Does the dog die?
190 supporters
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Video Game • 2001
ReportThis video game contains 31 potentially triggering events.
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RowanOakley
Approximately one dog appears, and he comes to no harm.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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3
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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OofItGabs
Mia and Maya Fey were abandoned by their mother Misty when they were young children.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
31 supporters
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OofItGabs
A major villain is an abusive father figure to one of the main characters.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
25 supporters
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OofItGabs
His abuser rather suffers the consequences of his actions in the end.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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supernintendo64
The ordeal with the abuser leads to the abused re-evaluating his morals and ultimately becomes a better person.
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Is someone gaslighted?
27 supporters
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mistersandman
A character is manipulated for most of his life and it controls him up until he begins to change over the course of the game.
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MariaClocktower
A character is manipulated by a teacher figure, though no on screen abuse is shown. This character realizes the nature of their relationship as an adult
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Addiction
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Bagadew
One character smokes a pipe while talking to her.
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Is there addiction?
10 supporters
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Bagadew
No but one character smokes a pipe.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
55 supporters
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RowanOakley
No horses at all.
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Are animals abused?
113 supporters
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ErinHollow
A parrot is "retrained" on very short notice by a violent man offscreen
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
10 supporters
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3
Is someone drugged?
17 supporters
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ErinHollow
Someone puts sleeping pills into his coworker's food
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Is there pedophilia?
64 supporters
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OofItGabs
A grown man makes gross comments about a 17-year-old.
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RowanOakley
No, but there is a character in the third case, a witness, Sal Manella, who behaves inappropriately around a teenage girl, and it's played for laughs. Another running gag involves an elderly woman flirting with a much younger man, who visibly becomes distressed/uncomfortable when this happens; she persists even though it is clear her attention is unwanted.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
19 supporters
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canidaeTrot
Jake Marshall has an animation of using a blade to trim facial hair
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
16 supporters
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41
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MothmanAnon
There is a notable scene in which three characters are trapped in an elevator with minimal air supply
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Is someone choked?
14 supporters
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1
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RachelWilkes
In a flashback, one character attacks another in order to get him to 'stop breathing,' which could imply strangulation.
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Does a head get squashed?
35 supporters
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RowanOakley
No, but two separate characters die of brain trauma via a blunt instrument; nothing graphic is shown beyond there being blood puddles near them.
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Is there a hanging?
24 supporters
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RowanOakley
No, but the death penalty is implicitly referred to several times, especially as a threat to the lives of major characters should they be found guilty. At one point a character says, "Sit back, relax, and feel the noose tightening around your neck."
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Does someone asphyxiate?
16 supporters
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OofItGabs
Three characters are trapped in an elevator and lose air quickly, causing them to go unconscious temporarily.
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Does someone become unconscious?
3 supporters
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Trupokemon
One of the main characters passes out after getting hit with a tazer.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
29 supporters
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Varanidae
It's mentioned in passing that a character lost his fingerprints to a chemical burn before the game takes place, but the injury itself is never depicted, nor is it described beyond the character stating that it happened. There are no visible scars or any other indications of damage on his hands.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
4 supporters
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nh17
A character falls off a porch with stars onto something sharp. He falls over the bannister, but stairs are shown
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Does someone fall to their death?
8 supporters
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Anonymous
While what the above comment says is true, the character fell from an extremely short platform. If the fence post had not been there, he wouldn't have been injured at all.
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Is someone stabbed?
6 supporters
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OofItGabs
One victim was impaled by a fence while another was stabbed in the chest.
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Is there excessive gore?
51 supporters
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RowanOakley
There are dead bodies shown, but you never see internal organs, just blood.
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
61 supporters
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RowanOakley
Ehhh. A thirty year old man makes some really inappropriate comments about a seventeen year old girl, but it's very clear from context that the man is in the wrong.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
11 supporters
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OofItGabs
The character aiding you in the first case immediately dies in the next. She remains a very important character throughout the series.
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Does someone die?
10 supporters
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mistersandman
The game is about defending people who were wrongfully accused of murder.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
8 supporters
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Anonymous
The father of a main character was killed in an incident that occurred years prior to the events of the game. The son is, 15 years later, haunted by the possibility that he may have accidentally been responsible for his father's death.
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Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
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RowanOakley
A lot of conjecture is made on the victim of the first case possibly cheating on her boyfriend, but it's brief and nothing comes of it.
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Does a family member die?
11 supporters
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mistersandman
In Turnabout Sisters.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
30 supporters
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CreatrixTiara
The assistant character Maya Fey does get electrocuted suddenly which can have a jump-scare effect.
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Is someone possessed?
8 supporters
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Anonymous
One of the main characters willingly "channels" the spirit of a deceased character multiple times throughout this game. This is not harmful, and is always a conscious decision made by the character.
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Are there ghosts?
5 supporters
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Anonymous
There is a recurring (dead) character that occasionally appears in a ghostly form, but it is not used in a frightening manner. In fact, this character often rescues the player from what seems to be a doomed situation.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
0 supporters
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RachelWilkes
The fourth case revolves heavily around a large lake.
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Yes
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ErinHollow
Jake Marshall constantly shaves with a knife
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Are there mannequins?
4 supporters
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ErinHollow
There's a shoulders-up model head with a mask on it in the background of one location
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Gross
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Yes
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4
Does someone spit?
9 supporters
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RachelWilkes
One character in the fifth case has a habit of removing the cap of his flask with his teeth and spitting the cap away.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
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2
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11
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RowanOakley
Most of the police officers in this game are portrayed as somewhat incompetent and are mainly comic relief, but Gumshoe in particular is meant to be a sympathetic police officer who has moments of heroism. However, police brutality is never touched on.
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Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
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OofItGabs
It’s talked about. Characters are only shown in detention centers.
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LGBTQ+
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Yes
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
15 supporters
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gluedsticked
No, but the main characters are tazed.
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Yes
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
28 supporters
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19
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0
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RowanOakley
Edgeworth pretty much canonically has PTSD; he avoids elevators and has what is implied to be a panic attack during an earthquake. It's all but explicitly stated that these two things are triggers for him.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
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5
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0
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OofItGabs
Edgeworth has PTSD and shows symptoms on screen.
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Yes
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5
Weatherfish
In case 4, a character's breakdown involves them banging their head against the wall repeatedly.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
19 supporters
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9
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Heroic_Deeds
SPOILERS would like to say that the character mentioned turned out to not actually have been mentally ill - he was faking it so to be acquitted of a crime using the insanity defense.
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pommywhirl
a major character leaves a note stating that he “chooses death” and is assumed to have killed himself. It’s found out that the note was a metaphor in the next game and he’s alright, but it can be interpreted as having been an actual suicide attempt that didn’t work out.
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3
Does someone have a meltdown?
5 supporters
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3
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neonjae
Meltdowns are common in Ace Attorney games and portrayed in a comedic light. They take place in the courtroom whenever a witness gets caught in their lies and they lose their composure.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
17 supporters
Yes
13
No
1
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RowanOakley
Tricky; in the first case, a character is very distraught about his girlfriend's death and tells the main character that he wants to be found guilty, knowing full well he will get the death penalty.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
19 supporters
Yes
41
No
0
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CreatrixTiara
Anxiety attacks get depicted in various ways through the game, often in ways that aren't obvious. Defendants when detained, culprits when found guilty (the breakdowns), strong reactions from other characters.
3 comments | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
Yes
47
No
2
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Anonymous
During a flashback in Turnabout Goodbyes there are three characters trapped inside an elevator.
3 comments | Add comment
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30
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Yes
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MothmanAnon
Suicide is never shown in the game- there is one brief mention of the suicide of a characters fiancé
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Noxious
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1
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0
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3
Yes
0
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11
Is there shakey cam?
23 supporters
Yes
25
No
7
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a1tam0nt
Shakey cam sometimes used to denote earthquake-like effects at some points. In some versions of the game, however, it can be disabled.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there screaming?
7 supporters
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3
No
0
0
OofItGabs
It’s not audible, but characters are visually shown screaming.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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6
Are there flashing lights or images?
25 supporters
Yes
27
No
6
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CreatrixTiara
The scene where Maya Fey is tazed flickers in and out, causing a strobe effect. The game also often uses flashes of white for dramatic effect and/or to indicate a photographer character, which can affect those with strobe sensitivity (I've experienced this myself).
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
9 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
OofItGabs
Kind of. Someone’s phone gets wiretapped and the conversation is listened to.
1 comment | Add comment
Is the fourth wall broken?
5 supporters
Yes
4
No
6
2
nh17
In tutorial levels, tutorial characters explain which buttons to push to the player-character
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Pregnancy
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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8
Yes
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Yes
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
28 supporters
Yes
8
No
13
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Dracos002
Well, there is a rather fat character named Marvin Grossberg, his last name meaning ''big mountain'' in German, referring to his body type. That's the only fat joke made about him, though.
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Yes
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Does the black guy die first?
14 supporters
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0
No
25
3
Hamarhemmo
The game has almost no black characters that I can think of, the first death was the murder of either a white or Japanese woman
1 comment | Add comment
Are there homophobic slurs?
30 supporters
Yes
2
No
22
7
StrongFish91
Phoenix refers to Redd White as a "fruitcake." It's ambiguous whether he means "nutty" or "gay."
2 comments | Add comment
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Yes
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3
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
1
No
24
4
RowanOakley
It is very vaguely implied that Mia and Lana were in an 'intellectual' relationship in college, making Mia sapphic, but that is in a DLC case with optional dialogue, if I recall correctly, and it's obviously meant to be taken as a joke anyway.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
27 supporters
Yes
6
No
16
4
teaz
in the trilogy translation of the game, someone is called a ps*cho (not sure about the original translation)
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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Yes
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Race
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0
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4
Relationships
Yes
0
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5
Religious
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Sex
Is there sexual content?
35 supporters
Yes
9
No
23
12
RowanOakley
There's mild sexual content; this game is rated T. One witness is a very attractive woman who uses her appeal to her advantage, and many sexual jokes are made about her. No one is shown having sex on screen though.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
26 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
4
OofItGabs
When Mia Fey’s spirit possesses another spirit medium’s body, there is a running gag where her breasts are visibly too large for the kimono.
2 comments | Add comment
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6
Yes
0
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5
Yes
1
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3
Yes
0
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5
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
51 supporters
Add comment
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No
32
Sexism
Yes
0
No
6
Sickness
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
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Social
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6
Yes
0
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4
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
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3
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
2 supporters
Yes
8
No
21
5
PanTran
One of the characters dresses up as santa for his job, and the final case takes place at Christmas. Can't recall specifically but pretty sure it spoils
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Yes
3
No
0
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
0
No
30
5
RowanOakley
It's possible to get 'bad endings', but canonically, Phoenix wins every case in this game.
1 comment | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
2
No
23
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
0
No
26
Violence
Yes
0
No
26
Is there blood/gore?
31 supporters
Yes
36
No
0
11
Anonymous
There are a few images of death scenes presented as photographs in game. However, blood is minimal (as far as I remember) and it is all done in the cartoon-y style of the game.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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26
Is there gun violence?
12 supporters
Yes
35
No
0
9
MariaClocktower
Multiple characters are shot to death
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