Wow. Where do I start with this one? This is a well-done game; honestly, you can feel the love and care put into the characters and creating this world right from the first case/episode.

Starting the game, you play as Ryunosuke, an ancestor of Phoenix Wright, entering into his first trial, defending... you guessed it, HIMSELF. For the first case of an AA game, this one truly knows how to grab your attention and not let go. Right from Ryu's first couple of lines, I was HOOKED. His story is so interesting, and the development he goes through along his journey from a rookie lawyer in Japan, to an educated lawyer in Britain is such a special journey. This whole world that the game is set in feels so enthralling and captivating. The characters in this game just feel real and HUMAN (even if exaggerated) in a way that's so special to the Ace Attorney franchise, which makes it a hallmark of the series as a whole.

I feel like one thing this game does exceptionally well is its message and themes. After the second case, most of the game sort of spins into "How can I carry on someone's legacy in a way that will satisfy them, and how can I try to complete their goals" at least on Ryu's end. Seeing his internal struggle of coping with loss and trying to carry on someone's dreams, as well as trying to take on a foreign land with strange customs and people that don't make a whole lot of sense to him is so special to watch. Another message of this game seems to be just the human experience, and how- even if some people are talking differently or dress differently than you, at the end of the day, everyone is still human. We all still have these innate similarities in some way or another, even if some are more surprising than one would first expect.

The soundtrack and visual design of this game are honestly some of the best that I have seen through my Ace Attorney franchise playthrough yet. The art style works super well for this game, and I love the addition of 3D animation in-game blended with anime-style cutscenes. Everything in this game just feels so...alive, in a way that I am not sure the first trilogy quite hit. Another thing I love about this game is the music. I'm being serious- I could sit for hours and just listen to track after track from this game and still be captivated by them all.

All in all, the care and love put into this game were astounding, and I was very pleasantly surprised with the journey. At first, I was afraid of being put into a world in this universe where I did not know any of the characters or world around me, but TGAA has time and time again throughout the game proven to cause me no worry. I am so glad I played this. This whole game just feels like a love letter put out to the fans, in the best way possible.

I truly love this game. It was one of the first Zelda games that I completed the full way through, and it truly was magical.

I loved the way this game uses Occarina's song features and introduces the player to different songs that all have special abilities or powers to them. I also loved the storytelling of this game, for the core story remains so simple: a boy gets caught up in a series of misadventures and is tasked with saving the world- seemingly from certain doom and destruction. I also love how the game lets you travel around to all of the different areas, exploring the world around you and having fun. For this game being as old as it is, it has held up surprisingly well, and I honestly sort of wish I was around to see it when it first came out, and experience just how impressive it was back then. I truly love it, and will definitely be coming back to it someday.