Ace Attorney - That's Wright! ~ An Anime Introduction

After over twenty years of Ace Attorney, there has there been an overwhelming amount of content for a new player; although chances are, if you're reading this, you feel there's not not enough!. But now that the series is so accessible in large quantities of content, Capcom released an eight-minute Anime clip called Ace Attorney TV!



It features an introduction from Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, with a more detailed- art style than what the regular Ace Attorney anime received years ago, with all the humor necessary to let somebody know what the series is like.



And they explain and go over everything, Ghost Trick included. It's all a part of the Ace Attorney universe, I suppose! Although they didn't spill the beans about Missile...



Make sure to watch this fun video as a trademark of this legendary series that has impacted so many of our lives! It's been quite a journey of different styles and eras, but they still kept the style of the original trilogy for this video, and brought it all to life jampacked with referenced to the games.

https://youtu.be/qB0Ethu40G0

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Ace Attorney Investigations: Collection Released

Apologies for the late announcement.

The Ace Attorney Investigations: Collection was released over a week ago with equally as successful reviews as the previous Ace Attorney Collection re-releases.

Now not only can the west enjoy the second Miles Edgeworth game, but people can play the entire franchise all on one consoles whether it be the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Steam, et cetera.

The game, like the others, has indeed been the graphical and faithful remaster promised. A few rearranged tracks in ways that aren't over the top, while still keeping most elements the same.



One nice feature is the set of achievements. It adds attention to the little jokes and details of the game, getting you inspired to examine and click around throughout the cases.

The little details you can now notice in places such as the location backgrounds are truly something else. Finally giving the original artists more appreciation for their work all those years ago.

We hope you enjoy the many hours of gameplay of the Edgeworth duology.

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Ace Attorney Investigations: Collection Announced!

Capcom is never shy about porting their older games to newer consoles. This time it's both an enhanced port, as well as the first time we've gotten an official translation of something that's been left un-localized for over a decade. Pre-Order the game here!

That's right; both Miles Edgeworth: Ace Investigations games are being re-released on all modern consoles (Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox and Playstation). HD and all! And this isn't just your typical upscale. It has both upscaled sprites of the close-up shots, and of the overworld sprites. Switchable at any time you like, whether you want the authenticity of the original DS Console, or if you want to see the full art at its maximum capacity!



Many fans may already be familiar with the fan translation that was finished a few years after the original game. It was incredibly well done, including voiceover dubs and more. As a personal fan, I think a lot of people would agree that Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Path was, in many ways the best Ace Attorney game there ever was. A grand finale of the pre-Apollo generation that ties together even details of the DL-6 Incident, as well as ties together all five of it's cases in very intriguing and original ways. This time, the sequel is being titled Prosecutor's Gambit, likely in reference to Logic Chess; which they have also changed the name of, calling it Mind Chess.



However, it may be difficult for those who played the fan patch to be comfortable with the realization that the new names of the characters have already been announced to be different. Justine Courtney is now Verity Gavèlle, Raymond Shields is now Eddie Fender, et cetera. However keep in mind, the fan names were already different from their original Japanese meanings.

The release date is September 6th, priced at $39.99. Capcom has been on fire lately!

The game also includes many of the extras that the other recent remasters have received, such as a Concept Artwork Gallery and Jukebox. It also includes a new Character Compendium, where you can view the animations of every character all in one.



Perhaps one of the only port left to add to newer consoles now would be Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright. We do have a new Layton exclusive game coming up next year, so perhaps that could raise the liklihood for a Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright port! But that is just a theory.

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Apollo Justice HD Trilogy Released!

It's been half a year since the announcement. The Apollo Justice Trilogy has finally been released to new consoles!

Available on all modern consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam, etc.) for $49.99. Three games worth of value, spanning across two different generations of Ace Attorney graphics and consoles.

Some might argue that Ace Attorney games 4-6 were not supposed to be an "Apollo Justice" featured series, but this was likely always the developer's intent. When Dual Destinies was released in 2013, Ace Attorney experienced its largest stylistic transition, and while some fans often dislike the game, it may have been a neccesary step in order to move onto what the series has turned into as well as what later games can become.

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The remaster also includes several Special Features as well as other improvements. The DLC Costumes and DLC Cases that were originally extra purchases on the 3DS (as well as region-locked in some cases, such as Phoenix Wright's Furio Tigre outfit only being available in Japan...) are now all given to you by default and that you can activate freely throughout the game.



There is also the Orchestra Hall, which gives you a jukebox of the entire soundtrack, both for the original game soundtrack, and for numerous Orchestral remixes! This totals to almost 200 songs, freely accesable!



There's also the Art Library, jampacked with both concept artwork and complete artwork for anything done for the trilogy.



And perhaps most exciting of all, the Animation Studio! This is almost like Capcom's tribute to all the custom Casemakers that have been made by fans of this franchise over the years. It may not be quite as expansive as being able to create entire cases, but you can take any animation and background you like and create scenes in official Ace Attorney format!



The only physical version available is on Nintendo Switch, which you can order here!

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HD Remaster for Ace Attorney 4-6 Announced

Due to the large gap in time, as well as the bridge between the Nintendo DS and 3DS, not everyone viewed Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney as an entry into a second trilogy the way the first three Phoenix Wright games are known for, but good news is here!

But given how often Capcom has re-released the Ace Attorney games with upscaled artwork and graphics, it isn't surprising that the three games are being ported in HD, as well as to this generation's consoles (Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation and Xbox).

After remastering and localizing The Great Ace Attorney, this announcement is not surprising.

In fact, this is the first time that this trilogy will include a language option for French, German, Korean, and Chinese, so it is the trilogy's first Worldwide localization!

Capcom is a little heavy on remakes and remasters, but there's always value as well as good business in taking the assets of their older works and making them look even nicer.

The Japanese and English trailers indicates that the interface and visual style will be similar to the previous HD remasters.

This title will be released in early 2024.

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Apollo Justice Storyline Coming to TEPPƎN

TEPPƎN, the free digital collectible card game developed as a crossover project between GungHo Online Entertainment and Capcom has included numerous opportunities for Ace Attorney it be included. It's almost like seeing Marvel vs. Capcom 3 take a more modern form!

Back in May 2021, Capcom added a Phoenix Wright-themed card set as one of their numerous free expansions to this game, featuring an episode called Ace vs. The People.

Now they have announced a second Ace Attorney-themed deck, featuring the story and characters from Apollo Justice. It's being released with an episode called Turnabout Festival. The storyline of this expansion is going to feature courtroom battles between Apollo Justice characters and Resident Evil characters.

Here is the trailer!

An English Trailer and informative video has also been released.
The detailed artwork in this game bares a resemblance to the works of George Kamitani's art design in games like Odin Sphere and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, although he doesn't happen to take part of the art team of this game.

More information on this new Apollo Justice expansion, Turnabout Festival, can be found on their website.

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Ghost Trick Remaster Announced

Yesterday's Nintendo Direct revealed a new port of Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi's 2010 DS game "Ghost Trick Phantom Detective". Although the game isn't necessarily Ace Attorney related, it shares a similar brand of humour and features a detective story with puzzle-solving gameplay elements.

A port of the game was already released on mobile devices back in 2012, but now a full HD remaster is coming to PC and Consoles later this year, complete with a few additional elements including a gallery, music player and some picture slide-puzzles referred to as "Ghost Puzzles".

You can watch a trailer for the new port and see more details about the release on the game's website.

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Court Records was Searching for a New Reporter!

Well everyone, although it’s been an absolute pleasure reporting occasionally on news for the Court Records website and twitter account, as some of you may have noticed, life just gets in the way. Basically, I feel like I’m too busy to do justice writing for this fantastic fansite. So, I’m looking around to find a replacement.

The job involves finding and posting Ace Attorney news both here on our website and on twitter. Ability to read Japanese is preferred, but probably not as essential in the age of good translation software (although, of course, it may get more essential once a new game is announced and the hype cycle begins anew, whenever that may be.)

I always wanted to quit this job only after I’d reported on a brand new Ace Attorney game’s release, but I think I shouldn’t let that desire cloud the fact that I’ve just often been too busy to report properly on things like new merchandise or collaborations. If you want to help keep the Ace Attorney fan world abreast of all the news to come out of Japan (and occasionally America), now's your chance to join a really great team.

If you’re interested in the role, reply below or email us at courtrecord@gmail.com

Edit: Honey Pie is our new reporter. People who speak Japanese are still welcome to assist him should he need to sort through Japanese articles in the future, though.

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Ace Attorney Trilogy Re-released on iOS, Android

Yes, it's that time of year again - the newly remastered version of the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy has been released onto a new platform; iOS and Android. You could previously buy an HD version of the Trilogy on your phones, but it was known for being plagued by bugs and spelling errors. Since then, the Trilogy has had a complete graphical upgrade for next-gen consoles, which is the version that is now being released on phones.

You can purchase the game on iOS here, and on Android here. A limited time discount is available until June 15th, so if you're planning on buying or recommending to a friend, I'd do it sooner than later.

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2022 Sprite/3D Model Competition

Court Records Forum User and accomplished sprite artist SuperAj3 has set up a 2022 Ace Attorney Spriting and 3D Modelling Competition, and entries are open from now until the 8th of July this year. Entrants must provide a brand-new original character drawn or modelled in the style of the Ace Attorney games for the chance to win some AA themed prizes.

You can find out more about the competition and enter it by clicking the link here.

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