Shu Takumi talks about some of his mixed feeling for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
Shu Takumi was not involved with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, as he was working on Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney when development started.
Looking at it an “outsider” so to speak, Takumi has mixed feels about the game. Speaking with ONM, he pointed to the return of Phoenix as an example of his uncertainty, hinting that he may have liked Apollo in the starring role after the new character was introduced in Ace Attorney’s fourth entry. But Takumi does ultimately feel that it’s best to have fresh blood leading the way on Ace Attorney, “as it brings new directions and new story possibilities.”
He said:
“I do have mixed feelings about if sometimes. For instance, I was really surprised to see that after we focused on the new character of Apollo in the fourth game, the Dual Destinies team decided to bring Phoenix back. Ultimately, though, having creators other than myself take the helm is a valid choice, as it brings new directions and new story possibilities.”
“The team on the new game have looked at what the essence of Ace Attorney is, and as long as they can give the fans another great game to enjoy, I’ll be happy. After all, the fact that the series is still going over a decade after I made the first game is something I couldn’t possibly have imagined in the first place.”
