Wright vs. White
(This review contains
spoilers!)
So we’ve reached episode 4, concluding the second case out of
the four in the first game. Part of me feels like they showrunners are rushing
a little too fast through the cases, but since I just now learned that the
second half of the show will be comprised with cases from the second game
(which I am mostly unfamiliar with), I guess the pacing is all right.
We rejoin Phoenix and Maya, after Phoenix has been framed for
the murder of Mia Fey. The true (and completely obvious) killer Mr. White is on
the stand, being completely and insufferably annoying whenever he’s on screen.
So how does the final episode of this arc do? Well, it feels
more like an uphill climb than anything. The first half of the episode is
nothing but what I assume to be tension building, having Edgeworth and White
counter all of Phoenix’s arguments and contradictions. It doesn’t exactly make
for entertainment, especially when you know how everything plays out.
Then, in a turn of events, Maya pulls out as many conveniences
out of her bag of tricks as possible. Hey, remember she’s a supposed ghost
medium? She can summon her sister, who has all the evidence Phoenix needs to
win the trial! How lucky is that?
But still, even with how convenient everything turns out to
be, watching Phoenix do what he does best, presenting the evidence and catching
the killer with a loud “Objection!” is always a blast, especially with the
anime’s improved visual style.
Speaking of visuals, what was with those weird polygonal CGI
models on the crowd? We didn’t see them for more than a few seconds, so why
bother going through the effort to render them in CG? Why not just paint them
into the background or something? It’s not a problem with the episode, just
something I found bizarre.
Anyways, all in all a decent episode for Ace Attorney. Now
that we’re getting into the later, better cases from the first game hopefully
things can finally start picking up.
FINAL SCORE
6/10
Okay
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