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TopicAce Attorney Music: Which game's OST is your favorite?
SSBM_Guy
07/27/21 2:11:34 PM
#14:


Excellent job with running these polls. I can't believe we basically got these polls right up to GAA. It's a new outlook on this series I love so much.

Tell the Truth: AAI1 > JFA > AJ > T&T > PW1 > DD > SOJ >AAI2 > Layton-L > Great > Layton-E

A really amazing batch of songs. AAI1's Tell the Truth might be the best song in the series. It really sears the moments this song plays into your mind. It made something as stupid as (E-2) Zinc falling over the rail incredibly memorable. I tend to enjoy the more chill songs like JFA and AJ...even though they kind of don't really fit the overall emotion of Tell the Truth.

Pursuit: AAI2 > PW1 > DD > Layton-L > T&T > AAI1 > SOJ > Great > Layton-E > AJ > JFA

Yeah, I fully admit I'm nostalgic for PW1's Cornered. It's such a jam. So simple, but so good. But I like AAI2 a little bit more for basically grabbing everything I want in an AA Pursuit theme.

As for OSTs, I'll give my thoughts on each:

PW1 - One of the main things I learned from doing all those music polls is how damn good the PW1 OST is. It did a ton right and it just has that timeless feel to it. I'm especially impressed with the non-court music. Even stuff like Happy People just has that memorable charm that the other games mostly miss on. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Gumshoe, Steel Samurai

JFA - JFA at its best has songs that are really good with conjuring mood. Most songs have some degree of melancholy to it, but they also nail Great Revival, which is all about that elegant triumph that captures Edgeworth and Franziska so well. Standout Tracks: Investigation Middle, Investigation Core, Fire Carves Scar

T&T - T&T is a little slippery. I think it has the strongest OST, but it's hard to overlook that it literally is missing songs, especially Investigation Core. That said, I love what T&T came up with. The court music is consistently the best in the entire series. By its side, there's also strong reminiscence themes and character themes. Standout Tracks: Trial Opens, Cross Examination Allegro, Pursuit

AJ - AJ is funny because its OST has such a clear soundchip with it, kinda similar to how RSE has such a distinct sound for Pokemon OSTs. It's very obvious when the AJ song plays when you hear it in a montage. It's nice and enjoyable, but never really gets out of the OT's shadow. Appropriate. Standout Tracks: Objection, Drew Studio, Tell the Truth

AAI - Hope you like Great Revival. I do. I love the tone of AAI and it has some really strong court music. Before these polls, this would probably be my pick for best OST. Standout Tracks: Tell the Truth, Cross Examination Presto, Tricks and Baroque

AAI2 - Honestly I'm not really sure why I love this soundtrack a lot, but I like most of the parts that make up the OST. In a way, it kind of reminds me of T&T where there's just a ton of really memorable songs and a lot of different emotions throughout the whole OST. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Cross Examination Allegro, Logic Chess

PLvPW - Surprisingly good. I'm not always a fan of the English remixes of the PW1 songs, but the Labyrinthian music is all very good. It feels really unique in the same way AJ does, but it actually does something with those songs to make them enjoyable to listen to. Standout Tracks: Pursuit, Mass Inquisition Allegro, Courtroom's Magician

DD - I'm surprised how low DD is on the ranking for me. There are some high highs and having 3 distinct Objections honestly does a lot for the soundtrack. But a lot of the background music is fairly uninteresting. Standout Tracks: Objection Athena, Objection Apollo, Pursuit

Great - These polls taught me how much context matters for music. It's really hard for me to get attached to Great Ace Attorney until I fully get through both games. One good thing is that the instruments seem to be similar to PLvPW. Standout Tracks: N/A

SOJ - SOJ is, in a lot of ways, DD+. Great highs but the background music is much better. A lot of that is because I just really enjoy the Khura'in music choices. Standout Tracks: Objection Athena, Ethnic Andistan'dhin, Audience Chamber

T&T > AAI1 > AAI2 > PW1 > SOJ > PLvPW > JFA > DD > AJ

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