We were clued in yesterday to The World's Greatest Detective showing up in Capcom's upcoming The Great Ace Attorney (aka Ace Attorney: The Adventures of Ryunosuke Naruhodou). Now Famitsu Weekly has released more information and images on the game's renditions of Sherlock Holmes and his legendary sidekick, Watson, with translations courtesy Kotaku.
According to Holme's description in Famitsu, the detective still hails from London. Whether that means he visits the main character in 19th Century Japan or Phoenix's ancestor pays a visit to Baker Street himself is currently unknown. What is known is that the look of Sherlock's hat and goggles may inspire faint desires to play Chrono Trigger.
Sporting her own set of goggles is Iris Watson, an 8-year-old girl with a Ph.D. in medicine who lives with Holmes and, like the source material, is behind the writing of Holme's escapades. Iris is a rather uncommon representation of Dr. Watson, certainly, but she's also not the first young, female prodigy to be found in the Ace Attorney universe.
Just how much of a role Holmes and Watson will play in The Great Ace Attorney remains a mystery, but Famitsu says they will be involved in a new "collaborative deduction" system. The Great Ace Attorney is currently expected to hit Spring 2015 in Japan, with no word yet on any outside releases.
What do you think of the investigative pair now that you've had a chance to see them? Let us know below.
[source kotaku.com]
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I'm gonna say that's John's daughter. Sherlock's hair has grayed giving John enough time to have a child and for Sherlock to corrupt her
they changed Watson so much that it's a totally different character now... Then again, this isn't Ace Attorney without a young girl as your sidekick.
Really don't know if they can get me interested about this game without a continuation of the current day story. I don't really care about 19th century Japan.
Oh, Japan.
I need this game!
@NickieBoy Watson is his last name, so Radbot42 is likely to be right, and she will turn out Watson's child and thus a new character, as you asked
Great. A child. Just what I've always wanted more of in AA. Thanks japan. /s
Yuck...eh, I dunno, could be good.
Okay, the character designer needs a slap for this. These characters look really boring. Holmes is just the usual generic dude with Holmes' signature attire + pipe slapped on, and Iris is just plain lame.
And if the tropes even reach far enouth to make Iris a bratty half-pint, I'll call it quits.
I personally like the artwork for these two, though I was expecting Iris Watson to look more "moe" cuz Japan.
An 8 year old with a Ph.D. in medicine? Did they give those away in the 19th century?
FANBOY ALERT!!!
Really feeling Holmes character design. I can already see a spin off, Holmes Investigation game. The new Watson is not that far off in age, than Egdeworths assistant in the investigation games.
Awesomely weird... Good job Capcom.
I like how the Japanese guy has a sword, and the bristish dudes are steampunk 'd out.
Hahaha,
"Iris Watson, an 8-year-old girl with a Ph.D. in medicine"
We need this game in Europe and North America, asap!
Upon closer inspection of how Holmes and this new Little-Watson are dressed...
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Could this game be STEAMPUNK???
D'aww /pinches Watson's cheeks
I'm guessing Watson didn't fight in Afghanistan in this iteration
@Bassman_Q its at least the steam era, there will be at least one airship I imagine
Looks great, but I'd prefer a traditional AA game with Phoenix. I'd even take Athena Cykes: AA.
The designs are as boring as rocks... Nothing makes these designs feel special...
Goggles? They look more like binoculars, at least Holmes ones.
Well, I could say that I like the Loli Watson, but I digress.
I first looked at these pics and when I saw Holmes I thought, "Huh... Okay, I can see this, looks like a good AA representation, now to shift my attention to Wats-OH GOD!!!" And then I burst out laughing. Seriously, Capcom, Watson has PINK HAIR?!? She's a freakin' bubblegum pop anime chick (albeit a quite young one), leave it the AA series, I sorta like it just for the oddness though. And 8 with a PhD, I think this is the youngest prodigy yet for the series, didn't Franziska pass the bar exam at 13?
Still havent played any Ace Attorney games, waiting on that trilogy to hit the 3DS later this winter before grabbing all the other games.
Holmes looks cool but the girl just seems so out of place, like they stole her from project diva or something. Still, I hope this one gets localized and they keep the Meiji restoration as background for the story.
Look cool to me! It will exciting to see what this series can do it has a completely clean slate to work with!
Whats next? Prosecutor Moriarity?
This child prodigy stuff is getting old fast... whether they try and play it off as a joke or not.
Yea this new Watson is looking really out of place. And anyway, how did this Sherlock and Watson become friends anyway? They can't have been roommates. Plus this Watson won't have taken part in the War....
@ShadJV
Yes. She will be the youngest prodigy at 8. Pearl while not a prodigy in the academic sense was definitely a spirit medium prodigy. She was also 8. I think they shouldn't have tampered too much with Sherlock's duo if they are putting them in the game... I would have preferred the camaraderie of the older Watson and Sherlock, but let's see how this turns out. It will be quirky that's for sure.
8 Year Old Dr. Iris Watson is super kawaii.
On a random note I'm now curious about the cultural impact on the hand signs used for numbers. Sherlock and Naruhodou's are both different in thumb placement and when I make a "one" my thumb rests on my middle finger.
I'm from the American South.
According to the source material, Ryunosuke Naruhodou visited London. Also, the Japanese heroine studied at London. For the roles, I think Ryunosuke Naruhodou and Sherlock Holmes are both the main characters, just like that Phoenix Wright x Professor Layton (also from London!). Do you still remember the demo video of this game released earlier? It says founder x ancestor, and the source material reveals that the ancestor is Ryunosuke and founder is Holmes.
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