{"id":132154,"date":"2023-03-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-145743"},"modified":"2023-03-01T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:00:00","slug":"countdown-3ds-eshop-spotlight-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/01\/countdown-3ds-eshop-spotlight-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight &#8211; Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &#8211; Dual Destinies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09eb12b57a682\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09eb12b57a682\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09eb12b57a682\/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/09eb12b57a682\/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-dual-destinies.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Capcom<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><em>For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on <strong>27th March<\/strong>, each day we&#8217;re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention \u2014 before it&#8217;s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, <em>for one reason or another<\/em>, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, both Jim and Kate nominate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds-eshop\/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney_-_dual_destinies\">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &#8211; Dual Destinies<\/a>, the first foray into 3D for everyone&#8217;s favourite courtroom-set franchise&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>So, what&#8217;s it called again?<\/h2>\n<p>Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney &#8211; Dual Destinies. That&#8217;s a lot of punctuation, huh? Well, it only gets better from here.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/3ds-eshop\/related-articles:35082 @ 2023-03-01T23:03:15+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Who made it?<\/h2>\n<p>Capcom once again takes the reins on this one. It might have a slightly different visual style, but this is classic Ace Attorney through and through.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s the premise?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jim:<\/strong> Well, it&#8217;s an Ace Attorney game. There&#8217;s murder (with brilliant cutscenes, we might add), investigation, interrogation, and a final courtroom showdown that is all about the big plot twists, last-minute discoveries, and rounding out character arcs. It&#8217;s once again more on the visual novel side of things, but that doesn&#8217;t detract from an ace story full of juicy twists and brilliantly-written characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kate:<\/strong> After the events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds-eshop\/apollo_justice_ace_attorney\">Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney<\/a>, in which we skipped forwards seven years and rescued Phoenix from having his attorney badge unfairly stripped from him, we find ourselves back in court with an older, wiser spiky-haired lawyer, and his new sidekicks, Apollo, Trucy, and series newcomer, Athena.<\/p>\n<p>The new gimmick for this game is Athena Cykes\u2019 \u201cMood Matrix\u201d, which allows you to sense emotions (but only when necessary for the plot), but what makes this game stand out is its dark and tragic story. You thought the Ace Attorney games were heartbreaking before? You ain\u2019t seen nothin\u2019 yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Why should I play it?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jim:<\/strong> Because it will soon be gone forever, that&#8217;s why!<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Ace Attorney series will no doubt have already snatched this one up on release back in 2013, but those who were late to the party might not know about the franchise&#8217;s leap to the 3DS and we can&#8217;t just sit idly by and watch that happen.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the other titles in the series are available in physical form (not all, and we may well return to the Ace Attorney as the countdown continues in the coming weeks), so it would be a shame to see collections left incomplete by the absence of the 3DS eShop entries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kate:<\/strong> If you\u2019re an Ace Attorney fan, a visual novel fan, a stories-with-great-twists fan, or someone who likes character-driven games, then you really can\u2019t go wrong with this game. Even if you haven\u2019t caught up on the AA series, you should download this one ASAP, since we don\u2019t know when\/if Capcom will ever revive it on console It\u2019s also the first 3D Ace Attorney game, and they did a great job with the transition to a new dimension.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and there\u2019s a DLC case where you have to defend an orca that\u2019s been accused of murder! It\u2019s very cute, and well worth the extra cost.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"6iiRqdRTWyw\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>How much is it?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>$29.99USD \/ \u00a319.99 \/ <strong>\u20ac<\/strong>24,99<\/strong>. For a full-length game with many hours of drama to be had, this isn&#8217;t a price to scoff at. Sure, it might be on the pricier end of the 3DS eShop scale, but by today&#8217;s standards, we&#8217;d say that this is very reasonable indeed.<\/p>\n<p>The DLC is an extra <strong>$5.99USD \/ \u00a33.99 \/ \u20ac4.99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em>We&#8217;ll be back soon with another 3DS or Wii U eShop recommendation as part of <em>this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/countdown\">&#8216;Countdown&#8217; series<\/a><\/em>. Let us know below if you&#8217;ve already got this in your collection and share your thoughts.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/3ds-eshop\/related-articles:127547,127477,127526,127698 @ 2023-03-01T22:33:46+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Capcom For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we&#8217;re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention \u2014 before it&#8217;s too late. 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