I just beat Hotel Dusk and, while I did like it, I would probably call it an interactive novel with pictures more than a video game. It was about 90% dialogue so don't play it if you don't like reading (although I assume that most adventure game fans do like reading) then don't buy this game. I liked the characters and the story overall and, since that's what the game mostly is, I liked them game. The only thing that really annoyed me was how most of the 10% of the puzzles in the game felt like they were thrown in to make the game longer and some of them don't have anything to do with the story. Also, while some of the puzzles were interesting, none were as clever as the puzzles in Trace Memory, though I did like the story and characters in Hotel Dusk much more.
I find the Phoenix Wright games have a lot more action and thinking involved than Hotel Dusk since most of what you do in that one is read and then tap something with the stylus to continue to read. On that subject... the second Phoenix Wright game is shorter than the first, with only four cases as they decided to not add a fifth case like they did for the first game's remake, but the cases that are there are all quite fun (although quite a few people seem to dislike the third case) and, if you liked the first game, you'll definitely like the second. The annoying thing is how Capcom bases the bringing over of the next games on the sales of each new game... but the second game is selling relatively well, which surprised them, so I'm pretty sure they'll be bringing over the third game. Although I doubt it'll be over here before the fourth game comes out in Japan (in April).
I never played Lost in Blue or Touch Detective, though Touch Detective did catch my eye and I'll most likely play it eventually.
I find the Phoenix Wright games have a lot more action and thinking involved than Hotel Dusk since most of what you do in that one is read and then tap something with the stylus to continue to read. On that subject... the second Phoenix Wright game is shorter than the first, with only four cases as they decided to not add a fifth case like they did for the first game's remake, but the cases that are there are all quite fun (although quite a few people seem to dislike the third case) and, if you liked the first game, you'll definitely like the second. The annoying thing is how Capcom bases the bringing over of the next games on the sales of each new game... but the second game is selling relatively well, which surprised them, so I'm pretty sure they'll be bringing over the third game. Although I doubt it'll be over here before the fourth game comes out in Japan (in April).
I never played Lost in Blue or Touch Detective, though Touch Detective did catch my eye and I'll most likely play it eventually.
