Ace Attorney 5

It is a brilliant looking game, especially with some of the cut scenes

Oh, is that just before my half-term holiday?  No marking will occur; between Dual Destinies and Pokémon X, not much of anything will occur!

After the epic trailer, I am impressed at just how boring Shibata managed to make this game sound.

I've never really played any of the games, but did look interesting. So will be trying the demo but I might have problems with the plot.

Just played through the Dual Destinies demo. I agree, it looks brilliant - such a good realisation of the 2D art style - and the characters are looking to be just as good as ever. (I say that - I've only played the first Phoenix Wright in its entirety.) Looks like Phoenix's partner for this game has some cool ways of getting new info out of testimonies, too. Definitely going to be getting this.

Was a bit disappointed by how brief the demo was, but like everyone else I agree it looks phenomenal. Do wish the lower screen ran a bit smoother though, as it makes navigation and evidence presentation feel a bit slow at times, but other than that they've nailed the presentation.

I must admit I'm slightly less excited about this game after reading Shu Takumi had no involvement in it, and how he wouldn't have brought back Wright personally, but it's still going to be good.

Capcom pricing it at £20 was also a very pleasant surprise as well.

This.

Go team!

I'm very psyched for this. To have two great 3DS games coming out in the same month... Is this what it feels like to be an other-formats gamer?

I am super excited. I didn't let myself play much of the demo, it's not as though there was ever any doubt I'd be buying this.
Funny thing is, games come out at just the right rate for me on Nintendo consoles. It's not like I have that much time for them, so I don't need two releases every week. One or two games a month feels like I'm being spoiled.

It's... time. I've not shouted "OBJECTION!" in earnest for far too long.

So soon I best get cracking on with the first 3 games then but device 6 currently had me hooked.

Can someone remind me when in the day games become available for download? I want this ASAP!

About a minute or so after Midnight I think, could be up to 30 min like it was for Pokemon

Splendid. First-thing-in-the-morning download, here I come.

I have all the other games in the series for the DS, yet have never played a single one. However, I probably would have still added it to the collection, but they lost me when they made it digital only. No retail, no sale.

I'll be downloading it once it hits midnight

I don't like downloads either oldschool but I think they've got the pricing right at £19.99 more downloads should be around this price due all the savings like not having a box to make etc.

Just tried the demo that was short, it was decent but still not sure if I want to spend £20 on it. So going to wait for reviews.

I'm glad the demo for this was almost self-contained, as it made the first case of this a lot more engaging -- I had worried about having to replay all the demo again.

I've been enjoying it so far, and found myself chuckling at Athena's exchange with Payne at the start of the first case. The writing (and/or localisation) it still as sharp as ever, then. And the animation is quality.

shanks wrote:

About a minute or so after Midnight I think, could be up to 30 min like it was for Pokemon

You lied, Shanks! You liiiiiiiiiiiiied!

Anyway, I'm downloading it now. Come on...

And for that I blame Nintendo Australia and their lazy ways, I was not happy when it wasn't up

In the UK, the 3DS eShop always seems to be updated with the new goodies at about 3pm of a Thursday, I've found.

Anyway, overnight sleep download for me! I had to scrap Mighty Switch Force!, Hydroventure: Spin Cycle and HarmoKnight to get it... it's huge!

It played havoc with my family's rural broadband, that's for sure.

Anyway, this seems to be to the AA series what X/Y were to Pokémon. Orchestrated music, 3D models, 3D ANIME CUT-SCENES... It's all very impressive, although Athena's sudden shifts in pose feel more odd than they would have done were she a sprite. And the voice in the cut-scenes annoys me.

But what matters is that it's Phoenix Wright, again, and he's brilliant, and the villain is several loose screws short of a bomb disposal unit. (Don't think that's a spoiler, given that it's revealed in the first five seconds of the first case!) I'm now onto the second one:

First five minutes of second case spoiler:

I still can't get over how good the character models are, and how faithfully they represent some of the over-the-top sprite animations we've come to expect from the previous games. It looks so good.

P.S. to Balladeer -- you still haven't added my 3DS friend code from the Pokémon X/Y thread

Buuuuuh. Sorry. I'll add it next time I turn my 3DS on.

I've been getting sliiiiightly frustrated at how long it's taken everyone to work out the identity "puzzle" in the second case. The Mayor's a clever chap, presumably, seeing as he's mayor and all (and isn't BJ)?