[T] The Bitter Turnabout ★

[Hodou Okappa]

UPDATE - TRIAL IS COMPLETE. ENJOY, AND THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Image courtesy of my Invisible Friend

In the trial for the murder of Misty Fey, the prosecutor Godot confessed as the murderer. Nonetheless, his mandatory trial is coming up, in which nearly everyone expects him to be sentenced to death...
In a recent trial, famed defense attorney Phoenix Wright was found to be using forged evidence and disbarred. The prosecutor of that case was an up-and-coming young prosecutor named Klavier Gavin...
After being disbarred, Phoenix turned to his long-time friend and rival Miles Edgeworth with one last favor to ask of him...

Note: This trial contains major spoilers for all the Phoenix Wright games, especially 3 and 4.

The Bitter Turnabout takes place soon after Trials and Tribulations, and more than a week after the "flashback" case in Apollo Justice. Bridge to the Turnabout was an incredibly complicated case featuring spirit mediums and unreliable witnesses. In the end, the prosecutor Godot was arrested for the murder of Misty Fey- a prison he willingly threw himself to. But Edgeworth and Phoenix intend to change his fate. Unlike in other trials, the player is actually aiming to misdirect the court. Godot actually DID commit the murder, but it's Edgey's goal to convince everybody else that he didn't. The solutions are meant to exploit the many incoherent logic leaps and impractical conditions of the actual case from the game.

The Bitter Turnabout: Preview

This is just the brief preview I used to promote the trial. Short prologue scene.

The Bitter Turnabout: Part 1 - The Revolution

Edgeworth meets his newest opponent... and gets badly humiliated. But can he use 3-5's most infamous leap in logic to turn this case upside-down...?

The Bitter Turnabout: Part 2 - The Other Dahlia

The flower of Hazakura Temple takes the stand once again. Will Klavier fall to her dark secrets, or will Edgeworth wind up with his own...?

The Bitter Turnabout: Part 3 - Honor and Justice

Can Edgeworth save Godot from this hopeless trial? And is it true that the dead never really come back to us...?

THE END.

Spoiler : Walkthrough :

PART 1
*Gumshoe Testimony:
-Press his 5th statement
-Present the Stone Lantern at his 5th statement
*Godot's Testimony:
-Press his 2nd statement
-Press his 3rd statement and ask how he heard their plans
-Present the letter at his new 4th statement
*Answer that the letter was already opened.
*Present Iris' profile
FINISH

PART 2
*Iris' Testimony:
-Press her 4th statement and ask why they chose the courtyard, then say "Of course it is!"
-Present the Hazakura Temple Map at her new 5th statement
*Point to the edge of the cliff near the bridge on the left side of the map
*Present Dahlia's profile
*Iris Testimony part 2:
-Present Dahlia's profile at her 2nd statement
FINISH

PART 3
*Klavier's Investigation
-Move to Hallway
-Move to Defense Lobby
-Talk to Godot, then leave
-Move to Outside the Courthouse and watch Maya transform
-Go back to the Hallway
*Maya's Testimony:
-Present the Stone Lantern at her 5th statement
*Present Dahlia's profile
*Say her goal was to frame somebody
*Present Godot's profile
*Mia's Testimony:
-Press her 3rd statement
FINISH

[Dingzhu]

You, you seem....familiar?.....

Anyway, looking forward to it.

[Meph]

Interesting indeed. I hope you have the story planned out.

[Hodou Okappa]

I have the majority of it planned. Granted, it's rare to have a Phoenix Wright case where the player has to intentionally mislead the court. I'm working on it almost 24/7- it's really a lot of fun to do.

Plus, I have to study the prosecutor I have in mind so I can write their script well enough. I never actually played the game they starred in, so it'll take some time.

(If I sound familiar... I've used the name elkappa frequently across several websites and online games. Maybe you know me from that?)

[Meph]

I'm glad to see that you're enjoying making this. I wish I shared your enthusiasm.

[Hodou Okappa]

(Not enthusiastic about my project? Making your own? Both? )

(P.S. I would... like to know if I got the prosecutor's character down? I guess you're really busy, but I was wondering if I could get a quick test read of what I have so far? It's not hard to rewrite script in this, but I'd prefer not to if I need to adjust their personality a bit...)

[Meph]

No, no, no. I'm enthusiastic about your project, just not when I make my cases.

[Hodou Okappa]

PART 1 IS OUT!

The Bitter Turnabout - Part 1

(If somebody can tell me how to make spoilers, I'd love to post a brief walkthrough, too...)

[P.S. I'm American... Forgive the American spelling. ]

[henke37]

No complaints from me. I like this case. It has a very high feel of quality. Why this? Well, you nailed the characters, have good writing (not just on a technical level) and a good music track. All I have to say is "Keep up the good work!".

[Hodou Okappa]

Thanks. It's especially a relief to hear that I nailed the characters- I've never once played Apollo Justice. I had to base Klavier's personality entirely off of Wiki pages and an RPer I know.

[Meph]

I'm playing it now. It's not bad at all, but there's something I'd like to point out: the court should be using the old AA backgrounds rather than the shiny new AJ backgrounds. That's how it was in AJ.

Also, the Objection!, Hold it! and Take That! bubbles need to have a timer of 150.

[Hodou Okappa]

Ah... Thanks for the timer tip. I just updated accordingly.

As for the court backgrounds... I know that I was using the AJ backgrounds, but... they're so much better looking. I thought it was just supposed to be an updated version of the old courtroom at first.

Now that I've done a bit more research, I see they apparently used the old backgrounds in AJ's flashback case, as if the court really WAS supposed to have been renovated. So, reluctantly, I'll switch em to be more accurate.

When I'm done with the rest of this trial, I'll have to do something from Apollo's generation so I can use the awesomeness backgrounds.

P.S. I never knew it was you who helped get all that music for Unas, Meph. I've got to say, that music is mainly what keeps me interested in making this trial. Every time I hear one of the awesome remixes, I get new ideas for how to move the case forward, and it gets me really excited to use the track for myself.

[Hodou Okappa]

Coming up next, in "The Bitter Turnabout - Part 2"

The flower of Hazakura Temple takes the stand once more. Klavier may be happy to see her, but is it too early for him to celebrate?

[Flandre]

I must say, I really enjoyed this. Keep up the amazing work.

[henke37]

Two things about the pictures:

• You might be using the wrong layer order at the detention center. The client is usually behind the window.
• You seem to be missing the font that we are using.