u/Glittering-Milk-8081

Hi all! I want to say this before getting into it: I do not need the game back, I ONLY want to know what happened because NO ONE believes me.

I had purchased and played Phoenix Wright: Ace attorney back in 2023-2024 (can’t remember exactly when). I only got through the first case, but I remember having the game for myself CLEARLY. I played, saved, and remember clicking on the copy when I had it. The only funky detail I got confused was having to look closer at Sahwit’s face and hand through a black and white lens to look for contradictions (no, this was not Apollo Justice, I looked over footage of that game and that’s not what I saw).

Now, I recently played the game on my boyfriend’s switch (he has all of the games). I remembered every detail of the first case and solved it perfectly. After I’d replayed that first case, I decided to go back to my switch lite and find where I’d left off. It was GONE. I looked through my virtual cards, it’s not there. Purchase history had nothing either. Hidden virtual cards had nothing. I can’t find this game ANYWHERE. It was weird too, because when playing on my boyfriend’s switch, it didn’t even have my previous progress.

Let me tell you this: I purposefully avoided Phoenix Wright spoilers for YEARS just so I could play the game blind. There is no way I saw a video of this playthrough. If I’d dreamed this game up, how did I remember EVERYTHING to press? If it was somehow a dream, I’m signing up to be a psychic because HOW would I have predicted a whole playthrough?

The only possible reasons I can think of are these:

1. I somehow purchased a bad copy from the official eShop and it got taken down

2. The copy I had ended up getting reworked or updated while my switch was completely dead for weeks on end and just disappeared

3. The universe has decided to pull the best gaslighting over a video game

I am actively losing my mind. I know I bought and played this on my own device. Please help.

Hi all!

I had the strangest dream and I’ve been trying to find what it could mean, but I think I could use additional help.

It started with a bluebird caught on a fishhook, specifically caught under the eye. I went to pull it out, and released it- however, seven crows came along and attacked it relentlessly. I went to try and chase off the crows, but they all made off with the bluebird.

When I was still trying and failing to do so, I saw a wolf carrying a coyote in its maw. I went to chase the wolf off to help the coyote, and I managed to recover the coyote, but the wolf kept trying to attack. I made loud noises and threw things at it, but the wolf kept charging. In the end, I remember the wolf tackling me to the ground and that’s when I woke up.

What could all of this mean? I usually have positive dreams about crows and wolves, so why did they turn when I was helping the coyote and bluebird?