GameZone's Dakota Grabowski stands trial with Ace Attorney: Justice for All for WiiWare. Being a port of a GBA game, should you take the case, or have an objection against it.
VB writes: I’ve been playing video games for a pretty long time. In the twenty or so years since I gained enough hand-eye coordination to pick up a controller, a lot of villains have come and gone. Insane clowns, large, spiky-shelled dinosaur creatures, and evil wizards abounded, and I liked nothing more than seeing them get theirs.
Female villains have always had a special place in my heart though. Maybe it’s because they’re so rare. Video game villainy seems to be—for better or worse—a male-dominated workforce. These diabolical women may be outnumbered, but each has a special chaotic touch that simultaneously disrupts and drives the narratives she comes from.
BT writes: There are innumerable strong stories throughout the history of video gaming. From the complicated intrigue of a properly set-up RPG to the simple, yet strikingly well-done storytelling of the Half-Life games, there are a great many interesting tales to play out. While many techniques exist to improve these stories, one of the most memorable and prevalent ones is the plot twist. Taking a moment to reveal a shocking truth and turning a story on its head in that instant can leave a profound impact on the player that is unlikely to disappear anytime quickly. In order to celebrate the strongest impacts the gaming world can offer, we’ll be counting down the top 10 plot twists in gaming. Yes, I did say we. As I feel it would be inadequate to simply offer my singular opinion on such an important part of gaming narrative, my fellow contributor Gabriel B. will be joining me to describe why these moments work so well.
That twist in mgs really got me, because I played Peace Walker before mgs 1. So I started the game and was like "oh awesome! Miller is in this game!" And then it turns out he'd been dead since before the game started. Shocked me.
Mgs series is full of awesome twists.
f**k yeah, Baten Kaitos! Thought I was the only one who played that. Had to take what you could get as a GameCube child and that one gets over-shadowed by Tales of Symphonia quite often as one of the few great GameCube RPGs. Check it out sometime if you have a Wii and on the off-chance you haven't already, don't spoil that great plot twist by reading the entry.
Both Baten Kaitos games are great. I really liked the card system they had in place. I spent so many hours fine tuning the card deck to get it absolutely perfect.
Bioshock had one of the best plot twists I've seen. I dunno why, it just blew me away!
I loved the 343 Guilty Spark level in halo. At this point in the game Cpt. Keyes and the marines have gone searching for the "weapon", but something goes wrong and you have no idea what until halfway through the level when you are first presented with the flood.
I wish more games had complete surprise moments like this, There was no mention of them anywhere on the box art or manual. Now it would be near impossible due to the internet, but the sense of unknown and surprise is something iv'e not been able to match since.
God damn technological advances.
Once a videogame hero has more than one or two adventures under his or her belt, it simply isn’t enough to just have an archenemy anymore. To keep things interesting, they need a foil, a rival, or some other angry opposite number obsessed with matching wits with them.
Sometimes, those characters stick around long enough to make themselves an indelible part of the series, even going so far as to make friends with the protagonist – although more often than not, their friendships tend to be shaky at best, and even those involved might never fully admit to them.
Relationships like that tend to make for gaming’s most enduring and interesting rivalries, and what follows are some of the most notable.
meh to this game
I have never bought a ace attorney game. But, they are fun.
Meh, Trials and Tribulations was MUCH better....to me, this is the worst game of the series.