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Ask Me Anything: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Brad and Jeff check the trap for info on this new title from the Phoenix Wright people.

Jul. 20 2010

Posted by: Drew

104 Comments

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Cool concept.

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I want this even more now.

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Edited By fillmoejoe

This looks really cool, I like the object jumping concept and the main character has a pretty sweet suit.

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I'm a trick!

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Bingo!
 
@Crushed said:
" 4 minutes is probably because in Japanese and many Asian cultures, "four" is pronounced the same way as "death" and thus is considered an unlucky number associated with death. "
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Thanks to Ask Me Anything, there shall be no "Pullin' of the Brad!"

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why are they so hyped about this game?.. looks sort of interesting but barely deserves the praise they were giving it, their comments seemed out of place to me and not their usual quick look style.
 
Weird level of praise...

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This looks great.

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These 'ask me anythings' are so weird. Not quite a QL but game looks cool.

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This looks really neat. Might be the first DS game I'm buying in a long time.
The only thing I'm worried about is that the puzzles could become a bit contrived, but I am definitely interested to see how this turns out.
Also, I'm loving the art-style and the animation.

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Cool. Actually looks like it might be good.

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Looks like a lot of fun. Wish I had a DS.

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Love the writing. It's cheesy, but still funny.

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Nice QL, looking forward to the game.

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They need to make more of these ask me anythings and less Quick Look Ex.
 
@Astras said:

" why are they so hyped about this game?.. looks sort of interesting but barely deserves the praise they were giving it, their comments seemed out of place to me and not their usual quick look style.  Weird level of praise... "

If you read the comments you'd find most people think it's cool so I'm sorry you are so paranoid.
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This developer is full of great ideas.

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@MjHealy said:
"Thanks to Ask Me Anything, there shall be no "Pullin' of the Brad!" "

Or alternatively, it takes the record for quickest death, -1 minutes.
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Straight up jack of AMA!   http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/ 

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Game looks super neat.

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@Shibbles: Definitely. XD 
 
Anyways, looks like a fun DS title. I might pick this up if I'm looking for something to play on-the-go.
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Really looking forward to this game. Also, these definitely trump Quick Look Exes (Exs? Ex's? I don't know).

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Oi, Brad, the reason that the time limit is four minutes is because the number of death in most Eastern cultures is, well, four. It's a bit of a pun and a reference, yes, but once you see it that way, it sorta makes sense.

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Brave Little Toaster's red lamp.

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@blacklab: I doubt the term Ask Me Anything was invented by reddit =P. 
 
In other news, really want to play this game.
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Wow, crazy.

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@Detrian said:
" They need to make more of these ask me anythings and less Quick Look Ex.
 
@Astras said:

" why are they so hyped about this game?.. looks sort of interesting but barely deserves the praise they were giving it, their comments seemed out of place to me and not their usual quick look style.  Weird level of praise... "

If you read the comments you'd find most people think it's cool so I'm sorry you are so paranoid. "
Maybe yes, or maybe the game just isn't my cup of tea :P, looks sort of interesting for maybe 1 playthrough, but I would prolly get bored :P ,I also thought that Jeff wouldn't of liked it and thought that Brad would only of found it vaguely interesting....
 
guess i'm wrong... I was on the Whiskey media page tho the other day, and read that they got paid for creating 'Buzz' in forums about Assasins Creed 2.. I thought maybe this was summat simelar.
 
But obviously I'ts just an interesting game.. i'll watch the quicklook again, maybe I just missed the point.
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I'm so looking forward to this that I can't watch any more of it! ;o

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This looks awesome! Looking forward to it.

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Like Crushed has mentioned, 4 can translate into Japanese as "shi", which can also mean "death". ;)
 
But YES! I want this game. Looks a lot of fun and the animation and style looks great.

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If only there was a mode just to watch the story unfold. The timing based puzzling looks like it could get to a point where I'd get so confused / frustrated. 
A shame, seeing as I really like the idea of the Phoenix Wright series and those animations look really nice.

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Looks awesome.

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@Riboflavin said:
" @blacklab: I doubt the term Ask Me Anything was invented by reddit =P.  In other news, really want to play this game. "
I'm pretty sure AMA was, but it doesn't really matter. I was just joking.
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looks dope. adding to my wish list.

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They had me as soon as I found out it was by the Gyakuten Saiban folks, probably one of my favourite DS series. 
 
I'd like to see another GS game instead, but I think this looks pretty cool still.

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T'would be awesome if this game was put on XBLA and PSN.

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@EldrinStorm said:
" Oi, Brad, the reason that the time limit is four minutes is because the number of death in most Eastern cultures is, well, four. It's a bit of a pun and a reference, yes, but once you see it that way, it sorta makes sense. "
Interesting point. The number 4 in Japanese can be pronounced 'shi', which is how the character for death sounds. That's why the number 4 is often avoided in ceremonial things. The same applies Chinese and Korean culture. Those are my two cents anyway.
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Looks like an amazing puzzle game!

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Looks awesome, and the fact that it's being worked on by some of the Phoenix Wright devs makes it that much sweeter.

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Awesome! Gotta get this game! 

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@ominousbedroom said:
" @EldrinStorm said:
" Oi, Brad, the reason that the time limit is four minutes is because the number of death in most Eastern cultures is, well, four. It's a bit of a pun and a reference, yes, but once you see it that way, it sorta makes sense. "
Interesting point. The number 4 in Japanese can be pronounced 'shi', which is how the character for death sounds. That's why the number 4 is often avoided in ceremonial things. The same applies Chinese and Korean culture. Those are my two cents anyway. "
Around 4am is also the time when most people die, or so I've heard.
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Bitches ain't shit but ghosts and tricks.

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@Crushed:  Wow, I speak some Cantonese and Japanese but you just blew my mind with that. I actually had to count to double check.
 
Really clever touches in the writing and design, I'm definitely looking forward to this game.
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@Azteck said:
" @ominousbedroom said:
" @EldrinStorm said:
" Oi, Brad, the reason that the time limit is four minutes is because the number of death in most Eastern cultures is, well, four. It's a bit of a pun and a reference, yes, but once you see it that way, it sorta makes sense. "
Interesting point. The number 4 in Japanese can be pronounced 'shi', which is how the character for death sounds. That's why the number 4 is often avoided in ceremonial things. The same applies Chinese and Korean culture. Those are my two cents anyway. "
Around 4am is also the time when most people die, or so I've heard. "
You mean 4 minutes to 4. Or 4:44 AM.  
 
Misfourtune.
 
IDK
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I'm envious; this is the kind of concept I wish I had invented...

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Game looks really neat

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I wanna know how much hair gel that guy needs to keep his hair spiked like that.

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Okay, I am now genuinely interested in this title. I was always mildly curious, laughing and mentioning it in the same breath as Haunting, but this totes sold it to me.

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well in japan the number 4 is often associated with death,in hospitals there are no 4th floors they just skip to call it the 5th floor,my old apartment had the same thing of not calling the 4th floor the 4th floor but calling it the 5th floor,a reson for this is that you can read 4 as "yon" or "shi" and "shi" is also how you read death in japan. japanese are very superstitious and its rare to find somebody that doesn't believe in ghosts,so thats why i think they chose 4 minutes,hope that helps you brad.
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@TACOBOY: 
western cultures does the same thing, no 13th floor (hotel or whatever) or seat in planes, stupid if you aks me, cuz the 14th is the 13th...
Oh well, who cares? I don't, now I know it isn't arbitrary it's because of superstition (reference to that).
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The loose animation style looks really cool on a DS, almost feels like a PC game in the vein of Machinarium and Samorost.