do we have an exact timeframe for this game? Does it happen During GS3, while Edgey is overseas?

Or after GS3, possibly tieing inwith GS4 or negating GS4 an AU?

Any word on # of cases (Hope its 5 or even 6 hope its 5 or even 6.....)

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Around GS3 is what we've been told, most likely after.
also GS4 has been stated by Capcom as canon and not an AU.

But it could be both Canon and an AU, in that it is canon to GS1, but not GS2/3... which actually explains a lot of inconsitencies in GS4..

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Well, at least the first case we know is in Edgeworth's office, so he's back in America(Japan). The second one (on the airplane) aslo takes place in America(Japan) because of Edgeworth's comment to Franziska in the released screenshots. Whether or not these are during GS3 or after it are still to be determined. I would imagine that maybe some occur during and maybe some right after. But if some occured during it would seem that some of the information in GS3 would be made false.

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We know Gumshoe's age during this game as it turned up in a screenshot. As it's the same as his age in GS3, we know it takes place sometime within that time period.

The logical place for it to fall is after GS3. Edgeworth was back in America (Japan) at the end, and perhaps he has now decided to stay rather than returning to Europe. At any rate, filling in some small part of the 7 year gap is undoubtedly part of this game's function in terms of the whole series.

All of this is in the FAQ thread; they have not given us an exact time frame any closer than "around GS3" and we don't know how many cases there are, but we have seen at least 4 different crime scenes in the screen shots shown us.

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I may be confusing it with case 2-4, but don't a few people mention (including Gumshoe) that they haven't seen Edgeworth in a year, in case 3-5? If Kenji took place before GS3, it would invalidate those statements.

But maybe I'm confusing it with the events taking place in the second game, because I can say for sure that this was a fact in 2-4. Hmm.

Having it take place post-GS3 would make more sense to me. Maybe Edgeworth decided to hang out in America a little while longer after the conclusion of 3-5.

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No Kusch, you're right. In 3-5 they do imply that Edgeworth has been overseas since 2-4. However, I wouldn't put it past Capcom to screw up the canon timeline some more, they've never had a very good grasp of space-time XD;;

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Maybe the Airplane case takes place during one of these trips to and from "overseas"?

It would be a flashback case, though. Possibly during his plane trip back to USA(?) during GS2.

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My theory is that Shinji Nakamato's murder was JUST before Phoenix won 3-5, while Edgeworth was returning to his office.

It's crazy, I know, but at least, in some screenshots, you see Edgeworth with a suitcase, heading towards his office.

Completely improbable theory FTW!

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I'm pretty sure that's his briefcase.

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This leads me onto another interesting theory, after 1-5 Edgeworth has been out and about in other countries, only returning for 2-4 and returning around 3-5. Given that amount of time I feel that someone, ie. Makoto has been given his office, explaining why Makoto's meeting is there at night.

Ooh, that is an interesting theory. However, why would Edgeworth's coat, tea set, Steel Samurai figure, and plant with cravat will be there?

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If it does take place shortly after GS3, that would be around when Nick loses his job, right?
And one of the murders is right outside Nick's office, so... does anyone think there's a chance we might get to see little Trucy?

I don't think so...

The Prosecutors office is farther away from Wright & Co, so I don't think we'll see that pointing in.

Secondly, I don't really see AJ being touched on much. Not because "ZOMG! AU PLZ!!!" but because it's a big, big thing where Phoenix loses his badge. IF they brought it up in GK a LOT of time would have to be dedicated to explaining/dealing with Edgeworth angst over it. Unless it contributes to the plot, I don't see them bringing it up for the same reason we don't see much of ther original characters in AJ: there's no point to it, it doesn't add, and it would confuse no players.

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I agree kinda, but it just seems kind of likely to me.
3-5 takes place in February 2019, and Nick adopts Trucy in May the same year. That's only three months.
I'm rather sure none of the other games had more than one case in the same month.

GK seems to have at least six cases:
First one is the one in Edgey's office.
Second one is the one in the airplane.
Third one is probably the mirror house case, since it seems from the scan that's when you meet Mikumo, and you'd probably meet her rather early.
There's a potential murder at a concert, but I can't find a "dead body" outline in that picture. Doesn't seem very likely to be related to one of the other cases, though.
Also, there's the case in the water park with the dolphins and stuff.
And last but not least, the case outside Nick's office.

There could of course be even more, and I don't have a clue what order the three last ones might be in, but still.
If they keep the "no more than one case in the same month" pattern it would already be May by the fourth case if GK takes place directly after GS3.
I find it unlikely that there would be a murder right outside Nick's office that he wouldn't manage to get involved with one way or another, and if he already had adopted Trucy I think it's unlikely that she wouldn't be there with him.

Personally I think if Nick has an appearance it should be in the final case, so the one outside his office should be the final one.
If I understand Rou's role correctly (like, a detective, right?), I believe Nick would probably be Rou's prime suspect. (Maybe he'd even get arrested.) Trucy might be an important witness or something.
(Also, if anyone's going to go "But they said Phoenix won't have a big role in this game!" on me, we can't be sure what they mean with "big role". They might mean that since he's only in one case he doesn't have a big role. Also, if he would get arrested we probably wouldn't see much of him anyway.)



Whoops, this got a lot longer than I thought it would.
Maybe I went overboard. (And offtopic )