<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
following	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resolve	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
via	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
carries	O
on	O
the	O
courtroom	O
style	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fully	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Destinies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Takumi	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
sometimes	O
has	O
to	O
cross-examine	O
multiple	O
witnesses	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
potentially	O
gleaning	O
new	O
information	O
by	O
addressing	O
one	O
witness	O
when	O
they	O
react	O
to	O
another	O
's	O
statement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
;	O
The	O
Dance	O
of	O
Deduction	O
and	O
Summation	O
Examinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
and	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
Meiji	O
Period	O
,	O
in	O
Britain	O
as	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Ryunosuke	O
Naruhodo	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
at	O
Imperial	O
Yumei	O
University	O
and	O
an	O
ancestor	O
of	O
primary	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
protagonist	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
traveling	O
to	O
England	O
to	O
further	O
his	O
studies	O
,	O
Ryunosuke	O
meets	O
and	O
befriends	O
world-famous	O
British	O
detective	O
Herlock	O
Sholmes	O
(	O
named	O
"	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herlock	O
invites	O
Ryunosuke	O
and	O
Susato	O
to	O
live	O
with	O
him	O
and	O
Iris	O
at	O
221B	B-Device
Baker	I-Device
Street	I-Device
and	O
set	O
up	O
their	O
law	O
office	O
in	O
their	O
attic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Takumi	O
's	O
previous	O
project	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
fun	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
idea	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
Capcom	O
to	O
accept	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takumi	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
wanting	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
game	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Holmes	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takumi	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
several	O
reasons	O
for	O
wanting	O
Holmes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
both	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
Holmes	O
is	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
time	O
period	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
work	O
in	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
helped	O
Takumi	O
establish	O
the	O
details	O
for	O
this	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
Ryūnosuke	O
's	O
character	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
would	O
speak	O
and	O
act	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
lived	O
during	O
the	O
Meiji	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susato	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
concept	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
heroines	O
:	O
she	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
partner	O
"	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
with	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
heroines	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
always	O
are	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
both	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
are	O
fully	O
made	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Takumi	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Ghost	B-Application
Trick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
,	O
spotlights	O
light	O
up	O
characters	O
while	O
they	O
dance	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
something	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
of	O
the	O
former	O
Takarazuka	O
Revue	O
actress	O
Shiotsuki	O
Shuu	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
some	O
animations	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
poses	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
animation	O
more	O
dynamic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takumi	O
wanted	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
sound	O
more	O
"	O
festive	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
electronic	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
asked	O
Kitagawa	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
fewer	O
instruments	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Head	O
localizer	O
Janet	O
Hsu	O
approached	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
primarily	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
"	O
,	O
like	O
all	O
other	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
historical	O
and	O
cultural	O
background	O
research	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
base	O
the	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
themes	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
are	O
heavily	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
protagonist	O
being	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Hsu	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
convey	O
his	O
immigrant	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
past	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
localizations	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
setting	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hsu	O
gives	O
the	O
comparison	O
of	O
"	O
Turnabout	O
Storyteller	O
"	O
from	O
Spirit	B-Application
of	I-Application
Justice	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
rakugo	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Herlock	O
Sholmes	O
"	O
localisation	O
,	O
memes	O
developed	O
around	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
circumstances	O
of	O
their	O
renaming	O
from	O
"	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
"	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
copyright	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
lauded	O
the	O
"	O
goofy	O
moniker	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
complimenting	O
its	O
"	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
comedic	O
and	O
sometimes	O
irreverent	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
leave	O
a	O
few	O
things	O
lost	O
in	O
translation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
theme	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
home	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundling	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
both	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
and	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
translation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
subtitled	O
videos	O
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
eight	O
months	O
and	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
;	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
reinstated	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
July	O
2017	O
following	O
a	O
counter-notification	O
by	O
the	O
translators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Ryuunosuke	O
Naruhodou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
placed	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
's	O
Best	O
+	O
Worst	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Play	O
"	O
section	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Vintage	O
Copyright	O
Avoidance	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Herlock	O
Sholmes	O
is	O
totally	O
legally	O
distinct	O
from	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Freedom	O
Tower	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Remake	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
Videogame	O
Critics	O
Circle	O
's	O
11th	O
Annual	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
VR	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
has	O
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Takumi	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
;	O
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resolve	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
containing	O
both	O
Adventures	O
and	O
Resolve	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
that	O
purchased	O
the	O
compilation	O
before	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
From	O
the	O
Vaults	O
"	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
adds	O
additional	O
art	O
and	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
