Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - A Literary Analysis

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2021
  • The Nintendo DS had a lot of underappreciated cult classics, and this weird supernatural mystery from the creator of Ace Attorney is among the best of them. Let's see what Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has to say about truth, identity, and community!
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Komentáře • 245

  • @serpentfrog7211
    @serpentfrog7211 Před 2 lety +876

    I feel like it's a missed opportunity to not point out that the protagonist's motivation is confused explicitly because the cat wasn't let out of the bag.

    • @nsalegit9482
      @nsalegit9482 Před 2 lety +119

      Oh my god. This game is genius.

    • @mads_in_zero
      @mads_in_zero Před 2 lety +170

      My favorite joke along these lines is that you save exactly nine lives over the course of the game.
      (Ignore Kamila - Missile's the one who saves her and while that lets her hear ghosts, you never possess her corpse yourself)

    • @ralfsstuff
      @ralfsstuff Před 2 lety +58

      I never noticed.
      That's actually brilliant!
      Just like it being a dead but kind of not dead Schrödinger's Cat inside that bag.

    • @SobreDunas
      @SobreDunas Před 2 lety +27

      NO FUCKING WAY

    • @grifterz_bonehurt
      @grifterz_bonehurt Před rokem +4

      You won the comment section. Perhaps even the internet itself.

  • @mallia52
    @mallia52 Před 2 lety +433

    Everyone rightly says what a good boy Missle is, but nobody mentions what a good boy Sissel is too.

    • @AnaLugia256
      @AnaLugia256 Před rokem +36

      Yeah, just because he is a cat, but cats are just as loving animals as dogs are

    • @avocado1845
      @avocado1845 Před rokem +3

      Might be cause he didn’t give a shit about the other cast unless it helped him

    • @ma.2089
      @ma.2089 Před rokem +38

      @@avocado1845 justifiably. He had one night to find out what he needed to before he disappeared. Of course he’s going to look out for himself first. He has no allegiance to anyone cuz he has no memories. *everyone* was looking out for their own self interest. Yes, even Missle. Technically if he didn’t save his family, he’d be all alone. He used Sissel, but it was ok since Sissel got the answers he was looking for cuz of Missel. So why is it bad for Sissel to look out for himself, and everyone else can be “selfish”?
      Sissel often did way more than he had to for others, and came to care about everyone. So no, he did give a shit, even when it wasn’t going to help him. Cuz even tho everything ended up helping him by the end, in the moment he had no reason to do things cuz there was no guarantee it would help him.

    • @avocado1845
      @avocado1845 Před rokem +16

      @@ma.2089 I was a little unclear in my original comment, I meant that he initially did not care as we see when he declines Missle’s call for help, which may turn people away from liking him. He does end up helping everyone later for unselfish reasons, it’s part of his character arc after all. I still like him, many people might not though because of his original plan of self preservation.

    • @jomaq9233
      @jomaq9233 Před rokem +10

      @@ma.2089 wasn’t the time limit thing completely made up by Ray, because in the original timeline, Sissel wouldn’t cooperate because he was just looking out for himself
      Ray essentially lied to Sissel and used his resulting self-preservation priorities to manipulate events in such a way that would lead to the best possible lives for both of them
      I am curious as to what exactly happened to Sissel in the original timeline that Ray came from after he went through the telephone line and abandoned him

  • @l3nsman
    @l3nsman Před 2 lety +482

    The moral of the story is to treat your pets nicely, since they might travel back in time to save you, when you get in trouble.

    • @user-zx3ok4su7x
      @user-zx3ok4su7x Před 2 lety +23

      Pretty legit.

    • @mads_in_zero
      @mads_in_zero Před 2 lety +31

      The moral of the story is that's what little doggies do! [ugly sobs]

    • @Dowux
      @Dowux Před rokem +18

      Moral of the story: treat your dog right and then your own dog will start a whole lot of things just to save you and other people.

  • @secondengineer9814
    @secondengineer9814 Před 2 lety +604

    The biggest foreshadow is that Sissel's ability is mostly to push things off tables. If that's not a cat ability idk what would be

    • @Harpagio
      @Harpagio Před 2 lety +172

      Also a significant number of puzzle solutions involve messing with rats.

    • @evilgabe
      @evilgabe Před rokem +34

      @@Harpagio yeah those poor rats

    • @GREPAPA1
      @GREPAPA1 Před rokem +20

      OH MY GOD YOU'RE SO RIGHT HOLY...

    • @thespeedyyoshi
      @thespeedyyoshi Před rokem +15

      HAH. HAH. HAH.
      My god that’s clever XD

    • @crowsenpai5625
      @crowsenpai5625 Před rokem +23

      Also he abuses quite a few rats and found joy in it too.

  • @randomasspirate3630
    @randomasspirate3630 Před 2 lety +347

    I feel like a point that you missed in Ghost Trick is the implication that even the smallest things can have the greatest effects to change fate. For example, in the overall story, it's not the justice minister or the policeman that saves the day, but the kitten and dog. Even the gameplay points towards this- even the smallest twang of a guitar or flying paper can save a life. (Also, it's only the one mistake in Kamila's contraption that caused it to behave in that way).

    • @Fralexion
      @Fralexion Před rokem +36

      Not to mention the whole initial tragedy was set in motion by a new officer being overzealous in interrogating a suspect who wasn't even guilty of anything beforehand.

    • @plasmasupremacy9321
      @plasmasupremacy9321 Před rokem +19

      @@Fralexion and another officer throwing himself into a tense situation, gun drawn like a sword of justice, when putting pressure on the already desperate man was the worst thing he could have done. Something that happens with cops all too often in real life sadly

  • @Dracogame
    @Dracogame Před 2 lety +140

    Fun trivia: Sissel saves the life of nine people during the game, and he was a cat...

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 Před rokem +159

    When you think about it, Yomiel has a lot in common with Yanni Yogi from Ace Attorney 1-4 Turnabout Goodbyes. “This person, as a child, was involved in the incident that ruined my life years ago, so I am going to get my revenge by luring them to an isolated place and framing them for murder”. Plus the whole “named a pet after dead fiancée” thing. I think the ideas just lived rent free in Takumi’s head and he decided to do them again with a supernatural twist

    • @DiegoHernandez-sb3fc
      @DiegoHernandez-sb3fc Před rokem +23

      don’t forget that they were both pretty much ignored and forgotten about (yomiel cause he’s dead and yogi cause he had to pretend to have brain damage) and that both of their fiancés committed suicide due to the events that took place

    • @StrawberryShorty
      @StrawberryShorty Před rokem +14

      Spirited newbie in yellow tries to save childhood hero/friend who accepted a murder charge and execution sentence to protect a child from being accused of murdering her mother...complete with phantom detectives and moon rocks!

    • @kaygirl10101
      @kaygirl10101 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@StrawberryShorty Oh man, I didn't even see that connection either. Simon is one of my favorite prosecutors.

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 Před 2 měsíci

      @@StrawberryShorty hmm but DD came out after ghost trick and takumi wasn’t involved in DD

  • @haz6908
    @haz6908 Před rokem +147

    Correction: Lovey-dove, the super-intendent's pigeon is actually named in an obscure line of dialogue! When sees carries you up to deal with Yomiel right after saving pigeon man, in a thought bubble he says " *Go, Lovey-dove* !" To which Sissel says "His pigeon's name is lovey-dove? Really?"

    • @maybeher0
      @maybeher0 Před rokem +17

      I'm pretty sure Pigeon in this essay is supposed to be a nickname for the pigeon man himself, who really ISN'T named anywhere in the game. all we know him as is "Pigeon Man" and "junkyard superintendent"

    • @Demonslay335
      @Demonslay335 Před rokem +4

      ​@@maybeher0I don't recall from the original game, but at least in the recent remake, he's called The Professor.

    • @rafaelhines1178
      @rafaelhines1178 Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@Demonslay335 yeah cabenela calls him that in the original

  • @PaulPower4
    @PaulPower4 Před 2 lety +122

    One time someone described Kingdom Hearts to me as "a simple story told in as complicated a way as possible" and I responded with "ah, so the *exact opposite* of Ghost Trick".
    And yeah, Ghost Trick's hard-and-fast, weird-but-consistent mechanical ruleset does so much to ground its story and keep everything moving along despite the massive, continuous avalanche of twists - to give a nice example, we're reinforced on the idea that the screen's side-on perspective is just how ghosts see the world, and this plays into things like characters addressing the fourth wall went they want to directly talk to a ghost, or how Missile's "swapping" power works off of how objects *look* from the player's side-on perspective. The game is such a great example of ludonarrative harmony.
    I've always wanted to see some nice literary analysis of this game. I'm glad I found your video!

    • @ma.2089
      @ma.2089 Před 2 lety +17

      This is exactly why Ghost Trick is so amazingly well written and Kingdom Hearts isn’t. So many things in KH could be good but arent executed well and mixed in with bad storytelling. In the end, keeping things simple and then building upon it to make it more complex yet keeping the same sort of simplistic structure helps execute things better.

    • @andre_601
      @andre_601 Před 7 měsíci +2

      What I really hate in the remake is how there is no screen anymore showing the shape of the objects you possess... It's a core thing in the game, used to find objects Missle can switch, yet the remake throws it out the window because whatever...

  • @katsucandy
    @katsucandy Před rokem +27

    never over the fact that sissel knew what a goddamn rube goldberg machine is like...... yomiel what the fuck did you spend 10 years of your lives teaching him
    the scene where him and ray accidentally shoot a gun is so funny in hindsight too. *menaces* (fond)

  • @mads_in_zero
    @mads_in_zero Před 2 lety +270

    Ghost Trick is one of my favorite games to replay.
    Every other line becomes a _groaner_ on a replay when you notice that it's all painfully on the nose foreshadowing.
    Like, even down to disarmingly subtle stuff. During the blackout level, Sissel says "so this is what they call darkness" because he _doesn't know what darkness is._ He has night vision. Hence why you can see fine during that level for the most part, but Jowd and the guards can't. Augh!

    • @PaulPower4
      @PaulPower4 Před 2 lety +75

      It's honestly really telling that a game that, on the surface, should have no replay value - it's a linear puzzle game with a plot that relies heavily on twists - is such a blast to replay and watch other people play.

    • @samfivedot
      @samfivedot Před 2 lety +84

      My personal favorite is one of the prison guards remarking that he wishes he could see in the dark like a cat. Sissel adds, "Or a ghost".

    • @humblebee5575
      @humblebee5575 Před rokem +49

      Or that he saves exactly 9 lives over the course of the whole game, or that so many puzzles revolve around tormenting rats just by coincidence, to name a few a few of my favorites.

    • @cottoneud
      @cottoneud Před rokem +8

      This is why I've replayed Ghost Trick so many times

    • @plasmasupremacy9321
      @plasmasupremacy9321 Před rokem +22

      Some of my favorite forshadowing hints:
      - Lynne says she's always loved dark, enclosed spaces, and Sissel says he remembers liking that too.
      - Sissel says he enjoys knocking things under the couch when saving Missile and Kamila from the assassin.
      - Sissel can't read
      - Sissel harasses many rats throughout the night, almost like he enjoys playing with them...
      and many other minor details... I just love how well the game holds up to a second playthrough once you know the truth

  • @emmanuelmatos6368
    @emmanuelmatos6368 Před 2 lety +185

    I don't know why I teared up almost every time you said "Missile is a VERY GOOD BOY"
    Man I love this game!!

  • @Oceane1803
    @Oceane1803 Před rokem +20

    There's this one part that really hit me, it's during Cabanela's murder by Yomiel. At that point, we don't know who he is, all we see is another "us".
    When you manipulate objects, people can't see you. They don't know there's a ghost. So I moved an object to try and save Cabanela. But he saw.
    This other "us", who's already mysterious and threatening, turns to us, explains how he has full control, and immediatly kills Cabanela.
    But he doesn't just turn to Sissel. His model turns towards us, the player. Of course he's not aware of the player's existence, he is just talking to Sissel.
    But the fact that he knows and that he turns to us, it makes us feel immersed. This whole time, no one could see us in the Ghost World.
    And then this guy shatters this feeling of security, that no one can prevent us from doing what we want, by looking at us, the player, dead in the eyes.
    This scene was incredible.

    • @rafaelhines1178
      @rafaelhines1178 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I got real chills in that scene playing it for the first time

    • @Oceane1803
      @Oceane1803 Před 7 měsíci

      @@rafaelhines1178 Same

  • @nathan714
    @nathan714 Před 2 lety +46

    The best part is that there are little hints to sissel's true identity sprinkled throughout the game... so you could figure it out yourself

  • @xfrosty2319
    @xfrosty2319 Před rokem +21

    shu takumi is so incredibly based for making his dog the goodest good boy that ever gooded

  • @16BitGamerCat
    @16BitGamerCat Před rokem +71

    I love how everyone universally agrees that Missile is the goodest of boys.

    • @cepahreinholt8710
      @cepahreinholt8710 Před rokem +1

      It's impossible to argue with that.

    • @magetsalive5162
      @magetsalive5162 Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah, Missile Prime is most definitely the goodest of boys. One thing this video missed is that he endured not _one_ but *two* ten-year waits to fix everything.
      To elaborate:
      After Missile Prime's first time around, the newly-awakened Sissel (who was sway-dancing in the same red lamp "Ray" eventually used and who I'll call Sissel-1) refused to help.
      Sissel-1 was more interested in solving the mystery of himself, and didn't see how helping Missile Prime would help him - thus, he promptly zoomed off into the night on the phone lines.
      Missile Prime thus had to repeat everything again, and endure _another_ ten year wait... just to trick Sissel-2 (the one we play as) into cooperating.

  • @peterrealar2.067
    @peterrealar2.067 Před rokem +40

    IT'S COMING TO THE SWITCH!! Now MORE people can appreciate this fantastic game's genius.

  • @BlueMageDaisen
    @BlueMageDaisen Před rokem +14

    Every dog is a good boy
    But Missile is most definitely the goodest of all boys

  • @WannabeMarysue
    @WannabeMarysue Před 2 lety +121

    There's a little reference to Ghost Trick in The Great Ace Attorney, and it made me so happy. :)
    I wish Shu Takumi could make more games with mechanical experiments like Ghost Trick. Love some Ace Attorney, loved TGAA, but I can't help but feel we don't know what cool stuff we're missing out on.
    .
    Location (spoilers? if 'where a reference is' is a spoiler):
    A certain two red-haired 👀 minor characters briefly mention Temsik Park in TGAA2-4, iirc.

    • @2kano113
      @2kano113 Před 2 lety +43

      Temsik was actually referenced as the name of a university the duo attended. It's definitely the same Temsik, though, since the Japanese version of TGAA referred to it as Ashitaaru, which is the name of the same park in the Japanese version of Ghost Trick

    • @Failentin
      @Failentin Před 2 lety +4

      Can't believe I missed that! :D

    • @artemisfowl1862
      @artemisfowl1862 Před rokem +12

      SO ITS CANON ACE ATTORNEY SHARED UNIVERSE

    • @JoaoVVTP
      @JoaoVVTP Před rokem +4

      @@artemisfowl1862And it's in England???

    • @dominiccaesarok5077
      @dominiccaesarok5077 Před rokem

      i know

  • @victoriatran4063
    @victoriatran4063 Před 2 lety +46

    Playing ghost trick for the first time was an amazing experience (and I teared up at the ending too)

  • @SkaiaMechanic
    @SkaiaMechanic Před 2 lety +127

    This is a rather odd choice for an analysis video, considering how obscure it is. But somehow I fall right into that small subset that enjoys your work and actually played this game! I forgot how much I enjoyed it, so thanks for bringing it back from the dead to my memory! Great analysis as well.

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +61

      1) It was requested by a patron ages ago, and 2) strangely, cult hits make for some of the most viewed content on my channel. Glad you liked the video!

    • @Parietal-Polymath
      @Parietal-Polymath Před 2 lety +3

      Obsure games do have a large fanbase sometimes. For example Legend of Dragoon is one of my all time favorite PS1 games (just below FF7, and above Star Ocean). No one covered it much and he covered that at length and I've watched it like 5 times (for nostalgia and to avoid buying it AGAIN) and its a pretty long video too. His comment has merit.

    • @Parietal-Polymath
      @Parietal-Polymath Před 2 lety +3

      @@GameProf Niche works, long term you can do a mix of mainstream hits and cult classics to engage unsubscribed viewers and keep the indie fans. I'm glad you're making more videos in general. Id like your analysis on the Trilby trilogy (?)/Chzo mythos one day.

  • @Dainurian
    @Dainurian Před rokem +12

    This is one of the best games I played as a kid. I replayed it recently, and despite the how ridiculous the story seems, every reveal feels very earned. They make you think "ohhhh that makes sense," rather than "ok then I guess."

  • @sunshot02
    @sunshot02 Před 2 lety +32

    After watching the whole thing and noticing your (and probably everyone else's) reaction to the story at 22:02, I just thought it'd be neat to point out that "Temsik" backwards is "Kismet" meaning luck, fate, or destiny depending on the context that it is used in and which language you refer to (Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, etc.).
    Your analysis on the use of "fate" in this game was really fun to sit through as well, and with this little tie-in of the meteor falling in Temsik Park just as the incident from 10 years ago was transpiring brings another added layer of appreciation for how aware the game is of its use of kismet as a theme. I mean, this meteor could've fallen anywhere, but happened to land in that specific park, on that specific evening, with a fragment flying right at that specific person (luck, destiny).What I'm trying to say is that "fate" is just one of the meanings of the word "kismet" as are the powers of the dead that manifest differently in different people (luck), so it'd be a shame to not share that information here in this little pocket of the internet, haha!
    I've always appreciated seeing people enjoying the game, but seeing you dissect the writing, and then seeing the comments under here all sharing their observations, I couldn't help myself... This is one of my favourite games ever. Really enjoyed your video too ^.^

    • @guy-sl3kr
      @guy-sl3kr Před 4 měsíci

      I didn't know that about the word kismet! In Spanish it was instead localized as "Onitsed" which is destino backwards (meaning destiny of course). I wonder why the translators changed it because it's not like temsik/kismet means anything in Spanish. In fact, it made it a little more confusing because I first read it as "Onit sed" (Onit thirst) and kept wondering wtf an Onit was and why it was thirsty haha

  • @hansgretl1787
    @hansgretl1787 Před 2 lety +35

    Man, am i glad to have a detailed breakdown of this game's story, it really doesn't get the attention it deserves. I even learned a thing or two about it, and that's amazing.

  • @kassandrajack3818
    @kassandrajack3818 Před 2 lety +40

    I know its been a while since you made this but I squealed everytime you said Missile was a good boy. Because he really is. Also I'm so glad I found this video. I've played Ghost trick so much I've memorized the answers to all the puzzles and I wish I could still play it with that feeling of curosity and challenge that I first played it. Honestly I loved this story more than Ace attorney.

    • @fern1146
      @fern1146 Před 2 lety +6

      The story definitely is better than any Ace Attorney, I agree.
      Much better written, less plot holes and more charismatic characters.
      That Capcom didn't advertise it properly/more is a crime...

    • @leftovernoise
      @leftovernoise Před 2 lety +1

      Missle is the best fuckin boy

  • @McBehrer
    @McBehrer Před rokem +10

    it's also worth mentioning that now there's a multi-platform port, on Switch and other platforms, so people should DEFINITELY check it out

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před rokem +1

      If the comments on my Alan Wake video are any indication, I'm forever going to be getting comments on here saying, "Why did you say it's only on DS and iOS, it's on all the modern consoles, how did you get that so wrong." 😩

    • @ah2190
      @ah2190 Před rokem

      ​@@GameProfWell, if ever you choose to remake this, you can use the Switch or PC remasters.

  • @rileykurtz1803
    @rileykurtz1803 Před rokem +13

    I'm so glad today's direct has made that intro age so badly

  • @EHH246
    @EHH246 Před 2 lety +27

    When you got to the end of the synopsis, I was tearing up. You reminded me how much I loved playing this game on my iPhone and how invested I was in the story and characters.

  • @xcar0982
    @xcar0982 Před 2 lety +26

    I played this game years ago, I really enjoyed, and despite the story was bonkers, it had a lot of sense.

  • @bluecat3338
    @bluecat3338 Před 2 lety +21

    I remember playing this game on the iOS back in high school and just being thoroughly charmed and intrigued with it.

  • @kathleenfullin6098
    @kathleenfullin6098 Před 2 lety +36

    God this game is SO GOOD it's always great to see people enjoying it and even better to see them critique it seriously
    Also, Missile is the bestest boy

  • @ChimeratAlpha
    @ChimeratAlpha Před rokem +9

    Okay... I want a fully voice acted version now. And not like some LPs out there, where the people make jokes on the side and such, but of the high quality you're using in this video.
    Meanwhile, it is a little odd to see an analysis of the story that takes creative liberties with when certain story beats are revealed, but I can also appreciate that it leaves people room to experience it.
    EDIT: What I love most about this story is the fact that it keeps hitting you over the head with "Don't make assumptions about people! You don't know all the facts."

  • @helixdr2623
    @helixdr2623 Před 2 lety +24

    Great to see that more and more people are talking about Ghost Trick

  • @stagelights_
    @stagelights_ Před 2 lety +8

    When I beat this game I jokingly thought "wow the dog was the true protagonist all along"

    • @Carcosahead
      @Carcosahead Před rokem

      And that’s true, Missile is in fact a VERY GOOD BOY

  • @Verdelish
    @Verdelish Před 2 lety +19

    Great video!! I actually played this game for the first time earlier this year and holy crap, breaking Jowd out of prison was such a nightmare. Worth it tho.

  • @Noonycurt
    @Noonycurt Před 2 lety +17

    All through the video I thought: "Wow, that Jowd voice actor sounds a lot like Emcee Prophit..."
    Well, that's because he is.

  • @emperortgp2424
    @emperortgp2424 Před 2 lety +7

    The difficulty curve analogy was a great insight!

  • @wyattmason8838
    @wyattmason8838 Před 2 dny +1

    I think it's worth noting that this is a crime story where everyone can be truly happy at the end because they didn't have to live through a timeline where violent crime took place. Maggie Byrd's life is never the same after one crime in which she was innocent, but here there's not ghosts in the ending photograph. Violent crime does damage that can never be undone. Of course after he wrote so much ace attorney we get a game where violence can be undone, and in the end the cycle of pain is erased.
    Also the "like sisters" meeting for the first time in this new timeline and not knowing what happened reads to me as very counter to the "truth is always good" you saw.

  • @tuffemily1431
    @tuffemily1431 Před 2 lety +11

    I'd love if you covered the AA games at some point as they're made by the same person. Also I love that you gave AJ a shout out it deserves way more credit then it gets

    • @Dowux
      @Dowux Před rokem +1

      He knows, that's why he mentioned "Oh this is also made by a same guy that cross examined a parrot"

  • @Blue_Lunacy
    @Blue_Lunacy Před 2 lety +12

    I played this game on my DS. It is one of the best DS titles I played. I love the DS era. Even 3DS seems dull in comparison.

  • @tomasznaklicki3126
    @tomasznaklicki3126 Před 2 lety +14

    so happy you were one of the 3 people that played this game! same as twewy, always happy to come here and listen to other people analysing games i liked years before

  • @Cammymoop
    @Cammymoop Před 2 lety +5

    Sissel is a good boy, after all, he learned from the best.

  • @tuffemily1431
    @tuffemily1431 Před 2 lety +6

    This is very good I've noticed a lot of parallels with the AA games, especially the stuff on truth and community which I think is important there too

  • @DanielSantosAnalysis
    @DanielSantosAnalysis Před 2 lety +4

    I think you did a fantastic job of illustrating how great the story and writing truly is, by also emphasizing how ridiculous it is and it working in spite of the convolution. When laid out in a summary, it sounds like a complete mess, yet the game makes everything work not just in the moment, but also in retrospect. Yes, it *sounds* silly when you plainly explain what happens, but remarkably, the game is able to seamlessly go from point to point in the game without losing the plot and overwhelming the player, it dolls out its information effortlessly and wraps itself up in a neat little bow.

  • @gabrote42
    @gabrote42 Před rokem +3

    Congratulations! Your worry that it was never gonna be ported has been averted!

  • @letolegaosaure
    @letolegaosaure Před 2 lety +8

    Ghost Trick is one of my favourite games so I was very, very happy you decided to tackle it. And you did it so well! Congratulations and thank you ♥ On another note, the voice acting for the characters took me by surprise (4 or 5 times playing the game would do that ^^) but it was well-done, so congrats to the voice actors too!

  • @elsiebartlett6808
    @elsiebartlett6808 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I finally got to play this for the first time since they released it on Switch-and I gotta say the graphical improvements are just beautiful and incredible. A lot of times I’m a bigger fan of the original, but wow they knocked it out of the park-and when it went on sale for $20 compared to the DS asking price (last I checked) of more than $100…it’s a no brained to buy this people.
    The story is truly amazing, and while so dark literally seeing tragic stories of meaningless death over and over it ends on such a happy note that if we let bygones be bygones, and work together with those we may have wronged or who may have wronged us, then we can forge a new, better future,
    Only things I didn’t see mentioned in comments or in video (doesn’t mean it’s not there, I didn’t read through all of them) are the meaning of Yomiel’s name, and the reference to Schrödinger’s cat that is Sissel him/herself (not sure gender of cat is ever specified?).
    “Yomiel” is a reference to he Book of Enoch in the Bible, he is a fallen angel who interferes with human beings and was cursed. Could also be a pun in the Japanese verb “yomigaeru” which means “to revive”.
    The Schrödinger reference is obvious, since the cat in the box/bag at the beginning is either alive or dead (or sort of both! Since we see it emerge appearing to be alive but was actually just being possessed by Yomiel).

  • @danielsher5439
    @danielsher5439 Před 2 lety +8

    wonderful analysis. I wonder if you'll ever look at ace attorney chronicles, because I think it's the most interesting in how it treats it's themes and characters. That theme of truth you mentioned is quite nicely expanded upon in those games, and the characters are actually quite well written compare to the trilogy. It's probably the best in the series.

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +2

      For what it's worth, I have been guesting on a friend's blog called Wright Wednesdays, where we've talked about the original trilogy in more detail. We're working on Apollo Justice now.

    • @danielsher5439
      @danielsher5439 Před 2 lety

      @@GameProf I'll check it out, thanks.

    • @weirdberry2886
      @weirdberry2886 Před rokem

      I'd say chronicles characters and trilogy characters are written equally well

  • @andre_601
    @andre_601 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I'm sure this is the only game where you will scream at the screen "Damn girl. Can you stay alive for more than five minutes please?!", because howdy does Lynn die a lot....
    A small detail I also like is how that clock when you go back in time ticks back a lot longer at the final "4 minutes before death", since it's so far back. It's a nice detail that I enjoy more than I probs need too...
    Also, on another video about this game, someone pointed out that conversations of Sissle already give clues on his true identity.
    What I can remember being mentioned:
    - He mentions to like being in dark, small areas
    - He prefers a black suite over a white one
    - He understands the mother of that girl hating rats
    Like... This is some details I never noticed playing this game, but now I can see them...

  • @kowagaruwolf320
    @kowagaruwolf320 Před rokem +2

    That was a nice reminder of this game. I remember playing it years ago and most of the major themes sticked with me since then, but it's cool to remember such an awesome game

  • @ler74
    @ler74 Před 2 lety +4

    Oh wow, someone else who things Ace Attorney 4 is the best. I always feel majorly alone on that.

  • @yoavzack
    @yoavzack Před 2 lety +1

    I knew I'll enjoy this, but I wasn't ready to such level of fun from a video. Well done!!

  • @Thatguypat
    @Thatguypat Před 2 lety +3

    I've never heard of this game before watching this video, which I expect to be something of a running theme as I watch this series, but it seems really sweet and fun.
    I really enjoyed the video, thank you for putting in the time and work it took to make it!
    I'm looking forward to the next project you make, and I'm wishing you the best in turning CZcams into a sustainable career professor

  • @NawidN
    @NawidN Před 2 lety +4

    Really good analysis. It let me figure out everything about this game that made me love it.

  • @shiromatsunoki
    @shiromatsunoki Před 2 lety +28

    Do you have any plans to cover Neo TWEWY at some point? I'm simply curious

    • @cameronphillips2696
      @cameronphillips2696 Před 2 lety +2

      At the risk of sounding like Samuel's PA or something...
      czcams.com/video/44ZAC-3cRNo/video.html

    • @KudoTsurugi
      @KudoTsurugi Před 2 lety +4

      @@cameronphillips2696 NEO: The World Ends with You is the sequel to the original TWEWY game that came out recently.
      As for if/when it’s covered, that’s up to him.

  • @HParadoxa
    @HParadoxa Před 5 měsíci

    I definitely would call Jowd's secret selfless 🤔 Part of it is to protect Kamila from thinking she killed her mother, for sure, but also explicitly, he is punishing himself for having killed or decided to kill Yomiel in the past. He knows he hasn't killed Alma, but bears the guilt of another death, and is seeking a punishment because itwould soothe him, regardless of the obvious pain it is causing to the people around him, Kamila included. I think, in many ways, his secret is very selfish. He wraps in selfless intention to justify it, but the punishment is something he wants, not just something he is willing to go through to help others.

  • @LibraScope
    @LibraScope Před 2 lety +4

    Some of the voice actors in this video sound familiar for some reason...
    Great video as per usual! Having not played the game, I think your summary of its narrative does a surprisingly good job of capturing why the narrative twists work, despite how off the wall they are. Because by the time you started revealing said twists in your summary, I was already invested enough to be intrigued and surprised, rather than put off by all the craziness.

  • @xsillyxcorex
    @xsillyxcorex Před 2 lety +3

    I played the iPad port and loved it so much and wish more of my friends had played it. Was looking forward to this video

  • @Youtube_Hivemind_Member

    YOU'RE BACK!!! Or, at least, finally showed up in my subfeed! I love your stuff, have never played this game, haven't even finished the intro, and am ready to learn omg

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +2

      I'm back! And trying to do this full-time so I can make more content! Details in the video uploaded before this one if you wanna know more. :)

  • @leftovernoise
    @leftovernoise Před 2 lety

    Recently found your channel and love it, can't wait to watch this video, but, I'm only 2 hours in to ghost trick and don't want to spoil it. I'll be back!

  • @CharlieandCelina
    @CharlieandCelina Před 2 lety

    Excellent job with this video, as always!

  • @Chairman_Miao
    @Chairman_Miao Před 2 lety +4

    31:02
    Hello there, discount Phoenix Wright.

  • @shyguypro9876
    @shyguypro9876 Před 12 dny

    Just finished the game and now I want to replay just so I can pick up on all the foreshadowing.

  • @CrasherX2000
    @CrasherX2000 Před rokem +1

    This will be an interesting video to revisit once this summer rolls around

  • @YandMProductions
    @YandMProductions Před 2 lety +2

    Another wonderful analysis. I hope one day you can analyze a game in the Tales series, one of my favorite JRPG series of all time, mostly due to the great stories of each entry.

  • @Klemeron
    @Klemeron Před 2 lety +3

    I applaud you for doing one of the all-time masterpieces justice. There's a lot of awesome visual novel stuff out there worth examining. If you're up for a real nutter, go for Umineko, a million words of modern Shakeaspeare made of silly anime tropes and it is pure literature.

  • @HolyDeviant1
    @HolyDeviant1 Před 2 lety +6

    YO! semi-notable videogame playing guy Raocow just finished a full playthrough of this game, for those of you who want to see everything in action but don't have the stuff to play it!

  • @Veralos
    @Veralos Před rokem +3

    I like how "after all, do you see any other dead bodies around here?" feels like a random quip initially, but incredibly blatant foreshadowing in hindsight.
    I'm keen to see an Apollo Justice literary analysis to qualify that "the best one" claim. I feel it's the weakest Shu Takumi led Ace Attorney game overall, but it has enough good parts that it could be interesting to see why you rate it so highly. Plus there's an Apollo Justice remaster coming out early next year, so could be good timing.

  • @IRFine
    @IRFine Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for the recommend, I’ll be back once I’ve finished the game

  • @DracoGalboy
    @DracoGalboy Před 2 lety +2

    So... After seeing her shoot, a cat literally leaves a bag... Perfection

  • @SoraKingdom3
    @SoraKingdom3 Před 2 lety +4

    You do know that you will have to make a video about Apollo Justice after what you said right? I mean, it's definitely an over looked episode, so please do!
    Also... Yes, Missile is a very, VERY good boy!
    Great video! It really makes me wish Capcom could make more bold experimental projects like this!

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +1

      Honestly I've been doing most of my Wright-related content in my friend's blog Wright Wednesday (linked in the description since Roy voiced Cabanela in this video), and Apollo Justice is the next game on the list! But yeah, who knows, Ace Attorney videos are always in the back of my mind and I may very well do more sometime.

  • @doubleh4820
    @doubleh4820 Před 2 lety

    Great video !

  • @iriotales
    @iriotales Před 2 lety

    Yeeeeees! Loved this game and was eager for for its analysis

  • @Dracobyte
    @Dracobyte Před rokem

    This masterpiece is back!

  • @user-zx3ok4su7x
    @user-zx3ok4su7x Před 2 lety +3

    Oh my gosh, Missile seems to be the goodest of boys.

  • @cameronphillips2696
    @cameronphillips2696 Před 2 lety +4

    I spent this entire video thinking that was the actual voice cast.

    • @evecampbell3069
      @evecampbell3069 Před 2 lety +1

      Do you who the voice cast for this is? If it's an actual playthrough then I'd love to watch it!

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +4

      These voices are actually various friends of mine that I got involved! They're credited in the end, along with their respective channels and other content.

    • @evecampbell3069
      @evecampbell3069 Před 2 lety +1

      @@GameProf That's amazing, but there's no actual voiced playthrough of the game that you made? Because I'd watch that shit in a heartbeat. Thank you for responding so fast and I hope you can get the money to do this as your actual job! I freaking *Love* your vids!

  • @Mayeur000Donz
    @Mayeur000Donz Před 2 lety +1

    Still haven't played this game.
    I'll hav to com back here once I have!

  • @theoneand0nly874
    @theoneand0nly874 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome man! Glad your back on it full time! Can’t wait for halo 3, ODST, Dante’s inferno, here is a special one grand theft auto iv(4) and The darkness 1

  • @ajmosutra7667
    @ajmosutra7667 Před 6 měsíci

    Finally - my kind of review!

  • @sleepycowboy18
    @sleepycowboy18 Před 2 lety +3

    MISSILE IS A VERY GOOD BOYE

  • @martinrose2668
    @martinrose2668 Před 2 lety

    i had no idea this game existed and now i do and this makes me happy
    might go find a walkthrough and watch

  • @xsillyxcorex
    @xsillyxcorex Před 2 lety +3

    This video was a very. Good. Boy. It was just as bonkers as I remember it being

  • @AzhreiVep
    @AzhreiVep Před 2 lety +1

    "But what does it meeeaaaaannnn...!?" *Best* possible line read.

  • @amogh4093
    @amogh4093 Před 2 lety

    Also I love how he played best boy missile's theme for the end credits

  • @calummacritchie7840
    @calummacritchie7840 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you once again for raising awareness of Video Games as literary Art. I look forward to more analyses.
    In light of Halo Infinite coming soon, I hear your intending on analysing Halo 3. Perhaps making it in November nearer the release date could work in your favour.

  • @kolorless-cat
    @kolorless-cat Před rokem +2

    Masterpiece

  • @TheIvoryDingo
    @TheIvoryDingo Před 2 lety +7

    I honestly gave you a like (which I don't often give) just for having a positive opinion on Apollo Justice. It may not be my favourite (that's between AA3, AAI2 and GAA2), but it has gotten enough undeserved crap throughout the years that I appreciate it all the same.

    • @zio2329
      @zio2329 Před 2 lety +1

      Well, Apollo Justice is infamous for its portrayal of AJ and PW.

  • @Stelios78910
    @Stelios78910 Před 2 lety

    A resounding return.

  • @mads_in_zero
    @mads_in_zero Před 2 lety +2

    (22:24) Well, sure, when you put it like _that_ it sounds absurd.

  • @MithCypher
    @MithCypher Před 2 lety

    Good one man :) amazing Video

  • @SojournToAlkaiser89
    @SojournToAlkaiser89 Před 2 lety

    This is exactly the kind of thing I'm here for

  • @Phantom1356
    @Phantom1356 Před rokem

    Anyone else excited for the Switch re-release? :D
    I played Ghost Trick back in the days of it's original release, and I loved it. I'm glad that others will now have the chance to play through this great story/mystery, and that those of us who played it way back when will be able to more easily relive that story.

  • @thecarrotclarinet
    @thecarrotclarinet Před 2 lety

    Oh my gosh one of my earliest favourite games!

  • @trycon40
    @trycon40 Před rokem

    update summer 2023 ghost trick is getting an HD release to pc and modern consoles so happy it is no longer ignored by capcom

  • @cottoneud
    @cottoneud Před rokem +1

    The best story in all video games and I'll defend that to the end of time

  • @SuperCaleb283
    @SuperCaleb283 Před 2 lety +1

    Always a wonderful time watching your videos, and hoping you'll get a chance to take a look at Neo The World Ends With You at some point!

  • @esuelle
    @esuelle Před 2 lety

    This game has really cool graphics and animations. Really charming.
    Wish I had heard of it before when I used to play a lot of DS games!

  • @Taliasaurus
    @Taliasaurus Před 2 lety

    I've been meaning to play this game!

  • @etourdie
    @etourdie Před rokem

    Now available on major consoles and steam

  • @kingdomarc9
    @kingdomarc9 Před 2 lety +1

    I'd never seen the whole story of this game before, and now I kinda wish I still had a DS. Great video!

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +2

      It's on iOS too! Also last I checked you could get a used DS Lite at Gamestop for like $20, so there are options! Glad you liked the video, thanks!

    • @calummacritchie7840
      @calummacritchie7840 Před 2 lety

      Other DS Games that had exceptional plots were the Professor Layton series.

    • @GameProf
      @GameProf  Před 2 lety +5

      Love me some Professor Layton, for sure. Unwound Future is top-tier stuff.

    • @actone4822
      @actone4822 Před 2 lety +1

      @@GameProf I can't say enough good about Unwound Future, too. Despite being my introduction to the Professor Layton, it was the first and only game to make me cry. It's simply masterful.

    • @calummacritchie7840
      @calummacritchie7840 Před 2 lety +1

      @@actone4822 Pandoras Box, Unwound Future and Spectres call all made me cry. I also really liked the Eternal Diva movie. Layton even had a crossover with Phoenix Wright.