Jay Jan 19, 2008
Played it and finished it. Wow, that's one short game. It's very funny, just like the show - probably a little more like the latter episodes in terms of the humour, which suits me fine as, going back to the first season, I didn't find the early ones as funny. The animation is more stiff however, but that doesn't take away from the humour.
There's much to enjoy here and the Capcom cameos, while short, are nice to see. Many parts had me laughing out loud, one highlight being exploring Peanut's computer.
The game itself though, well, I just wasn't convinced that this was a better experience than just popping on a few episodes. It's a little like Phoenix Wright of course but it lacks some of the logic and it certainly lacks the pacing. The cases just wander about being funny and then end. There's no build-up, no climax. More often than not, the credits pop up at the end of the case and I'm thinking 'what? That was it?'.
But definitely a funny game.
It would be weird hearing the Phoenix Wright characters talk at this stage but Harvey Birdman shows just how much voice acting can add. The acting is really strong in terms of the comedy and simply wouldn't have had the impact had it been just text.