Ahoy me hearties, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day… but today we be discussin’ somethin’ else.

Over the weekend, Capcom announced Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2, or The Great Ace Attorney 2.

If you’re unaware, Dai Gyakuten Saiban is a prequel starring Phoenix Wright’s ancestor and Sherlock Holmes. Capcom never released it outside of Japan. This new game continues their story and promises to bring all the answers to light.

This shouldn’t be a big surprise, since it was always planned as a series. (Possibly a trilogy, although it’s difficult to find an official source for that.)

For many fans, though, it’s cause for concern. If Japan gets the sequel before we even get an announcement for the first game, maybe that means Capcom won’t localize it at all.

However, it could be good news. One of the biggest concerns for Dai Gyakuten Saiban’s localization is the mediocre reviews it received in Japan.

The main criticism was that it felt incomplete, with too many loose ends. This was because they wrote it with a sequel in mind. Now that the sequel is official, maybe Capcom will localize it, knowing it’s a complete package.

Let’s watch the trailer, subtitled by Bolt2nd, for Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2: The Resolve of Ryuunosuke Naruhodou.

Not only am I interested in the adventures of Phoenix’s ancestor and Sherlock Holmes, but I also want to meet Prosecutor Barok van Zieks. He looks like Vampire-Edgeworth and one-ups other prosecutors’ objections by objecting with his foot.

Seriously, Capcom, we need this guy.

There are many theories about why The Great Ace Attorney has yet to be localized. Some think the game is too Japanese. Some think it’s because of the reviews. And increasingly I’ve seen the concern that Capcom fears western audiences are so sensitive they’d think racism shown in-game toward the protagonist means Capcom is racist against Japanese.

……Really?

But don’t forget, Janet Hsu said it was possible Dai Gyakuten Saiban would be localized after Spirit of Justice. There’s still hope we’ll get to play both Dai Gyakuten Saiban and its sequel.

What do you think? Will these games be localized? And if you want to play them, let Capcom know!