The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - Court in a Landslide, No Escape From Reality

As much as there were some really good moments within the case itself - forcing Gregson to confess by playing the music box was a clever moment - I do think as a whole this was one of the weaker final cases in the series. Usually, the final cases deal with some sort of whopper revelation built up over the course of the game (why was Phoenix disbarred, the fate of Misty Fey and so on) but the bigger mysteries of the game were left unsolved by the conclusion of this case, so that sense of satisfaction wasn't there for me.

I'm fully expecting the likes of finding out what Asogi's mission was, how Susato knows about The Hound of the Baskervilles and what the hell is up with van Zieks to be covered in the second game, but it does mean it takes away from the first game somewhat.

I've also got to throw some shade on the stereoscope puzzles present in this case - I'd imagine these were designed to have used the 3D on the 3DS and would have landed much better as a result, but the translation to Switch meant they fell incredibly flat and just frustrated me whenever they turned up in the case.

On a happier note, I didn't find myself as bothered with Iris in this case as I thought I might have been. Fleshing out her character a bit did highlight that she's still a kid at heart despite her outwardly clever and genius-like persona, so I did appreciate that. I still think it would have landed better if they'd tweaked her design and made her a teenager instead as it's difficult to rationalise this ten year old being a genius. There's actually some concept art in the Extras section of the game that show off a slightly older Iris that they trialled in development and I wish they'd gone with that!

Still, I'm very excited to play the second game following the conclusion of the first and I'm glad I'm playing a collection with both games in it as I don't think I'd be as happy if I'd played this standalone! Also, van Zieks is shaping up to be the most interesting prosecutor since Edgeworth and I do hope he gets more time to shine in the sequel.

Yep they really don't feel like two separate games! I remember that case being a bit of a duffer as well - Graydon was alright, but the Skulkins felt a bit Layton vs AA. That isn't a compliment.

Glad you've started to warm to my boy.

The first case was fine enough - it seems like more of a setup for what's to come in the finale of the game, I expect. It was good fun playing as Susato though!

I liked the supporting case in the second case - Shamspeare was a fun foil and I loved his character animations. The actual crime itself felt a bit convoluted even for Ace Attorney standards and the gas thief subplot felt like it went on for a while.

I'm not far into Case 3 yet - I've met the defendant, who seems a bit annoying. It was good to see Gina again and the Gregson/Gina combination has potential. I love the design for Madame Tusspell - sultry French witch is a win in my book. Very interested to see where van Zieks is going. Also, I'm very wary of van Zieks's apprentice as I've already worked out who it is (at least the game isn't trying to hide it judging by Naruhodo's initial reaction) and I fear some bullshit may be afoot. We shall see!