Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is already in the hands of Switch owners located within Japan, so when will the western fans get to play this glorious three-in-one package originally released on mobile devices and 3DS?
According to a listing under the 'coming soon' section on the Australian Switch eShop, Capcom's title will be playable from 9th April 2019 for the price of $39.95 AUD. It can even be pre-ordered right now and is also now up in the same section on the UK eShop for £29.99.
If you're not familiar with this title, it brings together Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials & Tribulations. Players take control of Phoenix Wright who must defend his innocent clients in court across 14 different episodes.
Are you planning to revisit this trilogy collection on the Switch? Tell us down below.
[source vooks.net]
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I unfortunately just revisited these games VERY recently on 3DS so I can’t see myself buying these but I highly recommend the trilogy to anyone who hasn’t played the series and is curious about it!
It still looks a bit weird to me in HD but it's my favourite series and everyone who hasn't had the chance to play it yet should take this opportunity to give it a go. Extremely good value for money. I'm importing a physical copy from Japan personally. I have no need to play the games again as I know them all extremely well but I need it in my collection.
I already have it. The Japanese release supports English too.
@ReaderRagfihs No. I wish it was. Obviously, actual court proceedings are nothing like what you see on games and TV. Several parts are rather boring and tedious, actually.
@ReaderRagfihs sadly is nothing like this.
@ReaderRagfihs Why wouldn’t an actual courtroom allow a parrots as a witness?
I already have the japanese physical release and the english support is the full localized version!
I've never played this series. Is it basically just like reading a mystery novel but with pictures? I don't really understand what the gameplay consists of.
I’ve never played the series ever so this will be so exciting for me!!
@sketchturner It's a visual novel series but not really 'mystery' as the games are usually pretty clear about who the real killer is from the start. The gameplay is divided into two sections. There's the investigation where you go around between different areas, talking to witnesses and examining the surroundings to find evidence. Then there's the court segment where you go through a trial, cross-examining witnesses by pressing their statements for more information and presenting evidence that contradicts their statements. It's got a fair bit of player involvement for a visual novel.
Never played these but have heard lots of good things so I will certainly pick this up. Are there more Ace games then the ones included in this trilogy and are these the first three games in the series?
@Darkasi These are the first three games. They originally didn't have intention of making more after this so it all wraps up nicely as a trilogy. There are, however, three more main series games after this and a few spinoff games.
@BenAV Cool, thanks for the info!
@BenAV Thanks for the explanation. What's the main appeal? Is it the writing? The hunt for clues?
@sketchturner I'd say the writing. The characters are likable, the cases are mostly interesting with plenty of twists and there's quite a bit of humour.
I need to get this physical, probably going to import if there are no plans for a Western physical release. I've only played the first game and the Professor Layton crossover.
Got the Jap version, has ENG support.
Just doesn't feel as fun on Switch as DS/3DS. It's weird to even play this game on TV.
Its about darn time!!! Both my daughter and I have been waiting on word of this coming to the west for months. I'm going to have to get 2 copies of it too...one for each of us...as we are both huge Ace Attorney fans. I've especially played the first one I don't know how many times...and it just never seems to get old for me. Revisiting it again every few months...even after having done it before...still feels great. I know my daughter is going to be one HAPPY person tomorrow (she's a massive Pokemon AND Ace Attorney fan...so its a two-fer for her tomorrow with news...lol).
An early March release would have been better as there isn't really anything else launching then. April is already packed with third party releases.
@ReaderRagfihs I’ve gone for jury duty twice and it’s not fun. Real life is not like TV unfortunately.
I loved this series so much. Still have them on DS but I wouldn’t mind having them on a modern console.
30, digital only. Classic Capcom.
Let’s hope Professor Layton isn’t far behind.
@Moroboshi876 good digital exclusive games are allowed to exist.
These games are f***ing great. I can't wait for this.
@Moroboshi876 It's really not that expensive when you consider that you're paying for three (very high quality) games. While physical releases are always nice, Capcom clearly don't think the series is big enough outside of Japan to warrant it and digital is certainly better than nothing. The Switch is region free and the Japanese version supports English so anyone who really wants it physically has the option to import.
@Moroboshi876
Not digital only.
Thanks to the online riots in the Wii U era, we now have region free. And as it happens, this game got a physical release in Japan... with English.
I listened to years and years of complaints and gripes for region free. Well beyond the point of excess. I certainly hope it wasn’t for nothing 😁
@JaxonH Yeah, but having to resort to import is like being digital only. The console may be region free, but Capcom tries to make us buy it digitally.
@Bass_X0 Yes, but that's not the point. When a game is released physically on one market but not the others this is foul play.
Kind of slept on this series, in the DS/3DS era. Mostly because I was too deep into Pokemon and Fire Emblem. So this will be a nice entry into the series for me.
@Heavyarms55 yes the Japanese version does have full support for English. Got my copy the other day and was pleasantly surprised.
I have heard that a later patch will add other languages (I think German and French).
Does anyone know what's happened to Play Asia's duty paid options? I'm looking at getting this imported to the UK but there is no DDP option except the £30 FedEx duty paid option, no thanks.
It was there a few weeks ago but now when I select the economy airbox it says that duty is paid to Hong Kong and no further. Seems odd.
@misterMike It doesn't really matter how old a game is, if developers/publishers are going to go through the effort of porting it then of course they're going to want to charge enough to make a decent profit. It's not like the games are any less great now than they were then.
@Kiz3000
That is odd. It was there when I was looking to pre-order the Final Fantasy game. I would advise you contact Play-Asia.
I would say just go with the "Economy Registered Airmail" option (£7). Just beware it will take around 20 days. There maybe a chance you will get taxed, but this didn't happen when I ordered Puyo Puyo Tetris. Usually ordering 1 small item, you should be fine.
@misterMike If they were charging full retail price for an eShop only download then sure, that'd probably be a bit much. But $40 (Australian) for three very high quality games is excellent value, in my eyes. Even the physical release in Japan was really cheap. It may be more expensive than it is on iOS but that says more about the mobile market than it does about its price on Switch.
I’ll pick this up when they announce the second trilogy. I adore AA but I am not double dipping on this game just for tv play without the others on the way. I get this is a first time release for other consoles but yeah want the whole series please.
will get it day one
@RadioShadow Cheers for the reply. It may possibly be to do with Brexit but I can't find any mention of it anywhere. I'll drop them a message when I get home and see what they say
Ordered my physical version from Play-Asia today since there are no plans for a physical release in the west. Looking forward to playing them in order. Played the original 11 years ago on the DS and really enjoyed it.
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