Song: Pursuit ~ Cornered
Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Composer: Masakazu Sugimori
I first brought up composer Masakazu Sugimori a few weeks ago when I talked up the Ghost Trick soundtrack. Before he was writing dope tunes for Ghost Trick he did a whole lot of work on the Ace Attorney series. I love the music in every Ace Attorney game, but I still feel the most connected to the music of the original. There was something much harder about the way its 16-bit tunes came out of the speakers. Everything was super exciting and really made you feel the twists and turns of each case.
Being a visual novel Ace Attorney lives and dies by how engaging it is. Luckily the localization of the series has always been great. Then the music is layered on top of the writing. It always does an excellent job of capturing the exact scenario going on in game. For those who don't know Phoenix is still a rookie attorney in the original game. He's not very good at protecting his clients, but he has a lot of heart. This makes is super exciting when you finally corner your opponent and they have no lies left to fall back on. This is when Pursuit ~ Cornered kicks in.
You know that Phoenix is on the right track when this heavy jam starts up. I think it's impossible for me to not get hype when I hear this song. It makes me want to yell "Hold It," and "Objection" at the top of my lungs. Seeing the character on the witness stand crumble is amazing, because you as the player are the one that made it happen.
This is just one of many great songs from the Ace Attorney franchise, so expect it to come back to this feature at some point. It has a tune for all kinds of situations.
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