My personal favorite of the soundtrack is the theme for the main character Ryunosuke’s best friend, Kazuma, “Samurai on a Mission.” When I first heard it in the game, I was so overcome by the music that I had to pause playing just to listen to it. On a Capcom development blog for the game, Kitagawa, lead musical director and composer for the game, wrote about how he spent time researching the Meiji era, focused on using only period instruments, and avoided overly synthesized sounds, especially as compared to the mainline Ace Attorney games. They create rich instrumentals influenced by both Japanese and English music. Kitagawa and Maeba embrace the setting, working closely with game director Shu Takumi. The songs are aptly named after their use cases in the game with titles like “Objection!,” “Great Cross-Examination,” and “The Defendants’ Antechamber.” They pay homage to the original games’ plunking tunes for examining crime scenes, sorting through evidence, and analyzing testimony, while creating something new and exciting. These characters are aided by the delightfully irreverent Herlock Sholmes (the game’s clever way of getting around copyright infringement for Sherlock Holmes).Ĭomposers Yasuma Kitagawa and Hiromitsu Maeba do a fabulous job of celebrating the original Ace Attorney games. The former sees Western influences for the first time in food, style, and politics the latter is overwhelmed by the Industrial Revolution. Both regions are in the midst of monumental changes. In Ace Attorney Chronicles, the protagonists solve mysteries to protect clients in late 19th century Japan and Great Britain. While the Chronicles games are the latest in the famed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series, their settings take players to the past. It’s a beautiful compliment to a rich duology with colorful characters, gorgeous design, and enjoyable gameplay. The compositions for The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles make up one of the most fully realized game soundtracks I’ve ever heard. Until last year, I had never played a video game where within the first few minutes of playing, I said out loud, “Wow, this music is banging.” Then, I played The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
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