Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Just beat this game recently, and it's an excellent entry in the franchise. I highly recommend it if you're a fan of the series. Hopefully, 4-6 get ported to modern consoles eventually, though.

OBJECTION! Even if these 3ds/Wii u games aren’t in your interest, you should nab at least a few because there is a good chance you will never see these again.

Reminder the eshop closing will not affect you if you hack your 3DS which is highly recommended.
Same applies for the Wii U.

I've never played an Ace Attorney game, is this a good jumping on point?

As much as I want this one, its a m game and im still a minor and very squeamish so oh well

@Classic603 Nope. Ace Attorney tells a continuous story and if you start with this one you're likely gonna be pretty confused. I recommend starting with the Trilogy release and going from there.

@Bluelink45 Honestly I think the ESRB messed up something when they rated this game. It is definitely not deserving of its M rating in the slightest. It has some blood, sure, but so does every other game in the series. Some of the story tones are a bit darker, but in terms of graphic things, it's mostly on par with every other game in the series.

Been on and off replaying it for awhile. Majorly wish they would port the sequel trilogy to the Switch.

@Bluelink45 Honestly it's a major reach of an M rating. There's like one bit that has a bit more blood than is typical for the series that's very brief and otherwise it's really not any more adult than the rest of the series.

you should download Dual Destinies just for cases 4 and 5. they will blow your mind

@StarPoint @Lizuka i can understand the M rating. There’s not much blood, that’s for sure. But the game threads some more mature concepts like dismemberment, terrorism, psychosis, among others.

@Savage_Joe Yeah it definitely has some darker themes compared to the other games. But does that really warrant an M rating? I wouldn’t think so, but I guess maybe that’s just me

@Fizza Honestly if you're especially curious about Apollo as a character his actual focused game will probably underwhelm you. He takes a backseat for a lot of it without really being developed very much. Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice, especially the latter, flesh him out way more than it does.

Capcom has had sales on 3DS and Wii U fairly frequently, these games have been going for like $5 throughout the year. I picked this one up cuz it was on the cheap. Lol I’ve never played an Ace Attorney game before

Speaking of capcom does anyone know where to find the 2022 winter sale quiz. I only ask because they had a list of all the new ips coming out in there

"Jim: Because it will soon be gone forever, that's why!"

Disgusting that so called 'journalists' in THEIR field act like video game preservation doesn't exist via great sources like archive.org.

Don't worry, these games aren't going anywhere. This is just a cheap FOMO tactic.

Contrary to some fans wrinkling their noses and flexing their expletives at everything past T&T (yes, Apollo Justice was a damn solid experience, too), this game and Spirit of Justice turned out to be new highs for the franchise. The characters, the dramas, the mechanics, the twists - between these entries and the distant prequels (which most westerners can finally experience on Switch these days), Ace Attorney's native 3DS run was truly a wild ride. Maybe Capcom will bundle them with the recently re-released AJ in another Switch collection, but they will always remain among this platform's top library representatives for me as well.

I love every Ace Attorney game, but this one would have to be my second favorite. (First goes to Great Ace Attorney.)

Definitely check it out, if you are interested in these style of games. I still think Capcom will eventually bring these to Switch, but it would be wise to snag this just in case they don't.

Also I am still hyped for Ghost Trick making it's way to Switch! Hopefully this will follow suit.

The 3DS is great for Ace Attorney fans, I love having all 6 of the mainline games (and the Layton crossover) on one console.

Definitely get these before the shop closes. Hopefully Capcom has one last sale before the end.

I played through the first two cases and the DLC one last summer, but still have to play the other three. This summer probably.
I also still need to buy Spirit of Justice.

I loved the first three games on the DS, even liked Miles Edgeworth and the other attorney game.

However, Dual Destinies went a very different way and adopted a humor style more in the veins of childrens animes, and it made me lose interest in the whole series.

I barely ever leave a game without finishing it but I stopped playing this one because it just wasn't fun.

Everyone needs to buy this and Spirit of Justice. I hope Capcom ports these games to the Switch soon.

This and the other Ace Attorney games are basically permanently on sale on the NA and JP eShops, but haven't been on sale in EU since March 2020. I simply refuse to pay full price when people in other regions have had plenty of chances to get them for a fraction of the cost. So unless Capcom puts these on sale in EU over the next 3 weeks, I won't be picking these up.

@Rainz I came here just to say EXACTLY this! These games frequently go on sale for $5 a pop, and I'm sure Capcom will do one more before the eShop closure. And, yes, while these games will likely come to Switch, you're never going to get them for as cheap as that. Seriously, you can pick up all 4 Main Titles on 3DS at a discount for as much as Apollo Justice 3D (the cheapest of the 3DS Ace Attorney Games) at full price ALONE! And it's great having the entire mainline series available on one system, too!

I've toyed with getting both this and Spirit of Justice on 3DS, but...they have a heck of a download size. I also suspect these will make the leap to modern platforms at some point. I'm fine with waiting in this case. I have yet to play the original trilogy anyway, plus - if all else fails - these are available on...mobile. There, I typed the swearword.

Edit: Well this aged poorly. I caved. $2.99 a pop was too good to pass up.

Despite buying this back in 2013 or whenever it came out, I only played this last year. It’s a great game, and I bought spirit of justice + dlc straight after. I still need to play that, maybe I’ll get around to it in 9 years’ time 🤣

I enjoyed Dual Destinies, still need to play the DLC chapter though. Spirit of Justice will be my next Phoenix Wright game and hoping I can get the DLC for that in time.

The OG Trilogy is still a fantastic experience years later. Get this with Apollo Justice, Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice while you can.

Gotta get them costumes while you can

And for people that want a cheaper legal alternative, most of the Ace Attorney games are also available on Android and iOS (also iPad)

this is admittedly one of the easier and weaker entries in the series but i still have a soft spot for it. it was the first entry i got to follow the news and excitement for. the pursuit theme is great idc what anyone says

@123akis id say yes! dual destinies is like a soft reboot more digestible for newcomers. you can get by without previous AA knowledge, tho i do recommend still playing the past games so returning characters and references have more impact. plus theyre still great games haha

@Rainz
Get trilogy first. It’s 10 bucks on sale and has the first three in the series. They all build on each other you kinda have to play in order.

A starting point for many people back in 2013 due to it being the only easily accessible entry at the time

@123akis Ehhhh, maybe. It's not the worst place to start, since really other than Trials & Tribulations, Great Ace Attorney 2, and maybe Spirit of Justice none of them are really BAD places to start (well, theoretically anyway, personally I wouldn't recommend starting with GAA1, Investigations 1, or Apollo Justice because I think they're less likely to hook you on the rest of the series) because the series tends to be written to be newcomer-friendly with those games being the only ones especially concerned about longer-term continuity.

That said I do feel like a mistake with starting with Dual Destinies would be that there are aspects of it that don't really correlate with the rest of the series. Offhand it has a generally darker tone and investigations work quite differently from the rest of the series. Still, if you started with it you might miss some references and the significance of some things but you wouldn't be lost.

For sure Capcom will make a final sale at least in America.Unfortunately in Europe has many years to do a sale except Resident Evil Mercenaries(1E!) so I don't know if it comes here these last weeks. But I bought all of them at discount from USA via my US N3DS XL console. Despite I have the original trilogy in physical on DS I couldn't resist and bought also them on 3ds (for only 4.99$) just for the 3D effect.

@iLikeUrAttitude I have a copy if you would like to buy?

Oh yeah you want them for free.

One of the very best Ace Attorney games and the best DLC case ever. Absolute love for Dual Destinies!

@Deemo37
Good to know, guess I’ll wait for that final Capcom sale to check out that Trilogy. I’d anticipate the Trilogy will be re released at some point but good to know there’s some cross referencing involved in the series. Thanks for the heads up!

@Rainz
The trilogy is on switch as well. And it’s not cross referencing as much as a large overarching plot between all 6 main games.

Well if I wanted to buy them I would get them from the eshop not from a random stranger on the internet who spends his spare time on forumns defending Nintendo.

Also it would be common sense to recommend people to hack their 3ds.
Why wouldn't you want to preserve every aspect of your console if given the option? Especially when the eshop servers are going to shut down soon.
It's not just about piracy either there are also tons of features you wouldn't get access to otherwise without hacking your 3DS so naturally people will promote those as well.

@Handheld_TrifectAce

You already know what’s up! Yeah if you’ve been paying attention there have been a few opportunities to grab some Wii U and 3DS games…if you waited until this month hoping for a major sale you might have missed the boat! So many gems on the 3DS!..only a couple weeks left!

@Rainz Oh, don't get me wrong, I already have the all of the Mainline games downloaded on the 3DS! I just figured I'd mention how frequently Capcom games go on sale on the 3DS eShop, so as to give other people who are interested hope that they'll do one final sale before closure.

I agree with you, though: there ARE so many great Hidden Gems on the 3DS, but so little time to get them, and those that are still waiting on a discount might be Out-of-Luck, unfortunately...

My favorite game series. Haven't been disappointed by a game yet. And this one had the best extra DLC case hands down with an awesome reveal at the end!

@SMW yup, Great Ace Attorney 1&2 I think of as one full game, and it's my favorite as well. All of them are just so good, and really hoping for a Ghost Trick sequel someday as well!