{"id":7,"date":"2008-01-23T18:33:32","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T00:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videogamerecaps.com\/?p=7"},"modified":"2015-02-05T20:12:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T02:12:19","slug":"gaykuten-saiban-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/videogamerecaps.com\/beta\/2008\/01\/gaykuten-saiban-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaykuten Saiban 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m pretty sure I already used that title for one of my LJ posts way back when, but cut me some slack here — you have to admit it’s fitting.<\/p>\n

\"Limited<\/p>\n

The other day I finished the Japanese version of Gyakuten Saiban 4, known to the English-speaking world by the not at all gay name of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. I bought the limited edition of the game when it came out last April in Japan, and played through the first day of the fourth case before I stopped. Since the English version is coming out here in the states in February, I decided I’d pick it up again and finish it before then.<\/p>\n

I considered glossing over the reason why I stopped playing it, in the interest of maintaining some of my personal dignity. But I can’t lie to you guys, especially not when it gives you the the perfect chance for a laugh at my expense. Your humor, after all, is more important than my emotional well-being. You see, I got to a point where it was too emotionally depressing for me to continue.<\/p>\n

\"Limited<\/p>\n

There, I said it. I got depressed over a video game. I suppose that’s somewhat understandable — as a 12-year-old boy, my emotions are not fully developed and I get upset easily.<\/p>\n

(Behind the cut, no major plot spoilers, but if you don’t want to know anything<\/em> about the game, you’ll probably want to skip this.)<\/p>\n

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Seriously, there were some parts where I was fully expecting Phoenix to somehow obtain a helpless puppy at any moment, just so it could be brutally slaughtered. Fucking game designers.<\/p>\n

But you guys aren’t here to read about my hardened recapper’s heart melting into a pathetic puddle over a fictional gay lawyer. No, you guys are here because you want to know the answer to the following very important question: is the game gay?<\/p>\n

\"Limited Limited Edition box inside<\/p>\n

Rest assured, the answer is yes. It is gay. Very fucking gay. Look at it this way — the straightest guy in the game wears a pink magician’s outfit. Do you believe me now?<\/p>\n

Among the highlights:<\/p>\n