The next installment of the Ace Attorney series has been given a release date in the states after the initial September release window.
Fans of the series can pick up Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice on Sept. 8.
But if you have never played an Ace Attorney game before, you can get a taste of the latest game on Aug. 25 when the demo is released in the Nintendo eShop.
The Spirit of Justice demo will feature a section from the first courtroom scenario in the game, and allow players to slip into Phoenix’s shoes in the Kingdom of Khura’in to get a taste of the newest gameplay feature, the Divination Séance. Through royal priestess Rayfa and her Divination Séances, players can revisit the last moments of a victim’s life and it’ll be up to you to figure out everything wrong in the seance to disprove it.
So what else can fans expect from Spirit of Justice? The cast is full of new characters alongside old favorites like Ema Skye from the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Ema has passed her certification exams and is now a forensic investigator. She returns to assist Apollo in his defense of the series’ popular magician, Trucy Wright, Phoenix’s adopted daughter.
Trucy finds herself mixed up in an unfortunate incident during one of her magic shows. With Phoenix away, it’s up to Apollo and Athena to uncover the truth about the tragic death of Mr. Reus, one of Trucy’s co-performers. During this case, players will also meet the brand new character Bonny de Famme, a fledgling magician who appears in Trucy’s show and wants to help Apollo in any way she can, but what will her witness testimony reveal?
Gameplay wise, in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, forensic investigation techniques play a vital part in analyzing the evidence to solve the game’s mysteries. Players will be able to dust some crime scenes and search for fingerprints, while being able to examine certain objects at the scene.
Combined with the ability to examine video evidence from multiple angles to check for inconsistencies, along with other investigation techniques, the latest title in the Ace Attorney series is set to be the most engrossing experience yet.
