Just out of curiosity, how long is the flashback case in which you play as Phoenix?

Umm...a little shorter than a normal first case would be? 4-1 was actually pretty long as far as first cases go, so it's much shorter than that. The flashback goes through two witnesses like 1-1, so I guess it's about that long...?

The Mason System that follows, however, is a full investigation phase, so all together it definately feels pretty long.

OK, sorry, this must be the only thing I haven't spoiled myself about: what is the Mason System?

Saying anything about the Mason System is a pretty big spoiler. You might as well read the entire case summary.

Case 5 is only mentioned as "that time Phoenix helped Ema out." They meet during the game but it's always off screen (never when Apollo is around).

3D evidence and the Perceive System, yes.

If there is 3D evidence in the first case, why didn't it appear in the demo? They had the technology to do so, and it would've given it a bit more of a wow factor. (This is still 1 question, just. XD)

Can you manipulate 3 items in flash? Even if you can, I'd say they prevented you from doing it for plot reasons. The demo only goes as far as getting the grape juice bottle in terms of evidence, and you can't search it properly until much later in the case. (Well, you can search it, but you don't *find* anything until much later). So even if they included being able to examine evidence in 3D you only would have been able to check the attorney's badge and the bottle, and neither have anything that could be presented.

When do you first get to use the Percieve System?

First case.

When Phoenix shouts OBJECTION! in 1-1, do they use his voice clip for that?

I was playing case one, when something striked me. Look at phoenix head, and at Ema badge. The exact same thign! Does anyone know why he have it?

What is the meaning of the two gunshots at the intro to Turnabout Succession? Or did it not really mean anything?

As far as I understood it, it's a reference to what happened in the case 7 years ago

No, none of the verdicts he got any of his clients are disputed, if thats what you mean.

I mean between 3-5, and State versus Gramarye?

I finished the last case, but I still don't get how Drew got all those drawings of Apollo's cases. Can anyone explain?

Drew made them. He was keeping track of Wright & Co. and drew those pictures of the cases because of the interest he had in them, and their connection to Phoenix.

You get to go against 17-year-old Klavier.

Given that they show the moment right after Zak or Valant accidentally shoot Thalassa after the gunshots, it could be a reference to that incident as well.

EDIT: When I first made the post I thought you were just referring to the Magnifi shooting, but I see that you could also have been referring to the Thalassa shooting as well.

Q: If Lamiroir is Thalassa and Thalassa can perceive lies (since it is carried by those in the Gramarye bloodline) then could Lamiroir perceive when peopled lied to her- even though she could not see and didn't have any memory of her past life during 4-3?

Note: According to the game Apollo could sense when people were lying, even though he couldn't specifically see their habit. So it is possible that Lamiroir could sense it but obviously not see it.

It's possible that as Lamiroir she could still sense people lying, but didn't know that's what it was: Zak describes the sensation as the person tensing up. With no memory of her power and not being able to see, chances are Lamiroir experienced that sensation but never understood it...?

It's never explained, but it is an interesting topic.

Chapter 1 Turnabout Trump Chap.2 Turnabout Corner Chap.3 Turnabout Serenade Chap.4 Turnabout Succession

Is there anything in AJ that SPECIFICALLY mentions the events of PW2 or 3? (in other words, anything that confirms AJ takes place in the exact same continuity?)

I haven't done this, but some people have said that if you examine the couch in the defendant's lobby while in the Mason system, Phoenix will make a remark that some people have interpreted as a reference to when Wellington hit him with a fire extinguisher in 2-1. That's about it, I think.

Apollo, Ema, and possibly a few other characters make multiple references to things like Phoenix's past cases (including 1-5)

In 4-2 there are two references to 1-5: Apollo mentions a case of Phoenix's where "an important clue was stuffed in a car muffler." Later, Ema talks about how Phoenix once helped her out of a jam.

In 4-4 Apollo remarks to how rare it must be to die from having poison put in your coffee, followed by a brief, awkward silence.

In 4-4 Valant mentions that he and Zak won the Magician's Grand Prix, earning them a custom made bust, which Phoenix recognizes as being a familiar occurance.

Like someone said earlier, in the Mason System examining the sofa in the defense lobby prompts Phoenix to say that after a certain case he never let anyone sit on that sofa ever again. Bad luck!

Then there are the recurring characters, like the mention of Maya (who sent Phoenix a pile of stuff in 4-2), Dr. Hotti, Larry (who can be seen on the lawn of the Sunshine Coliseum) and even Charley the plant.

I remember 1 little mention of Maya, not by name though.