when does the phoenix wright finale take place

In the main Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game, the finale is usually understood to take place in 2001 , with the last case, “Turnabout Goodbyes,” serving as the original ending of the game. The later DS-added case, “Rise from the Ashes,” comes after that and is not part of the original finale.

What “finale” can mean

• Original Game Boy Advance ending: the finale is Turnabout Goodbyes.

• Nintendo DS version ending: the story continues with Rise from the Ashes , which appears after the original ending.

• Series-wide finale: if you mean the last case of the first trilogy, that is Bridge to the Turnabout in Trials and Tribulations.

Timeline note

The games do not always spell out exact calendar dates in a way that makes the finale easy to pin to one day, so the safest answer is that it takes place in the series’ early-2000s setting rather than on a clearly stated real-world date.

Quick answer

If you mean the first Phoenix Wright game’s finale , it’s Turnabout Goodbyes , set in the game’s early-2000s timeline.