Corpse Run 653: Obstructing Justice
So I’m halfway through the third case in the new Phoenix Wright game and so far it’s pretty… meh. The Ace Attorney cast is one of my favorites in all of video games, so it’s been a little disappointing to see the series start to drop in quality.
The 3D models are boring compared to the sprite animation of the first four games and the plot has become increasingly silly to the point where I almost don’t care about what’s happening anymore.
What happened to just trying murder cases? Why does everything have to have some kind of long term plot significance? Why do these plot points have to be so zany? I’m definitely tired of magicians, please stop!
Hopefully I’ll change my tune once I finish the game, but who knows.
In real life news, this Saturday I was repping my workplace at some expo. We had a table decked out with pamphlets and computers and stuff, ready to show off all the neat things that we do.
…well, we would have, if there were any guests there. Seriously, the foot-traffic was basically zero. My coworker and I, along with other representatives from other organizations, sat at our respective tables to a nearly empty hall.
An hour and a half in, things got a little weird. The organizer of the event started speaking through a microphone, thanking “everyone for coming.” I’m not sure who he thought was there to thank, but… yeah, no guests.
He then passed the microphone to one of the presenting tables. They gave a little synopsis of what they were peddling to… no one. Then they passed it to the next table who did the same.
…oh gosh, the microphone will eventually come to me.
Lo and behold, a few tables later and suddenly I have the microphone. Keeping in the awkward tradition of the other tables, I gave a little speech about our organization and the programs we offer… TO ABSOLUTELY NO ONE.
Afterwards, I handed the mic to the next table, who’s rep whispered, “do I have to?”
I dunno, random table neighbor, I don’t know what’s happening anymore.
Absolutely one of the weirdest things I’ve had to do.
Reminds me of the “Geojourney Project” I did last year in high school. Lots of foot traffic, but if you didn’t have candy or some snack for people, or someplace recognizable like France, Germany, etc. you were just preaching to the choir.
I did not have candy, and I had the country Gabon. It was fun enough but it still felt a small bit degrading when people came up, asked if I had candy, and then walked away when I said no.
At least I learned a thing or two about Africa, I suppose.
Ok, so I don’t know how you could say that. Ace Attorney 6 is like the best game in the franchise since 3, by a landslide. Hell, it’s better than 2, which was mediocre, although not as good as 3 or as timeless as 1. But make no mistake, in the original trilogy in particular, there were almost no cases that didn’t have long term plot significance. The fact that 6 has them is actually a return to form, and not a derivation from the norm– 4 and 5 were offending in that regard.
Just try to finish Phoenix. The ending is… very satisfying.
And if you get very tired of the normal cases try the DLC. It attempts to throw all the magicians, young blood etc. under the rug and does a case in very classic way. You have Phoenix, Maya, Larry and Edgey on board. Others appear only for 1-2 minutes each to explain why they aren’t around. It’s simple, classic and fresh case.
Oh, and the defendant has one of best 3D animations ever.
Don’t worry, this is why God invented that guys bed.
Funnily enough the second case has no significance to the overall plot of the game.
I like the demos enough that I considered buying them, but I would then have to buy like all of them and go on a playing spree. Not really seeing that happening since Pokemon Y is taking over my life. That and Animal Crossing is sort of in the back of my mind.. I still want Nan in my game.