How Ace Attorney spawned one of the most enduring character ships ever
“The entire game revolves around these two men dancing around each other. The courtroom battles are like a tango, a back-and-forth exchange.”
That’s how Claire Stenger, senior narrative designer at Gameloft, describes the relationship between Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. But anyone that’s played Capcom’s Ace Attorney games probably already knew that.
The relationship between the upbeat defense attorney and the aloof prosecutor has become one of the most popular character “ships” in video game fandom. (Shipping has been around since the ’60s heydey of Kirk and Spock, and usually refers to fans’ use of artwork, fanfiction, or memes to