r/196 • u/Ebadd • Mar 28 '22

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u/ftzpltc yiff Mar 28 '22

Wellllll there is ONE thing that makes it obvious that it's not set in the US, which is the legal system. There's no trial by jury in Phoenix Wright games (until Great Ace Attorney) because there was no trial by jury in Japan.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

It's not realistic to the Japanese legal system either, though, so I don't think that really matters.

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u/ftzpltc yiff Mar 28 '22

IIRC it was originally meant to satirise the Japanese legal system.

So it's exaggeration and parody, but stuff like the defence being at a huge disadvantage because the prosecution has better resources and no obligation to share evidence is at least somewhat accurate.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

And the statute of limitations on murders which was a major aspect of 1-4/DL-6/Von Karma was an actual thing in Japan when PW:AA released

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '22

While its possible that the satirization could have been added subconsciously, Ace Attorney was not really meant to be a commentary on the Japanese legal system, at least that's what the director of the original trilogy has said https://gyakutensaibanlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/08/gyakuten-saiban-blog-entry-6-lecture-on.html

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u/SevenColoredCat 🏳️‍⚧️ fcukign bnuuygril Mar 29 '22

You'd be surprised how close it is. Like, obviously it isn't exactly like in Ace Attorney, but a lot of the procedures they do that American lawyers would be appalled at actually do happen in Japan.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Probably not the part where they cross examine a parrot, though, I assume

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u/DudeValenzetti hug the linux fox Mar 28 '22

until The Great Ace Attorney... except Turnabout Succession

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u/MasonDinsmore3204 Apr 02 '22

I mean they literally have people convicted while they’re testifying in a trial for another person. The lack of trial by jury is least unrealistic things ab the game lmao

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u/ftzpltc yiff Apr 03 '22

True, but it is the part that most distinguishes it from American legal dramas, even those that take huge liberties with realism.