managed to scratch an itch i've had since silent hill 4.

PERFECTLY stands on its on two feet without falling back on referencing other survival horror games. incredible environmental story-telling, and a narrative that does not underestimate the player. instant classic, and a game that i will be thinking about for the rest of my life.

please play this game

An incredible game held together by pins and duck tape. Huge props to the unofficial patch for making this playable.
The world design, music, characters, and writing are all incredible.
Would give this a perfect score if not for the Fourth Area and Final Act sort of shitting themselves and reminding you that this is a game from 2004 in the former, and throwing the most dogshit combat segments at you in the latter.

This review contains spoilers

mid mobile game at the start with pure kinography for an ending. gameplay is shit but got DAMN if the story near the end didnt have me screaming every 5 minutes. the baldr twist was so fucking cool. nomura continues to deliver peak fiction.

rating: 11 dead kids / 10

after being burned so badly by the non shu takumi 3DS titles, this game reminded me why i love the ace attorney series so much. this is the best title in the series in a really long time, i adore it.
i've re-played it twice, and i'll start my third playthrough sometime through. the use of foreshadowing is incredible and i definitely recommend playing it more than once to see why.
asougi kazuma is one of my favorite characters of all time. herlock sholmes as well, his appearances always lightened the mood perfectly.
the soundtrack is also incredible.

this is literally my favorite game of all time 100/10