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Capcom Bringing GBA Court Drama To West?
Thanks to The Magic Box for relaying the unconfirmed rumor that "Capcom is planning to release the popular court simulation game Gyakuten Saiban for Game Boy Advance in US later this year, as they have applied for a [trademark] for the title in US." Searching the USPTO database certainly reveals a U.S.-specific "Trademark 78416207... [filed] May 10th, 2004" by Capcom for the Japanese courtroom adventure title with intriguing handheld gameplay, which is helpfully explained in a recent InsertCredit review: "Listen to witnesses speak; at the right time, use the L button to question them... [which] may reveal holes in their stories... Point to the right pieces of evidence at the right times (hey! you can see the victim's watch in that picture with the bottle of pills!), and look really good to the judge as the witness stutters out a confession." Although the game's release is distinctly unconfirmed, would you buy this title if Capcom opted to translate it?
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From the story:
So it is that the joy of playing Gyakuten Saiban 3 is a joy I can enjoy only when sitting on the straw mat with my back to the glass balcony door, sun shining in thanks to my still not having the money to buy a damned curtain.
I still had some Coca-Cola-brand Aquarius Sports Drink and some 99-yen Mini-Stop Animal Biscuits left over. I thought of them as "Animal Biscuits," not as "Doubutsu Bisuketsu," because I had been eating them a lot.
I took a year of creative writing classes in college before a professor told me to quit for my own sake.
I know this because I studied Japanese law for four years. Didn't know that, did you? . . . sadly, it's . . . true. We shall speak no further on my former career aspirations, however. I believe we were talking about a videogame.
I believe we were talking about a videogame, indeed. This is part video game review, part bitch because I have nowhere else to bitch session.
This strikes me as an awful lot like the FMV games of the early 90's that plagued systems like the Sega CD. Obviously, I don't know all the details, but I don't want a game where I have to push the right button at the right time to win by setting into motion 27 other events that I'll only be able to watch and not participate in.
This is the NFL, which stands for "Not For Long" if you keep making those bulls*** calls.
Lawyer: What happen?
Witness: Someone set up us the bomb.
Lawyer: What you say!!
Witness: We get signal!
Defense Lawyer: How are you gentlemen !!
Judge: All your base are belong to us.
(note, I know they're not in order. They have a poor court clerk)
How Jaded Are You?
and it hasn't been since 1999 you retarded fuck
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This game does have one very interesting feature that I've never seen before. There is a flash demo available on the official site, which lets you try out a few episodes of the game. The slightly grainy graphics and BGM are very GBA-esque, but you're in for a special treat of not having to squint at kanji -- it seems to use a truetype font for the main game text.
The demo can be accessed from the "taikenban" ( in unicode) button, the second from the left on the main page.
My impression? Definitely seems wacky and stylistic. As the reviewer said, it may not be "literature", but it might be a nice break from trashy paperbacks for reading on your commute. Anyway, try it yourself and see. Of course, reading Japanese is necessary, but hopefully, they will have a similar demo for the English version if and when it's released.
Only if I'm able to use the Chewbacca Defense.
give me a fucking break. this is one of the lamest game ideas i've ever heard. press the button at the right time?? there's no strategy or replay value in pressing a button at a predtermined time, it'd be like reading a newspaper then tapping it whenever you come across the letter T, only you might actually learn something when reading the paper. no skill involved. i wouldn't waste my time with this piece of shit even if it was the last thing on earth.
I have an interest in law. I used to do mock trial back in high school, I am a regular viewer of Law and Order. So, I probably would be interested in this game.
"Do I dare disturb the universe?"
No.
Although the game's release is distinctly unconfirmed, would you buy this title if Capcom opted to translate it?
No, probably not. But that's probably true of every title Capcom is thinking of releasing, except for Zelda games. Most people don't buy most games - that one sounds like it has about as much chance of success as most.
Hmmm.... maybe Mutant Wizards should file suit. Especialy if there is an in house nude patch.
Single Female Lawyer!
No. This game sounds like some feverish nightmare I'd have when I'm home with the flu or something. Dragon's Lair meets Perry Mason.
Jesus saves....And takes 1/2 damage.
Stick Harvey Birdman in it and I'll definitely buy it.
The English name for the game will be i-ANAL ;)
I most certainly would. I hope the announced DS version is brought here as well!
Surely:
....
Judge: Court in session. For great justice.
Lawyer: What happen!
Witness: He set up them the bomb!
Defense lawyer: What you say!
Judge: Cross-examination get.
Defense lawyer: How are you gentlemen.
Defense lawyer: All your exhibit are belong to us.
(Afterwards)
Convict: HA HA HA HA
Convict: You know what you doing.
... of course I would buy it, if it's fun and gets decent reviews. Think of all the great game ideas that must have sounded stupid at the time: PaRappa, Lemmings, Harvest Moon, Tetris etc.
Vino, gyno, and techno -Bruce Sterling
actually, this game is more than a courtroom drama. it's . . . insane. as in insane-crazy. i've played it through to the end. (i'm the guy who wrote the review linked up there.) by the end, it's not even about a courtroom anymore. it becomes about demons and the end of the world and all that.
it's an anime, is what it is, only without a lot of the animation and voice-acting.
the format is an adventure game. the review excerpt up there makes it sound like it's fucking dragon's lair or something. that's not entirely correct. you sit, and think, and pick things. later, you're in the lawyer's office, and you goo over case files and all that. it's like an old PC adventure game. the producer was heavily influenced by hideo kojima's snatcher and policenauts games. and hideo kojima says (to me) that this is his favorite game of the year. yes, it's an adventure game -- in three parts, no less -- though it's also a damned, damned fine one.