The Ace Attorney series (known in its native Japan as Gyakuten Saiban, or “Turnabout Courtroom”) is one of the strangest video game success stories in pop culture. Created as satire, fueled by absurdity, and requiring lateral thinking that challenges even the cleverest players, it boasts multiple games and adaptations.

17 years since the first game came out in Japan, it’s something of an institution in and of itself. And while it’s fun for its ridiculous turns of events and its brain-teasing, there’s another skill that players gain without realizing it: the ability to protect themselves against gaslighting.