The Ace Attorney series is a somewhat outlandish take on the U.S.(or perhaps better said, Japanese) court system, but truth is stranger than fiction, and some exchanges that take place in actual courts are laughably absurd..
As the title implies, these videos are a collection of stupid lawyer quotes that are re-enacted with Ace Attorney characters, which can range from lawyers asking asinine questions and witnesses giving snarky replies to witnesses giving stupid answers to legitimate questions. As unbelievable as they sound, some of them are relatively well-known, especially the infamous Denver Fenton Allen court hearing.
It would be easy to simply read the quotes aloud and call it a day, but the creator uses the Ace Attorney characters quite effectively, choosing characters that best match the people in question and using their body language to convey the tone of the scene. The second installment onward includes Ace Attorney music, and later installments even include custom sprites or characters from the 3D games.
For the most part, the series successfully evolves over time as the creator finds his voice, and I especially like the fourth through seventh installments. Unfortunately, the creator seemed to be running out of material in the eighth and final installment, but such is life given how there are a finite number of amusing court exchanges available for him to adapt into Ace Attorney trials.
In short, this series is definitely worth checking out a video if you have 5-15 minutes, and you can binge the series if you have a couple hours.
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The Ace Attorney series is a somewhat outlandish take on the U.S.(or perhaps better said, Japanese) court system, but truth is stranger than fiction, and some exchanges that take place in actual courts are laughably absurd..
As the title implies, these videos are a collection of stupid lawyer quotes that are re-enacted with Ace Attorney characters, which can range from lawyers asking asinine questions and witnesses giving snarky replies to witnesses giving stupid answers to legitimate questions. As unbelievable as they sound, some of them are relatively well-known, especially the infamous Denver Fenton Allen court hearing.
It would be easy to simply read the quotes aloud and call it a day, but the creator uses the Ace Attorney characters quite effectively, choosing characters that best match the people in question and using their body language to convey the tone of the scene. The second installment onward includes Ace Attorney music, and later installments even include custom sprites or characters from the 3D games.
For the most part, the series successfully evolves over time as the creator finds his voice, and I especially like the fourth through seventh installments. Unfortunately, the creator seemed to be running out of material in the eighth and final installment, but such is life given how there are a finite number of amusing court exchanges available for him to adapt into Ace Attorney trials.
In short, this series is definitely worth checking out a video if you have 5-15 minutes, and you can binge the series if you have a couple hours.