things i am loving about the great ace attorney chronicles:
how it is sort of like alternate, steampunk sherlock holmes meets ace attorney
except of course it’s HERLOCK SHOLMES
and he can be so goddamn ridiculous with his deductions
his deductions!! and the fact that we get to correct the great detective
the theatrics involved in it too
ryunosuke acts like it’s such a pain but he seems to enjoy being a part of it like lmao
also mr great detective is hella dramatic
mr “good morning to die” and also him losing his mind at his perceived uselessness of snakes, amongst other things
then there is prosecutor lord barok van zieks
i mean, have you seen the man in court??
the smashing and tossing of glasses and bottles? dramatic cape toss?? slamming the desk with his foot????
the way he rolls his eyes and how he is so completely done with the entire proceedings
how ryunosuke is almost always just like “yeah! …. what (asougi/susato/iris) said” on the defense bench
the way the summation examination is both fun and a bit of a drag
the fact that the jurors are said to be random but are always the same few people
the way ryunosuke and susato mirror each other in the adventure of the great departure and the adventure of the blossoming attorney
also the not-quite-subtle similarities between ryunosuke naruhodo and phoenix wright (e.g. naruhodo anything consultancy, anyone?)
the entire freaking soundtrack
it’s so perfect like -chefs kiss-
the way the cases in both the great ace attorney adventures and the great ace attorney 2: resolve are LINKED
you think you’ve seen the end EXCEPT THE PLOT FREAKING THICKENS
the fact that we actually get to know the name of the judge for once
the PUNS in some of the characters’ names
in both english AND japanese???
also the gem that is william SHAMSPEARE
how each case begins with a story from the adventures of herlock sholmes
the story mode! and how it’s a goddamned life saver sometimes
the fact that you have to do some weird things in order to unlock achievements
the side characters! the way you can’t help but love them
like iris wilson, gina lestrade, tobias gregson
the way natsume souseki is somehow embarrassing/cringey at times and relatable in others
plus the fact that he has a cat, reads and love books, and goes on to write his famous work, “i am a cat”
the fact that mael strongheart reminds me so much of damon gant that i’m certain he’s up to no good even though he hasn’t actually done anything … yet
how i don’t wanna stop playing even though i have to do because LIFE
and probably more to come since i haven’t finished the game yet