Thread:Autumnlibrarian16/@comment-38973390-20190331120228/@comment-38973390-20191109231353

alright I'm probably (?) back? I've been lurking and stalking for the last few days but haven't really said much, sorry

I'm really going to have to try to push my Spanish grade up the next few marking periods since :/ it's safe for now but definitely could be better

the fact that I had Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday off from school has been fun (at the very least, not stressful) but also I feel like an absolute mess for not doing much this week

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in terms of Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice, I'm on Turnabout Revolution and it's fsljfsklfjsjfl [excitment noises]

before I get to that, though, I'll talk about Rite of Turnabout (case 3) and Turnabout Storyteller (case 4) first. the cases in this game have been so good I can't even express it in words, I really hope this case 5 can live up to that and the other final cases in the series

So! Rite of Turnabout was really good, and it actually made me shed a tear so for a non-final case that's pretty impressive,, also! the steel samurai song has way too many connotations for me now. It sounds triumphant and was triumphant back in AA1, but then hh there's also case 4 of Justice for All (more specifically, it's bad ending) along with the culprit reveal for this case so it's just a very weird song for me to hear now since it brings such a weird mix of emotions to mind

This case was also very helpful with setting the stage for the final case, since there was so much going on in it, with Datz (his name pun still hurts me) and the Defiant Dragons being painted in a more favorable light. I'm VERY curious to see what happens with Rayfa, since she ended up really growing on me (which shouldn't be a surprise, considering how much I love Hiyoko and other similar bratty characters). The bit after the final verdict for this case was fhslfslkfjsk the fact that these cases literally seem to be happening right after the other makes me really wonder what happened in the short time between Rite of Turnabout and Turnabout Revolution day 1. but before talking about the investigation for case 5,

Turnabout Storyteller! Defintion of filler, but a fine case. Blackquill and Athena have such a good character dynamic in the sense that they act like a uncle/niece or brother/sister duo and it's just golden?? One of my favorite exchanges in this case was definitely the one about Simon being a panda because his design fsljflskfjlskf

I can't say I was a fan of Geiru or Bucky really but Uendo was amazing as a character and the general mystery was simple enough to figure out but still interesting to see how it all unfolded. It was also pretty satisfying to see Simon and Athena actually talking back to Sahmandhi since Apollo and Phoenix only voiced their complaints in their heads

Oh, right, Nahyuta Sahmandhi. I don't actually know which name to call him by but I haven't really let myself make an opinion since by this point in time I know to wait until the finale to make an opinion on a prosecutor. He reminds me strongly of pre-AA1 case 4 Edgeworth, but just,,, religious? But there's also the bit of about Dhurke and everything so hm I'll just wait for that

In terms of Turnabout Revolution, I've really only gotten like halfway through the first day's trial but there's still a ton to talk about

Apollo backstory! Apollo backstory! Apollo backstory! In Rite of Turnabout it was fjdslfjsdlkf to literally have his connection to Nahyuta and Dhurke revealed so casually so I'm glad it was literally the first thing that was (somewhat) addressed once the POV reverted back to Apollo. I forgot how old Apollo is but if he was sent to Japalifornia 10 in-game years ago then that means that he was still in Khura'in for 13 years (I mean, he's probably more than 23 years old?) after the passing of the DC act so I seriously wonder how that went considering that Dhurke supposedly would have been on the run the moment the previous queen was assassinated.

But aside from that, the cave scene. That was really, really powerful for me; being deep in an underground ruin where it's literally impossible to go out the way you came is already probably an extremely stressful experince, but when it's coupled with the other circumstances it's no wonder Apollo ended up passing out. The flashback that accompanied his panic really hit me with feels and just dang even though I knew he'd end up surviving seeing Dhurke waking Apollo up actually made me cry,,,, it's hard to believe that the investigation alone was able to hit me so hard, so if the rest of the case doesn't invoke as strong as an emotional response I'll be disappointed

in terms of Phoenix.... I'm really interested to see what convinced him to take Atistion (his pun hurts me just as much as Datz's fdlsjf) as a client. I noticed that Maya isn't with him so if it's blackmail again (which I find is probably likely, considering it's very, very, very strange that she wasn't in Kurain Village with him) I will fjldjsflksdjk

It's really good for Apollo in terms of character development that he's facing Wright in court, and I'm curious to see how all this snowballs into the actual "revolution" part. It's also somewhat refreshing to see a civil case rather than a criminal case for once, even though Phoenix still brought a murder mystery into it jlsajfkjf

I'm scared I'm raising my expectations too high hhh but I'm really looking forward to seeing how this all plays out (I'm probably going to take a slight break and binge the rest of the case on Thanksgiving break?)

also Dhurke I really hope that when you're calling Trucy family you're considering her to be a sister of Apollo and not anything romantic because anything romantic would be a serious yikes

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that took more time than I'd like to admit but rambling is fun