Apollo Justice sucks dragon balls.
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stellarwindYou'd think they'd avoid the 10-years-later-syndrome. But I guess they didn't.
By 10-years-later syndrome, I mean something that seems to happen in a lot of sequels (I could throw StarCraft II and Dreamfall as examples) where the characters from last story arc evolved in a completely fucked up direction which is COMPLETELY fucking out of character for them.
I mean, take a look at Phoenix, for the love of God. He reminds me of Michael Garibaldi (of Babylon 5) in that smug I-know-something-you-don't sort of way. The type of character that doesn't ask people questions unless he already knows the answers. Not that I mind Garibaldi-types (as Londo Mollari put it, "You're cute too, in an annoying sort of way.") but I really don't care for PHOENIX becoming that type. It's just... not him, you know? >>;
And Ema. Omfg. What is it with game companies and making characters evolve into dark and gloomy types? I mean this is EMA we're talking about here - what's with the sudden Victor Kudo-ness? Not to mention that awesome as she may be, she's still no match for Gumshoe in the field of roflpies. (A Gyakuten Saiban game without Gumshoe is scarcely a Gyakuten Saiban game at all. I'm sorry, but fail.)
Also, whoever came with Trucy needs to be punted into a volcano. She's making me miss Maya, for fuck's sake. <<;
On one last note - wtf is up with the German judicial system in that universe? Their prosecutors seem to get younger and younger. I mean, as if Franziska wasn't enough, Klavier officially takes the cake. For him to be only seventeen during his debut case? I'm sorry but that's just plain fucking WROOOOOOOOOOONG.
But this isn't the first case of a character being raised in Germany and being a total fucking Mary Sue. Tohma from Digimon Savers anyone? <<; At least unlike Tohma, Klavier isn't a complete douchebag. And Ya gotta have some respect for a guy who AIRGUITARS in court.
What I want to know though is what the fuck is up with his (and Kristoph's, for that matter) hair. I mean WHAT IS THAT SWIRLY THING?!
Anyhow. Rant aside, I just started the third case, so maybe the game will have the smallest bit of a chance of getting better. All I can say is that following the epicness of Trials and Tribulations, Apollo Justice feels very underwhelming.
And someday, Just out of spite, I'm going to make a sequel for something in which things TURNED OUT for the characters and they're actually, you know, HAPPY, and not emo, bitter and/or posessing a drinking problem. XP
By 10-years-later syndrome, I mean something that seems to happen in a lot of sequels (I could throw StarCraft II and Dreamfall as examples) where the characters from last story arc evolved in a completely fucked up direction which is COMPLETELY fucking out of character for them.
I mean, take a look at Phoenix, for the love of God. He reminds me of Michael Garibaldi (of Babylon 5) in that smug I-know-something-you-don't sort of way. The type of character that doesn't ask people questions unless he already knows the answers. Not that I mind Garibaldi-types (as Londo Mollari put it, "You're cute too, in an annoying sort of way.") but I really don't care for PHOENIX becoming that type. It's just... not him, you know? >>;
And Ema. Omfg. What is it with game companies and making characters evolve into dark and gloomy types? I mean this is EMA we're talking about here - what's with the sudden Victor Kudo-ness? Not to mention that awesome as she may be, she's still no match for Gumshoe in the field of roflpies. (A Gyakuten Saiban game without Gumshoe is scarcely a Gyakuten Saiban game at all. I'm sorry, but fail.)
Also, whoever came with Trucy needs to be punted into a volcano. She's making me miss Maya, for fuck's sake. <<;
On one last note - wtf is up with the German judicial system in that universe? Their prosecutors seem to get younger and younger. I mean, as if Franziska wasn't enough, Klavier officially takes the cake. For him to be only seventeen during his debut case? I'm sorry but that's just plain fucking WROOOOOOOOOOONG.
But this isn't the first case of a character being raised in Germany and being a total fucking Mary Sue. Tohma from Digimon Savers anyone? <<; At least unlike Tohma, Klavier isn't a complete douchebag. And Ya gotta have some respect for a guy who AIRGUITARS in court.
What I want to know though is what the fuck is up with his (and Kristoph's, for that matter) hair. I mean WHAT IS THAT SWIRLY THING?!
Anyhow. Rant aside, I just started the third case, so maybe the game will have the smallest bit of a chance of getting better. All I can say is that following the epicness of Trials and Tribulations, Apollo Justice feels very underwhelming.
And someday, Just out of spite, I'm going to make a sequel for something in which things TURNED OUT for the characters and they're actually, you know, HAPPY, and not emo, bitter and/or posessing a drinking problem. XP
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Date: 2008-08-26 01:30 pm (UTC)Franziska started prosecuting at 13, if I'm remembering correctly. P:
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Date: 2008-08-26 02:15 pm (UTC)Yes, this. And it's not like Edgey and Apollo's starting ages were terribly realistic either.
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Date: 2008-08-26 02:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-26 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-31 11:14 am (UTC)Oh yes, and the nervous twitch thing -really- annoys me. "Every time you're telling a lie, you scratch your left ear. That logically must mean that your ear was raped by angry capuchins when you were three years old, so therefore you couldn't have HEARD that the defendant likes mudkips!"
Yes. It's not logical conclusions. It's pure fucking contrived.
But eh. Each to their own.