No need to be embarrassed or apologize. Â In fact, this probably wonât be the last one of these letters we answer. Â This news still hasnât spread to everyone yet.
To be clear, the Mod isnât technically gone so much as on vacation, but as far as we know, he isnât answering letters addressed to him right now. Â I hope his two new proteges will suffice for now.
Thatâs true, isnât it? Â Iâm surprised he didnât at least have a few bruises after his breakdown.
...Come to think of it, where did he even get that statue?
First of all, thank you for sharing your new song on this blog. Â It was very gracious of you, and I appreciate it both as a fan of Ace Attorney and a lover of quality music.
Secondly, this is a pretty sweet remix, to say the least. Â I love how subtle yet strong it is musically, and your saxophone playing really gave it a nice overall âflavor.â Â In fact, Iâd say it all sounded jazzy enough to be a âLayton Brothers versionâ of that song. Â If they ever made a crossover between those two games (which would be awesome), I imagine thatâs what it would sound like.
Of course, Iâm no musical expert, but Iâve heard quite a few remixes of video game tunes, and Iâm happy to say this is one of the better ones out there. Â This might not mean a lot for now, but Iâll give this song the Co-Mod Seal of Approval.
Iâm guessing you wanted us to add this to our list of other ask blogs, so I went ahead and added it. Â Let us know if that wasnât the case.
Again, I went ahead and blacked out the plot-revealing parts of your letter, since I enjoyed the game enough to want to avoid spoiling it for others.
The sixth case had a very interesting setup, but, like you said, it was very confusing.  I still donât get how that âkiss of deathâ was supposed to have worked, and why it was necessary if Sassina was just going to be stabbed anyway.  The music also seemed out of place, unless they were trying to give that case more of a âspookyâ feel than a âmysteriousâ one, which would just be a weird change to make so suddenly, in my opinion.  I did, however, like most of the pun names, and I canât help but wonder if Uttar is a distant relative of a certain deceased magician...
The seventh case was indeed short, but I thought it was a nice change of pace to give the player a case thatâs not only much easier than the previous ones, but also has a completely different goal, plus you get to visit the actual location instead of using Alfendiâs machine.  It might not have changed much for the player, but it was sure fun to see Lucy and the Prof. do some actual work âout in tâ wild.â
The eighth case was basically a continuation of the cliffhanger in the seventh case, similar to Turnabout for Tomorrowâs continuation of The Cosmic Turnabout in Dual Destinies.  I especially liked the unexpected twist that occurred -- youâre locked in a room, and the only way to get out and discover whatâs going on is to solve a fictitious case (based on a real one) without help from the Prof.  I do have to wonder exactly what the point of it was, and why Alfendiâs kidnapper was so certain that he couldnât be trusted, but I enjoyed how suspenseful the story got, as well as the humorous dialogue between Lucy and the kidnapper.
And the final case, like many of the previous ones, threw me for a loop on more than one occasion.  For one thing, I didnât expect to see Lucy's happy, trusting demeanor suddenly change.  Sheâd already come to trust the Prof. in practically everything theyâd done together, which was no small amount, even knowing about his behavioral condition, and now she was starting to entertain doubts about him.  Then there was the enormity of the castle, which required an insane amount of searching.  Then we learn the truth about âPotty Prof.,â which I can safely say I never wouldâve guessed.  And finally, thereâs the culprit, who was probably the last person I expected it to be.  You never know what people do when no oneâs looking, do you?  The way he did it, on the other hand, wasnât that hard for me to deduce, but Iâve still got to hand it to Level-5 for their masterful misdirection.  Good on you!
All in all, Iâd say itâs a very fun adventure for anyone who likes interactive novel games and/or the Professor Layton series, and Iâd recommend watching it (or going ahead and buying the cases if you love the series that much) to any fan of Ace Attorney, due to how similar the two of them are.  However, if you do decide to watch it, I would not advise watching the videos with voice-overs.  Iâm sure those guys are nice people, but when you give a South American a high-pitched, Italian-sounding accent, youâre just messing things up for the viewers.
One last thing -- Iâve started watching 999 and, to be honest, it's been impressing me a lot less than I'd hoped it would (and thatâs putting it politely), but itâs still somewhat intriguing, so Iâll reserve judgment until after I finish it.
....Oh my gosh, itâs come back to haunt me after all this time...
-The Modthorne and Co-Mod
