{"id":2309,"date":"2021-07-28T12:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T10:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-review-an-open-and-shut-case-of-gaming-brilliance\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T10:44:28","slug":"the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-review-an-open-and-shut-case-of-gaming-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-review-an-open-and-shut-case-of-gaming-brilliance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review \u2013 an open and shut case of gaming brilliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Switch\/PS4\/PC; Capcom<br \/><\/strong>With one Herlock Sholmes as your companion, the latest in the witty legal-mystery series sends you back to a sublimely realised Victorian London<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be the first to admit my bias when it comes to the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games \u2013 the legal-themed mystery series that partly inspired me to become a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jintor_au\/status\/977002922360766464\">qualified (though not practising) lawyer<\/a> \u2013 so the fact that I like The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is no surprise. The real twist is that what might have been a mere spin-off tale about Phoenix Wright\u2019s ancestor in Victorian London has turned out to be perhaps my favourite game in the series, thanks to series creator Shu Takumi\u2019s return to the writer-director\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the different setting, the basics of video-game lawyering remain largely unchanged: investigate, gather evidence, scrutinise testimony and present your undeniable proof that witnesses are mistaken, ignorant, or straight up lying. Though there are some additions that make for even livelier trials, including group testimonies with clashing witnesses, or the need to appeal to a surly and arbitrary jury, the core thrill \u2013 of presenting that key piece of evidence that reduces a smug, preening culprit to a snivelling mess \u2013 remains.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2021\/jul\/28\/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-review\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/344b1e7f7f1623b97dbabe86b07a27896549e80d\/74_0_1800_1080\/master\/1800.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=5a90d4c4aa63b6a938e9c5ff1072a37e\" title=\"The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review \u2013 an open and shut case of gaming brilliance\" \/>Switch\/PS4\/PC; CapcomWith one Herlock Sholmes as your companion, the latest in the witty legal-mystery series sends you back to a sublimely realised Victorian London<br \/>\nI\u2019ll be the first to admit my bias when it comes to the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games \u2013 the legal-themed mystery series that partly inspired me to become a qualified (though not practising) lawyer \u2013 so the fact that I like The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is no surprise. The real twist is that what might have been a mere spin-off tale about Phoenix Wright\u2019s ancestor in Victorian London has turned out to be perhaps my favourite game in the series, thanks to series creator Shu Takumi\u2019s return to the writer-director\u2019s seat.<br \/>\nDespite the different setting, the basics of video-game lawyering remain largely unchanged: investigate, gather evidence, scrutinise testimony and present your undeniable proof that witnesses are mistaken, ignorant, or straight up lying. Though there are some additions that make for even livelier trials, including group testimonies with clashing witnesses, or the need to appeal to a surly and arbitrary jury, the core thrill \u2013 of presenting that key piece of evidence that reduces a smug, preening culprit to a snivelling mess \u2013 remains. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switch\/PS4\/PC; CapcomWith one Herlock Sholmes as your companion, the latest in the witty legal-mystery series sends you back to a sublimely realised Victorian London I\u2019ll be the first to admit my bias when it comes to the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games \u2013 the legal-themed mystery series that partly inspired me to become a qualified &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/the-great-ace-attorney-chronicles-review-an-open-and-shut-case-of-gaming-brilliance\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review \u2013 an open and shut case of gaming brilliance<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}