So Here’s This...

Three months ago I pitched an idea for a party game. Today, ‘WHAT THE PLOT?!™’ is a real game and available for pre-order! I am so excited. Thank you everyone for your support!

Holy SHIT guys I commissioned Kevan Brighting to say some comforting things as the narrator and it’s giving me LIFE. He did such an incredible job. Please give this a listen. AAAAAAAAAA

hot take: sammy really needs glasses an that's why he mistook henry for bendy

And those glasses need to be Bendy-shaped, of course ;) 

if anybody needs to hear it:

One core trait of Phoenix Wright as a character that I rarely see discussed is how utterly evasive he is about his private affairs. It sticks out the most in AA4 when we see Phoenix from the outside, but "Phoenix won't tell anyone anything important unless he absolutely has to (and even then, he probably won't)" is by no means a new development for him.

From AA1 onwards, we see Phoenix dodge people's questions about his personal life time and time again. In part, this is by narrative necessity - Phoenix knows more than the player is meant to know in order to achieve the optimal tension curve. But AA takes his narrative shortcut and turns it into a real character beat.

Phoenix Wright is the most cagey fucker on the planet.

At the end of 1-1 Mia asks him how he came to befriend Larry and Phoenix dodges the question with a vague promise to tell her later - this also means that in all of his time working with Mia, he's never actually disclosed his full motivation for becoming a lawyer to her.

In 1-2, Maya asks him how he knows Edgeworth and he dodges, because of course he does. The same song and dance repeats at the end of 1-3. And despite Maya's repeated prodding by 1-4, Phoenix still has not told her a thing about his past. That's from October until December that Maya is left going ??? and her questions go nowhere.

Then, between AA1 and AA2, Edgeworth is presumed dead by suicide. Does Phoenix tell Maya about this? Absolutely not. He does not tell her in letters nor is he clear about it when they see each other again in person, months later.

What Maya gets once it's inevitable to talk is a vague 'he's gone' and no elaboration other than the request to not speak about him again.

This is Phoenix's default coping mechanism.

In AA3, there are numerous instances where he mentions forgetting Dahlia, not speaking her name again, etc. Edgeworth is 100% getting the 'person who hurt me too deeply to think about' treatment here.

But to not even tell Maya a vague overview on the matter, when Maya knew him too? Rough. And it just keeps going.

It's six months between telling Maya that Edgeworth is 'gone' in 2-2 and her finding out that 'gone' seemingly means' dead' in 2-3.

Maya complains about it, too. This isn't a matter of 'she never asked again', it's a matter of 'Phoenix is dodging all questions'. Gumshoe has to intervene in order for Maya to finally find out.

And finally in 3-5, does he tell anybody why he's going to Hazakura temple and why he seems interested in Iris? Absolutely not!

At this point we get Edgeworth openly acknowledging that Phoenix keeps his emotional cards extremely closely to the chest. When he states that he wants confirmation on whether or not he has met Iris before, this exchange happens:

Even as Edgeworth directly calls him out on being evasive and never actually speaking to people, all Phoenix can do is acknowledge that this is how he is by apologizing - but he won't change his ways.

AA4 Phoenix is really just a natural evolution of Trilogy Phoenix - Trilogy Phoenix is already evasive, already hates telling people about his struggles or accepting help... It's really no wonder that he'd isolate himself instead of reaching out once he gets disbarred.

THERES SOME GUY DRESSED UP LIKE THE RIDDLER ON HOT SEAT IM CRYING

Imagine each of your OCs having a YouTube channel. What do they post? How often do they post? Do they ever appear in each other’s videos?

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Cody: Look, this doesn’t have to be a big deal. Whoever took my caff, come forward and all will be forgiven.

Fives:

Echo:

Rex:

Cody: Smart. You knew I would never forgive you.

Cody: But you’re dumb if you think I won’t get to the bottom of this!!

Cody: YOU’RE ALL SUSPECTS!!!

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Cody: how long have you been planning this? A day? A week? A year? Or is this the only reason you are fighting in this war.

Rex: You think I´m fighting in this war so I can steal your caff?

Cody: Your words, not mine.

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Cody: Don’t tell me if you did it.

Cody, handing a picture: Tell him.

Echo: You want me to talk to a picture of your General?

Cody: Look him in the eye and tell him what you did.

Echo: I didn’t do it, General Kenobi.

Cody: Don’t you say his name!

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Cody: I’m not mad at you. You just got thirsty and that’s the most natural thing in the world…

Fives: …I didn’t take your caff…

Cody: YOU’RE LYING!!

What’s does nuclear radiation specialist have for dinner?

Fission chips!