if i ever start doing video essays you will be getting an hour long monologue on AA1 and its themes of class and how those themes elevate the plot and characters so much, ESPECIALLY miles edgeworth
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Some people are made for smart analysis. I'm made for whingeing, and all I'll do in my AA1 analysis is whinge about how the 5th case undoes such an integral part of Edgeworth's character taking away from the growth he's shown in AA2.
In my defense I played the trilogy on the GBA before the DS.
AND ANOTHER ONE ABOUT ATHENA CYKES, AND HOW SHES A LAWYER WHO CAN PHYSICALLY HEAR EMOTIONS WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE WRITING PREMISE FOR GREAT STORIES AND SHES SO CHARMING TOO, GIVE HER HER OWN GAME PLEASE PLEASE 🙏
Duel Destinies would have been my favorite game had Athena been the main character. All of my favorite cases from the 2nd trilogy are the ones she is most involved in.
I'm not much of a fan of Athena, but it could be because her character suffers from constantly being a second fiddle to Phoenix and Apollo. She could benefit from having her own game and a dedicated partner to play off of, the way Phoenix has Maya and Apollo has Trucy.
Uh, AA5 IS her game. I know she shares the spotlight with the others but, its no dif than Apollo's game being AA4 who also had to share the spotlight with other chars (Even if in his game there wasn't any other lawyer but him, it doesn't lesson AA5 being Athena's game)
yes I know, twas my first ever AA game but, despite the spotlight being shared with others, despite the title, its still Athena's game. The story HEAVILY revolves around her and her past to the point the story is clearly having her centered as the main char for the game. Put another way, even though
AA4 has Apollo named in the title and he's the only lawyer, he still has to share the spotlight with Phoenix, Trucy and other chars. The story itself isn't solely just about Apollo either but also about Phoenix, yet its STILL Apollo's game, one could also say its Phoenix's game too, both can be
right but the point is AA5 is still Athena's game. The story heavily revolves around her. The title itself may not have her name, but spoiler alert, its still featuring her all the same with its 2nd part of the title as thats a node to her and someone else's destinies.
she's such a clever character. love how she was essential in solving some cases where the criminals were smart enough to cover their tracks. reading emotions is brilliant (and side note I love how her necklace reflects HER emotions too)
if you're interested there's an indie game that just dropped called paper perjury (it came out like, ten days ago) and it's like, literally a small scale unofficial ace attorney game and you play as a cool girl named Justina ans really, the vibe and writing is so ace attorney it's incredible
ace attorney 1 is the only one ive played thus far and i love how most of edgeworth's screen time is just him thirsting over phoenix. the fucking chess puzzle he made absolutely killed me.
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In my defense I played the trilogy on the GBA before the DS.
CAPCOMMMMMM PLEASE MAKE HER THE MAIN CHARACTER IN AA7