Dual Destinies will not mark the end of the series

Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:30 am

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In a recent interview with Game Trailers, producer Motohide Eshiro was asked on the future of the series after Dual Destinies' release.

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I can tell you that once it's out there and once we see what people think, we'll have a good idea on what direction to go in next. I personally love the Ace Attorney universe. I don't want it to end, I don't think it will end with this. Exactly what shape it will take remains to be seen. Can't talk too much about that now, but I highly doubt this will be the end of Ace Attorney and Phoenix Wright.

Eshiro also revealed that unlike previous games in the series, the English localization of Dual Destines was handled simultaneously with the development of the original Japanese game. Additionally, he confirmed that the decision to release the localization of Dual Destinies as digital-only was to shorten the gap between the Japanese and Western release. By releasing it on the eShop, they would be able to distribute the game to Western players "as soon as it's ready."

The full video interview can be seen here at the Game Trailers website.

I think we can all breath a collective sigh of relief that Ace Attorney is in no ways done and that the series will still continue on evermore.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:05 am

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Interesting to hear that. Hopefully that rings true for the NA/PAL regions as well.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:36 am

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I honestly just hope that AAI2 gets localized. If the fan translation goes well, there's no reason why Capcom can't buy it and use it.

Re: Dual Destinies will not mark the end of the series

Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:45 am

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Glad to hear that from Eshiro. I've also heard that AA:DD had sold well in Japan although until possibly tomorrow, there are no definite numbers to substantiate my claim. So if AA:DD was a success, then it's very likely the Ace Artorney series will continue in Japan. Although with the way some fans have been acting about the digital-only release makes me unable to say the same for regions outside of Japan.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:57 am

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Japan will be getting AA games starring Phoenix until he is a 92 year old attorney defending his clients with his every breath (read: his oxygen tank's every breath).

On a more serious note, glad to see that AA is still alive in kicking in the developer's eyes!

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:31 am

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Of course they are going to do more AA. There are some dedicated fans out there (including me), and there are too many gaps to fill regarding the plot. And they said there was going to be something interesting at the end of the DD credits, I wonder what it is. I bet it has something to do with the game after this. :maya:

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:56 am

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TopHatProfessor1014 wrote:

I honestly just hope that AAI2 gets localized. If the fan translation goes well, there's no reason why Capcom can't buy it and use it.

Except everyone who contributed to it will have to sign contracts saying they'll let Capcom use the localization commercially, and some of those people aren't active on Court-Records anymore, and are hard or impossible to track down. Besides, I don't know if Capcom would be willing to buy a fan-made localization - it's probably more likely that they decide to localize it from scratch, if they want to sell it in the West at all.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:04 am

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So if the English localisation was handled at the same time as the Japanese production, i can't imagine we would have to wait much longer for a release.... I hope.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:20 am

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irishmarcoos wrote:

So if the English localisation was handled at the same time as the Japanese production, i can't imagine we would have to wait much longer for a release.... I hope.

When they confirmed the story DLC for the west they also said they want to share information regarding the exact release date and the pricing "soon". I still think they should give us an exact date before Fall begins. :keiko:

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:53 am

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Awesome. Great to hear. I basically grew playing these games, and I don't intend to stop. Thanks, Capcom~

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:14 pm

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Ah, so it was all done at the same time. Very nice.

But could we have a physical release after? ....Please?

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:25 pm

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I just hope that Ace Attorney won't get what I call "Call of Duty syndrome" where there's little variety between games. AA1-3 have the excuse of pretty much being one full game divided into three separate ones. The trilogy itself is basically a perfect masterpiece of video game storytelling, but you have to have all three games for it to work. So yeah, I count AA1-3 as one game.

Apollo Justice does a lot of different things to stand out from the original trilogy, but it still feels very familiar. The Investigations games are obviously a complete overall of the Ace Attorney gameplay formula, so there's really no problems there. The second one in particular doesn't seem to be too different than the first, with the obvious exception of Logic Chess though.

PL vs. AA is a crossover, so it uses assets from both series. And of course Dual Destinies will be almost complete different than what we've seen before gameplay wise.

Basically, the Ace Attorney series has so far been able to at least make each game stand out. I hope that they'll be able to add new stuff as more games get released.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:49 pm

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With 250k+ opening week sales... I think I understand why Capcom likes Ace Attorney in Japan. xD

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:56 pm

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TopHatProfessor1014 wrote:

I just hope that Ace Attorney won't get what I call "Call of Duty syndrome" where there's little variety between games. AA1-3 have the excuse of pretty much being one full game divided into three separate ones. The trilogy itself is basically a perfect masterpiece of video game storytelling, but you have to have all three games for it to work. So yeah, I count AA1-3 as one game.

Apollo Justice does a lot of different things to stand out from the original trilogy, but it still feels very familiar. The Investigations games are obviously a complete overall of the Ace Attorney gameplay formula, so there's really no problems there. The second one in particular doesn't seem to be too different than the first, with the obvious exception of Logic Chess though.

PL vs. AA is a crossover, so it uses assets from both series. And of course Dual Destinies will be almost complete different than what we've seen before gameplay wise.

Basically, the Ace Attorney series has so far been able to at least make each game stand out. I hope that they'll be able to add new stuff as more games get released.

I get what you're saying, but I'm much more worried about the future games even getting here in the first place.
They're also considering a 3rd AAI game. That would be very interesting on the 3DS, no?

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Re: Dual Destinies will not mark the end of the series

Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:04 pm

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Quote:

I get what you're saying, but I'm much more worried about the future games even getting here in the first place.
They're also considering a 3rd AAI game. That would be very interesting on the 3DS, no?

I think it all depends on how well Dual Destinies sells. It's very difficult to see at this point since this is the first time Ace Attorney has gone digital-only.

Capcom can't release GK3 here if the second one isn't even localized. EIf we never get anymore Ace Attorney games in the West after DD, things will be very difficult. There's always fan translations, but work on those is slow and time-consuming. Plus, 3DS emulators are a long way off. We're pretty much completely at the mercy of DD's Western sales.

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Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:24 pm

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TBQH, I wasn't expecting it to end here anyway.

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Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:22 am

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TopHatProfessor1014 wrote:

Capcom can't release GK3 here if the second one isn't even localized. EIf we never get anymore Ace Attorney games in the West after DD, things will be very difficult. There's always fan translations, but work on those is slow and time-consuming. Plus, 3DS emulators are a long way off. We're pretty much completely at the mercy of DD's Western sales.

They 'can' if it's not thought by marketing to be a direct follow up to GK2. Not having numbers here helps in this regard.

The release of games in AU went GS1, GS2, GS4, with GS3 never released, and I think in EU it went GS1, GS2, GS4, GS3. Because GS4 was a 'new story' so chronology wasn't thought important so you could skip GS3 or something in their logic.

I wonder if a GK3 would handle the actual 'disbarring' or just skip forward in time? Probably not because it can't be 'resolved' in that game. Maybe they might finally refer to Phoenix by name now though?

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Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:19 am

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Er, why is this on the CR site again? >.>"

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Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:17 pm

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TopHatProfessor1014 wrote:

I just hope that Ace Attorney won't get what I call "Call of Duty syndrome" where there's little variety between games. AA1-3 have the excuse of pretty much being one full game divided into three separate ones. The trilogy itself is basically a perfect masterpiece of video game storytelling, but you have to have all three games for it to work. So yeah, I count AA1-3 as one game.

Apollo Justice does a lot of different things to stand out from the original trilogy, but it still feels very familiar. The Investigations games are obviously a complete overall of the Ace Attorney gameplay formula, so there's really no problems there. The second one in particular doesn't seem to be too different than the first, with the obvious exception of Logic Chess though.

PL vs. AA is a crossover, so it uses assets from both series. And of course Dual Destinies will be almost complete different than what we've seen before gameplay wise.

Basically, the Ace Attorney series has so far been able to at least make each game stand out. I hope that they'll be able to add new stuff as more games get released.

I agree. AA is a great franchise, but I wouldn't want them to get lazy.

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Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:07 pm

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He said this in a western interview? Does that imply anything?

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Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:09 pm

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jaydrick0620 wrote:

He said this in a western interview? Does that imply anything?

Doubt it. I'm pretty sure he's just talking about the series in general.

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Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:44 pm

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Awww. Anyway, I haven't seen Croik anywhere lately. What is she up to?

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Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:01 pm

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jaydrick0620 wrote:

Awww. Anyway, I haven't seen Croik anywhere lately. What is she up to?

She actually posted three times in the last month. She made a topic about it.

EDIT: WARNING: one of the posts in that "three times" search is in the case one spoiler thread, and spoilers aren't hidden in results so there's a bit of spoiler text there. I managed to avert my eyes before they burned into my brain, but others might not be so lucky.