Greetings, ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to the Ace Attorney Marathon. (Sorry for the wait, school and stuff got in the way) Today we look at what is considered to be the best of the Ace Attorney series, Trials and Tribulations! I had just finished Justice for All and didn't know what to expect from the next game. Had they run out of juice or would they surpass both games that came before. So, what did I think afterwards? Let's dive right in and see! Here's my review of Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations!

Graphics
     The graphics here are as good as they've always been. Plenty of detail in character sprites and backgrounds, new settings that look even better than previous games, and just tons to look at in general. Honestly, there's not much more I can say about how this game looks considering I pretty much covered it all in my previous reviews. Again, great graphics, but how does the rest of the game fare?

Sound
     The music is absolutely AMAZING! I cannot get enough of this soundtrack, and while I prefer certain songs from the original, the soundtrack as a whole here is just so much better. If I had to choose my favorite new song, it's got to be "The Fragrance of Dark Coffee", a.k.a. Godot's Theme. Not just because Godot himself is awesome, and the music can reflect that perfectly, but the ending gives a whole new meaning to the song that I highly suggest you see for yourself. Also, it's written in the style of smooth jazz, and who doesn't like that? So yeah, great music here and the Objections all sound really good too.

Addictiveness
     I seriously think this might be the most addicting game of the entire series. I sometimes find my self revisiting entire cases rather than certain events and moments. It's like that addicting movie you just can't help but watch the entire way through no matter when you watch it, only it's a game. I seriously love this game in it's entirety and I can never get enough of it. And considering this game is the first Ace Attorney game with cases 5 cases (at least without counting the extra case from the first game), it makes this the longest one yet. But how good is the plot exactly? Let's talk about that.

Story
     Like previous reviews, I'll list the opening and the characters each case introduces, so as not to spoil too much. The first case has you 5 years in the past playing as Mia Fey during the time she worked under Grossberg. Your client for the case is...PHOENIX WRIGHT? Yeah, he's been accused of murdering one his fellow students, who just happened to be his current girlfriend's ex. This case introduces us to Dahlia Hawthorne, Phoenix's girlfriend at the time. Don't worry, you'll find out why they're no longer together after the case is over. The second case brings us back to present day, where a thief known as Mask☆DeMasque has stolen one of the Kurain Village's sacred treasures from an art exhibit. Your client is Ron DeLite, who claims to be Mask☆DeMasque, but for some reason doesn't know where the treasure actually is. This case introduces us to the most awesome prosecutor ever! His name is Godot (pronounced like GoDoh) and he wears a mask that look somewhat similar to Cyclops's mask-thing (Sorry, comic books aren't exactly my strong point.) and drinks coffee all the time. Yeah, he's awesome. Anyway, the third case opens up with you...LOSING? TO PAYNE? WHAT IN THE WORLD?! Actually, it was just a faker, but the entire town seems to think it was really you. It turns out Maggey Byrde was once again accused of murder and, because of your fake, was found guilty. It's your job to take the case back to court and find the real killer. This case doesn't really introduce any recurring characters, so there's not much more to say. Case four takes us back one year before the first case and gives us a look at how Mia's first ever court case went. Your defending a man named Terry Fawles, who is accused of killing a woman named Valerie Hawthorne. Terry was also apparently in love with Dahlia, but was also accused of "killing" her. This case shows off Diego Armando, who looks strangely familiar...Nah, probably nothing. As for the fifth and final case, well, I leave that one for you guys to experience yourselves, but I'll tell you this, you play as Edgeworth for a bit. Overall, this has got to be the absolute best plot to any video game I have ever played, but let's move on before I'm tempted to give away too much.

Depth
     There's certainly quite a bit to do in this game. From investigating to the courtroom, you won't find yourself bored anytime soon. Also, the amount of memorable characters this game can give is astonishing! Other than that, there's not much to talk about that I haven't covered already, also the gameplay is pretty much the same as previous games, so I don't feel much of a need to discuss that this time. On to my final thoughts!

Overall, Trials and Tribulations is one of the greatest games I have ever had the joy of playing and I seriously advise checking it out if you haven't already. With great music, memorable characters, and the best story in gaming history, I give Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations a 9.8 out of10. Join me next time as we cover the fourth game in the franchise, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Until then, OBJECTION!

As always, another good review from you. But, to be honest, it was a bit short. Yeah, 900 words is pretty big, but most of your reviews are longer. Anyhow, it's pretty good. I say you explained everything pretty good. I like how much detail you put into the story. Keep it up!

TheFadedWarrior : Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I'll admit, there are probably some things I left out, but the main reason this was a bit shorter was because the gameplay didn't really change from JFA to here. Don't worry though, my Apollo Justice review should be about the same length as my other reviews.