Reviews - Apollo Justice

[wilderthan]

Finally finished Apollo Justice. :D I'm not sure if I have anything new or interesting to say about it, but I'm going to write a bit about my reactions. Spoilers ahead, of course.

Overall, I didn't like it as much as Trials and Tribulations. I really liked the way everything came together in that -- and I don't think it was quite as well done in Apollo Justice. Still, everything did come together and it's lovely. I got spoiled about the fact that Trucy and Apollo were siblings, so I wasn't surprised, but I certainly would have been surprised if I hadn't known that already. I'm not sure whether that was too much of a leap, though, story-wise. I wasn't kept on my toes looking for clues because I already knew what the connection was, so I don't think I can really judge. XD

I've gotten very fond of Apollo's shirtsleeves and Phoenix's hoody. I liked Phoenix's story, a lot. I was sure I was going to end up doing AUs that left this game out all the time, but I don't think I will -- or not that often. At first, Phoenix felt very wrong to me, but I definitely got into it. I liked seeing Ema again, and I liked Klavier, too. He's probably the sanest prosecutor in the series. XD He's cool.

The ending was looong, or it felt like it. So much text, so little doing. At least give me some luminol or fingerprinting to do, or make me shout objection.

Still, all in all I liked it and it was interesting. I liked the Mason system, and the Jurist system -- both nice touches, though I have to wonder why suddenly, in the third case of the fourth game of the series, the judge finally realised that the system was wonky.

As I was playing, I said: "My disbelief is still suspended enough for me to enjoy the games, though I'm not sure that I'd buy another game in the series. It gets a little repetitive, because the cases all necessarily work in the same way: the defence is working for the underdog against overwhelming odds, there're a few close calls, and in the end, the whole thing is turned round. Mind, if Apollo Justice comes together in the end like Trials and Tribulations did, I might change my mind about that."

I think I'll definitely be buying more games in the series, should there be more. :p

Comments

[calliopepurple.livejournal.com]

I think the judges have been considering the legal system flawed for a while because of other cases that you aren't shown, or else they wouldn't have had Phoenix do his research and start organizing the Jurist System. Also, I think he was chosen for that role because he was a high profile casuality of the importance of evidence above all else.

Supposedly, Apollo's father is also someone we know and we'll be finding out about him in later games.

[wilderthan.livejournal.com]

As I said in a personal LJ post, I get seeing that it's flawed. But now? Not... oh, during the first game? XD It seems to have taken a bit long for them to get to that point, particularly as the cases we see aren't the only ones going on. XD

Oooh. I wonder. :/ Any speculation as to who that might be?

[darkranger.livejournal.com]

You keep making it sound good and tempting me to buy it.

[wilderthan.livejournal.com]

It was fun! And at the end Phoenix talks about taking the bar exam and becoming a lawyer again. :D