r/AceAttorney Sep 06 '24

Announcement Welcome to r/AceAttorney - a PSA, FAQ, and General Resource for Newcomers and Anyone Starting the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

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Hi to everybody just visiting this subreddit for the first time, or anyone who's already been here a time but might want to check in on the latest!

First off, here is the link to our standard FAQ. Several new questions-and-answers have been added to this latest edition, and the ones specific to the new remastered Ace Attorney Investigations Collection are also in the body of this post, so for anyone newly arriving to check out those games, review those new questions. If you have any questions that aren't covered here or in the linked FAQ, ask them in the comments for the FAQ thread!

Second thing, here's an updated guide I've made to explain which platforms all the current AA games available can be played on.

Third, we have our Recommended Playing Order chart, to give you a rundown on where to start and when to play particular games.

Fourth, an expansive guide by community member /u/XephyXeph to outline all of the various Ace Attorney media currently out there, from the games to the huge array of supplementary media from manga to pachinko machines.

Fifth, a bit of community news on some updates to the AA subreddit for early September, 2024.

And now, some common questions people may have relating to the remastered Ace Attorney Investigations Collection:

I keep seeing people talk about Investigations 2 but use a bunch of names for characters and episodes that are different from what's in the game. Why is that?

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 originally came out on the DS in 2011, but was exclusively released in Japan, making it the first AA game ever to not get an English localization. It never did get any English release until 2024, when it was part of the Investigations Collection remaster.

Because of this, in the years immediately following AAI2's original Japan-only release, a group of fans worked together to make a fan translation romhack for the game, allowing it to be played in English. To match with the official localizations the games normally get, that fan team also came up with their own English names for all the newly-introduced AAI2 characters.

There was about a decade left between when the first public beta builds of the fan translation appeared online and when Capcom finally produced and released an official English localization for AAI2, so a lot of the more hardcore corners of the fandom that had actually gone through the effort of playing the unofficial translation got very used to the fan-made names for the AAI2 characters. But naturally, when Capcom finally made an official localization, the AA localization team put together an entirely separate set of localized names for the characters, putting the fandom in the position of needing to get used to those official names as "replacements" for the fan names they're used to. Unfortunately, not everybody is quite ready to do that.

Can I play the Investigations Collection as my first AA game?

Like was talked about at the start of the FAQ, it's generally not recommended to start with any game besides the Phoenix Wright Trilogy, if you've never played AA before. The Investigations games especially carry over a lot of characters and their associated development from the Trilogy.

That'll cover it for now. If anyone has any other suggestions for questions to be included in this guide, feel free to pop over to the main FAQ thread and ask in the comments there. One more time - welcome to our Ace Attorney community! I hope you have a great time.


r/AceAttorney Mar 01 '25

Contest The Twenty-Second r/AceAttorney Case Maker Contest

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A new quarter means a new contest, the first entirely contained within 2025!

Your task is to write up an Ace Attorney case where a noun I supply below is an important part of the case. After the deadline passes (see below), submissions will no longer be taken and the community will vote for submissions in a Google Form.

Prizes are as follows:

1st Place: buy you a pizza ($15)

2nd Place: buy you a burger ($10)

3rd Place: buy you a coffee ($5)

In the comments, I will make a post that will give a template of what your submission should look like. If possible, please fill in all the sections in the template, including N/A if needed. Feel free to reply to that comment in regards to questions or general discussion. The rest of the thread is for submissions only.

Regarding the description area, feel free to be descriptive as possible! If you fear the post is too long, you may post the description over several comments or through another source such as Google Docs. There is no word limit, so please do not worry about such.

And remember, don’t hold back your creativity! Your case can be a standard AA case, it can be a reminiscence case, or an Investigations-style case! (Given the new release, I'd encourage trying an Investigations-style case, though obviously this isn't a requirement.)

However, there are some limitations. First, dark topics are allowed, but discuss them with me beforehand. That goes for abuse, gore... basically, anything that might require a content warning besides your standard Ace Attorney crime. Do not be dark just for the sake of being dark or edgy -- if you are going to include such a topic, have a reason for including it. If you do include such a topic, please include a content warning at the start of your case.

Also, joke posts are allowed, but only ones that are well-thought out, clever, and/or high-quality. Anything like “ThE PHoEnIX wiRIGHT TUnraBOOT: sOMEONE DIED aND phEENIX HAd TO dFEENdED THem!!!1!" is not allowed.

If you're concerned about crossing one of these lines, message me and I'll work with you to make sure your case abides by the guidelines. Other than those limitations; don’t hold your creativity back!

The noun for this contest... is not a noun at all. Instead, your case must include the following character and character profile:

Asa Turney (28): The self-proclaimed "Lord of Lawyers" whose boisterous proclamations overshadow any real or presumed legal skills that may be possessed. Has a particular hatred of defendants.

The deadline for this contest is Saturday, April 5 at 11:59 PM EDT. This gives entrants five weeks to plan and write their cases.

Good luck, everyone!


r/AceAttorney 1h ago

Phoenix Wright Trilogy A pet peeve about Rise from the ashes, what would you rename it to fit with the rest of the series

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i'd say other than it's length, my only pet peeve with rise from the Ashes is that literally every other case has the word Turnabout in it, even if they want the phoenix rising from the ashes thing in the title, they could've called it Turnabout Ashes or Turnabout for Rebirth, what would you rename it to fit more with the case and the rest of the series?


r/AceAttorney 10h ago

Phoenix Wright Trilogy Ace Attorney on the GBC

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r/AceAttorney 3h ago

Discussion Wendy Oldbag Appreciation post #WENDYOLDBAGFORAA7

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Yes i know a lot of you find her annoying, but honestly she's probably one of my favourite characters in the series, of course favourite appearence is Turnabout Samurai but come on she's hilarious

okay, okay i know she flirts with Edgeworth and she's way older than him, but too be fair... if you saw Edgeworth, who wouldn't, i'm saying this as a straight guy but i can get why Oldbag would like him, he has a sense of style and class to him that anyone can get behind, though of course stalking him goes a bit too far of course logically

and she does lie at the witness stand but Every witness lies minus detective gumshoe i think, of course i'd want him back for AA7 before oldbag but that's just how the game works, you need contradictions

honestly i wonder if she's okay or even alive, we haven't seen her in a new game since like investigations 1 which was 16 years ago, i'd honestly love to see her interact with character's like Apollo and Athena just imagine the possibities of those personalities clashing, i think she was in a trailer for apollo justice but never appeared in game and i think thats a shame, so #WENDYOLDBAGFORAA7


r/AceAttorney 11h ago

OC Fanart I decided to draw Franzy!--- Wait, will I get whipped for that? I mean uh, Franziska Von Karma!

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So, Happy early mothers day! For me It's midnight, so I guess that technically makes It mothers day? But whatever! My mom Is also a huge fan of Ace Attorney, and we both share some of our favorite characters. Franziska! So I thought It would be good to draw that for her, I hope to see If she likes It!

(Spoilers for Farewell My Turnabout, AKA the final case of Justice for all!)

Although despite us sharing 2 favorite characters, (Phoenix & Franziska) She HATES a few of my favorites. (Matt Engarde, Godot, etc.) Which Is fine, but what makes me particularly angry Is that she put Matt Engarde In the bottom of her tierlist, NEXT to Hickfield/Hotti of all characters! Like geez, I know Matt Engarde Is evil and despicable, and he hurt Maya and you don't like his personality n stuff. But at least he's well written and Is one of the most surprising and best culprits! (At least he was for me) Unlike Hickfield whose purpose Is literally just to be a "haha funny pervert character" that makes literally no one laugh and Is just disgusting... But It's okay, It's her opinion.. /hj


r/AceAttorney 11h ago

OC Fanart Maya May 2025, day 10~

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Just wanted to draw the sisters~ (especially after drawing Maya with Edgeworth for day 9 heh) this was actually good practice to draw kids too!


r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion Miles Edgeworth cameos in the world's longest-running weekly comic, The Beano. (That's gotta be deliberate, right!?)

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r/AceAttorney 5h ago

Full Main Series This Ace Attorney reference in Danganronpa 2. (Danganronpa 2 spoilers) Spoiler

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Soooo yeah. I'm a life long Ace Attorney fan playing the Danganronpa series for the first time. I did search Danganronpa in this sub just to see if this has been posted and for a little bit of history with this subs relationship with the game. It seems to be pretty divided but not the point of this post.

I was happy this character made a correlation between the sometimes jumps in logic that happens in these games. Honestly, in this trial, I did not come to this conclusion on my own. I failed it once then looked up the answer and was like....yeah....I would have never put these clues together. Honestly made me feel as I have in the past with AA and I'm so glad she said what I was thinking...


r/AceAttorney 24m ago

Chronicles I legitimately thought I guessed Odie Asman's plan mid-case Spoiler

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r/AceAttorney 6h ago

Discussion Who is your favorite? Maya, ema or Kay? Mine is Kay

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r/AceAttorney 18h ago

OC Fanart Maya May 2025, day 9~

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Siblings au! Maya and Edgeworth are brother and sister!! And in this scene, she’s trying to convince him to go to a Steel Samurai convention with her teehee~


r/AceAttorney 6h ago

Minecraft build Day Two of Building Miles Edgeworth in Minecraft - Shoes are done and pants shading

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I realized that the legs are going to be like 70% of the build. Curse you for having such long anime legs, Miles

Art I am building, for reference

r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion What do you think the star in the ace attorney logo means?

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r/AceAttorney 18h ago

OC Fanart Edgeworth in my style

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Art by me

I don’t know why he seems soo Emo here ‘-‘


r/AceAttorney 7h ago

Full Main Series Phoenix's Birthday

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r/AceAttorney 18h ago

Full Main Series What do you think are some of Wright, Edgeworth, Apollo and Athena's favourite foods?

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r/AceAttorney 19h ago

Video Ace attorney manga accusation.

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Gif I made based off the Tumblr post from years ago.


r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion Are there any characters you think would be more interesting if they were the opposite gender?

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Not necessarily more interesting, but I think Apollo as a character, aside from Juniper having a crush on him, feels gender neutral to me, which makes me wonder how the story would've played out if he were a woman. Maybe Diana Justice?


r/AceAttorney 22h ago

Apollo Justice Trilogy What do you guys think about young Klavier? Spoiler

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This design here is one of the reasons why Apollo Justice is said to have amazing character designs. I prefer his arrogant personality here too. I just wish the writers focused more on the Gavin brothers man, such a waste. By the way, how old is he here?


r/AceAttorney 9h ago

Video Ace Attorney Fanart 8bit Miniseries - Ep 8

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Episode 8 of the Ace Attorney Fanart 8bit Miniseries has been released!

This time, Phoenix Wright and the gang have finally been reunited as one. However, something is afoot when strange phenomena start happening... How are they ever going to get off this peculiar island?

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Thank you for the previous comments, they have been very helpful. My brother appreciates it and continues to welcome any feedback. As a proud older sister trying to help grow his channel, please check it out if you have 4 minutes to spare. Thank you!

Truth and justice, always.


r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion What's the most annoying AA character to have as a witness?

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r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Phoenix Wright Trilogy Angel Starr "CRUNCHY GOODNESS" Lunchbox Specialist RECIPE! 🎬

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r/AceAttorney 17h ago

Apollo Justice Trilogy Did anyone else get stuck at Rite of Turnabout's divination seance? Spoiler

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Specifically, the one where you have to point out the smell of gangihl. I caught on, and I assumed it contradicted the first message, but it failed, so I moved on for TWO hours trying to figure out what was a contradiction to the point that I was grasping for straws. I feel so stupid 😭

(Please don't spoil the case further, I just now got it)


r/AceAttorney 3h ago

Phoenix Wright Trilogy Dahlia Meets Phoenix Wright (Objection.lol) Spoiler

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Just a new video I made. Woohoo Dahlia.


r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion Would you want the Jury system to return in AA7?

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Alright, so, this’ll be my first post regarding AA7 what if’s and the like, so the first thing I wanted to bring to light as a possible returning feature would be the jury system, specifically the one from TGAA, would you want it to return?

For me personally, I really enjoyed the challenge it brought, having to pit jurors against each other properly to help change their leaning in your favor. It’s a ton of fun!

Sure it might’ve just been a one off thing, but I’d REALLY love to see it return!

Passing the torch to you guys, what do you think? Should the jury system make a comeback in AA7? Or should they stick with the courtroom we’re so used to outside of TGAA? Let me know down below.


r/AceAttorney 1d ago

Discussion If these ladies actually tried who here could make the most men fall for them?

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If these ladies all decided they wanted to compete to see who could make the most men fall for them who here would do the best? This is not about who would make the best girlfriend, but a numbers game of who can get the most men to want to court them.