Hold it!

I have a rather ridiculous amount of games for my DS (Lite) but on reflection I realise that I’ve only completed one of them – Phoenix Wright Justice for All. I’m near the end of a lot of games but for some reason I always get distracted by new ones (oooh look – shiny!).

Maybe it’s because some games just don’t have an appreciable end and just go on and on, whereas the Phoenix Wright games have an obvious progression and end not suffering from the RPG endless sidequest/level grinding syndrome.

I’m really glad I did give the Phoenix Wright games a go as I really loved playing the 2^nd one and after many months of hunting I managed to get my hands on the 1^st part which is practically impossible to find these days, always sold out and I’ve only seen it twice in the shops myself. Imagine my glee when I picked it for £20 first hand in HMV of all places!

This is why I end up with so many unplayed games on my shelf as I tend to buy ones I really want whether I have time to play them or not as some of the more obscure ones (which I tend to like the most) disappear never to be seen again if you don’t get them while you can. Unless you want to pay loads on Ebay of course. I’m also really weak willed if I see ‘deals’ on games…

I’m sure I’m pretty near the end of the 1^st one now and like the 2^nd game I love this one too (though the 2^nd does throw in some extra new features at you which make it a bit more interesting). I love the anime style too.

Bizarrely however Capcom is apparently actually releasing the 4^th game in the series (changes from Phoenix Wright to Apollo Justice!) without there being any news of a confirmed release date for the THIRD Phoenix Wright game that I know of (though I heard mutterings about September)! Was not particularly impressed with this news but I guess I can’t be that phased at playing them out of order since I already have. But still…why Capcom, why?

Looks like I’m just gonna have to import it, or buy the 4^th game in the hopes they bother to release no. 3 over here! Cos you know I totally need another reason to spend all my money on this franchise…

I never thought I’d recommend a game about playing as a lawyer (though it’s doubtful anything in it is particularly true to life of a real lawyer – spirit mediums anyone?) but they’re definitely way up there on my favourites list!