tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post779659405804746348..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: To Switch a WitchHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-24469765886404201302022-08-29T09:19:47.052+02:002022-08-29T09:19:47.052+02:00I suppose you're right. With Layton and Ace At...I suppose you're right. With Layton and Ace Attorney both in limbo, it would probably be a bad movie fiscally to make another crossover, even if it's in an attempt to reignite interest in both series... Still, I guess I can adore this game while it exists, and hope that Takumi eventually makes that Ghost Trick x Ace Attorney crossover he was teasing...I. Stump / Heartfeltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-89388274098521183902022-08-29T08:49:23.282+02:002022-08-29T08:49:23.282+02:00Yeah, despite the often-heard complaint, at least ...Yeah, despite the often-heard complaint, at least in AA-fandom, that this game is "a Layton game with minimal Ace Attorney elements inserted" I never felt the same, and I think that as a crossover between two very different kind of adventure games and their respective atmospheres, it's a really good product that really balances the two sides. Sure, there are parts where the seperate series are better, like Layton's puzzle variety, and the more structured clewing of Ace Attorney (the finale's "BIG" surprise would've worked better if that one thing had been hinted at more often through observations).<br /><br />But I also think it's a product of its time for those specific series, so I wouldn't mind if there would never be a sequel. Both series were just about their peak in name recognition in Japan, Layton have seen its animated theatrical release and having a 3DS game already, Ace Attorney having spent the last few years succesfully building out to a much larger multimedia franchise in Japan with Ace Attorney Investigations doing very well for a spin-off, musicals, and the film releasing. The crossover made absolutely sense at that specific time, when both franchises were just becoming so big and trying so many things out a crossover just seemed like a very logical step.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-70625989189661256112022-08-29T08:27:06.225+02:002022-08-29T08:27:06.225+02:00(posted in two parts because the comment was too l...(posted in two parts because the comment was too long)<br /><br /><br />Not only do I think this would enhance Layton's characterization, giving him a reason to reflect on his methods and to commend Phoenix for doing something he couldn't, it would also better justify Phoenix's presence in the game in a much better way than that one (1) single puzzle in the ruins did.<br /><br />I would've loved to see what PLvsPW:AA looked like that alternate universe where Layton was the prosecutor... but I adore the product we got now. Even if it's imperfect as both a Layton and an Ace Attorney game, I think as a crossover it's a bloody perfect merging of two series into something surreal and amazingly fun. I couldn't think of a better crossover for these two series if I tried, and I'd love to see them return to this crossover in the future... if only because mainline Layton died with Akira Tago, and any possibility of a new mainline Ace Attorney is just a cocktease Capcom uses to sell its fiftieth trilogy port. "We have big news for Ace Attorney fans!" "Ace Attorney 7? :eyes:" "No, Ace Attorney 1, but faster!"<br /><br />Anyway, sorry for this long and rambling comment on an old post. I just love VS so much, and I rarely get a chance to talk about it!HeartfeltDesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992885956277891200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-61168073534645528662022-08-29T08:26:51.296+02:002022-08-29T08:26:51.296+02:00Sorry to comment on an old post, Ho-Ling, but I en...Sorry to comment on an old post, Ho-Ling, but I ended up taking a look at the Ace Attorney posts on your blog when BP and I ended up talking about Ace Attorney in a Kindaichi Discord server we share. For anyone else reading this 10 year old blog post, SPOILERS FOLLOW.<br /><br />Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a favorite in the series for me. While I think Ace Attorney's *plotting* peaked in Trials & Tribulations, and its *mysteries* peaked in Miles Edgeworth: Investigations 2, I adore VS and consider it a close third favorite, as I consider it to be one of the absolute best crossovers ever made.<br /><br />Ultimately, despite both being mystery series, Professor Layton and Ace Attorney are two dramatically different game series in practically every way and I was impressed at how well every single aspect of this crossover managed to feel like it could've been either in an Ace Attorney game or a Layton game and it would've felt right at home either way. The music, the character designs, and the mysteries all feel like perfect amalgamations of Layton and Ace Attorney on thematic and stylistic levels.<br /><br />Heck, the third case, The Golden Court, is such a surreal way to take the game that captures everything that a game called "Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright" SHOULD be. By having Luke genuinely think Maya has murdered the Professor, this case drops Luke into a situation he'd NEVER have to deal with in a mainline Layton and it results in some of the absolute best characterization he's seen in the series. Nevermind that the case and its mystery are... well, Gold!<br /><br />Also, contrary to you, I actually think the finale is super good too, since it underscores everything I love about this crossover element of VS, with a prosecuting Layton using the Ace Attorney structure to goad Phoenix into solving a Layton-styled mystery. It's all just so fun!<br /><br />My only gripe with VS is I wish they would've demonstrated how Layton wouldn't work without Phoenix there. A common complaint I see of this game is that Layton always seems so much more intelligent than Phoenix, and often people feel as if Layton could've just lawyered in Phoenix's place and not much would've changed practically. <br /><br />While I understand this complaint, given Layton's character I don't think he'd be able to function in an Ace Attorney court, as I think his perfection and gentlemanliness would ironically be his undoing. He's too polite to interrupt prosecutors and he's much too obliging to even rude people -- he'd be easily talked over by an aggressive prosecution. He'd also respect the rules and due process of a court to a fault, to the point that he'd refuse to interrupt the judge during a verdict. Flouting courtroom procedure *always* helped Phoenix in the past. I also think Layton would refuse to bluff, as he prefers to reason with absolute certainty (this being part of his Sherlockian inspiration, he wouldn't theorize without all necessary facts), which would put him at a massive disadvantage. He's a very smart person and he'd easily spot contradictions, but I do not believe he'd be a good lawyer, especially in Ace Attorney-verse.<br /><br />What I would've loved for VS-2 is for Layton to initially try to play defense attorney while Phoenix still suffered from amnesia, and just... do absolutely dogwater at it. He'd be pushed around by aggressive prosecutors, he'd be talked over, he'd refuse to make unnecessary bluffs or leaps in logic, and he'd be talked circles around by witnesses who refuse to listen to a word this erringly enabling man has to say. When the judge is getting ready to hand down a verdict, Luke begs Layton to do something, but Layton laments that it's not his place to interfere with the due process of the law, even if he believes he's in the right. It's at THAT moment that a newly-awakened Phoenix Wright would shout "OBJECTION" and save Layton and Espella (Mahone).I. Stump / Heartfeltnoreply@blogger.com