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“I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.” ― Sherlock Holmes, “A Study in Scarlet”

Hey boys and girls, it’s time for some pretty great news and some suboptimal news. First off, the pretty great news: it’s release time. The Great Ace Attorney is complete and we’re here to offer…the 3DS release. For now. This is the suboptimal news: due to some issues – unforeseen, as they often are – we’re not quite ready to toss out an Android release yet. But rest assured that we’ll have it out very soon; we just couldn’t hold in the 3DS release any longer because we’ve been buzzing about this for a while.

Just to be absolutely clear: THE ANDROID RELEASE IS NOT READY YET. BUT SOON, TRUST ME.

So, here are some things included in this (3DS!) release:

– A fully translated script, complete with all UI stuff and credits in English.

– A vast rewrite of episodes 1 and 2, with the number of ellipses cut down hard.

– Some miscellaneous fixes throughout the game.

In order to update your 3DS installation of The Great Ace Attorney, you’ll have to download the new patch files and the new patcher from the Github release (see the bottom of this post). That last part is important, so don’t skip it, please.

As for the Android release, we’ll be making a new, small post when that’s ready. But users who already have IrisMobile installed can just check it once in a while over the next few days, and it should let you know when there’s a new release out.

Here’s a list of things to be included in a future “fix all the things we messed up” release:

– Some missing minor features, like the 3DS’s manual feature.

– Corrections on whatever issues are sure to pop up after I submit this post.

– MORE removed ellipses, woo!

Script work in TGAA2 is moving at a breakneck pace compared to previous episodes, so unless someone important gets hit by a bus, hopefully me or someone else will be writing up another one of these lame release posts soon.

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Big thanks to the following individuals, groups, and communities:

Benuno

d0k3

dading

Z6n4

GodMode9

Luma3DS

CourtRecords

Fan Translators International

By the way, we’re looking for another ARM/Android reverse engineer or two to help us out with TGAA2. Contact us if you’re interested!