Objection! (A much needed Dual Destinies review)

For the fans of Ace Attorney the wait for the new game is over! Released in North America October 24th, 2013 Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies is the 5th installment of the Ace Attorney series.





Dual Destinies takes place one year after it's perquisite with Phoenix Wright returning to the attorney bench as the main protagonist. Along with a new defense member, Athena Cykes and a new prosecutor, the mysterious and suspicious, Simon Blackquill. New features such as the Mood Matrix (specialty of Athena Cykes) combines with old features like the Psyche Locks and Perceive Mode.

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With the 3DS, Ace Attorney is recreated in a fuller and higher definition screen. I only just completed all four cases myself but I was deeply invested and obsessed with the story that this game revolves around. Compared to the other four games, this one was more straightforward and didn't leave room for confusion when investigating. Although, the helpful hints given made the cases a little bit too easy to navigate and made the game lack in the "figure it out yourself" aspect. Another new feature of Dual Destinies is the frequent anime cutscenes that you can view altogether once you clear the game. Personally, I quite like this in the game as compared to the choppy pre-trial murder scenes. Overall, I think this is a game that any ace attorney fan needs to give a try.

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Dual Destinies can be purchased in the Nintendo DS Download on the 3DS only.