The Great Ace Attorney is a prequel to the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series set in the Victorian era and playing Phoenix Wright’s ancestor, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, while working with characters like Herlock Sholmes (seriously) and Iris Wilson to serve clients. to be acquitted in court.New to The Great Ace Attorney is an extensive judging system where Naruhodo must convince individual judges of his client’s innocence and even convince them to change their judgment if they lean towards a guilty decision. The rest of Great Ace Attorney will be familiar to longtime fans of the series. You can investigate crime scenes to collect evidence, interview witnesses and give testimonies presented by the prosecutor who is led here by a character called Barok van Zieks.
Other features include Escapades, short standalone adventures that shape The Great Ace Attorney’s world. There are also customizable outfits for each character and a gallery feature packed with concept art and music. An early buyer DLC pack will unlock even more music and art.
And yes, there will be dual audio support so you can play with the English dub or Japanese.
Capcom also announced a new collection bundling The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles with the Ace Attorney Trilogy, giving players access to most of the major Ace Attorney games in addition to the newly released spin-off prequel.
It’s been 20 years since the first Ace Attorney game was released, and series director Shu Takumi says he’s delighted to finally release The Great Ace Attorney outside of Japan.
“Ace Attorney was first released in 2001 and unbelievably this year is its twentieth anniversary,” said Takumi during the live stream. “I am so happy to announce this worldwide release of The Great Ace Attorney at this milestone.”
Matt TM Kim is IGN’s news editor.