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Saturday 9 February, 2008
Jacob Pernell
CMPS20 - Whitehead
2/8/08
-| PHOENIX WRIGHT: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS |-
(Gameplay Session 1)
[SUMMARY]
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations is the third game in the Phoenix Wright manga-style mystery/puzzle game series. Assuming the role of a lawyer, "Phoenix Wright", you must defend your clients and prove their innocence by using the DS touch screen to collect evidence at different crime scenes and in turn, use these pieces of evidence in a court of law.
[GAMEPLAY]
Having played the first two Phoenix Wright games in the series, I began playing this game not entirely sure what to expect. In the previous games, I went through many different murder cases that were well-written and had exceptionally clever endings. Thus, I was slightly unsure as to whether or not the game developers could pull this off again.
My fears were quickly allayed however. I was plopped right in to the familiar setting of the courtroom, so I felt comfortable knowing the gameplay would be the same. What took me by surprise however was that I didn't start the game as Phoenix; instead, the game takes place 5 years prior to the setting of the first game, and you play as Phoenix's old mentor, Mia Fey. What's fun about this is that you are introduced to Mia very briefly at the beginning of the first game, but have little interaction thereafter. So, playing the first case in this third Phoenix Wright game allows me to connect to this slightly unfamiliar character more.
Even though most of the cases in the Phoenix Wright series have to do with murder mysteries, the development team does a really good job by writing unique stories behind each case. By doing this, the gameplay doesn't get old, because you're constantly exploring and learning about each new plot as the game unfolds. The fun and unique part about the first case in this game where you play as Mia is that the case revolves around a college-aged Phoenix Wright being framed for murder. Since I am familiar with the Phoenix Wright character from the first two games, seeing him in this scenario was both amusing but also made me more attached to Phoenix's character.
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