Board 8 > Leonhart Continues to Play the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Spoilers)

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There was a diorama in G2-3 where Ryunosuke quips that Van Zieks was too embarrassed to queue up for a ticket.
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the hottest AA music take imaginable: this German singing is oddly soothing

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they've referenced this story a couple of times already, but Holmes's deduction is based off of the plot of "A Scandal in Bohemia" and Holmes confirms that the boy from G2-3 is his son

(also they should've just named the assassin Irene Adler imhotbqh)

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LeonhartFour posted...

the hottest AA music take imaginable: this German singing is oddly soothing

I have listened to it on its own a few times unironically

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"Sometimes a man needs to point his finger first and think later"

heck yes (although it feels like Ryunosuke bluffs at a lower rate than Phoenix)

also while G2-3 probably has the highest quality Dance of Deduction overall, this one here is just comedy gold

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I'm normally not a purist about these sorts of things (I've had no issues with Takumi taking liberties with the characterizations and stories thus far), but I'm not sure how I feel about Yujin Mikotoba being Holmes's "real" partner all along. It's such a bizarre twist that I don't know how you could have ever seen it coming. I guess I should give Takumi credit for completely screwing with the player's expectations here for that reason, but still, it's almost blasphemous in a way...!

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The 20th anniversary concert actually covered the german song lol
https://youtu.be/xQRCRW7Q9iQ?t=1820
It's even on spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/4XAoG3znPkCWWKu5AHqdGT
LeonhartFour posted...

It's such a bizarre twist that I don't know how you could have ever seen it coming.

From what I've seen from people that did "guess it", it's mainly a combination of Mikotoba looking a lot like the traditional Watson in his British outfit and the idea that it'd be amazing if Mikotoba was Iris's father though those were long shots and not something they actually truly believed until it happened.
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well he doesn't turn out to be Iris's father either way!

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Another thing I'm not sure of is the decision to make the second trial day its own entire episode. It kind of messes up the concept of calling each one a "case" when it's still the same case between G2-4 and G2-5, and I've been calling them "cases" for too long to switch to "episodes" now just because of this one exception!

I mean, I guess DD kind of did it with 5-5, which is a direct continuation of 5-4 (something the series had never done up to this point either), but at least 5-4 ended with a guilty verdict and 5-5 technically deals with an entirely different case. This would be more like if they made the last trial day of 1-5 its own episode simply because it deals entirely with SL-9 or something.

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Anyway, I need to get to bed, so G2-4 stats will have to wait until tomorrow!

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I mean, did you really think they'd kill off Watson in the first case without you even getting a chance to meet him? It honestly should've been more obvious than it was when Yujin showed up at the start of the case looking just like the traditional Watson.

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I can't agree that the Mikotoba twist came out of nowhere - the fact that Yujin had the case notes of the Hound of the Baskervilles in his possession in G1-5 should have been a PRETTY BIG clue! I didn't see the twist coming, either, but it made everything make sense to me. I don't think it's particularly sacrilegious either - it's kind of hilarious for them to be like "hey, look, Sherlock Holmes's best pal was actually Japanese!" but like, I don't have a problem with that, it's a fun twist on the Holmes mythology, something that people have been doing for a hundred years.

I mean, yeah, the hints are there, but the game has made a big deal out of Watson being Iris's father, as well as your own personal expectations of who the character should be. Like I said, it's a clever move on Takumi's part.

I dunno, maybe it's just me wishing I had more of an attachment to Mikotoba as a character. He hasn't been super interesting.

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LeonhartFour posted...

I'm normally not a purist about these sorts of things (I've had no issues with Takumi taking liberties with the characterizations and stories thus far), but I'm not sure how I feel about Yujin Mikotoba being Holmes's "real" partner all along. It's such a bizarre twist that I don't know how you could have ever seen it coming. I guess I should give Takumi credit for completely screwing with the player's expectations here for that reason, but still, it's almost blasphemous in a way...!

I think it's brilliant. It ties into the duology's overall Japan/British tension/xenophobia in a super effective way. It's like you have the assassin exchange on one hand showing how toxic this relationship is (which itself is commentary on British/Japanese imperialism) while on the other you have this extremely healthy friendship and a skillful working relationship.

I guess for Holmes purists it might be a huge left turn. However, I think it was signposted pretty well, which another poster mentioned above.

I think G-25 should exist, but I agree that the way this game does it is weird. I love the idea of the final episode being called "The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo" but it is so strange that the game doesn't just make a clear distinction between "G2-4 is the Gregson murder case/ G2-5 is the resolution of the Professor case." It kind of does this, but there's weird overlapping structural issues. Bottom line, you should solve the Gregson case, G2-4 should end, and G2-5 should open with the dinner party at Sholmes's place.

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Yeah, like I said, if they had split it the way DD did it, I'd be fine with that. I guess they'd have to find a way to hold a trial just for the Professor case somehow, but they could figure that out.

And yes, "The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo" is a great name for a finale.

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colliding posted...

I think it's brilliant. It ties into the duology's overall Japan/British tension/xenophobia in a super effective way. It's like you have the assassin exchange on one hand showing how toxic this relationship is (which itself is commentary on British/Japanese imperialism) while on the other you have this extremely healthy friendship and a skillful working relationship.

Completely agreed. Loved the Mikatoba twist a lot. I was half-convinced Mikatoba was going to be a victim and/or a villain. Him being alive was great. Him being Sholmes's partner is delightful. I also love how there's that cute Takumi touch of Susato being a massive fan of her father's adventures.

G2-4 and G2-5 are split odd, yeah. I think they wanted a bombastic intro to G2-5, but it doesn't lead to a good split case difference between the two cases. I guess the most climactic thing in G2-4 is either Vigil Daley or Mikatoba, huh?

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The Mikotoba reveal is the climax of that case. Vigil's role was a bit of a teaser for the finale because they don't run it all the way to the conclusion just yet.

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Total lines by segment:

G1-5 Trial Day 1 - 3458
G1-5 Investigation Day 1 - 2575
E1-5 Middle - 2476
E2-5 Beginning - 2350
6-5 Trial Day 2 - 2343
E2-2 End - 2154
G1-3 - 1998
G1-1 - 1985
G1-4 Trial Day 1 - 1950
6-5 Investigation Day 2 - 1907
3-5 Trial Day 2 - 1888
5-5 Trial Day 1 - 1693
G1-4 Investigation Day 1 - 1670
6-4 - 1650
E1-5 End - 1626
2-4 Trial Day 2 - 1613
E2-3 End - 1603
2-4 Investigation Day 1 - 1595
3-5 Investigation Day 2 - 1575
E2-5 Middle - 1575
G2-1 - 1548
G2-3 Investigation Day 2 - 1546
6-2 Trial Day 1 - 1540
G2-3 Trial Day 2 - 1525
G2-4 Investigation Day 2 - 1524
G2-4 Trial Day 1 - 1510
4-3 Trial Day 2 - 1499
6-2 Investigation Day 1 - 1447
2-4 Investigation Day 2 - 1432
4-1 - 1421
E2-3 Middle - 1393
3-5 Investigation Day 1 - 1382
6-1 - 1362
3-2 Investigation Day 1 - 1358
6-5 Investigation Day 1 - 1340
1-5 Trial Day 3 - 1338
2-3 Investigation Day 1 - 1331
G2-3 Investigation Day 1 - 1329
2-4 Trial Day 1 - 1306
G2-4 Investigation Day 1 - 1275
E2-2 Middle - 1248
3-4 - 1225
3-3 Investigation Day 2 - 1221
6-3 Investigation Day 1 - 1205
G2-2 Trial Day 2 - 1196
G1-2 Beginning - 1189
4-4 Investigation Day 2 - 1169
3-1 - 1167
4-2 Investigation Day 1 - 1154
5-2 Investigation Day 1 - 1149
6-5 Trial Day 1 - 1132
E2-4 End - 1129
3-2 Investigation Day 2 - 1127
4-3 Investigation Day 2 - 1127
3-3 Investigation Day 1 - 1093
5-6 Trial Day 2 - 1088
6-6 Investigation Day 1 - 1054
3-3 Trial Day 2 - 1041
G2-2 Investigation Day 1 - 1041
4-3 Investigation Day 1 - 1034
E1-4 Middle - 1030
6-3 Trial Day 2 - 1020
E2-1 Beginning - 1009
1-5 Investigation Day 2 - 1004
E1-4 End - 979
3-5 Trial Day 1 - 970
3-2 Trial Day 2 - 966
E2-3 Beginning - 963
E1-3 End - 953
1-5 Trial Day 1 - 938
1-5 Investigation Day 3 - 932
E1-4 Beginning - 926
2-2 Investigation Day 1 - 924
5-6 Investigation Day 1 - 921
6-3 Investigation Day 2 - 921
E2-1 End - 914
5-2 Trial Day 1 - 904
5-6 Investigation Day 2 - 903
2-3 Investigation Day 2 - 900
2-1 - 899
5-3 Trial Day 2 - 899
6-6 Trial Day 2 - 892
4-2 Investigation Day 2 - 891
5-2 Trial Day 2 - 875
G1-2 End - 875
1-5 Investigation Day 1 - 874
5-4 Investigation Day 1 - 872
E2-4 Beginning - 871
E2-4 Middle - 868
5-5 Investigation Day 1 - 857
G2-3 Trial Day 1 - 857
4-4 Investigation Day 1 - 853
E2-5 End - 852
2-3 Trial Day 1 - 851
4-3 Trial Day 1 - 834
6-3 Trial Day 1 - 833
1-5 Trial Day 2 - 827
5-2 Investigation Day 2 - 822
G2-2 Trial Day 1 - 822
2-2 Investigation Day 2 - 808
2-3 Trial Day 2 - 802
5-3 Investigation Day 2 - 789
E1-2 Beginning - 788
5-3 Investigation Day 1 - 785
2-2 Trial Day 2 - 764
4-4 Trial Day 1 - 748
E1-3 Beginning - 744
1-4 Investigation Day 2 - 729
5-3 Trial Day 1 - 729
E1-5 Beginning - 729
4-2 Trial Day 1 - 724
E1-3 Middle - 715
3-3 Trial Day 1 - 708
5-6 Trial Day 1 - 704
1-4 Investigation Day 1 - 700
3-2 Trial Day 1 - 700
4-2 Trial Day 2 - 699
G2-2 Investigation Day 2 - 693
4-0 - 679
E1-2 End - 670
1-3 Investigation Day 2 - 661
5-1 Trial Day 2 - 630
1-4 Trial Day 3 - 626
2-2 Trial Day 1 - 623
5-4 Trial Day 2 - 617
6-6 Trial Day 1 - 542
E1-2 Middle - 537
E1-1 Beginning - 535
E2-2 Beginning - 534
5-4 Trial Day 1 - 529
1-2 Trial Day 1 - 524
1-4 Trial Day 1 - 519
1-3 Trial Day 2 - 517
E1-1 End - 504
4-4 Trial Day 2 - 503
1-4 Investigation Day 3 - 478
5-1 Trial Day 1 - 472
1-3 Investigation Day 1 - 455
1-2 Trial Day 2 - 447
1-4 Trial Day 2 - 414
1-3 Trial Day 3 - 403
1-2 Investigation Day 1 - 402
1-2 Investigation Day 2 - 400
1-1 - 389
1-3 Trial Day 1 - 380
1-3 Investigation Day 3 - 325
G1-2 Middle - 288

Total lines by case:

6-5 - 6722
G1-5 - 6033
2-4 - 5946
1-5 - 5913
3-5 - 5815
G2-3 - 5257
E1-5 - 4831
E2-5 - 4777
4-3 - 4494
G2-4 - 4309
3-2 - 4151
3-3 - 4063
6-3 - 3979
E2-3 - 3959
4-4 - 3952
E2-2 - 3936
2-3 - 3884
G2-2 - 3752
5-2 - 3750
G1-4 - 3620
5-6 - 3616
4-2 - 3468
1-4 - 3466
5-3 - 3202
6-6 - 3134
2-2 - 3119
6-2 - 2987
E1-4 - 2935
E2-4 - 2868
1-3 - 2741
5-5 - 2550
E1-3 - 2412
G1-2 - 2352
5-4 - 2018
G1-3 - 1998
E1-2 - 1995
G1-1 - 1985
E2-1 - 1923
1-2 - 1773
6-4 - 1650
G2-1 - 1548
4-1 - 1421
6-1 - 1362
3-4 - 1225
3-1 - 1167
5-1 - 1102
E1-1 - 1039
2-1 - 899
4-0 - 679
1-1 - 389

Totals lines by game:

SoJ - 19834
AAI2 - 17463
T&T - 16422
DD - 16238
GAA1 - 15988
GAA2 - 14866
PW1 - 14282
JFA - 13848
AJ - 13335
AAI1 - 13212

Total lines between investigations and trials:

G2-4 Investigations - 2799 (64.96%)
G2-4 Trials - 1510 (35.04%)

Total lines by character per case:

Twisted Karma and His Last Bow (G2-4)

1. Ryunosuke Naruhodo - 1555 (36.09%)
2. Susato Mikotoba - 690 (16.01%)
3. Kazuma Asogi - 306 (7.10%)
4. Daley Vigil - 207 (4.81%)
5. Sherlock Holmes - 198 (4.60%)
6. Old Bailey Judge - 186
7. Barok van Zieks - 161
8. Iris Wilson - 145
9. Gina Lestrade - 117
10. Yujin Mikotoba - 115
11. Peppino de Rossi - 114
12. Fabien de Rousseau - 107
13. Barry Caidin - 89
14. Mael Stronghart - 76
15. Maria Gorey - 66
16. Venus - 54
17. Beppo/Sandwich - 35
18. Evie Vigil - 32
19. Seishiro Jigoku - 31
20. Other - 8
21. Toby - 5
22. Genshin Asogi - 5
23. Guildmaster Coachman Juror - 4
24. Tobias Gregson - 2
25. John H. Watson - 1

Total lines by character per game:

Great Ace Attorney 2

1. Ryunosuke Naruhodo - 4966
2. Susato Mikotoba - 2440
3. Barok van Zieks - 765
4. Sherlock Holmes - 737
5. Judge of the Old Bailey - 693
6. Iris Wilson - 544
7. Kazuma Asogi - 322
8. Yujin Mikotoba - 303
9. Soseki Natsume - 262
10. Gina Lestrade - 258
11. Tobias Gregson - 238
12. Albert Harebrayne - 228
13. Seishiro Jigoku - 220
14. Daley Vigil - 207
15. Taketsuchi Auchi - 194
16. Raiten Menimemo - 177
17. William Shamspeare - 176
18. Enoch Drebber - 168
19. Madame Esmeralda Tusspells - 161
20. Mael Stronghart - 154
21. Olive Green - 150
22. Courtney Sithe - 116
23. Peppino de Rossi - 114
24. Quinby Altamont - 108
25. Fabien de Rousseau - 107
26. Rei Membami - 94
27. Barry Caiden - 89
28. John Garrideb - 84
29. Maria Gorey - 72
30. Satoru Hosonaga - 68
31. Adron B. Metermann - 63
32. Venus - 54
33. Evie Vigil - 53
34. Balthazar Lune - 49
35. Bruce Fairplay - 47
36. Brown Hat Juror - 41
37. Royal Society Juror - 41
38. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein - 38
39. Beppo/Sandwich - 35
40. Other - 35
41. Policeman Juror - 32
42. Day Laborer Juror - 29
43. Deaf Surgeon Juror - 23
44. Metropolitan Juror - 21
45. Newspaper Juror - 20
46. Magician Juror - 19
47. Corn on the Cob Juror - 15
48. Toby - 10
49. Duncan Ross - 5
50. Genshin Asogi - 5
51. Jezaille Brett - 5
52. Guildmaster Coachman Juror - 4
53. Wagahai - 3
54. John H. Watson - 3
55. Selden - 1

Line totals per character by grouping:

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Ryunosuke Naruhodo - 10595
Susato Mikotoba - 4389
Sherlock Holmes - 1612
Judge of the Old Bailey - 1489
Barok van Zieks - 1457
Iris Wilson - 1385
Kazuma Asogi - 753
Gina Lestrade - 660
Tobias Gregson - 606
Taketsuchi Auchi - 451
Kazuma Asogi - 447
Seishiro Jigoku - 429
Soseki Natsume - 399
Satoru Hosonaga - 366
Yujin Mikotoba - 342
John Garrideb - 269
Mael Stronghart - 267
Bruce Fairplay - 185
William Shamspeare - 185
Jezaille Brett - 132
Deaf Surgeon Juror - 112
Brown Suit Juror - 86
Day Laborer Juror - 84
Beppo/Sandwich - 70
Adron B. Metermann - 69
Metropolitan Lady Juror - 56
Guildmaster Coachman Juror - 33
Wagahai - 11
John H. Watson - 7

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Most lines per case:

Apollo Justice (6-5) - 2482
Phoenix Wright (2-4) - 2194
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-5) - 2058
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-3) - 2049
Miles Edgeworth (E1-5) - 2036
Phoenix Wright (1-5) - 2032
Miles Edgeworth (E2-5) - 1854
Phoenix Wright (6-3) - 1731
Apollo Justice (4-3) - 1673
Miles Edgeworth (E2-2) - 1597
Phoenix Wright (3-5) - 1570
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-4) - 1555
Apollo Justice (5-2) - 1529
Phoenix Wright (3-3) - 1476
Phoenix Wright (3-2) - 1433
Phoenix Wright (2-2) - 1370
Phoenix Wright (6-6) - 1366
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-2) - 1362
Phoenix Wright (5-6) - 1349
Apollo Justice (4-2) - 1339
Miles Edgeworth (E1-4) - 1328
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-4) - 1296
Athena Cykes (5-3) - 1260
Phoenix Wright (2-3) - 1236
Phoenix Wright (1-4) - 1211
Apollo Justice (6-2) - 1170
Miles Edgeworth (E2-4) - 1133
Phoenix Wright (1-3) - 1117
Miles Edgeworth (E1-3) - 1059
Miles Edgeworth (E1-2) - 936
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-2) - 935
Phoenix Wright (5-5) - 931
Phoenix Wright (4-4) - 914
Miles Edgeworth (E2-3) - 870
Miles Edgeworth (E2-1) - 830
Phoenix Wright (1-2) - 812
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-3) - 680
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-1) - 660
Athena Cykes (6-4) - 646
Phoenix Wright (5-4) - 588
Susato Mikotoba (G2-1) - 560
Phoenix Wright (6-1) - 514
Miles Edgeworth (E1-1) - 466
Apollo Justice (4-1) - 440
Mia Fey (3-4) - 436
Mia Fey (3-1) - 396
Phoenix Wright (5-1) - 337
Phoenix Wright (2-1) - 329
Phoenix Wright (4-0) - 236
Phoenix Wright (1-1) - 135

Highest percentage of lines per case:

Miles Edgeworth (E1-2) - 46.92%
Phoenix Wright (1-2) - 45.80%
Miles Edgeworth (E1-4) - 45.25%
Miles Edgeworth (E1-1) - 44.85%
Phoenix Wright (2-2) - 43.92%
Miles Edgeworth (E1-3) - 43.91%
Phoenix Wright (6-6) - 43.59%
Phoenix Wright (6-3) - 43.50%
Miles Edgeworth (E2-1) - 43.16%
Miles Edgeworth (E1-5) - 42.14%
Apollo Justice (5-2) - 40.77%
Phoenix Wright (1-3) - 40.75%
Miles Edgeworth (E2-2) - 40.57%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-2) - 39.75%
Miles Edgeworth (E2-4) - 39.50%
Athena Cykes (5-3) - 39.35%
Apollo Justice (6-2) - 39.17%
Athena Cykes (6-4) - 39.15%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-3) - 38.98%
Miles Edgeworth (E2-5) - 38.81%
Apollo Justice (4-2) - 38.61%
Phoenix Wright (6-1) - 37.74%
Phoenix Wright (5-6) - 37.31%
Apollo Justice (4-3) - 37.23%
Apollo Justice (6-5) - 36.92%
Phoenix Wright (2-4) - 36.90%
Phoenix Wright (2-1) - 36.60%
Phoenix Wright (5-5) - 36.51%
Phoenix Wright (3-3) - 36.33%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-2) - 36.30%
Susato Mikotoba (G2-1) - 36.18%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G2-4) - 36.09%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-4) - 35.80%
Mia Fey (3-4) - 35.59%
Phoenix Wright (1-4) - 34.94%
Phoenix Wright (4-0) - 34.76%
Phoenix Wright (1-1) - 34.70%
Phoenix Wright (3-2) - 34.52%
Phoenix Wright (1-5) - 34.36%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-5) - 34.11%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-3) - 34.03%
Mia Fey (3-1) - 33.93%
Ryunosuke Naruhodo (G1-1) - 33.25%
Phoenix Wright (2-3) - 31.82%
Apollo Justice (4-1) - 30.96%
Phoenix Wright (5-1) - 30.58%
Phoenix Wright (5-4) - 29.14%
Phoenix Wright (3-5) - 27.00%
Phoenix Wright (4-4) - 23.13%
Miles Edgeworth (E2-3) - 21.98%

Testimonies by character:

24. Beppo/Sandwich - 8 lines/5 testimonies
76. Daley Vigil - 9 lines/3 testimonies
77. Fabien de Rousseau - 7 lines/3 testimonies
79. Peppino de Rossi - 6 lines/3 testimonies
116. Venus - 4 lines/2 testimonies
136. Barok van Zieks - 5 lines/1 testimony

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Total lines by character:

1. Phoenix Wright - 24094
2. Miles Edgeworth - 15372
3. Ryunosuke Naruhodo - 10595
4. Apollo Justice - 10237
5. The Judge - 6966
6. Maya Fey - 5237
7. Athena Cykes - 4816
8. Susato Mikotoba - 4389
9. Dick Gumshoe - 4089
10. Kay Faraday - 3370
11. Trucy Wright - 2629
12. Ema Skye - 2434
13. Franziska von Karma - 2314
14. Sherlock Holmes - 1612
15. Judge of the Old Bailey - 1489
16. Barok van Zieks - 1457
17. Mia Fey - 1418
18. Iris Wilson - 1385
19. Pearl Fey - 1281
20. Simon Blackquill - 1280
21. Larry Butz - 1205
22. Klavier Gavin - 1154
23. Shi-Long Lang - 1101
24. Justine Courtney - 1016
25. Rayfa Padma Khura'in - 988
26. Raymond Shields - 971
27. Godot - 902
28. Nahyuta Sahdmadhi - 892
29. Khura'in Judge - 754
30. Kazuma Asogi - 753
31. Bobby Fulbright - 700
32. Gina Lestrade - 660
33. Gregory Edgeworth - 649
34. Lotta Hart - 648
35. Tobias Gregson - 606
36. Tyrell Badd - 593
37. Dahlia Hawthorne - 578
38. Dhurke Sahdmadhi - 562
39. Wendy Oldbag - 553
40. Sebastian Debeste - 521
41. Calisto Yew/Shih-na - 489
42. Adrian Andrews - 459
43. Winston Payne - 453
44. Taketsuchi Auchi - 451
45. Manfred von Karma - 444
46. Seishiro Jigoku - 429
47. The Judge's Brother - 421
48. Soseki Natsume - 399
49. Shelly de Killer - 387
50. Lamiroir/Thalassa Gramarye - 386
51. Datz Are'bal - 381
52. Will Powers - 380
53. Simon Keyes - 380
54. Satoru Hosonaga - 366
55. Bikini - 351
56. Yujin Mikotoba - 342
57. Gaspen Payne - 335
58. Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in - 329
59. Maggey Byrde - 323
60. Lawrence "Moe" Curls - 320
61. Kristoph Gavin - 319
62. Ahlbi Ur'gaid - 319
63. Quercus Alba - 303
64. Ashley Graydon - 302
65. Valant Gramarye - 298
66. Luke Atmey - 292
67. Damon Gant - 285
68. Juniper Woods - 277
69. Ini Miney - 275
70. Angel Starr - 272
71. Ron DeLite - 271
72. John Garrideb - 269
73. Rhoda Teneiro - 268
74. Katherine Hall - 267
75. Mael Stronghart - 267
76. Blaise Debeste - 265
77. Regina Berry - 261
78. Jake Marshall - 257
79. Jean Armstrong - 251
80. Nicole Swift - 250
81. Lana Skye - 249
82. Victor Kudo - 247
83. Mike Meekins - 235
84. Marvin Grossberg - 234
85. Jacques Portsman - 231
86. Spark Brushel - 230
87. Albert Harebrayne - 228
88. Frank Sahwit - 219
89. Alita Tiala - 219
90. Hugh O'Conner - 218
91. Marlon Rimes - 217
92. Patricia Roland - 217
93. Daryan Crescend - 216
94. Dane Gustavia - 209
95. Horace Knightley - 209
96. Florent L'Belle - 208
97. Daley Vigil - 207
98. Maximillion Galactica - 203
99. Ben & Trilo Quist - 200
100. Pierce Nichody - 200
101. Yuri Cosmos - 199
102. Sasha Buckler - 198
103. Penny Nichols - 194
104. Phineas Filch - 192
105. Jinxie Tenma - 191
106. Paul Atishon-Wimperson - 187
107. Uendo Toneido (Combined) - 186
108. Bruce Fairplay - 185
109. William Shamspeare - 185
110. Armie Buff/Sarge - 182
111. Ken "Acro" Dingling - 182
112. Roger Retinz/Mr. Reus - 182
113. Iris - 181
114. Herman Crab - 180
115. Magnus McGilded - 180
116. Damian Tenma - 179
117. Nash Skulkin - 178
118. Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin - 178
119. Raiten Menimemo - 177
120. Furio Tigre - 176
121. Zak Gramarye - 174
122. Matt Engarde - 171
123. Nikolina Pavlova - 170
124. Sirhan Dogen - 170
125. Cammy Meele - 168
126. Enoch Drebber - 168
127. Morgan Fey - 165
128. Redd White - 162
129. Madame Esmeralda Tusspells - 161
130. Betty de Famme - 158
131. Ringo Skulkin - 155
132. Aristotle Means - 154
133. Solomon Starbuck - 154
134. John Marsh - 153
135. Robin Newman - 153
136. Delicia Scones - 151
137. Colias Palaeno - 150
138. Olive Green - 150
139. Dee Vasquez - 148
140. Zinc Lablanc - 146
141. Ellen Wyatt - 143
142. Desiree DeLite - 142
143. Ted Tonate - 141
144. Trilo Quist - 140
145. Joan Garrideb - 138
146. Wesley Stickler - 138
147. Cody Hackins - 135
148. Norma DePlume - 134
149. Jezaille Brett - 132
150. Olga Orly - 131
151. Patricia Beate - 131
152. Lauren Paups - 130
153. Tahrust Inmee - 130
154. Karin Jenson - 129
155. Sorin Sprocket - 127
156. Amara Sigatar Khura'in - 123
157. Myriam Scuttlebutt - 123
158. Aura Blackquill - 122
159. Guy Eldoon - 118
160. Courtney Sithe - 116
161. Peppino de Rossi - 114
162. Bonny de Famme - 113
163. Deaf Surgeon Juror - 112
164. Wocky Kitaki - 112
165. Di-Jun Huang - 110
166. Bif Strogenov - 109
167. Geiru Toneido - 108
168. Quinby Altamont - 108
169. Fabien de Rousseau - 107
170. The Phantom - 107
171. Richard Wellington - 107
172. April May - 104
173. Uendo Toneido - 104
174. Vera Misham - 104
175. Jay Elbird - 102
176. Yanni Yogi - 98
177. Roly Beate - 95
178. Rei Membami - 94
179. Beh'leeb Inmee - 92
180. Lance Amano - 92
181. Jeff Master - 90
182. Pop Windibank - 90
183. Barry Caidin - 89
184. Brown Suit Juror - 86
185. Day Laborer Juror - 84
186. Viola Cadaverini - 80
187. Communications Officer Juror - 77
188. Director Hotti/Doctor Hickfield - 76
189. Plum Kitaki - 76
190. Terry Fawles - 74
191. Drew Misham - 74
192. Iyesa Nosa - 73
193. The Bellboy - 72
194. Maria Gorey - 72
195. Beppo/Sandwich - 70
196. Lay D. Furst - 70
197. Adron B. Metermann - 69
198. Ernest Amano - 68
199. Ponco - 66
200. OCD Maid Juror - 61
201. Benjamin Woodman - 60
202. Sal Manella - 59
203. Metropolitan Lady Juror - 56
204. Chief of Detectives - 55
205. Venus - 54
206. Bonnie Young - 53
207. Evie Vigil - 53
208. Vilen Borshevik - 51
209. Patches - 50
210. Balthazar Lune - 49
211. Inga Karkhuul Khura'in - 46
212. Kisegawa - 46
213. Lisa Basil - 46
214. Kyurio Korekuta - 45
215. Stereoscope Juror - 45
216. Clonco - 43
217. Widget - 42
218. Machi Tobaye - 41
219. Royal Society Juror - 41
220. Orla Shipley - 40
221. Bucky Whet - 39
222. Turner Grey - 39
223. Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein - 38
224. Top Hat and Rose Juror - 36
225. Guildmaster Coachman Juror - 33
226. Policeman Juror - 32
227. Elise Deauxnim - 30
228. Knife Wielding Juror - 30
229. Knitting Grandma Juror - 27
230. Owen - 26
231. The Amazing Mr. Hat - 22
232. Shah'do - 21
233. Missile - 20
234. Newspaper Juror - 20
235. Polly - 20
236. Winfred "Big Wins" Kitaki - 20
237. Magician Juror - 19
238. Corn on the Cob Juror - 15
239. Romein LeTouse - 13
240. Wagahai - 11
241. Taka - 10
242. Toby - 10

Overall total lines - 155488

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man they're really busting out the epic musical themes for this last chapter

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also it's amazing that the updated autopsy report actually works in the defense's favor this time...!

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Ryunosuke catching Kazuma's passing remark about Gregson's trunk is really well done here, and you even get a brief red herring of believing Kazuma might be the killer, to boot. But I do like how Kazuma is readily willing to admit anything Ryunosuke is able to prove, which is not conventionally what the prosecution does in this series!

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Hmmm...I wonder if I should consider this Mikotoba/Holmes section an investigation day. It's unusual because it's taking place in the middle of the trial day, and there's not actually a "To Be Continued" marker to transition into it.

If I did, I suppose I'd consider the beginning of it to be Mikotoba's first line since that's essentially when he takes over as the viewpoint character.

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Does it say trial or investigation when you save the game?
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Mewtwo59 posted...

Does it say trial or investigation when you save the game?

It says Investigation when you save the game.

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Yeah, it's listed as an investigation on the save screen, so I guess I will split them up.

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LeonhartFour posted...

Ryunosuke catching Kazuma's passing remark about Gregson's trunk is really well done here, and you even get a brief red herring of believing Kazuma might be the killer, to boot. But I do like how Kazuma is readily willing to admit anything Ryunosuke is able to prove, which is not conventionally what the prosecution does in this series!

Loved that part of the trial. Gina's plea and the cross-examination going from Moderato to Allegro after the plea is a GOAT music moment.

also tapdancing and bunny sholmes hype

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Yeah, I always love it when the music transitions to Allegro in the middle of a cross-examination. It happens a few other times in the series.

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is this sailor supposed to be Bif Strogenov or a guy who looks a lot like him (a brother perhaps?)

oh wait, he eventually introduces himself so that answers that for me

(also the GOAT musical transition moment for the series is Dahlia's theme playing over her final testimony in 3-5 and then becoming the Allegro theme in T&T, so great)

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it's kind of amazing that Great Ace Attorney contains an 11037 type of riddle

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The real question is if "Bif Stroganov" is an offensive name for a Russian character

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certainly not more offensive than Tchikin

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It's kind of interesting that Watson is generally presented as "the stupid friend" who is supposed to be slightly less intelligent than the reader, but in GAA, both Naruhodo and Mikotoba serve to keep Holmes in line. It's also a little amusing that Takumi views the protagonist of these games as Watson, and he even basically has that dynamic with Susato, who is presented as the more intelligent of the two, especially when it comes to matters of law.

Although in most AA games, the protagonist is Holmes and the assistant is Watson. This one turns convention on its head a bit in that regard.

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One thing I feel like I need to "apologize" for - I complained something like 3 times about the "Reaper" thing being just about to hype the prosecutor. I thought this is their way of hyping him like they did with almost every other prosecutor before "never lost a case", "passed the bar at the age of 13", "youngest one to become a lawyer" etc (not sure I remember how they hyped Blackquill and Nahyuta but I think they did too)
So after finishing the game and seeing how the "Reaper" was not just a important plot device, but perhaps the most important plot device in those two games - I really should have shut up and wait for the games to resolve before complaining about this lol

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LeonhartFour posted...

it's kind of amazing that Great Ace Attorney contains an 11037 type of riddle

Honestly, 5231045 being Sholmes is even more so of a stretch, but at least it's not immediately obvious when you see the writing on the arm.

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I'm assuming they actually had to change the combination of the lock for the English version due to the name change from Holmes to Sholmes

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

Honestly, 5231045 being Sholmes is even more so of a stretch, but at least it's not immediately obvious when you see the writing on the arm.

I disagree. When I first saw his arm, I wondered why he had Sholmes written on it, before realizing that they were numbers.

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My original assumption is that he had been told by Jigoku to be on guard for a guy named Sholmes and that name was there to remind him since his English isn't great.

But by the time we got to the combination lock sequence, it was pretty easy to figure out where it was.

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

LeonhartFour posted...

it's kind of amazing that Great Ace Attorney contains an 11037 type of riddle

Honestly, 5231045 being Sholmes is even more so of a stretch, but at least it's not immediately obvious when you see the writing on the arm.

Didn't Sholmes say something to the effect of "How do you not know me when you have my name tattooed on your arm?" when he met Tchikin?
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Leonhart4 posted...

I'm assuming they actually had to change the combination of the lock for the English version due to the name change from Holmes to Sholmes

I looked up an old LP and it was a 6 digit combination in the Japanese version, dropping the first 5 as you'd expect.
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So I get that Holmes was on the SS Burya to try to stop Kazuma from reaching London, but what exactly was his plan to prevent it? He sort of, uh, "lucked" into Kazuma "accidentally dying" along the way, but he never explains what he actually intended to do aside from getting Naruhodo to take his place.

he also got lucky that Kazuma smuggled Naruhodo aboard because then what would he have done? would these games have become "The Adventures/Resolve of Satoru Hosonaga?"

and this is the first 3-day trial outside of PW1, right? I don't think there have been any others

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also I like that van Zieks is like the only prosecutor aside from von Karma who actually cares about procedural rules and doing things "by the book" (although von Karma was cheating behind the scenes but hey)

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I was going to be disappointed if Jigoku's breakdown didn't involve him destroying the witness stand again, but I don't know why they went Kristoph Gavin here and had the broken pieces fly away!

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it's too bad Susato isn't actually Mia and Maya's ancestor or we could've summoned the ghost of Gregson to the stand

also Stronghart's new animations after his "heel reveal" are great

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LeonhartFour posted...

I was going to be disappointed if Jigoku's breakdown didn't involve him destroying the witness stand again

Is this in a two-years-old past-tense?
Because I remember you said you read those games on Youtube a few years ago
Unless you forgot it happened

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I mean, I watched an LP, so no, I don't remember every detail of the game.

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LeonhartFour posted...

and this is the first 3-day trial outside of PW1, right? I don't think there have been any others

Oh yeah, interesting. I suppose it is. No, there are no 3-day trials in the entire series outside of 1-3, 1-4, and 1-5.

LeonhartFour posted...

Also, are they going to explain why Watson and Gregson were the targets? I guess I would assume it's because they "knew too much," but it's been ten years already. They shouldn't be worried about them talking now, all of a sudden. Plus, Gregson was a part of the Reaper syndicate. I mean, Holmes had talked him into getting out, but only because his name was on that target list. Was it a "test of loyalty" for Japan, perhaps?

I think they say that Stronghart was worried either of them could tank his chances of becoming Attorney General, so he took them out.

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I kind of like the rapid pace of this case. It feels like most epic cases are deliberate and plodding, but this one moves from one thing to the next fairly quickly.

Which it actually has an in-game reason for doing so since Holmes is trying to prevent Stronghart from having any reason to dismiss the court.

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