I completely agree with you, on all fronts. Also, I do agree that the wording for the iAP is a bit bad.
Missile is like the cutest dog ever. I even loved his/her theme music (who the heck names a dog "Missile" anyway?)
Well, if this dog is very fast, why not call him "missile"? I'm in chapter seven at the moment, and I really love this game. The characters are interesting, the animation is funny, the story is strong and the music is as awesome as in Phoenix Wright. Wouldn't it be great if Capcom did a sequel?!
Once you reach the end, you'll realize that it would be quite hard to make a sequel, actually. It's still an awesome game, nonetheless.
This game is on par with Ace Attorney, and deserves more recognition. May have done better with the same release model as Phoenix Wright...Priced with intro sale. BTW Missile is a reference to the dog in Ace Attorney.
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Oh boy, 4 stars... I'm not sure if I should be surprised -.- So, let's take a look at few games which are rated better than Ghost Trick by TA, 1112 Episode 3 (requires quite a bit of reading, patience and head-scratching) King of Dragon Pass (requires reading, a lot of patience and tactics) Sword & Sworcery (requires reading, running around and lasts about half as long as Ghost Trick) Really, Capcom shouldn't bother with the Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD if this is the response they are going to get from the reviewers.
You might want to clarify that you mean games that were rated higher than Ghost Trick. Your post can easily be misinterpreted.
TA seems to automatically penalize a game if it is a port originally designed for another system, with qualities like creative animation and visuals, good length etc. seeming to be less important to the overall score if the game isn't an iOS original. I sometimes agree with TA's assessment of a game, sometimes not. No review site is perfect, unfortunately.
Ghost Trick is awesome! I am thinking about buying Nintendo DS if it has such cool games Guys, could you tell me how much space full game will use on my iPad? 2-3 Gb?
Hmm... I'm not enjoying this as much as I hoped. Everyone's saying how awesome it is, but when I compare it to my 2 favorite story adventure/point and click games, Puzzle Agent and Secret of Chateau De Moreau, I can't notice any part where this would be better than those. Story was boring and unfunny compared to those 2, it's easier, it didn't feel as fun and I mean... I think you guys are overhyping this game. It doesn't feel special. That's just my opinion though, but I was hoping for it to be close to those two games...
I hadn't liked it that much on the DS - I caught it very late in the DS lifecycle, and had pretty much transitioned to iOS gaming when it came out - and I have to say, I am so glad I picked it up on iOS. I'll probably finish it by the end of the week - it's very much my cup of tea. I'm loving the writing, the art direction - the large screen resolution does wonders to the game, the DS is a disservice to it - and I can't looking for to continue playing it. If I hadn't finished all Phoenix Wright games so far (asides from the ones that star Edgeworth, which I am _now_ hoping will come to iOS as well), I'd also be excited about their HD remakes. Sadly, though, I can't really afford to re-spend all that time playing games I have already finished in the past, since it's still a lot of time, though admittedly they were also some of the most fun games I played in the last few years, and some of the few I actually cared enough to finish. Cheers.
Well, on the one hand you should note that the reviews you posted were done by other reviewers (Eli & Troy) than the Ghost Trick review. So, as a review is almost always based on the personal opinion of the review author, it's only natural that you can't really compare these reviews. Tastes differ, even the tastes of the TA review authors. Moreover, I doubt that Capcom will be disappointed by this review. The Metascore of the iOS version is still rather good, and the Metascore of the DS version matches almost the 8 out of 10 by TA. I think it's important to accept that the personal taste of a review author can have an effect on the final score. And by reading the review text a reader should be able to understand and reconstruct the rating. I don't really feel the need to read "impersonal" reviews, written from a neutral point of view. I think you can't really judge games in an impersonal way and still deliver a decision guidance to the reader at the same time. So I think it's best to simply accept this rating. There are surely a lot of people that would give a higher score (like us), but probably some guys would even rate it lower. Tastes differ, and -like I tried to explain before- it would be rather strange if a review author would feel pressured into rating it 5 out of 5 even though he personally thinks a 4 out of 5 would be a perfect fit.
