5. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Apollo Justice was definitely a bit of a surprise, this time around focusing on a young up-and-coming lawyer named Apollo instead of Phoenix Wright. Phoenix is of course still in the game, but he’s fallen from the lawyer profession after suffering a devastating loss in court where he was accused of forging evidence.
While Apollo Justice may not be as likable as Phoenix off the bat, the game has a great first case introduction and Apollo becomes a more relatable character by the end. The cases and story as a whole stay mostly on that same level, with the exception of case three. Apollo also has a different trick up his sleeve than Phoenix’s Magatama, with a bracelet that basically allows him to see the nervous ticks of people while they’re testifying.There’s also an interesting twist with a game system called the MASON system. This saw the jury in a case as well as the player, actually traverse two different time periods assuming the role of Phoenix Wright in a video game. All of these new additions help Apollo Justice stand out and feel distinctly different from the rest of the series, for better or worse at times.
