Gyakuten Kenji devs vaguely discuss their game
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Apr 29th 2008 at 1:30PM }
Because Capcom seems to be hellbent on keeping much of Gyakuten Kenji shrouded in mystery for as long as possible, there's a fair few "we can't comment on that"-style remarks in the piece. That said, we do learn more about the timeline -- Eshiro reckons that the game is set "around Gyakuten Saiban 3 [Trials and Tribulations], I suppose," while Yamazaki observes that Edgeworth is "no longer the jerk in Gyakuten Saiban 1, but the one whose mind is changing, thanks to his battles with Wright." Elsewhere, there's a confirmation that "some popular characters" from the Gyakuten Saiban universe will have parts to play (but guess what: they can't say who).
Oh, and a surprisingly large portion of the article is dedicated to discussion about Edgeworth's running. In what is a first for the series, Gyakuten Kenji will have players directly controlling Edgeworth as he moves around various crime scenes, and it sounds as though the team really agonized over getting this new Edgeworth to look right. This even extends to the lawyer's running animations, which Eshiro describes as "graceful, while exerting effort." We're not sure Iwamoto is totally convinced yet, however, as he thinks Edgeworth looks like he's "walking really fast accidentally." Actually, that sums up our comical running styles pretty well.
Gallery: Gyakuten Kenji
[Thanks, Chris!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mad Martin Kinderhook @ Apr 29th 2008 2:06PM
Argh, TaT timeline means no Armando. Disappointed, but no less excited for the game. I guess the early buzz of it being a "prequel" was either mistranslation or fan speculation taken as fact.
Oh, as for these mysterious returning "popular characters", their covers were blown in the trailer at the concert. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyakuten_Kenji has a full list.