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Review: Aviary Attorney. It was a little over a year ago that indie developer Sketchy Logic brought quite the unique visual novel to Kickstarter. Their game went by the name Aviary Attorney and looked to be a mashup of the excellent Ace Attorney and Hatoful Boyfriend series.

Contents.Titles Release timeline 20162017The Ace Attorney series launched in Japan with the game in 2001, and has been published in the West since the release of a port in 2005. The series currently consists of six main series games and five spin-offs. Additionally, two titles that collect the first three main series games have been released: Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD, which was released for iOS and Android in 2012 in Japan and for iOS in 2013 in the West, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, which was released for the in 2014, and, and in 2019. Main series. is the first entry in the series.

A cross-examination in. The player can move between statements, press the witness for details, and present evidence that contradicts the testimony.The Ace Attorney games are in which the player controls and defends their clients in several different episodes. The gameplay is split into two types of sections: investigations and courtroom trials.

During the investigations, the player searches the environments, gathering information and evidence, and talks to characters such as their client, witnesses, and the police. Once enough evidence has been collected, the game moves on to a courtroom trial section.In the courtroom trials, the player aims to get their client declared 'not guilty'. To do so, they cross-examine witnesses, and aim to find lies and inconsistencies in the testimonies. They are able to go back and forth between the different statements in the testimony, and can press the witness for more details on a statement. When the player finds an inconsistency, they can present a piece of evidence that contradicts the statement.

The player is penalized if they present incorrect evidence: in the first game, a number of exclamation marks is shown, with one disappearing after each mistake the player makes; in later games, a health bar that represents the judge's patience is used instead. If all exclamation marks are lost, or the health bar reaches zero, the player loses the game and their client is declared guilty.Several Ace Attorney games introduce new gameplay mechanics to the series. Justice for All introduces 'psyche-locks', which are shown over a witness when the player asks them about a topic they do not want to discuss; using a, the player can start breaking the psyche-locks by showing the witness evidence or character profiles that proves they are hiding something. The number of psyche-locks depends on how deep the secret is; when all locks are broken, the topic becomes available, giving the player access to new information. Apollo Justice introduces the 'perceive' system, where the player looks for motions or actions made by witnesses that show nervousness, similar to a.Dual Destinies introduces the 'mood matrix', through which the player can gauge the emotions of a witness, such as tones of anger when mentioning certain topics; if the player notices a contradictory emotional response during testimony, they can point out the discrepancy and press the witness for more information. Dual Destinies also introduces 'revisualization', where the player reviews vital facts and forms links between evidence to reach new conclusions. Spirit of Justice introduces 'divination ', in which the player is shown the memories of victims moments before their deaths, and must find contradictions in the victim's five senses to determine what has happened.

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney introduces simultaneous cross-examinations of multiple witnesses, with the player being able to see and hear reactions from the different witnesses to the testimony and using this to find contradictions. Dai Gyakuten Saiban introduces 'joint reasoning', where the player finds out the truth by pointing out when their investigative partner takes his reasoning 'further than the truth'.The Ace Attorney Investigations spin-off series splits the gameplay into investigation phases and rebuttal phases, the latter of which is similar to the courtroom trials of the main series. During the investigation phases, the player searches for evidence and talks to witnesses and suspects. Things the player character notices in the environment are saved as thoughts; the player can use the 'logic' system to connect two such thoughts to gain access to new information. At some points, the player can create reproductions of the crime scene, through which they can discover new information that would otherwise be hidden. Ace Attorney Investigations 2 introduces 'logic chess', where the player interrogates witnesses in a timed sequence that is visualized as a game of chess, with the player aiming to destroy the other character's chess pieces.

To do this, they need to build up their advantage in the discussion by alternating between speaking and listening, and then choose to go on the offensive. Characters and setting. The series was created by (left); starting with Investigations, it has been handled by producer Motohide Eshiro (pictured, right) and director Takeshi Yamazaki.The series was created by, who wrote and directed the first three games. The first game was conceived in 2000 when Takumi's boss at the time, gave him six months to create any type of game he wanted to; Takumi had originally joined Capcom wanting to make mystery and adventure games, and felt that this was a big chance for him to make a mark as a creator. The game was designed to be simple, as Takumi wanted it to be easy enough for even his mother to play.

It was originally going to be a detective game, with Phoenix being a, but at one point Takumi realized that finding and taking apart contradictions was not related to detective work, and felt that the main setting of the game should be courtrooms.Takumi cited Japanese mystery author as an inspiration, particularly The Psychological Test, a short story which involves a crime that 'unravels due to the criminal's contradictory testimony.' It had a big impact on him, and was a major influence on the game. He was also inspired by stories from another Japanese author, stating that he was pursuing his 'element of surprise and unexpectedness.' Takumi felt that the best way to write a mystery with a good climax is to reveal various clues, and then pull them together into one conclusion, and not have multiple possible endings.

He said that the biggest challenge with that was to make the gameplay and story work together; the goal was to make the player feel like they have driven the story forward themselves, with their own choices, even though the game is linear. He only spent little time on writing a backstory for Phoenix before writing the first game's story, and instead made up dialogue and developed Phoenix's personality as he went along. He came up with the partner character Maya because he thought it would be more fun for players to have another character with them, giving them advice, than investigating on their own.After the first game's development was finished, Mikami told Takumi that they should make an Ace Attorney trilogy, with a grand finale in the third game's last case. Takumi had originally planned to let Edgeworth be the prosecutor in all episodes in the second game, but during the production the development team learned that the character had become popular.

This led to Takumi feeling that he had to use the character more carefully and sparingly; he created the new prosecutor character Franziska von Karma, to save Edgeworth for the game's last case, and avoid a situation where he – a supposed prodigy – loses every case. As Takumi wanted the three first Ace Attorney games to be parts of a larger work, he avoided making a lot of changes between games: art from the first game for main characters such as Phoenix, Maya and Edgeworth was reused, to avoid having the previous games look outdated in comparison to newer games in the series; and no new gameplay mechanics were added for Trials and Tribulations, as Takumi was happy with the gameplay after having added the psyche-lock mechanic for Justice for All.For the fourth game, Takumi wrote the scenario and took on a supervisory role. He had wanted the series to end with the third game, as he felt Phoenix had been fully explored and that his story had been told; he said that it is important to know when to end a story, that he did not want the series to become a shadow of its former self, and that he did not see any reason to continue it. Despite this, the spin-off series Ace Attorney Investigations was created, being directed by Takeshi Yamazaki and produced by Motohide Eshiro; Takumi returned to the series to write the crossover Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

He also directed and wrote Dai Gyakuten Saiban, which was described as being the first entry in a new Ace Attorney series. He said that he has mixed feelings about the series being developed by other Capcom staff, comparing it to a parent sending their child to their first day in school. Yamazaki and Eshiro went on to direct and produce the main series entries Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. Due to exhaustion after working on Dual Destinies, Yamazaki split direction responsibilities with Takuro Fuse for Spirit of Justice, with Yamazaki working on the scenario, and Fuse on the art and gameplay.

Localization The of the first game was outsourced to Bowne Global, and was handled by the writer and the editor Steve Anderson. While the Japanese version takes place in Japan, the localized version is set in the United States: because one of the episodes involves time zones, they had to specify where the game takes place, and chose the United States without thinking a lot about it. The Japanese justice system of the original still remained intact in the localization, as changing it would have altered the entire game structure.The change in the series' setting became an issue in later games, where the Japanese setting was more obvious. Starting with the second game, the series localization direction has been handled by Janet Hsu; One of the first decisions she had to make was how to localize Maya's hometown and the mysticism of the Fey clan. She came up with the idea that the localized versions of the Ace Attorney games take place in Los Angeles in an alternative universe where anti-Japanese laws like the were not passed, anti-Japanese sentiments were not powerful, and where Japanese culture flourished. This dictated what should be localized and what should be kept Japanese; things relating to the Fey clan and the Kurain channeling technique were kept Japanese, as that was Maya's heritage, while Japanese foods that were not widely known in the West were changed, such as changing Maya's favorite food from ramen to burgers.

That particular change was mocked by players as the dish later became more well known in the West, and was lampshaded in the English release of Spirit of Justice, where Maya is described as liking both ramen and burgers.Character names were also localized to use double meanings similarly to the Japanese names; the name puns were based on the characters' personalities or backgrounds, or were visual gags. Several English names were based on their Japanese counterparts, but for some characters the names had to be altered heavily compared to the Japanese versions. Smith and Anderson had a lot of freedom when localizing the names of minor characters in the first game, but discussed the names of the main cast with Capcom. Phoenix's English surname, 'Wright', was chosen as his Japanese name, 'Naruhodō' – meaning 'I see' or 'I understand' – was frequently used as a joke in the script.Dual Destinies was given a digital-only release in the West. This was partially because of the game's tight development schedule: by releasing it digitally, Capcom was able to release the English version close to the Japanese release date.

Although Ace Attorney Investigations 2 and Dai Gyakuten Saiban have not been officially localized, they have received full. Reception Japanese and Western review scoresAs of July 26, 2017. Game32/4081/////10032///10035//10034/40–The Ace Attorney series has been well received by critics, and has performed well commercially: in December 2009, it was Capcom's 9th best selling series of all time, and in October 2010, they called it one of their 'strongest intellectual properties', with more than 3.9 million units sold worldwide. By December 2013, the series had sold over 5 million units. In the United States, the first game became surprisingly successful, forcing Capcom to prepare at least three additional runs to meet the demand. By June 2018, the series had sold over 6.7 million units.

As of December 2019, the series has sold 7.3 million units.Geoff Thew at Hardcore Gamer said that the 'craziness' of the game world makes the cases entertaining, but also that it 'resonates on a deeper level' due to its connection to the real, making the setting still feel relevant in 2014. Bob Mackey at said that the Ace Attorney games were among the best written games of all time, and that the series' strength is how each game builds up to a 'stunning and satisfying finale'.

Thomas Whitehead at Nintendo Life also liked the writing, praising its balance between 'light-hearted nonsense' and darker, more serious scenarios. Several reviewers have appreciated the series' characters; Thew said that Phoenix and Maya's banter is among the best in video games, and that Edgeworth's is one of the most compelling parts of the stories.Reviewers have liked finding contradictions; a common complaint, however, is the games' linearity, as well as how the player sometimes has to resort to a method due to the games only accepting specific pieces of evidence, and how testimony statements sometimes need to be pressed in a specific order. Some reviewers have criticized the lack of changes to the gameplay and presentation throughout the series, while some have said that fans of the series would not have a problem with this.Several reviewers have praised the series' music. They said that the greatest aspect of the series is its audio design, with the first three games using the Game Boy Advance sound chip better than any other game for that platform; he called the music phenomenal, with the exception of that in Justice for All, but said the sound effects are what 'steals the show'. Mackey commented that the games' small amounts of animations for each character are used well for their characterization.

Related media and other appearances. The all-female adapted the series into musicals.The, an all-female theater troupe, has adapted the series into stage musicals: 2009's Ace Attorney: Truth Resurrected, which is based on the last episode of the first game; 2010's Ace Attorney 2: Truth Resurrected Again, whose first act is an original story, and whose second is based on the final episode of the second game; and 2013's Ace Attorney 3: Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, which is set before the events of Truth Resurrected Again.

A based on the series, titled Gyakuten no Spotlight, ran in 2013, and was written by Eisaku Saito. A 2012 live-action film adaptation of the first game, titled, was produced at the film studio and directed. A 2016 TV anime adaptation of the series, was produced at and directed by Ayumu Watanabe.has published several based on the series: a short story anthology was published in Bessatsu Young Magazine in 2006; Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth were serialized in Weekly Young Magazine in 2007 and 2009, respectively; and another manga, which is based on the anime, was published in in 2016. A novel based on the series, Gyakuten Saiban: Turnabout Idol, was released in June 2016. Ace Attorney, and figurines have also been released.Ace Attorney characters have made cross-over appearances in other video games. Some Ace Attorney characters appear in.

Phoenix and Edgeworth make a cameo appearance in 's ending in the fighting game; in the game's update, Phoenix appears as a playable character. Phoenix and Maya are playable characters in, while Edgeworth makes a non-playable appearance. Phoenix, Maya, Edgeworth and Franziska were all playable in the mobile game in 2017, as part of one of its temporary crossover events, and a Phoenix transformation is available for a companion character in. Music from the Ace Attorney series is featured in, with Phoenix making an appearance in the game's story.

The series inspired Socrates Jones, which swaps law for philosophy.In 2015, named the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney as the 55th best video game of all time. In 2016, readers voted Gyakuten Saiban as the second best Game Boy Advance title (behind only ) and Gyakuten Saiban 123 as the tenth best Nintendo 3DS game. In 2017, Famitsu readers voted Gyakuten Saiban the third best of all time, behind only and.The Ace Attorney series has been credited with helping to popularise visual novels in the Western world.

Credits the Ace Attorney series with popularising the visual novel mystery format, and notes that its success anticipated the resurgence of point-and-click adventure games as well as the international success of Japanese visual novels. According to director Kazutaka Kodaka, Ace Attorney 's success in North America was due to how it distinguished itself from most visual novels with its gameplay mechanics, which Danganronpa later built upon and helped it also find success in North America.The Ace Attorney series has also inspired video games such as the 2013 title, which keeps the Ace Attorney format but swaps law for philosophical argument, and the 2015 adventure game, which features similar gameplay but with an all-bird cast of characters. The 2016 video game, which received a, has also drawn comparisons to the Ace Attorney series.Ace Attorney is referenced in several shows. In a murder mystery arc of the 2006 anime series, the show's titular character mimics Phoenix Wright during an episode.

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MEDIUM TASKSCompleteMap CodeTaskQuest RequirementsOther RequirementsM1'A Visit to Charlie' - Enter the unicorn pen in Ardougne Zoo using the fairy ringsPart ofEquipped orTeleport to fairy ring code BIS. You must have unlocked the fairy rings in the quest to complete this task.M2'I Wonder What This Does' - Teleport to the Wilderness using the lever in ArdougneNoneNoneOperate the lever on the west side of East Ardougne. Medium level of difficulty.Requirements:Skills: 39 Agility, 38 Thieving, 38 Strength, 21 Ranged, 46 Mining, 47 Farming, 51 Magic, 50 FiremakingQuests:,Items: Dramen Staff (or Lunar Staff), Crossbow (Mithril or better), Mithril grapple, Pure essence, 3 Watermelon seeds, 2 Law runes, 2 Water runes, 1 or 10 Yew logs, Bait, Raw chicken, Raw swordfishCompleted Medium Tasks:/.

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Imagine an Ace Attorney game that would take place in the 19th century, where the characters are all animals instead of humans. This is exactly how Aviary Attorney is designed. Borrowing the art of French caricaturist J.J Grandville, the story of Aviary Attorney takes place in the 19th century in Paris, during the July Monarchy, a constitutional monarchy that was created after the previous king, Charles X, was forced to abdicate in order to end public riots. The new king, Louis-Philippe I, now rules France. Falcon and Sparrowson are two lawyers defending various cases in Paris. But does the game win the suit?

Pictures are really well drawn and give the game the design of a picture book.

The most striking element of the game is certainly its unusual use of pictures and art from the 19th century. You play the game while having the feeling you are reading an old book that belonged to your grandparents. It is quite refreshing and unusual enough, and all the screens in the game always look beautiful and well drawn. Our protagonists are two birds whose first case will consist of defending a noble cat lady accused of murder. The gameplay follows the pattern used in Ace Attorney games and comprises two distinct sequences. You first explore the places related to the murder, gathering evidence. Each time you visit a place related to the case, you spend one day, which means you have to make sure that each trip will be useful if you don’t want to lack evidence when the trial happens. You will sometimes have the possibility to spend your money to bribe witnesses in order to get additional information, or to buy specific items related to the case. Money is very useful in the game and spending it too quickly might cost you some opportunities later. A small blackjack game is available at some point in the game, and you can try to win more money if you feel lucky.

Convince the jurors and turn the tables during the trial

Then during the trial, you cross-examine witnesses and find discrepancies in their testimonies. The personality of characters is generally represented by the animal they embody, as cats are generally wealthy people, servants or poor people are often rodents, wolves are suspicious and intimidating characters, and birds work in different areas depending on their species. The story is rather entertaining and rhymed with classic music that fits the atmosphere of the game. The game can also be described as a criticism of the social inequalities that were rather common during the 19th century, where several revolutions happened. Society was trying to find new values but was still unable to completely give up on old social values, which caused a lack of stability that would last until 1870. Falcon, the main protagonist, is a lawyer whose personal story and background reflects those inner conflicts and you will later discover why.

The game only offers four acts which are a bit shorter than what you find in games like Ace Attorney (the game can be completed in 3 hours), but the quality of the art, music and writing compensates it. The fourth act also features several endings which depend on choices previously made. If you are looking for an entertaining adventure with unusual and beautiful art, Aviary Attorney is a good adventure game sold for $14.99 on Steam.

Review copy purchased by the reviewer.