Capcom Reveals Ace Attorney 5, HD Versions on iOS (And Android!)

UPDATE: Turns out all of this coming to Android, too. Sorry! My bias glasses were on.

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Ace Attorney is an unfortunate blind spot for yours truly, but Capcom’s about to give me an excellent reason to catch up.

Andrasang reports that Capcom has announced a high-definition version of the first three games for iOS.

Oh, and a little thing called Ace Attorney 5. There aren’t any details about the game, though, including what platform it will end up on (3DS seems likely) or who the main character will be.

Of course, this all assumes Capcom decides to translate all of this for us. I’m still waiting for Ghost Trick, which showed up on the iPad in Japan, to come out here. What gives, Capcom?

woo

cool, enjoied the first one

Ace Attorney!

Ace Attorney 5 + Hardware refresh= me buying a 3DS.

Main character is Bad Box Art Mega Man.

They are also coming to Android.

I really hope they go back to Phoenix Wright as a main character instead of Apollo. I thought the first 3 games were a lot better than the fourth one.

Now if they would add Apollo Justice to iOS, I would be 100% pumped!

Ghost Trick was released on the DS in North America, @patrickklepek. It is possible to purchase this game and play it in English without the use of an Apple-branded device.

As for Ace Attorney 5, I have no idea who the protagonist will be, but my guess is that it won't be Phoenix. Not after what they did to his character in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

@Freaksaus said:

I really hope they go back to Phoenix Wright as a main character instead of Apollo. I thought the first 3 games were a lot better than the fourth one.

I feel the same way. The fourth one was a train wreck, from its characters to its plot to... everything. And the DS-exclusive mechanics were forgotten as soon as they were introduced, for crying out loud. If they go back to Phoenix and forget about the Apollo Justice fiasco, I'll probably buy a 3DS. The lineup is beginning to look nice nowadays.

Wonder if they'll keep Apollo Justice. Seems like I was the only one who actually liked him, even though it felt like he was just a side character in his own game.

YES YES

IT WILL NEVER COME OUT IN THE WEST BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FIGHTING GAME THEY CAN MILK TO DEATH!. Won't come out, just like the 2nd Miles Edgeworth game.

But if it comes out there will be a 2nd game (after Luigis Mansion) that would make me buy a 3DS. I'll buy one at 3 (or when the revision with better battery comes out)

And I doubt those HD versions will look much better. Capcom is lazy.

Ghost Trick showed that Shu Takami can still write a hell of a story and make you care about characters. I like what they tried with Apollo Justice, but there were a lot of missteps, and they relied too heavily on Phoenix in the end instead. 

As I said yesterday: If this don't come to NA I will punch someone in the dick. Same for PW vs Layton.

@Hailinel said:

Ghost Trick was released on the DS in North America, @patrickklepek. It is possible to purchase this game and play it in English without the use of an Apple-branded device.

Ha. I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. Ghost Trick is a great game. No reason to wait for it to be released on a different device when you already own a device that can play it.

@ckeats said:

As I said yesterday: If this don't come to NA I will punch someone in the dick. Same for PW vs Layton.

get ready for some punching

@JoeyRavn said:

@Freaksaus said:

I really hope they go back to Phoenix Wright as a main character instead of Apollo. I thought the first 3 games were a lot better than the fourth one.

I feel the same way. The fourth one was a train wreck, from its characters to its plot to... everything. And the DS-exclusive mechanics were forgotten as soon as they were introduced, for crying out loud. If they go back to Phoenix and forget about the Apollo Justice fiasco, I'll probably buy a 3DS. The lineup is beginning to look nice nowadays.

Not sure I'd call it a fiasco or a disaster, but there was definitely something lacking. Besides new characters, I mean. I think the thing that bugged me most was Phoenix's unseen transition to bumbling, high-strung attorney to hyper-mellow cardshark. It might as well have been a new character.

@JoeyRavn said:

@Freaksaus said:

I really hope they go back to Phoenix Wright as a main character instead of Apollo. I thought the first 3 games were a lot better than the fourth one.

I feel the same way. The fourth one was a train wreck, from its characters to its plot to... everything. And the DS-exclusive mechanics were forgotten as soon as they were introduced, for crying out loud. If they go back to Phoenix and forget about the Apollo Justice fiasco, I'll probably buy a 3DS. The lineup is beginning to look nice nowadays.

Not sure I'd call it a fiasco or a disaster, but there was definitely something lacking. Besides new characters, I mean. I think the thing that bugged me most was Phoenix's unseen transition to bumbling, high-strung attorney to hyper-mellow cardshark. It might as well have been a new character.

@Hailinel said:

Ghost Trick was released on the DS in North America, @patrickklepek. It is possible to purchase this game and play it in English without the use of an Apple-branded device.

I'm sure he's aware of that. It looks much, much nicer on an iPad and the gameplay/controls translate over perfectly.

@LordXavierBritish said:

Main character is Bad Box Art Mega Man.

It has actually become company policy that all new Capcom games must feature Bad Box Art Mega Man as its main playable character.

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

@JoeyRavn said:

@Freaksaus said:

I really hope they go back to Phoenix Wright as a main character instead of Apollo. I thought the first 3 games were a lot better than the fourth one.

I feel the same way. The fourth one was a train wreck, from its characters to its plot to... everything. And the DS-exclusive mechanics were forgotten as soon as they were introduced, for crying out loud. If they go back to Phoenix and forget about the Apollo Justice fiasco, I'll probably buy a 3DS. The lineup is beginning to look nice nowadays.

Completely disagree.

@Sooty: Thank you! Seriously, can't express how heartbroken I was for a minute there.

@patrickklepek said:

I’m still waiting for Ghost Trick, which showed up on the iPad in Japan, to come out here. What gives, Capcom?

Is there some reason why you haven't been able to play the DS version for over a year?

Huzzah!

@RobertOrri said:

@Hailinel said:

Ghost Trick was released on the DS in North America, @patrickklepek. It is possible to purchase this game and play it in English without the use of an Apple-branded device.

I'm sure he's aware of that. It looks much, much nicer on an iPad and the gameplay/controls translate over perfectly.

Maybe so, but it doesn't come across that way from the way he worded the article.

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

@Stubee said:

@BLipp18

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

Yes because Tested is such an android friendly site...

im not saying it is, just that Ryan W is an oasis in a desert of iOS love

@Stubee said:

@BLipp18

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

Yes because Tested is such an android friendly site...

Yeah... those guy fucking LOVE Android...

They are also coming to Android.

Oh snap,Im excited.

Objection

@iAmJohn said:

@patrickklepek said:

I’m still waiting for Ghost Trick, which showed up on the iPad in Japan, to come out here. What gives, Capcom?

Is there some reason why you haven't been able to play the DS version for over a year?

Lol that's what I'm sayin.

It's weird that they haven't brought it over, and I'm sure that it would be convenient to have it on an iPad, but if you have a DS/3DS (which of course he does) it plays perfectly fine on the system it was designed for. If you have that option and want to check it out there's no reason not to.

Getting my iPhone soon, so this is great to read. Hope it's true.

OMGGGGG ACE ATTORNEY 5 FINALLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYY YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Yay!

Best Capcom news I've heard in a while.

Patrick, just give in and grab the DS version ready.

Hopefully this will allow me to get my hands on the ds soundtracks for 2 and 3.

My body is ready

As an owner of PW:AA on the iPhone, I must say I'm glad to be able to play the next two installments. The games are fantastic as storytelling devices, and the interface works very well. Plus, there's the convenience of lower price - sucks that DS games never drop in price, like, evar.

@mnzy said:

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

That's not from Apple, though.

I guess you could put an Apple sticker on it. That'd make it cool, right?

@Mumrik said:

@Stubee said:

@BLipp18

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

Yes because Tested is such an android friendly site...

Yeah... those guy fucking LOVE Android...

Cool so we're all in agreement.

Installments 2 and 3 finally coming to my Jesus Phone? Aw yeah.

@Stubee said:

@BLipp18

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

Yes because Tested is such an android friendly site...

Why should they be friendly towards such a shitty OS?

The only question I have about Ace Attorney 5 is this: "Is Shu Takumi directing the game?" The first three Ace Attorney games were all directed and written by Shu Takumi. He had little to no involvement in Apollo Justice or the Investigation games (because he was working on Ghost Trick) and there was a noticeable drop in quality. Shu Takumi is currently doing design work on Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney so here's hoping he is also penning Ace Attorney 5.

@Milkman said:

@Stubee said:

@BLipp18

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

Shhhhhhh, they dont like android being mentioned here. we have to keep our use of android secret. We have to channel it all through Ryan Whitwam over on Tested.

Yes because Tested is such an android friendly site...

Why should they be friendly towards such a shitty OS?

i dunno, why do they love iOS so much?

@CH3BURASHKA said:

As an owner of PW:AA on the iPhone, I must say I'm glad to be able to play the next two installments. The games are fantastic as storytelling devices, and the interface works very well. Plus, there's the convenience of lower price - sucks that DS games never drop in price, like, evar.

Especially since they're all out of print, the prices are inflated. It really sucks.

@mnzy said:

@Sooty said:

They are also coming to Android.

That's not from Apple, though.

I guess you could put an Apple sticker on it. That'd make it cool, right?