Game entry

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

2005 · Visual novel, Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure · Nintendo DS · Capcom

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is ranked no. 80 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,849 and 77% of duels won.

World rank

no. 80

ELO score

1,849

Wins

77%

Duels played

215

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About Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Meet Phoenix Wright, the rookie defense lawyer new to the scene with the wildest cross-examination skills in town! Take on five intriguing cases to reveal dramatic, stunning, and even comical court proceedings. Use both the touch screen to investigate the crime scenes, question witnesses and present shocking evidence. “Objection!”...It’s outrageous fun! You won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, riveting adventure!

The community says

Would Layton fans even enjoy this, or is it too far from actual puzzle solving for them?

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,849 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Doki Doki Literature Club! 63% 8 duels played · 64 points ahead
against HuniePop 100% 5 duels played · 433 points ahead
against Professor Layton and the Last Specter 100% 5 duels played · 358 points ahead
against Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You 100% 4 duels played · 317 points ahead
against Steins;Gate 75% 4 duels played · 257 points ahead

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Homenick28

Would Layton fans even enjoy this, or is it too far from actual puzzle solving for them?

Philippine_46

Les fans de Layton qui aiment vraiment la logique pure risquent de trouver ça frustrant... j'ai un pote exactement dans ce cas, il a lâché au deuxième cas.
SilentHunter2

Is anyone else surprised this holds a 77% win rate after all this time? The writing carries every single case even when the puzzle logic gets a bit generous with the player. What else at this rank can say the same?

Lopes69

objection ouais mais franchement (le stylet cassé ça résume tout le jeu de l'époque) c'était le jeu parfait pour les trajets courts

BossWolf

Le win rate de 77% dit surtout que le jeu écrit bien, écrit vraiment bien, même quand la logique du puzzle relâche un peu la bride.
IronPilot83

It's fun for what it is, but compared to Layton it feels thinner on actual puzzle mechanics, more about reading than thinking. The courtroom drama carries it, sure, but as a genre exercise it leans way more on writing than on player skill.

meza_dario

Replying to OcéaneOwl

Jajaja el dedo en la pantalla, a mí me pasaba lo mismo con mis primos, todos gritando la misma palabra a la vez.

OcéaneOwl

Ah oui, tellement plus léger que Layton, un jeu où on choisit une bulle de dialogue, quel exploit cognitif.
fatima_barragan

Lo defiendo a muerte, sí, sé que no es objetivo pero cada vez que alguien lo critica me sale la vena de abogado defensor de verdad.

TurboLegend

Je comprends l'attachement mais defendre un jeu à mort empêche aussi de voir ses limites, non, l'enquête traine parfois et personne ne le dit jamais ici?

ArcadePhoenix2

Chacun sa vena de abogado, moi je vote surtout par habitude à ce stade, sans grande conviction d'un côté ou de l'autre entre les deux.
Ibáñez5

Buen juego, con sus altibajos, la investigación a veces se siente lenta comparada con los interrogatorios que son mucho más ágiles y llevan el peso de toda la experiencia... no sé si merece estar tan arriba pero tampoco tan abajo.

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