What does Columbo have to do with Ace Attorney?
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Date: 2023-12-10
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-Dukefazon
I'm sooo late to the series that I just played my first Ace Attorney game a month ago. And it was AN AMAZING TRIP! I love the writing and the character interactions, too bad I started with the best game in the franchise: Apollo Justice: D But I have the trilogy on Switch too, I just started playing the very first game last week. It's so much fun! How could I miss this series for so long! I was aware of it but I've never tried any of the episodes. I looked it up as a way of research for my own game and I got sucked in immediatelly!
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I'm sooo late to the series that I just played my first Ace Attorney game a month ago. And it was AN AMAZING TRIP! I love the writing and the character interactions, too bad I started with the best game in the franchise: Apollo Justice: D But I have the trilogy on Switch too, I just started playing the very first game last week. It's so much fun! How could I miss this series for so long! I was aware of it but I've never tried any of the episodes. I looked it up as a way of research for my own game and I got sucked in immediatelly!
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-ArchangelDrake
This was a great, well-researched insight into how a game developer became inspired by great mysteries and then made a visual novel series with infamously bad mysteries!
I especially liked how he said he was disappointed in how passive most mystery stories are, and then went on to make several games in which you know the outcome and solve the puzzle light-years ahead of everybody else, and are then forced to wait for the characters to catch up to you.
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This was a great, well-researched insight into how a game developer became inspired by great mysteries and then made a visual novel series with infamously bad mysteries!
I especially liked how he said he was disappointed in how passive most mystery stories are, and then went on to make several games in which you know the outcome and solve the puzzle light-years ahead of everybody else, and are then forced to wait for the characters to catch up to you.
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-nathancarter8239
-Oh, just one more thing. Have you heard of those, uh, whaddya call 'em, Japanese video games, with the attorneys and stuff? See, I got a cousin who's real into them things, an' he says the trick about solvin' the case ain't about lookin' for holes, but lookin' for things that don't quite fit. There's always a little more there to find, if you just look for it. -
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-Oh, just one more thing. Have you heard of those, uh, whaddya call 'em, Japanese video games, with the attorneys and stuff? See, I got a cousin who's real into them things, an' he says the trick about solvin' the case ain't about lookin' for holes, but lookin' for things that don't quite fit. There's always a little more there to find, if you just look for it. -
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-djhutchison
I don't think that viewers are robbed of surprise. The viewer knows the truth of the situation, as does Columbo. The surprise is in revealing that one detail, that one slip up that the killer and the audience missed. Columbo isn't just dueling the killer, he's dueling the audience, and challenging them to find that -One more thing. -
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I don't think that viewers are robbed of surprise. The viewer knows the truth of the situation, as does Columbo. The surprise is in revealing that one detail, that one slip up that the killer and the audience missed. Columbo isn't just dueling the killer, he's dueling the audience, and challenging them to find that -One more thing. -
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-Benny_Blue
You got SO close to the best comparison between the two: The breakdowns of trapped murderers in Columbo (brought to life by some VERY skilled actors) inspiring the art style and character design of Phoenix Wright. Everything is stacked up just to get that same satisfaction when the murderer breaks down and confesses!
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You got SO close to the best comparison between the two: The breakdowns of trapped murderers in Columbo (brought to life by some VERY skilled actors) inspiring the art style and character design of Phoenix Wright. Everything is stacked up just to get that same satisfaction when the murderer breaks down and confesses!
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-jello2679
in the Columbo episode Suitable for Framing, Columbo leaves his fingerprints on a stolen painting, and the thief walks in on him before he can check what it is
later in the episode, he corners the thief using said fingerprints, something Ace Attorney does with the urn fingerprints in Stolen Turnabout
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in the Columbo episode Suitable for Framing, Columbo leaves his fingerprints on a stolen painting, and the thief walks in on him before he can check what it is
later in the episode, he corners the thief using said fingerprints, something Ace Attorney does with the urn fingerprints in Stolen Turnabout
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-drskelebone
A LOT of Japanese crime dramas use the inverted style as well. Source: watching the weekly J-crime drama on KIKU-TV in Honolulu for nearly a decade. I didn't know there was a name for it, so when I first watched Columbo, my thought was -huh. This is a lot like those KIKU shows. -
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A LOT of Japanese crime dramas use the inverted style as well. Source: watching the weekly J-crime drama on KIKU-TV in Honolulu for nearly a decade. I didn't know there was a name for it, so when I first watched Columbo, my thought was -huh. This is a lot like those KIKU shows. -
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-SupahTrunks7
I'm surprised when talking about anime references to Colombo he didn't mention that JoJos Bizarre Adventure literally has Columbo canonically exist in that universe and jotaro enjoys it. I'm pretty sure he even does the -one more thing- to enyaba
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I'm surprised when talking about anime references to Colombo he didn't mention that JoJos Bizarre Adventure literally has Columbo canonically exist in that universe and jotaro enjoys it. I'm pretty sure he even does the -one more thing- to enyaba
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-KazyEXE
6: 48 I'd expect sales in the US to be slow, it didn't come out on GBA in the US! It wasn't until the DS remaster years and years later (and I believe after the other games in the first trilogy were out in Japan) that we got it here in the west.
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6: 48 I'd expect sales in the US to be slow, it didn't come out on GBA in the US! It wasn't until the DS remaster years and years later (and I believe after the other games in the first trilogy were out in Japan) that we got it here in the west.
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-anszjaa
Oh, no, I was playing Ace Attorney a couple of days ago, and my brain suddenly went -you know what, I REALLY need to watch Columbo right now-. I guess my brain unconsciously noticed some similarities between the two -
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Oh, no, I was playing Ace Attorney a couple of days ago, and my brain suddenly went -you know what, I REALLY need to watch Columbo right now-. I guess my brain unconsciously noticed some similarities between the two -
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-cm5061
also sherlock holmes is in ace attorney. like as a character. herlock sholmes my beloved guy whos canonically eaten soap and is just absolute dogshit at being a detective. hes so silly i love him
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also sherlock holmes is in ace attorney. like as a character. herlock sholmes my beloved guy whos canonically eaten soap and is just absolute dogshit at being a detective. hes so silly i love him
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-daveatron_
I've been watching SO much columbo and poirot during the whole pandemic, I just love them so much. Falk and suchet give such endlessly lovable performances. I just think they're neat: -)
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I've been watching SO much columbo and poirot during the whole pandemic, I just love them so much. Falk and suchet give such endlessly lovable performances. I just think they're neat: -)
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-VickVicka
Ive been obsessed with ace attorney but havent heard of columbo until now! thank you for giving lots of context for the great detective stories that inspired one of my favorite games!
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Ive been obsessed with ace attorney but havent heard of columbo until now! thank you for giving lots of context for the great detective stories that inspired one of my favorite games!
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-reitheist
I'm convinced that the Venn diagram of Columbo and Ace Attorney fans is just 2 concentric circles--with the Columbo one being bigger to account for all the older guys who watch it lol
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I'm convinced that the Venn diagram of Columbo and Ace Attorney fans is just 2 concentric circles--with the Columbo one being bigger to account for all the older guys who watch it lol
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-EuropeanQoheleth
Phoenix Wright is also similar to Matlock what with there being a male main character and his young female assistant, them doing some cases for free and not having much money.
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Phoenix Wright is also similar to Matlock what with there being a male main character and his young female assistant, them doing some cases for free and not having much money.
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-edgymoss
i am absolutely THRILLED that my favorite (and only one im invested in) gaming journalism video site has done a video on my most favorite game franchise hell yess
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i am absolutely THRILLED that my favorite (and only one im invested in) gaming journalism video site has done a video on my most favorite game franchise hell yess
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-veryvivid
I can't think about columbo without thinking about the bit on drawfee where karina doesn't know who columbo is and no one will tell her if he's a cat or not
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I can't think about columbo without thinking about the bit on drawfee where karina doesn't know who columbo is and no one will tell her if he's a cat or not
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-thomasgood3970
The Zodiac Murder Mystery is one of my favourite detective stories and it-s written by a Japanese author. Damn Japan does some awesome detective books
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The Zodiac Murder Mystery is one of my favourite detective stories and it-s written by a Japanese author. Damn Japan does some awesome detective books
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polygon
Something something, commenting boosts a video's performance so you should do it if you like something even if you have nothing to say, something something
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Something something, commenting boosts a video's performance so you should do it if you like something even if you have nothing to say, something something
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-Quicksilvir
I want you to know how much I appreciate the Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd century shoutout. I only watched 2 episodes, but boy did it stick with me.
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I want you to know how much I appreciate the Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd century shoutout. I only watched 2 episodes, but boy did it stick with me.
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-Myouqa
New ace attorney content? Sign me the f up! (my favorite murder mystery is actually the ace attorney, I don't know how many times I replayed the games)
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New ace attorney content? Sign me the f up! (my favorite murder mystery is actually the ace attorney, I don't know how many times I replayed the games)
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-icykirb5240
Loved all of AA, so finding a show that inspired it is a blessing. Also love dick gumshoe, so more detective shows the better. thank you Josh. :-
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Loved all of AA, so finding a show that inspired it is a blessing. Also love dick gumshoe, so more detective shows the better. thank you Josh. :-
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-sofiarocha9907
ace attorney really gains traction with time huh i feel like i've been hearing more and more about it, which is common for 2000's now ig
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ace attorney really gains traction with time huh i feel like i've been hearing more and more about it, which is common for 2000's now ig
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-aquaintsound
Ace Attorney has been a special interest of mine for over a decade, yet I've never seen Columbo! I'm definitely gonna watch it now though
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Ace Attorney has been a special interest of mine for over a decade, yet I've never seen Columbo! I'm definitely gonna watch it now though
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-DarthArachnious
A Drifter solving crimes, moving on to the next Murder Town. That might be the best description of a show I would watch all the time.
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A Drifter solving crimes, moving on to the next Murder Town. That might be the best description of a show I would watch all the time.
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polygon
Speaking as a huge ace attorney fan who a few months ago started to watch and love Colombo, this is video is everything i needed and more
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Speaking as a huge ace attorney fan who a few months ago started to watch and love Colombo, this is video is everything i needed and more
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-dorothycosentino
this is the only time ive heard someone else refrence sherlock holms in the 22nd century. i sometimes think i made it all up.
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this is the only time ive heard someone else refrence sherlock holms in the 22nd century. i sometimes think i made it all up.
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-yukow0w601
i just replayed all the AA games and usually describe it to people as 'columbo style mystery' i can't believe how targeted this is
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i just replayed all the AA games and usually describe it to people as 'columbo style mystery' i can't believe how targeted this is
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-nshkurkin
I really liked the the format of this video. Joshua-s story telling and flow really shine in this one. Keep up the good work!
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I really liked the the format of this video. Joshua-s story telling and flow really shine in this one. Keep up the good work!
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-stevencooper564
Just here to comment on that shout out to Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, I absolutely loved that show as a kid.
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Just here to comment on that shout out to Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, I absolutely loved that show as a kid.
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