I was just suddenly comparing the two and realized how many similarities there are between Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney and Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.

Let's start with the first cases of both games(with a few references to later cases):

-Of course, Payne is the prosecutor, and the judge is there.
-You control a rookie defense attorney.
-Said attorney is assisted by their mentor/boss.
-Attorney is also older sibling of the teenage girl who will be game's main assistant.
-Case connected to another, older case, which will be played through later.
-Both cases revolve around one true culprit, willing to destroy anything in their way.
-Said culprit will be back on the stand for the last case, which they're also at the center of.
-The siblings of both culprits also play an important role in that last case, which hurts them.
-Both culprits use their siblings to commit at least one crime.
-You are defending Phoenix Wright, who is nothing like he was in the main games.
-He does not make things easy for you at all.
-A necklace in Wright's possession is an important peice of evidence.
-The victim knew the true culprit, was connected to past case as well.
-A violent act was committed just before each murder.
-In both cases, there was a trap planned for Wright that he just manages to avoid.
-Wright wears a gift from an important girl in his life, which bears his name in some way.
-He ate with the true murderer shortly before the crime.
-Defense attorney/defendant will ultimately end up working together at same agency/firm.


Just to name a few.O_O Anyone else notice some?

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That covers a lot of the similarities I know I would never have picked up as many. I'll have a think to see if I can come up with any more >

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Yeah, the first cases are quite similar.
And not only that. I'm lazy to make a list, but 4-2 felt kinda like 3-2, and 4-3 was like 3-3.
There is also a flashback connected to the final case (3-4, and the flashback trial / MASON system, of course).

Also in the final case you can play as someone else but the protagonist for about half of the case.

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Payne's suit is a shade of green in both cases.
The one female witness isn't really the way she seems at first (she acts much nicer than she really is)
The victim is older than the accused.

hmm... i never noticed these similarities before, but now that you mention it....
it IS pretty similar!
(although mia is better than polly... and gs3 is better than gs4....)
anyway, you must be very observant to notice all that!

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Yeah....that is pretty cool.

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........I never really noticed those similarities until now.

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