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In an extensive 2024 retrospective wrap-up with Famitsu, Capcom producer Kenichi Hashimoto teased an campaign for the tenth anniversary of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures. More information on that will appear in 2025. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

In his section of the Famitsu interview, Hashimoto stated that The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures would be ten years old in 2025. To thank fans for all their over the years, he’s been preparing some surprises so they can enjoy this milestone. The idea of gratitude is also the keyword he chose for the year.

As well, Hashimoto reported that he hopes to increase the number of Ace Attorney fans. With the release of Ace Attorney Investigations and Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, the entire series (excluding the Layton crossover) is available on modern consoles, making it easier for newcomers to jump into the series.

The Great Ace Attorney; Adventures was the first game in the The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, which came out as a compilation in the west. It’s a spin-off prequel series taking place during the end of the 19th century. It follows Japanese university student Ryunosuke Naruhodo, who becomes a lawyer in Britain through circumstance. With the help of his trusty judicial assistant Susato Mikotoba, he furthers his studies as a lawyer. He also befriends Herlock Sholmes (Sherlock Holmes) and his adoptive daughter Iris Wilson (Iris Watson).

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is available on the PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.

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We’re once again continuing what is basically Siliconera’s new series of game recommendation pieces that looks at major publishers’ titles on different platforms and points out titles worth playing that aren’t a part of the ones they’re best known for. When it comes to Capcom, certain IPs can come to mind. It’s behind staples like Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil. However, it also offers a lot of other fun games worth folks’ time. So, to help offer a little more insight, here are some other Capcom Switch games people that might be considered the best or worthwhile in various ways.

Best Capcom Switch fighting game that isn’t in the Street Fighter series: Capcom Fighting Collection 4k17i

Darkstalkers deserves more love and attention. Well, Capcom Fighting Collection does that. It gives people Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge, Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire, Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge, and Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire with rollback netcode and what is essentially a library looking back at the design documents that were used to make the games. While it is based on the arcade versions, leading to somewhat incomplete iterations, it is worth it to have these titles easily accessible again.

Also, the Pocket Fighter puzzle games here and getting to play Red Earth on consoles for the first time are both blessings.

Best Capcom Switch action-RPG that isn’t a Monster Hunter game: Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen 4e5p5r

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is as amazing of an action-RPG, with fantastic gameplay and character customization, and this version packs in the Bitterblack Isle expansion. It’s a wonderful port of the game that doesn’t look its age. Despite launching in 2012, it still features mechanics, like pawns, that feel fresh. Plus, you'll be ready for Dragon's Dogma 2.

Best Capcom Switch game where you survive harrowing monster encounters that isn’t Resident Evil: Shinsekai: Into the Depths 29o4v

Okay, yes, I know that title there is a bit forced. Shinsekai is an unusual, fun experience and it deserves an audience. You’re a stranded aquanaut, one of the few people living underwater due to inclement conditions above ground, and you need to find a new, safe space to live while dealing with unsettling, dangerous creatures and ruins of those who came before. Survival is a big deal, and platforming comes into play as you try to avoid things that can and will kill you.

As a bonus, Shinsekai is still an Apple Arcade game too, so you can try it for free there if you subscribe to that service.

Best Capcom Switch adventure that doesn’t star Phoenix Wright: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 384s54

Ace Attorney Chronicles is a fantastic adventure series. There’s comedy, heart, and drama. Most of the entries involve Phoenix Wright in some way. However, people might have missed The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! This is a collection of two “prequels” starring the lawyer Ryunosuke Naruhodo, yes relation to Phoenix, that originally only appeared on the 3DS and mobile devices in Japan. It features the same sort of captivating, thoughtful gameplay and fun stories as the other installments, so people should always keep it in mind.

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Capcom will release new eau de toilette perfumes designed after characters from The Great Ace Attorney in Japan. The new perfumes will be available for sale physically at Capcom Stores in Tokyo and Osaka on July 22, 2022.

Each perfume will be contained in a 10ml bottle and have a different set of ingredients inspired by the character it represents.

• Ryunosuke Naruhodo: Citrus, Gardenia, Leather, Ylang Ylang, Cinnamon
• Kazuma Asogi: Cassis, Lavender, Black Pepper, Amber
• Herlock Sholmes: Spirit, Leafy Green, Floral, Amber
• Barok van Zieks: Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Musk, Vetiver, Leather

Capcom will split the perfumes into two separate sets consisting of Ryunosuke and Kazuma, and Herlock and Barok. Each set will be available for 4,620 yen (~$33.50). The company also put the items up on Parco Online Store, but online stocks for both sets sold out just a few hours after going on sale.

Capcom has previously released perfumes inspired by characters from the modern-era Ace Attorney series. It also split the items into a Defense Attorney Set featuring Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice, and a Prosecutor Set comprised of Miles Edgeworth, Klavier Gavin, and Godot.

The Great Ace Attorney series consists of two games originally released for Nintendo 3DS in Japan. Capcom released The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles worldwide on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC in July 2021. Sales for the new compilation have sured 500,000 copies as of April 2022.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles sales numbers have, according to publisher Capcom, sured half a million copies worldwide. The game released on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC in July 2021, meaning the game managed this feat just under nine months after launch.

Capcom celebrated the sales milestone with some commemorative art on Twitter.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a single title that packages the two existing Great Ace Attorney titles. They were previously exclusive to Japan, both on the Nintendo 3DS and on mobile platforms. Thus, the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles sales figures are the first ones to include overseas audiences. Compared with previous entries in the series, Chronicles ranks lower than 2019's console release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. The latter game was an HD rerelease of the first three titles in the Ace Attorney series, and reportedly reached about 816,000 copies sold by late 2020.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a period spin-off of the modern-day Phoenix Wright titles. Where the original games starred the titular lawyer, Chronicles is set in 19th century Japan and Britain. Also unlike its predecessors, Chronicles uses 3D graphics for its character models rather than 2D sprites. It focuses on Phoenix's ancestor, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, a Japanese student aspiring to study law in order to transform Meiji-era Japan's legal system. In his travels between the two countries, Ryunosuke solves cases, finds contradictions in witness testimonies, and investigates in cooperation with famed British detective "Herlock Sholmes."

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. Check out Siliconera's official review of the game. The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One, and will replace the current Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD app on iOS and Android.

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Capcom announced that the Osaka Prefectural Police has worked with the game company to create a new crime prevention awareness campaign using characters from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The series' main characters Ryunosuke Naruhodo, Kazuma Asogi, and Susato Mikotoba are featured in the new poster. It will remind people in Japan—especially juveniles—to stay away from abusing cannabis, as it will "steal their futures."

The poster also reminds people of cannabis-related penalties in Japan's law. People found possessing, handing over, and receiving cannabis will have up to five years of imprisonment. Cultivation, export, and import of the drug will carry a penalty of up to seven years imprisonment.

You can click the thumbnail below to view the Osaka police's new poster featuring The Great Ace Attorney characters in full:

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In the same press release, Capcom noted that it has been working with prefectures around Japan to promote tourism and educate people about crime prevention. In 2020, the Osaka prefecture used Street Fighter characters in a cybercrime prevention ad to warn people against phishing.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, which compiles the first game Adventures and the second game Resolve into a single collection, is immediately available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. The Ace Attorney series is also currently celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021.

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People have a chance to voice their opinions about The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, as Capcom opened up a survey for the game. Until September 30, 2021, people can visit the official site to share their opinions on not only this collection, but the series as a whole. People who take part are also awarded free wallpapers to use with their computers and mobile devices.

This The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles survey kicks things off by asking which version of the game someone bought, if they have already. Then, it asks why someone did or didn't buy the collection. Another question requires a person who did buy it to say how much of it they've played. It asks what made it most appealing and how satisfied people are with different elements. One of the interesting questions near the end is, "If a new Great Ace Attorney game is released in the future, do you think you would buy it?" Things wrap up with opportunities to mention which past installments a person played and own, offer details about platforms owned and used, and demographic information.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC, and its survey is open until September 30, 2021.

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At long last, The Great Ace Attorney and The Great Ace Attorney 2 have made their way to the West in one collection: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. Fans of the Ace Attorney series have been chomping at the bit for Capcom to localize these titles for some time, but bringing these titles over takes more than just simple translations of the original Japanese. To learn more about what goes into localizing a game, especially the localization of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Siliconera spoke to Localization Director Janet Hsu about this process.

Keri Honea, Siliconera: How do you approach localizing a game like The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles?

Janet Hsu, Capcom: I approach the localization of any Ace Attorney title from a variety of standpoints: as a game, as a story, and as a project, just to name a few. Since the story and the character dialogue is the heart of the gameplay, a lot of work goes into making sure that people can solve the puzzles that appear all throughout. So, understanding how the story is put together and what lines are foreshadowing what plot point or puzzle answer is the first step in an Ace Attorney game’s localization. Once I understand that, then I can add the characters’ personalities to that foundation, while taking care to never let a characterization overtake the structural purpose of each character’s lines. And as this is a project, I have to make sure I can do it all within the time and resources I’m given.

For The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, there were additional considerations and steps of course, including the need to research a lot more of the historical and cultural background information on which to base our translation. Another consideration was just how far the localization should go in preserving the “period feel” of the setting. There were also a lot of UI and graphical elements that needed upgrading and adapting due to the move from a smaller handheld to higher resolution platforms. The perfect example of these extra considerations is the Court Record subtitle system where, in an effort to preserve the flavor of the Meiji Japan setting, I asked the programmers to create a new UI system with which I could add subtitles to pieces of evidence instead of redoing the textures in English.

Did you have to change some of the Japanese nuances for the Western audience? Which one or two were most notable and how did you handle that?

Hsu: Generally, we didn’t change anything as the nuances that were originally there are what makes each element distinctly Japanese or British. But I can think of one clear example where we fine-tuned the phrasing in English to better bring out the intended nuance.

In one scene of the game, Susato talks with someone about a personal decision she’s made. Since many players from a Western audience may not have a thorough understanding of Japanese culture, I wanted to make absolutely sure that the impression we gave in the English version is not that she’s asking for permission or being overly deferential, but that she is following Japanese etiquette. She is prioritizing the group over herself as an individual so she’s informing the other parties of her decision, while making sure that it will be alright for them. She also leaves an out for them in case it isn’t, which is a common way for Japanese people to remain non-confrontational when making decisions together. I leaving notes for the translators and the voice actors for this scene so that we would get it just right.

What was the hardest piece of dialogue to localize?

Hsu: This isn’t the hardest piece of dialogue, but in the interest of avoiding spoilers, I can say this example is an interesting one. In episode two of the second game, Ryunosuke and Susato have a fun little conversation about the snowman on Briar Road. In the Japanese version, it’s an art joke related to how something is “2 heads” or “3 heads” high, but this wasn’t going to translate very well or be very funny in the English version. It also relied on a player having clicked on Ryunosuke’s daruma and/or knowing what a daruma is. Making things even more difficult is the fact that British snowmen are not made out of three parts like American ones are; they are actually made of only two balls of snow – the same as Japanese snowmen. The translators and I re-wrote this to be more factually accurate and less dependent on linguistic knowledge while keeping it light-hearted and humorous, so I hope you’ll examine it for yourself when you get the chance.

How do you localize content while maintaining the feeling of the original?

Hsu: Maintaining the feel of the original comes down to an understanding of what the Japanese version was going for and then finding an equivalent in English, or its nearest approximation. In this game, the overall tone of the character dialogue is more grounded than previous games, and due to it being a period piece, no one is using slang or internet jargon. So, to keep that same feel, the English refrains from using slang and modern idioms as well. This is true even for characters like the East End pickpocket Gina Lestrade, who speaks with a blue-collar Cockney accent, and especially true for someone like Barok van Zieks, who will insult you in the poshest and most aristocratic way possible. And of course, it doesn’t hurt to know the characters and their motivations well for consistency and for adding in-character touches to their lines.

The next level above that is the tone of the conversation or the scene. For that, I think a localizer’s ability to empathize plays a large role in correctly capturing the nuances of each line and the flow of the scene overall. It’s very easy to translate something word for word, but the true mark of a translator’s skill is in their ability to convey the natural flow of a conversation and the underlying emotions of each character taking part in it. I had an experience once on a different project where there was a rather delicate scene that required the translation to keep the underlying uncomfortable and strained tension intact, but the initial translation changed it by throwing a joke in. Naturally, I rewrote that section, but it was interesting to see that for some people, it might even come down to their own feelings about a scene and their ability to process it and re-write it in the target language as it was originally intended.

Localizations, especially for visual novels, are often riddled with spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. How does your team skirt these sorts of issues?

Hsu: Taking care of quality control issues starts at the ground level for a project like this. For The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, we’re extremely fortunate that the team at Plus Alpha Translations are incredibly attentive people, so the base translation and editing came back to me with very few errors to begin with. As I reviewed the translation between each round, I would also point out errors as I spotted them, so by the time we got to linguistic testing, we were mostly focused on correcting style inconsistency issues and adding extra polish.

How did the localizations of the past Ace Attorney games influence The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles?

Hsu: My experience in localizing them is probably the only influential thing about the previous titles, to be honest. I always approach each game on its own without any preconceived notions of how it should be localized. So, for The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, I took a look at its story, its characters, and its puzzles, and the sum of those elements (among others) led me to the style we wound up with. As this game is a prequel, it really allowed me to let my creativity run wild during the brainstorming stage, and I took full advantage of this freedom to try something fresh and new in all areas of the localization.

I will say that localizing this title from scratch for current gen platforms is also another big factor in the new localization style, as the extra system memory allowed me to implement new features like the Court Record subtitle system, as well as ensure that returning features like the backlog would function more reliably (English has a ton more letters per sentence than Japanese, which means that keeping all those boxes of text in memory sucks up resources like a black hole sometimes!). Hardware envy is real when you wish you could do more but can’t due to limitations, haha!

While Ryunosuke is Japanese, cases in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles take place in London. How did the English setting influence the localization process?

Hsu: The setting itself didn’t have much of an impact on the localization process itself, per se, but it did influence my decision on who I would entrust this monumental task to. The Japanese version takes great care to make the London setting feel real, so instead of leaning on American ideas of a stereotypical England, I wanted to really celebrate the culture of the UK by using British translators. That’s when I turned to Plus Alpha, whose phenomenal past translation work filled my mind with the rich characterization possibilities they could bring to the world of The Great Ace Attorney.

You’ve been working on Ace Attorney localizations for years. How did that experience come in handy on The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles? Do you feel that helped with the process?

Hsu: With every title, I find that my experience helps in of logistics, but not much else, haha. You’d think that after all the games and ports I’ve worked on, I should be able to localize this series with my eyes closed. However, each title is so unique that they always present their own foreseeable and unforeseeable challenges, both technically and linguistically. After all, the Japanese development team is always coming up with new ways to evolve the series as well. But I have developed a sort of intuition about what sorts of tasks need to be done when, and what sorts of pitfalls to watch out for.

Still, as I mentioned earlier, I approach this game from all sorts of angles now, which is very different from when I first started working on this series. Back then, I only seeing the game from the story and characterization angle. As I became more involved with the dev side of things, my curiosity took over and I began to dissect and learn how the games themselves were put together, leading me to understanding the scripting language we use. This came in handy since the scripting has gotten more and more complex with each game, to the point that when you play The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, you’ll notice that there is an insane level of detail in how text is presented, among other things. I also began to understand the game engine better, which allowed me to consider more options in how to localize certain things, such as how to make the title cards for each episode in this game not repeat the same text on two different layers while keeping the same presentation style as the Japanese.

If you could work on any future localization project from Capcom, why would it be Ace Attorney Investigations 2?

Hsu: Honestly, I haven’t had much time to think about much outside of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles lately. As of now, all my efforts are focused on sending Ryunosuke (my son!) off into the wider world.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is available for the PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. 

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Finally! The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles bundles together two 3DS releases that didn’t make it to the West, and it brings them to the native confines of modern platforms. We’ll never have an objection to a game seeing wider release, so it’s enough of a win to get the game at all.

But... well... how is it? Is it good? Is it worth your time?

It’s a separate issue, and one that a lot of people have probably already decided for themselves without ever touching The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. That’s fair, honestly! If you’ve played any Ace Attorney games, you generally know how they work. And they don’t really deviate from that! The incentive to play each game is the new story and the chance to spend more time with recurring characters. There have been a few gimmicks here and there, but generally speaking, these games play similarly.

So about that story, then: the two Great Ace Attorney games take place in the past, with a different cast and setting. Will you see familiar faces? For sure, and not just because the franchise’s signature art style is in full force here. The two adventures will include some eerily similar doppelgangers, a clever (if sometimes overdone) way of including fan favorites.

Since the narrative is so core to the appeal of the game, we’ll refrain from spoiling elements of the games’ cases. But things occur, and the mere fact that Ryunosuke Naruhodo finds himself in Britain is the result of multiple spoiler-heavy happenings. Ace Attorney pairs dire events with slapstick whimsy, and that certainly hasn’t changed in these tales. Famous detective Herlock Sholmes, the name being a nod to the IP-skirting character in Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin adventures, serves as comic relief.

If you like when jokes repeat and iterate upon themselves, congratulations! You’ve found a game for you. If you want a little more nuance and craft... maybe not. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles’ humor, like its mystery, is written to be accessible to a younger audience. As such, it can be fun, but it’s not intellectually stimulating.

The Ace Attorney franchise’s largest failing is its plodding pace, and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles does little to address it. It's something we were hoping to see change in our preview, but the full campaign is fairly consistent in its slowness. The characters chatter about doubts and misleading clues well after you’ve solved the case, but you can’t do anything to speed this up or present clues when you actually find them. Each exchange feels like it has a couple of extra screens of text without really needing them to convey ideas. These aren’t the fault of the localization (which is solid and witty), but if the game got to the point faster, it’d be half as long and twice as good.

The value proposition of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is honestly rather ludicrous. After all, these are packaged for Japan, where they’re years-old re-releases. In the West, they’re two full new games. And Ace Attorney games were already not short. Each case is a full adventure, with twists and turns. Doubling the number of them here is nice, for sure!

They don’t look dated, either. The visual treatment, combined with the stylized character designs, makes for a game that scales up well. Capcom is well-practiced in this from the previous Ace Attorney games, but it’s still welcome. Perhaps even more so, given these games’ period aesthetics! Look is important. The engine is robust, and all the save options and quality-of-life features are here. (You can even turn on Story Mode, letting you essentially watch the game and follow along like it’s an anime.)

Franchise fans should be psyched to get the two Great Ace Attorney games, and in a polished package. It won’t change your mind about these titles one way or the other, unless you have a strong feeling about the period-piece setting. But it does what it sets out to do. And now that Capcom has packaged up so many of these titles on current platforms, perhaps it’s time to see a modern gameplay reinvention for the series?

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles hits Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC on July 27, 2021.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles’ worldwide release finally brings two Japan-only 3DS games to the West! But there are still some great games on the platform that are still stuck in Japan. What titles do you most want to see get an English release through a modern platform port? Here are our picks.

I could name a whole list of great Japan-only 3DS games (and I have!), but if I can only get one, it's Puzzle & Dragons X. The game's a sequel of sorts to Puzzle & Dragons Z, the standalone RPG based on the popular mobile puzzle game. But it didn't sell well outside Japan! So it's your fault that we didn't get the sequel. (Yes, you. Right there.)

It's a shame, because X brings Pokemon X and Y-like production values and story to the game, making it feel as good as it already played. It beats out Rocket Slime 3, Puyo Puyo Chronicle and others as my selection because of two things: it's text-heavy enough to need a translation, and it's not popular enough to get one from fans anytime soon. — Graham

I am a big advocate for Yo-Kai Sangokushi, which is probably the one of the most heartbreaking Japan-only 3DS games. Did you like Pokemon Conquest? Me too! Would you be okay with a similar sort of strategy game, only with Yo-Kai Watch characters instead of Pokemon? Well, this is it.

It's a genuinely fun game about conquering areas with familiar characters coupled with different gameplay elements and aesthetics. It's handled quite well and I think you could call it the best Yo-Kai Watch game. — Jenni

One game I would hear about constantly from the game-importing crowd was E.X. Troopers. It's not technically a 3DS exclusive (a PS3 version also exists), but it remains Japan-only. That's a shame, because it looks frankly amazing.

It's canonically a spinoff of Capcom's ill-fated Lost Planet series. Looking at the stylish presentation, it's hard to imagine that this was a 3DS game. It managed to do that pitch-perfect approximation of manga- and anime-style art using 3D models, long before Atlus made it look easy with Persona 5. — Josh

I ed playing Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters on my Japanese 3DS. The Digimon spinoff title featured a brand-new cast of Digimon inspired by mobile apps, aptly called Appmon. I also ed the fun factor of finding possible combinations to produce a more powerful Appmon.

It may be wishful thinking to hope for a Switch port of this game now, since the title is no longer heard of in Japan. However, I can still realistically hope for Bandai Namco to include some of the Appmon in a new Digimon Story game. — Kite

What Japan-only 3DS games do you think still deserve localization? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter! And read our other handy roundtables for more thoughts from the Siliconera team.

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There’s a lot of game in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! That might seem obvious. After all, Ace Attorney titles have never been short. But there’s a clear value in this collection that just wasn’t there before. Capcom designed this package to be a reasonable value for Japanese players, but the rest of us? We haven’t been able to play either of these two games in English before. That makes The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles really something special.

We’ve been able to check out the game’s early chapters, and they’re encouraging for Ace Attorney fans. Many are probably psyched that this English edition exists at all! With the game’s period setting and separate cast, it wasn’t always a given. But The Great Ace Attorney also holds up well. It doesn’t look and feel like a 3DS port. Sure, it doesn’t push the polygon count too hard, but its visual polish and focus on a period aesthetic allow it to hold its own among 2021 releases.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles includes two games, localized here as Adventures and Resolve. In the beginning of Adventures, you’re introduced to the protagonist: Ryunosuke Naruhodo. He’s accused of a murder he didn’t commit, and through a series of events that we won’t spoil, ends up in the British legal world. Naruhodo is very much like Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice before him: perceptive and skilled, but with a temperament and nerve that could use some work.

It may sound weird to want modernization from a release that, in addition to being a compilation of 3DS ports, is also a period piece set a century ago! But we do wish it were easier to act more quickly on discrepancies and clues you notice. Often, you’ll get some helpful new evidence, but Naruhodo and the opposing attorney and witness will have to talk and struggle through a few minutes of text before you’re presented with an opportunity to use that information. The result is a game that’s slower than it has to be. There are some nice ways to speed up text you’ve seen before, but it’d be nice for more capable players to push through things at a quicker pace the first time.

The advantage of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles using the reliable franchise engine? It has a lot of built-in quality-of-life features these days. If you want to just follow along like you’re watching a procedural, you can turn on Story Mode and have events proceed without your input. There are a host of ways to tweak the display and text speed. While there’s nothing to fundamentally change what’s going on in the game, around the edges, the game has a lot of polish.

We’re looking forward to seeing the game’s later chapters. Narrative-heavy games can use that investment well and build to a payoff. In the early cases, though, there’s a clear commitment to quirk. Ace Attorney as a franchise throws some real nonsense at you sometimes, and this is no exception. There’s a bit of slapstick between court proceedings, quite forcefully keeping things light.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will launch on July 27, 2021 on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. Capcom provided early hands-on access to the game for this preview. Keep checking Siliconera for more on the game, including our review, closer to release day.

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There’s a new The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles trailer, and this one focuses on the Dance of Deduction and Summation Examination mechanics. Both are sorts of skills Ryunosuke Naruhodo will use to solve cases and prove his clients are innocent. The former involves Herlock Sholmes’ “assistance,” while the latter confronts jurors.

The video begins with a look at Summation Examination. People get to see Naruhodo attempt to get information out of jurors and successfully present his case. It also shows how Van Zieks is waiting for him to slip up.

At the 4:30 mark of the video, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Dance of Deduction begins. That’s when Sholmes will attempt to present his thoughts on things. You’ll have to correct him to find out the truth that can be used to prove what really happened in various cases.

Here’s the full The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles trailer looking at its gameplay.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appear on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 27, 2021. People who buy it at launch will get the From the Vaults DLC. The original Great Ace Attorney game and its sequel both appeared on the 3DS and mobile devices in Japan.

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More information regarding The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles appeared during the Capcom E3 2021 presentation. This included the release of a new trailer, which featured English voice acting, and a short gameplay segment. During the segment, players were introduced to various systems that they will be utilizing in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. This includes a "scale" system and the classic "Objection" feature that was available in previous entries.

The The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles trailer itself focuses on introducing the city in which the newest game in the series takes place in this time. Additionally, this trailer features English voice acting.

You can watch the latest The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles E3 trailer below.
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Herlock Sholmes is present in the trailer, alongside the protagonist of this entry Ryunosuke Naruhodo. Additionally, viewers are given a brief look at one of the major antagonists in this title, Barok van Zieks.

You can watch the full five minute gameplay segment below.
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As mentioned previously, this gameplay trailer focuses on the various methods of deduction that will be at your disposal. Additionally, players are given a look at some of the figures they will meet during this new installment in the Ace Attorney series.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appear on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 27, 2021.

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Capcom confirmed the time and date for its E3 2021 showcase and, in so doing, also revealed games and series like Resident Evil Village and Monster Hunter will be there. People will be able to tune in on June 14, 2021 at 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET/11:30pm CET. Both the E3 Twitch and YouTube s will show it. So will the E3 homepage.

A Capcom E3 2021 showcase teaser is online now and confirmed its host and contents. Rachel “Seitzer” Quirico will be the host for the event. The two Monster Hunter games appearing will be Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2. The former is already available on the Switch, while the latter debuts in July 2021. Likewise, the July release Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appear. While Resident Evil Village is already available on multiple platforms, it will have a presence during the showcase too.

Here’s the full teaser. The four games appearing showed up in its description. It is unknown if there will be additional titles announced during Capcom’s media briefing this year too.

The Capcom E3 2021 showcase will be held at 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET/11:30pm CET on June 14, 2021. E3 2021 will run June 12-15, 2021.

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Preorders for  The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles have begun and will include unreleased bonus art and music from The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. The preorder bonuses for Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will apply to global digital preorders, as well as early physical Switch purchases in North America. Pre-orders are currently available for Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The game will cost $39.99.

To receive these bonuses through digital purchase, consumers must pre-order the game for the PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch by August 31, 2021, or via Steam by September 1, 2021. Physical copies of the Nintendo Switch version will include a code. However, it's important to note that the bonus content "may become available separately at a later date."

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The announcement tweet also included a sneak peak at some of the music included as pre-order bonuses. Notably, these included several tracks that were scrapped from the original release of The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. Included with the tracks are comments from Yasumasa Kitagawa, the composer who worked on The Great Ace Attorney series.

Similarly, bonus art will include unreleased character design sketches and references alongside commentary from art director Kazuya Nuri. This also includes newly commissioned art from Nuri. The bonus art and soundtracks can be found on the official Ace Attorney pre-order site. A total of 25 art pieces and 29 music tracks are included as pre-order bonuses and will be accessible through the game's "Special Contents" menu.

You can check out some of the bonus art and music below:

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is currently available for pre-order for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game will be released on July 27, 2021, and costs $39.99.

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Capcom announced that The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appear outside Japan on July 27, 2021. People will be able to get it on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. It will be available alone or in an Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection bundle with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will feature updated versions of both the 2015 Nintendo 3DS installment and its 2017 sequel in one bundle. Both follow Ryunosuke Naruhodo, Phoenix’s Wright’s ancestor, as he solves cases at the end of the Meiji period in both Japan and the UK. Ryunosuke is assisted by Susato Mikotoba, Kazuma Asogi, Herlock Sholmes, and Iris Wilson. As with other Ace Attorney games, cases are divided into investigation and trial periods, with Barok van Zieks acting as a prosecutor in court. There will be 10 episodes and 8 mini-escapades.

A few special features for The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles came up during its reveal. For example, English and Japanese dual audio will be available. (Mark Ota will be Ryunosuke’s English voice actor.) The game will include galleries with art, creator commentary, songs from the game, and cinematic segments. There will also be three special costumes. One of the new features in this release will also include an auto-advancing story mode that essentially plays the game for a person.

Here is the full announcement from Shu Takami.

くらえ! #TheGreatAceAttorneyChronicles collects the novel courtroom antics of two previously Japan-only games! Phoenix Wright’s ancestor Ryunosuke in thrilling court cases at the turn of the 20th century. Coming to Switch, PS4, and Steam July 27th!
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— Ace Attorney (@aceattorneygame) April 21, 2021

Here are some English screenshots from the PlayStation Blog.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appear on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 27, 2021. People who buy it at launch will get the early purchase bonus From the Vaults DLC with extra art and music. The original Great Ace Attorney game and its sequel both showed up on both the 3DS and mobile devices in Japan.

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