Ace Attorney 5

I said I wouldn't play until after exams, and I fucking lied. Recently I learned I in fact have very minimal self-control, and I just lack will-power and motivation in general. Anyway, I dropped Pokemon because I beat the Elite 4, and now I'm on the 4th case of Ace Attorney. See, I didn't WANT to keep playing, because it eats up my time, but the storyline is soooo damn compelling. They keep on making it sound like I'll miss out if I don't play the next case...

Anyway, if you can't follow, AA5 is kinda like an interactive novel game... the game's not really about reflexes or strategy... it's really like a puzzle game where you problem solve. I don't know how they do it, but the clues are *just* the right amount of obvious, so that when you solve it you still feel like a genius. I will say that this game feels a loooot easier than the previous games, and I don't really like how obvious they make it... but I do remember frustrations from previous games, being stuck on a case for eons, and being tempted to use a guide. Not that I ever did, because if you do it just completely ruins the game (since you only play for the story).

So the best features of AA5- music, characters and storyline. The music is fucking awesome- it totally matches the character they've shown. Capcom (game developer) basically brought in a new cast, but at the same time you still get to see old characters, so long time fans like myself are also interested. They brought in a new prosecutor--- but apparently he's serving a gaol sentence as well, for murder. 3 episodes later, I have no idea why he was convicted of murder, who he murdered, and why someone who committed murder is allowed to prosecute. AND THUS I KEEP PLAYING.

So the new game has like a million controls, can no longer conveniently shout "OBJECTION" into the mic of my DS. What's really terrible is when I shout "OBJECTION" and I present the wrong piece of evidence. That shit's so fucking awkward. Even if I'm playing in my room and no one's listening...

Okay, enough talk, back to gaming.