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Phoenix Wright… Ace Attorney… Whatever you like to call it… Why the heck did I not play this series sooner?! The story and gameplay just immersed me in. The gameplay is entertaining and the story is way better than any novel I've read. The characters each have their own personality, sometimes you may even start to care for them.

I started playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney about late last year. Why I waited until my computer dies to complete the trilogy makes me wanna punch myself. What makes me wanna punch myself even harder is I chose to buy games (other than Phoenix Wright) I don't care about right now like Super Paper Mario, Pokemon Battle Revolution, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, etc…. UGH!

I can honestly say, the 3 weeks in May when my computer died were the highlights of this year so far, mainly because of Phoenix Wright: Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations. Even at the worst of times, they managed to makes me forget about my computer troubles and just have fun.

If I bought Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney when it was released in October 2005, chances are, I wouldn't have been making Banjo-Kazooie videos. Who cares if I might have never made a "Jolly Rogers Lagoon" video… I would have been making Phoenix Wrong videos, probably with Macromedia Flash! I still would have been here at GameSpot and GTA Legends though, probably making more GTA stunt videos along with Phoenix Wright videos. If I were to trade those years for 3 years of Phoenix Wright fandom, I would have…

*Sigh* oh what could have been.

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Phoenix Wright... Ace Attorney... Whatever you like to call it... Why the heck did I not play this series sooner?! The story and gameplay just immersed me in. The gameplay is entertaining and the story is way better than any novel I've read. The characters each have their own personality, sometimes you may even start to care for them.

I started playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney about late last year. Why I waited until my computer dies to complete the trilogy makes me wanna punch myself. What makes me wanna punch myself even harder is I chose to buy games (other than Phoenix Wright) I don't care about right now like Super Paper Mario, Pokemon Battle Revolution, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, etc.... UGH!

I can honestly say, the 3 weeks in May when my computer died were the highlights of this year so far, mainly because of Phoenix Wright: Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations. Even at the worst of times, they managed to makes me forget about my computer troubles and just have fun.

If I bought Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney when it was released in October 2005, chances are, I wouldn't have been making Banjo-Kazooie videos. Who cares if I might have never made a "Jolly Rogers Lagoon" video... I would have been making Phoenix Wrong videos, probably with Macromedia Flash! I still would have been here at GameSpot and GTA Legends though, probably making more GTA stunt videos along with Phoenix Wright videos. If I were to trade those years for 3 years of Phoenix Wright fandom, I would have...

*Sigh* oh what could have been.