Due to the nature of story-based/adventure games, there is a very high probability that spoilers will be present in this topic so let's keep things wrapped in tags for the time being; at least until the AAI spoiler warning is lifted.

If you haven't noticed yet, every Ace Attorney game has dealt with a theme, moral, or idea that almost every case in the respective game is related to in some way.







*I'd like to note that all the major themes from the first three games are present in Rise From The Ashes.*





With so much covered, what other themes could these games possibly explore?



Are there any themes you'd like to see explored in future Ace Attorney games? Anything you think the series could refine or elaborate on?

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Couple of others in the existing games:




Themes/ideas I'd like to see?

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I want to see Franziska experience more personal growth away from her father's ideals the way we've seen Edgeworth do. I'd like to see her talk with Edgeworth about how maybe it's best for the von Karma legacy to be forgotten since Manfred based his career on a false image of perfection. She could realize that she has the potential to dissociate herself from him and make her family name stand for something honorable.

I'd like to see this happen in one of two ways. (or both)

1) Franziska goes through this story arc in her own Ace Attorney Investigations game.

2) Franziska takes a level in badass and comes back as the final boss prosecutor in Apollo Justice 2, and she's a completely different person. She still has some of the same personality quirks like taking everything way too seriously and having a huge ego, but she doesn't whip everybody anymore (maybe still carries it around for old times' sake, and whips the desk to make a point, but doesn't whip people) and she's not dedicated to winning at all costs.

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I want to see some cases where the law and morality don't match up. For example in 4-3 but if Daryan had actually been trying to save the child rather than trying to STRIKE A BLOW AGAINST THE EVIL OPPRESIVE REPUBLIC OF BORGINIA just get money. Or maybe one where your client kills someone who's truly evil, like maybe a mass murderer where nothing could ever be proved. Kinda like forging evidence in 1-5, only explored more.

I also want to see things like how far you can go to find the truth. If Edgeworth, the biggest preacher in the series, had to choose between finding the truth behind a murder and somebody close to him dying (like Phoenix in 2-4) I'd like to see what he'd do.

The theme of a child sheltered from the world as well as a child extremely dependent on a deceased/lost parent keeps on popping up. Pearl, Vera, Regina...

The theme of suicide is also quite a common one - Adrian and Celeste in JFA, Terry Fawles, and Magnifi. Godot's speech at the end of T&T had some undertones of it as well, to me - No-one was waiting for him; he had nothing left to live for... save for two things. I'd like to see a scenario where a guilt-ridden killer commits suicide and explore the moral dilemmas behind that.

Oh, and I really loved the themes explored in 2-2 - identity, and trying to escape your guilt.

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