Ace Attorney Investigations II - A Following

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My thoughts on Raymond Furst.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d696t3yALAY#t=40

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Welp, so much for

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President Not-China

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I'm sorry, did you just say

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broken China

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This first witness was not a callback I was expecting.

The prospect of there being an

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Ultimate Mastermind

is actually fairly intriguing.  Going through the list of people who have been neither accused or culprit so far makes for fun metagaming, although my desperate personal wish is that in the end

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the true evil genius behind this series of events will be Winston Payne

.

[Shadoweh]

I liked how with the first witness even Edgeworth comments that

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she'd been completely forgotten. Yes, a reminder of Game 1 Case 3, that's what we ALL needed. Come to think of it, we've had Regina and Ron, so all the terrible case 3's are covered. AAI really gets the B-list of cameos. :< Except for a few seconds! "No special people there!"
Also my money is on boy Gojira being the mastermind. He looks like he's wearing a red raincoat too!

I can't wait to see what bullshit excuse Edgeworth gets for investigating THIS time! Special request from Interpol? De Killer holding Furst hostage? Just investingatin' because we can? Maybe Edgeworth will investigate with Atticus which would be the closest to reasonable!

[MewMewHeart]

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Welp the president got killed by a knockoff of Godzilla, good job.

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I liked

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PW1 Case 3.

  Though I remember the game itself seemed set up to make this particular character less-than-memorable.

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Also, Regina and Ron were PW3 Case 2.  That game's Case 3 was... tough to get through, even if we got taught the "Imbec?l" song midway through.

[Shadoweh]

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Alright, you got me on Ron, but Regina is Game 2 Case 3. I don't remember what Game 3 Case 3 was... no.. wait.. oh god it's coming back NOOOOOOO! Seriously though, there's only one 'memorable' character from Game 1 Case 3, and we hear more then enough from her. Unless you count the creepy leetzor who haunts my nightmares.

[BT]

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Will Powers shows up often enough as well. Anyway, third cases are hit-or-miss. PW:AA's was great, JFA's was ridiculous (fine otherwise), T&T's was forgettable, AJ:AA's was great also. AAI's was on the forgettable side but not as bad as T&T's. This game's is kind of like JFA's.

[?q]

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Alright, you got me on Ron, but Regina is Game 2 Case 3. I don't remember what Game 3 Case 3 was... no.. wait.. oh god it's coming back NOOOOOOO! Seriously though, there's only one 'memorable' character from Game 1 Case 3, and we hear more then enough from her. Unless you count the creepy leetzor who haunts my nightmares.

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Eh, right, I thought you referring to Ron's wife.  I really didn't need to be reminded of Regina or the circus music.  I'm pretty sure no one in the circus cast wins any favorite points, Simeon included.

I liked Dee Vasquez.  Oldbag, on the other hand, was only good in the first game.

The only thing I feel a need to remember about AJ:AA's Case 3 was that I could use the mixer on Guilty Love.

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The only thing I feel a need to remember about AJ:AA's Case 3 was that I could use the mixer on Guilty Love.[/spoiler]

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Don't forget the magical disappearance act!

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Semi-necroposting to say that I approve of this character development for

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Oswald.  m/

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Okay, caught up again.  Been a busy week.

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rofl raymond what are you doing

[MewMewHeart]

I like this Case it's getting more twisted and fun.

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Frust what the fuck are doing in the garage???

[BT]

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cliffhangers why

raymond bondage why

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I like the uploader's comment on the most recent video.

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I have thoroughly destroyed this man's hopes and dreams, causing him pain I can't even imagine.  Checkmate.

Actually, this entire Logic Chess seems dedicated to tempting the player to insult Furst.

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CLIFFHANGERS

The uploading pace seems to be picking up.

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I approve of this turn of the case.  de Killer's means of expressing himself while keeping a perfectly straight face are awesome.

[MewMewHeart]

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Sup, Shelly de Killer?

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de Killer is overjoyed to see Edgeworth.  :|

The last case of the first AAI game was so complicated I'm not sure I ever fully understood it. 
This one is looking to be the same, although I appreciate the premise of all the villains trying to out-evil each other.

[MewMewHeart]

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The villain food chain is getting more bigger than the law allows.

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I suspect I know who the "true villain" might be, but I'll keep it to myself for now.

Time sure passes strangely in the world of Ace Attorney. <_<

[MewMewHeart]

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The true villain, I have a feeling who it is too, but if it's who I think it is then wow...

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I actually have NO candidates in mind so kudos to you. <_<

I mean it'd be really annoying if it's a character that has yet to be introduced but I don't know what else is there.

Like, it's the one who hired De Killer, right? To assassinate the president? I don't think we know someone with such a motive unless I'm confusing the facts.

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It's less a plot/character thing and more a process of elimination.

I'll detail my thoughts below.

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1) I am excluding all characters from previous works from suspicion as a matter of course.  This means Fran, Regina, Will, Lotta, etc.

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I am further excluding an "unknown third party", IE a character that has not introduced.  Because that would be really stupid at this juncture.

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For characters included in this game, I am excluding from suspicion:

Marcus, since he's a kid and Von Jure's son on top of that

Stalwart, due to the strong ties to both Gregory Edgeworth and Miles

Lang, because that would be incredibly stupid

Either of the Fursts, for obvious reasons

Von Jure, because it's impossible for her to mock Edgeworth over the phone while court is in session

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That leaves three people unaccounted for: Fang, Traill, and Harkens.  The former seems to be the most suspicious and did break out of jail recently.  Harkens is a little too convenient but I think she's too much of a comic relief character.  Plus she was right there when Edgeworth was talking to the villain.

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So my guesses are down to Fang and Traill.  Fang's obviously really evil and that doesn't need to be expounded upon here, but why Traill?  He seems innocuous enough until you realize that he's the only person with strong connections to Knight, who oddly appears to be one of the focal points of this entire case.  He's the bodyguard of the President (who just died), his murder is the focus of the court case going on, we just found a bunch of Knight memorabilia in the safe, etc.  Why is he such a big deal?  His childhood friend Traill probably knows why, and thus I think he - at a minimum - knows more than he's letting on.

[MewMewHeart]

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Raymond standing up to his dad in court best thing ever. Sad though, that Oswald threw the evidence away and the only thing left was the bell.

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Lotta:  Well I don't put much stake in that logic thingamajig!

End of plot relevance.  Please.  Please Capcom.

[MewMewHeart]

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I wonder why Von Jure is hiding the rest of what she did with the president before he went splat?

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Probably more blackmail bullshit or similar. Honestly getting tired of it.

[Shadoweh]

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I like the theory that Marcus Ward is actually Von Jure and the president's son. Considering he was assassinated I can see why she'd want to keep that on the down-low!

[MewMewHeart]

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I like the theory that Marcus Ward is actually Von Jure and the president's son. Considering he was assassinated I can see why she'd want to keep that on the down-low!

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If this is true however then... all I have to say is...

My reaction.