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Time for the third and final game of the topic.

Episode 1: Turnabout Memories
- Its five years earlier We open up with Phoenix perhaps having killed a man. Dun dun dun?! We play as Mia, counseled by Grossberg. On the first line of dialogue, I flip to the case file and check out the characters. Obviously Dahlia is the killer because she has those faux-nice girl eyes. One detail I like is how Mias lawyer badge has a different description than Phoenixs and is written much more professionally.
- Oh man, a flashback within a flashback, okay. Mia is like my last trial traumatized me a lot, so I quit, but I guess now Im back or whatever.
- I love Winston Paynes greaser hair.
- Its actually really nice to get a case that lets you see Mia in action with a bunch of sprites similar to Phoenixs.
- This is a terrible tutorial for someone who hasnt played the previous games. No one even told me how to press the Q button. How am I supposed to knowwwwwHoH
- I like how everyone fawns over Dahlia except Mia. Thats similar to what happened with April May, but its more in-depth here and has special music, which makes it funnier.
- Jesus Christ, a milkshake brings all the boys to the yard reference?
- The Great Judgini, huh?
- Youve really lit a fire in my stomach and my buttocks! I can hardly tell which is more inflamed, my spirit or my hemorrhoids!
- Ah, the extremely rare I dare you legal maneuver, one of my favorites. The last time I saw it used was on Deep Space 9 when Kira tried to get Dukat to eat an arsenic pill to prove his willingness to eat arsenic.
- Jesus Christ, Mia,
all you have to do is ask for the pills to be tested in a crime lab, you dont have to keep double dog daring everyone you meet.
- Winston Paynes hair exploding away is pretty good.
- So, Mias boyfriend was murdered by Phoenixs girlfriend slipping poison into his coffee, and Dahlia swears revenge for getting caught? Interesting. Im sure this wont come up later at all.
- You know, Im willing to let you retcon Phoenix into meeting Mia as a client, thats fine. Ill even let slide the idea that Phoenix was an art student before becoming a lawyer even though we know he wanted to be a lawyer from age 8 and has never expressed interest in art in the first two games. But shut up, theres no way you can justify Grossberg and Phoenix not recognizing each other in the first game. Ill let it go because I understand thats how it has to go for the plot, but dont pretend it makes sense. If youre going to remake the game and add new stuff, why wouldnt you change their dialogue in the first game to Oh dude hey Grossberg, remember me?
- Overall, this is unquestionably the best tutorial from a story perspective, in that stuff is actually happening thats exciting, you have a villain whos interesting, the characters feel a bit more fleshed out and engaging, and the jokes land. Its also really nice to see Mia in action before she died. From a tutorial perspective, though, its really long and doesnt explain some of the mechanics.

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Started: July 6, 2005