[nmaster64]

Objection! Underated!

Originally Posted by Tycho

A peek over the Phoenix Wright scores will illustrate what I'm talking about. I prize Innovation, and will typically accept Novelty in place of it, but I don't prize it to the exclusion of other virtues. The second game in this series - at any rate, the second one to arrive in the States - will be one of the best written games this year. But because it is merely an excellent, well-paced, often hilarious story that is executed with precision, you're seeing it trudge glumly through The Valley Of Seven. Even though Capcom was careful to do the Annual Franchise twiddling that the gaming journalism edifice demands by incorporating Psyche-Locks and new evidence options, they apparently did not heap their offerings high enough on the altar. When counseling people on a purchase, the ability of that title to offer new gameplay scenarios is certainly a consideration. But if you think that there is a dearth of Innovation in this industry, and that its scarcity confers upon it the high value that other rare materials command, I urge you to seek out a well-written narrative. You will find an industry in crisis.

Still, great review Biggy. :P