As if that isn’t shady enough, Blackquill is a convicted murderer who for some reason is permitted to leave the detention center in order to serve as a prosecutor.īlackquill is what you would expect from the typical non-Edgeworth prosecutor. His primary technique in the courtroom is to use the power of suggestion to manipulate his witnesses, the opposition, and the judge in order to get the verdict that he wants. Like our new attorney Athena, Simon is an expert in psychology. There is no greater symbol of the corruption of the modern court than this game’s prosecutor, a man named Simon Blackquill. It is during chapter two when we first learn about the dark age of the law, a time where the court system cannot be trusted. It’s an interesting way to start in a very dramatic moment and then take a step back to fill in the backstory leading up to that point. The chronological order of the chapters is actually chapter 2, the DLC special chapter, chapter 3, the first half of chapter four, then chapter one, then the second half of chapter four, and finally chapter five. Because somehow a world where there’s no jury and the police only have 24 hours to find a culprit isn’t already the dark age of the law.ĭual Destinies is really interesting in that the story is structured in a really unique way. They are mascots in a widespread protest against the corruption of the court system, a phenomenon that in the game’s second chapter will begin to be referred to as the dark age of the law. Bum Rap Rhiny represents the false charges filed by prosecutors while Phony Phanty represents the forged evidence used in the courtroom by defense attorneys. While they only really play a significant role in this first case, they are symbols of a greater issue: the general public has developed a serious distrust of the court system. Instead, our boy Phoenix puts on his coat and badge and enters the courtroom for the first time after an eight year hiatus (if you’re wondering why Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney hasn’t been in a courtroom in eight years, you gotta circle back and play Apollo Justice).ĭuring the course of this case, we are introduced to a couple of mascot characters known as Bum Rap Rhiny and Phony Phanty. She is supposed to be supported by Apollo, but due to his injuries during the bombing, he is unable to help her. The opening case of the game introduces us to Athena through her second trial, in which her friend Juniper Woods is accused of bombing the courtroom while court was in session. Apollo continues to work at the Wright Anything Agency as a lawyer, and they’ve also taken on a new attorney named Athena Cykes. If you want to play this game and be surprised by the story, bookmark this page and come back later.ĭual Destinies takes place after the events of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. I mean, I guess this is technically a mark right now, but still. Warning: this whole “review” will contain unmarked spoilers. So how does this title stack up to others in the series? Today, I’ll share my thoughts! This game is a direct sequel to Apollo Justice but continues the trend of adding a lot of new things to the game’s world and mechanics. The game’s hilariously overdramatic witnesses, colorful prosecutors, and compelling (if soap-operatic) storytelling has elevated the series from “those lawyer games” to “one of my top three favorite series.” Apollo Justice, the fourth game in the series and a serious gamechanger as far as the setting and characters, was my favorite entry prior to playing Dual Destinies. Over the course of about a year and a half, I’ve played through every Phoenix Wright title released in the States with the exception of Spirit of Justice (and the Layton crossover, if you want to count that). But once I found it through its music, the storytelling drew me in and never let go. So it’s surprising that I didn’t discover the Phoenix Wright series until my mid-twenties. Now not all of these shows spent much time in the courtroom, but crime and what comes after is an interesting subject for storytelling. My grandparents liked Monk and got me into Psych, which became one of my favorite television shows. Growing up it was normal for me to catch a couple of episodes of Law and Order or Bones with my mother. Not necessarily the real-life subject – I certainly did not go to law school – but it’s treatment in the media.
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