Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

even worse than expected

This game did Apollo so dirty. Athena is awesome tho.
WHERE THE FUCK IS EMA?!?!?!

Ace Attorney Dual Destinies is the fifth main installment in the series and the first to not involve Shu Takumi in a larger role. With this come a lot of expectations, especially after AJ set things up with a mostly new cast. Unfortunately this game ignores most of that where possible to be as standalone as possible.

The game introduces yet another new rookie lawyer protagonist, Athena Cykes. However, much like AJ, instead of giving her a central place in the story, the game is split between juggling her backstory, trying to develop Apollo into his own character and ignoring everything about Phoenix Wright, that is not from the original trilogy.
This is especially apparent with the mood matrix, which is supposed to be Athena's special ability, but during those gameplay segments she acts more like a glorified secretary than anything else most of the time.
The other new characters however I felt were more succesful in their execution, those being Prosecutor Blackquil and Detective Fulbright. Fulbright's character walks a tightrope of being annoying as a first impression, but slowly winning you over with his own charm, which pays of by the end.
Other (returning) characters unfortunately were not as lucky, like Trucy who has been downgraded to glorified extra, simply spouting magic panties jokes.

The game does not take advantage of the 3D graphics and animations it introduces, which range from decent to stiff and awkward and straight up unappealing.

The game’s main problem, however, is its handholdy nature. It is constantly spoiling the deductions you were expected to make in the previous game and way to willing to connect the dots without giving the player a chance to do so first.
The game also reverses the concept of the previous games, where the (good) cases started out complex and became simpler as the player uncovered the truth. In this game, the cases start out simple and become more and more convoluted as the game progresses, adding unnecessary twists and complications that make the story less satisfying to uncover. This is especially true for the last case, which suffers for this as character simply do not mention vital information for no reason other than to have a big twist later on.

Monstrous Turnabout is up there with my least favourite cases in AA, right up there with Turnabout Big Top and Turnabout Serenade, for being so drawn out and filled with annoying characters that are not fun to interact with.

The game also unfortunately recycles some old and tired tropes from the previous games, such as misleading bloody writing and plays out the parts before the tables turn in the cases too strongly.

It does have some redeeming qualities, such as the mock trial segment in the third case, which is a fun and creative way to introduce the basic facts of that case. Investigation segments could use a lot more fun diversions like that. In general I think this game is enjoyable, just not as strong as some of the previous games.

Dual Destinies is a game that, much like AJ, is stuck between the old and the new. It tries to please fans that did not like AJ, as well as fans that did like it, while also trying to appeal to new fans. This ends up in a diluted game that does not have enough time to do all three if those things well.

Probablemente el peor de la saga pero tiene algunos casos que son muy interesantes y el fiscal es la polla. Por lo que es tan criticado es por las animaciones y los diseños.

Hubo un personaje aparte de Phoenix que me irritó demasiado y me hizo la experiencia insufrible, era ese que solo se la pasaba diciendo Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnggggggg, POR DIOS CALLATE LA BOCA

btw me encantó Bobby Fulbright, aunque ese desenlace me dejó un sabor agridulce

Esse jogo nos dois primeiro casos é uma desgraça de chato e entendiante, mas dps ele dá uma melhorada e a hidtória do promotor e da athena é legal, mas não muito além disso