(8/6/2014):
*The planning for the prologue is (pretty much) complete. I'm starting to work out all the details of case 1 & 2 now.
*Looking for a Co-Director for this project.
*New Sprite in the Character section under "Fraser"!

Project Lead: Me, IronicSalmon

Current Team: (*NOTE: Most of these names aren't C-R or AAO aliases*)
theweirdomaxim (Music), baggageLizard (Music), theawesomematt (Writing), joeyhugg (AAO) (Sprites), IronicSalmon (Lead/Writer) NovaStar (Sprites)

Past Contributors: (I'll fill this in as I remember them) Janja50 (Lead), zejanis(Music), KoopaKirby (AAO - Had a Featured Trial if that matters :P It doesn't... (kidding)), etc.

Case Maker: PWLib (Current Version, although I wish there was a 1.2)

What We Have:

Planning for the main story (Over arching plot, villainous motives, etc.), The basics for most of the cases, although not everything is planned yet.

We also have some music tracks, and some preliminary sprite art if you scroll down some.

We don't have a lot (Mainly because I have been changing the story too many times. However, I'm sticking to the plot I have now.)
You should still check out the Art and Music sections below at least.

What We Need Right Now (As of 8/6/2014):

We need to complete the planning phase (Starting on cases 1 & 2 at the moment) . I just need someone willing to help me out with that part of the project, since I don't always have the time.

What we need (General):
Maybe one more spriter that can make good AA trilogy style sprites,
People who are familiar with PWLib
People who are familiar with FLStudio (Or other ways to make awesome music) that can create Ace Attorney-like songs (We can provide you with the soundfonts)
We need artists for the different scenes in the game, as well as evidence, but that will come later.
And People who can help write as well.
(I hope I'm not being too vague. Maybe I'm just not too sure of what to ask for.)

Contact Info:
PM-ing me or replying here FIRST is preferred!
Or you could email me at ironicsalmon@yahoo.com

I have Skype too! It's salmonofirony.

I would like to see at least 2 examples of what you can do, if you have some.

If you feel like you have something you could add to the team, let me know.

I'll put up who has what job as time goes on here:
theweirdomaxim (Music)
baggageLizard (Music)
theawesomematt (Writing)
JoeyHugg (Sprites)
IronicSalmon (Lead/Writer)
NovaStar(Sprites)
GavinnerRock (Editing)

Some Background: We have been planning to make this game for a few years now. The plot has changed quite a bit, and so have the people working on the game. I spent a long time trying to make a script / trying to plan everything out, but that resulted in stand stills and even more changes. I hope that we will be able to get even more people on the team to help out and finally move this project forward.

Inspiration: This whole thing was inspired (and is based on) the Let's Play live show Video Games Awesome and the group of people that keep it going (Farfromsubtle). As far as I know, this is the first Ace Attorney style fan game based off of real people. However, we don't intend to make completely accurate representations of the VGA crew nor do we intend to besmirch them in any way. I'm planning this game to be a love letter to them and the show (And Ace Attorney as well). Also, in case you were wondering, I did ask the main host of the show (Fraser) if this was ok WAY before I even made this post.

Watch VGA here: http://www.videogamesawesome.com
Or Here: http://www.youtube.com/farfromsubtle


Problems that I've noticed:

Possibly too many main characters
None of the cases are fully planned yet (Working on it)
Character motivations so far (Working on it)
General Motivation to work on the game
Team Morale

I'll add and remove things as I think of them.

If you haven't heard of the fantastic piece of work that is FarFromSubtle's "Video Games AWESOME!" (Or any of their previous works), then you're truly missing out on one of the internet's best group of entertainers out there. This casual gaming show has been pitted against titles like Heavy Rain, Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, and of course, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (As well as Justice For All, and recently Trials & Tribulations). All of their live shows are great, but the Ace Attorney Series is considered to be a staple of the show by the dedicated community of fans as well as the crew themselves. With Fraser at the helm and his co-hosts at his side... Yeah, you get it.

So before I continue, if you have never seen this show then go check out their website here:

http://www.videogamesawesome.com

As well as their YouTube Channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/farfromsubtle/featured

Here's a small fan video to show you what the show is like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9huOov0pxR4

And of course, some Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIXbjW5BNJU

Follow em' on the Facebooks, Twitters, and whatever have you for live show updates.

NOTE: Yes this info is all relevant to the game. However, if I end up getting you interested in this "Turbo Club" thing...

http://videogamesawesome.com/turbo-club/ ( I'll just leave this here :P )

On Video Games Awesome Live, the production quality is great. One of the best parts of the show is being able to see not only the game screen and the people playing, but also the chat room.

Every message in the chat shows up on the show, so as the show got bigger changes had to be made in regards to the chat system. Due to spoilers being presented in the court of "Everyone is welcome" chat, 2 chatrooms had to be formed in order to weed out the amount of people would spoiled games or were generally awful to deal with. Shadow Chat (Twitch.tv chat) and Turbo Chat, which can only be accessed by Turbo Club members.

The Turbo Club provides access to VGA's own chatroom, as well as different community servers for games like Kill Fun Yeah, Minecraft, Team Fortress 2 & more, as well as other perks. All this and more can be yours for the one time price of $50 (With a suggested annual payment of $50 to help keep the show running).

I can't think of anything else to

NOTE: These characterizations are of my own design. While the characters are based on real people, whatever negative or positive information comes out of these descriptions are not necessarily true to the real life counterparts of these fictional characters and the characters are not meant to be an insult, critique, or otherwise to the people that they are based on.

What I'm trying to say:

Some of the characters in this game, while based off of real people, are ultimately fictional (Barring physical appearance).


Defense Attorney Fraser Agar:

The protagonist of the game. Works at Husk & Co. Law Offices under Vincent Husk, and along side Becky Blow. He's a bit brash and unlike Phoenix, Fraser can be pretty cocky when he's on a roll.

However, he isn't as reckless as he was in his days as a rookie. He thinks about his actions and is a pretty logical person. A bit more of a realist.





As you can see, he basically has Apollo's outfit but with those colors. However, his body should be a bit bigger than Apollo's, so for the sprites please don't just change Apollo's colors and leave the suit like that.

Becky Blow: (No art available yet) Fraser's girlfriend and assistant at Husk & Co. Law Offices. She's usually an optimistic person. She tends to have a very short term memory (Good justification for tutorials) and loves to collect things (especially coins). She tries to find the bright side in bad situations.

Vincent Husk: (No art available yet)
A mentor and a close friend. He's a person who can get really determined and crafty when backed into a corner.He also isn't very good at planning ahead, but he tends win trials despite that. He uses everything at his disposal to get the right verdict. His most valued memento is his deceased father's law office.

Prosecutor Ruby Sterling: (No art available yet)

A rookie with a penchant for getting paid. Being an attorney is a job, after all. She also tends to make outrageous bets with other prosecutors on her own cases. However, the amount of challengers slowed down exponentially after her 2nd case, where she demolished a veteran defense attorney. Turnabout Expo (Listed Below) will be her 3rd time in court.


More characters coming soon.

Turnabout AWESOME! is about a retired attorney's return to the world of law.

Years ago, after taking down a local crime syndicate, Fraser Agar put away his badge and began working on a project that he always wanted to set up. Now, as the host of Video Games Awesome, Fraser has been gathering fans and a great amount of support. What those fans don't know, however, is how soon his past will be coming back to haunt them.

Someone is framing the Turbo Club members of murder!!
It's up to the VGA crew to find out who their culprit is, as they go through 4 of Fraser's toughest cases yet, as well as 2 cases from his past. (The first case will be combined with a prologue case)

Prologue Case: T-T-T-Turnabout!
Deacon destroys the studio by accident just before the new live show Fraser was preparing for that day. Deacon confesses that he saw a huge spoiler in the Turbo Chat for a game that they were all very excited for. Fraser decides that the culprit will be banned completely and stripped of their Turboship. However, Deacon reveals that he thinks it was one of the Turbo Chat moderators that said it, and that after Deacon fell the chat was cleared. It turns out that even the past logs from the chat were erased. Fraser trusts that his moderators wouldn't be the type to mindlessly spoil, so he defends the accused (Named "Aughts") with gusto.

Fraser gets stuck in the middle of the trial and falls back on his memories of his first trial to see if he can turn things around in the same way he did back then.

Case 1: The Cardinal Turnabout
State vs Blow:
Becky is blamed for murder?! With a notebook as the murder weapon?! In Fraser's very first case he has to defend his girlfriend from an impending sentence. With the help of his mentor, Vincent Husk, the court room will experience their first taste of true Canadian Justice.

This case holds the key to Fraser's victory in the Prologue. This is a flashback case.

Case 2: Turnabout Expo
State vs "Entermuen":
Fraser & Co. head for the states to meet their fans at one of the biggest gaming convention you have ever seen in your life probably. But during the festivities, the convention center goes up in flames and claims a victim! Now one of Fraser's fans, a man who prefers to stay in his cosplay costume, is framed for arson AND murder.

Case 3: Turnabout Dummy
State vs Mour:
The gang got tickets to a stage show from one of the fans (A witness of case 2) as a gift for their hard work. However, problems arise when the same man is sued by Emanuel Mour, a french man who claims that the act was his and his alone. Mour sues him for the theft of the trick. During a recess in the middle of the trial, the man is killed, and Mour becomes the prime suspect. With his original lawyer backing out of the homicide case, Mour may need a certain someone to replace him.

Case 4: The Indecent Turnabout
State vs Husk:
Vincent Husk is charged with indecent exposure, which somehow leads to murder. This is a flashback case.

Case 5: Turnabout's Ebb
State vs "Judge":
The Judge is on trial for murder, but he can barely remember a thing! Everything comes to a close.

"Is Frash Frash YOUR special someone?"