KJ

What is the greatest game music track of all time, and why is it Pursuit -- Cornered! from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney?

I can't say exactly why I've come back to this series again, but I ended up watching some Let's Plays on YouTube recently, and that lead me to pick the games up myself -- maybe because my hand injuries are keeping me from my Dragon Age replay, but I can just about manage to poke at an iPad screen if I don't spend too much time on it. So I played the last two cases of Trials and Tribulations (and now I just want to spend a day doing nothing but writing epic Mia/Diego fic, because of course I do), then moved on to Miles Edgeworth: Investigations, which I've only played once before. I did a top-to-bottom replay a few years back, but if I ever wrote about that here I didn't tag it so I'll never find it again. While I think T&T remains my favorite (I love getting to play as Mia, and the way "Bridge to Turnabout" pulls so many threads together at the end of the trilogy is incredibly satisfying to me), I'm looking forward to spending more time with the newer games, getting to know them and their characters better.

Five fics in five fandoms: Ace Attorney (yes, again), Dragon Age, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, and Marvel Cinematic Universe.

All links go to AO3.

Title: Immersion
Fandom: Final Fantasy X-2
Prompt: Phobias
Rating: G
Summary: Rikku can only think of one way to beat her fear of thunder and lightning. Rikku & Brother

Title: In the Kingdom of the Blind
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Prompt: Coming of Age
Rating: G
Summary: After the events of Rise From the Ashes, Miles Edgeworth contemplates the life of a prosecutor. Spoilers. Also inspired by a prompt from a Tumblr meme: "Druxy: Something which looks good on the outside, but is actually rotten inside."

Title: A Song of Spring
Fandom: Dragon Age 2
Prompt: Songs From Childhood
Rating: G
Summary: Bethany and Carver Hawke remember home. Warden Twins AU.

Title: Not the Strangest Thing We've Seen This Year
Fandom: The Avengers (MCU)
Prompt: Dragons
Rating: G
Summary: The Avengers do battle with a most unexpected foe. Clint Barton, cast.

Title: Measurement
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Prompt: Pioneer
Rating: G
Summary: Drace satisfies her curiosity about Ffamran Bunansa, newest of the Judges. Spoilers. Also inspired by a request for Drace from the Chocobo Down database.

So I finished Phoenix Wright 3 yesterday.

As a whole, I'd say the games were fun, and enjoyable, if frustrating at times. Overall, I liked the story quite a lot, although I took such a long break in the middle of PW3 that it's hard for me to remember what exactly happened before. I'm tempted to play them all again, both to remind myself of all that came before, and because I was just settling back into the puzzles and gameplay when it was all over. Not sure it would be worth the time it would take to replay, though, although I'm sure it'll go much faster when I'm not running down all kinds of blind alleys.

I found the last case of PW3 to be the most satisfying overall, because it wove together so many threads from all three games. ( Here be spoilers... )

In conclusion, I liked these games, I'm glad I played them, and would recommend them to anyone who likes puzzle games with a good story. Also, Diego Armando is hot.

Anyone played Apollo Justice? Is it the same game with different characters, or does it add anything new in terms of gameplay? Does it carry on the PW storyline? Any (non-spoilery, if possible) thoughts are appreciated.