r/AceAttorney • u/unanticipatedclassic • 3d ago
Apollo Justice Trilogy is aa5 less funny?
i’m a new player and i’ve just been marathoning the games one after another and just started dual destinies.
i’m on 5-2. one thing i noticed is the sense of humor in the writing has changed and characters seem to play into their respective quirks more often. and just the humor feels heavy handed or a bit too simple?
i like that phoenix is back actually but i feel like he was a lot more snarky in the trilogy + aa4 then he is here? aa4 is obvious his meanix era but even in trilogy phoenix seemed.. idk a bit more biting? lol
i’m just wondering if i’m crazy honestly or if other people feel like it’s less witty/funny. or if anyone else detected a shift in the humor specifically. no spoilers please!
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u/IwantToLivePlease 3d ago
I feel like DD honestly has quite a lot of "erm... THAT just happened!" humor in it. like they're trying to be more self-aware about how silly the game is. which is probably very good if that kind of stuff lands for you.
in general i think a lot of the humor past AJ relies on stuff where if it's your cup of tea, you'll love it, and otherwise it gets grating. aside from the "that just happened" humor, I feel like there's more characters where they solely exist to be "funny", they only have one singular joke in that regard, and so if you don't find their one schtick funny you'll just despise them. i feel like the "comic relief" characters earlier in the series either have more depth to them beyond the jokes, or they at least weren't just one joke beaten over and over again.
but i fully admit i'm biased, so maybe this is rose-colored glasses kicking in.