EUREKA!

I can't think of a good opening line this time. XD So here I am. Updating after 6 days, which is better than 9. Really. It is.

Last night we went to see Altar Boyz again! It was great, as always. Tonight I might get to go to a benefit they're doing for the Playhouse. They're trying to raise some extra money. I've been begging my mom to go. They're just going to be singing some popular songs and stuff, but I loved the play so much I want to go! There was also talk we might go see the play one last time tonight. O_o That would be CRAZY AWESOME. I've seen a couple plays two times, but never three. My dad acted like he might want to see it. The only problem is that it seems there might be severe thunderstorms tonight so my mom is hesitant to go.

I entered the raffle last night. >> If you win you get a poster signed by all the boys. ROFL. I REALLY WANT IT.

Okay, so, my Nintendo Power came in the mail yesterday and they had info on the new Ace Attorney game. They were calling it "Ace Attorney: Investigations," which in Japan is called Gyakuten Kenji. In other words, Edgeworth's game. The bad news is, they act like it won't be released over here till Winter. Which makes me sad. I was keeping my fingers crossed for a Fall release. The good news is, the game sounds extremely awesome. There's been a lot of changes, and it's not quite what I thought it was going to be, but I'm really looking forward to it. Really.

Okay so, there is literally no court trials in this game. They're focusing solely on gathering the evidence and piecing it together to figure out what happened. I was a little sad when I read this, but the way it sounds there will be plenty of other things to keep you busy. That's not the only thing that changed, instead of being in 1st person perspective when you're looking at crime scenes you will now be guiding Edgeworth with your stylus or control pad. There is going to be a mix of new characters, but also some old ones popping up here and there. The creator refused to say if Phoenix would make a definite appearance or not. Which is killing me. I want Phoenix to be in the game!

Besides all that, in this game there is going to be a new 'mode'. It is called 'logic mode' and while Phoenix had his magatema to unlock the secrets in peoples hearts, (LULZ, that sounds really lame in text. It's badass, I promise you.) and Apollo had his bracelet that made him able to zero in on people's nervous habits, Edgeworth has his logic mode. The Logic mode is going to allow you to piece together the information and evidence you gathered and put it in order so you can figure out what happened. (At least, that's what I gather from the information they gave us. My own logic mode. ;D)

You will not only get to play as Edgeworth, but also as whoever he's partnered with on the case. I know that the first chapter of the first case your partner is our much loved detective from the past Ace Attorney games, Dick Gumshoe. Later a new character comes in, a girl named Kay Faraday. The article called Kay Faraday, a "self-proclaimed thief of truth," and she's the one that has the strange device in the game. So while Edgeworth doesn't have a nifty magatema or bracelet, Kay will make up for that with her machine that will allow you to reconstruct the crime scenes even if its been tampered with, or evidence has been removed.

Cross examinations aren't completely gone. When you're interviewing suspects it will be very much like cross examining witnesses. You can present evidence, and you will have to watch for contradictions of the things you already know. The voice recognition commands (Objection, Hold it, Take that!) will still be in the game, and there will also be an all new one joining the set. "Eureka!" which will be used for Logic mode.

Finally, there will be an all new rival for Edgeworth in this game. Your rival (as the article described) will be an "aggressive but charismatic international police agent, and his lovely but cold assistant". I'm curious to know what his name will be in the game.

Besides all that, the game is set both before, and after "Trials and Tribulations," there will be appearances from miscellaneous characters from throughout the game. Including Wendy Oldbag, the scary security guard that has a huge crush on our wonderful Edgey, and Franziska Von Karma the whip wielding prosecutor whom Edgeworth considers his sister. Maggey Byrd will also make an appearance in this game, and of course, we already know Gumshoe will be around.

All in all, I'm really excited for this game. I miss the vibrant cast of the Ace Attorney games, and can't wait to see them again. I'll be curious to see the personalities of these new characters coming in. Oh, and the character designs!! *swoon*

OBJECTION! TAKE THAT! HOLD IT!

Till next time, lovies!

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