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April 17 Ace Attorney Live Stream Will Feature DGS 2

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Mar 222017
 

It’s Ace Attorney’s 15th anniversary!

…Okay, so the series’ anniversary was in 2016… but Capcom is still celebrating, this time with a special Japanese live stream on April 17.

This live stream is meant to commemorate the entire series, but in addition to discussing Ace Attorney overall and revealing the results of character popularity polls, they’ll also be featuring the next upcoming game in the series: Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2.

Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2, also known as The Great Ace Attorney 2, is the sequel to the as-yet-unlocalized Dai Gyakuten Saiban. Both games star Phoenix Wright’s ancestor.

Only a few details have been revealed about Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2 so far, but this live stream will include new information and its first live gameplay footage.

It’s probably too much to hope they’ll announce localization of the first game during a Japanese live stream, but I still believe the success of the sequel will improve our chances. (Unless copyright reasons are getting in the way, in which case we might not have a chance at all. But I prefer optimism!)

Are you interested in Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2? Do you think we’ll ever see The Great Ace Attorney released outside of Japan?

New Information About Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2

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Jan 252017
 

New details are on the way for the sequel to Dai Gyakuten Saiban, or The Great Ace Attorney.

If you’re like me, and avoiding Dai Gyakuten Saiban spoilers because you’re still waiting for its localization, there isn’t too much speculating we can do about the sequel. Nevertheless, let’s take a look at what we know.

At the Ace Attorney 15th Anniversary Event, Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2 was confirmed for the 3DS, and they also revealed a new trailer. The trailer doesn’t actually show much about the game itself, but features banter between the protagonist and Sherlock Holmes as they try to analyze the logo.

(It even jokes about the fact that they don’t have much to show yet.)

Here is the trailer subtitled in English, courtesy of Bolt2nd.

Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2 will also be featured in the newest issue of Famitsu, and some information has already surfaced. Like the first game, it will take place in both Japan and England. It deals with a “cursed room” and the World’s Fair, both of which seem to have been referenced in the original.

Best of all, it will resolve the first game’s mysteries. Loose ends and unresolved mysteries were the main source of Dai Gyakuten Saiban’s mixed reception, which could be one of the things holding it back from a worldwide release. Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2 clearing up those problems is definitely good news.

Capcom still hasn’t announced plans to localize the first Dai Gyakuten Saiban, but I believe the sequel improves our chances of getting them both (especially if it has a positive reception).

What do you think? Can we look forward to a Dai Gyakuten Saiban localization announcement in the future?

Dai Gyakuten Saiban Sequel: Good News or Bad?

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Sep 192016
 

dai-gyakuten-saiban-2Ahoy 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!

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