I'm a huge fan of the main series after playing it over the past few years so let me tell you I was excited to finally play what is heralded as the first part to the best pair of games in the series.

It's unfortunate that ultimately, I feel mostly mixed on this entry. None of the cases are necessarily bad but I often felt that the each of the cases stretched on for far too long. It feels like the characters will dwell on one particular plot point for far longer than they should have, often reiterating points over and over that just gets tedious to read. The outline for each one of the game's cases are all generally interesting too; I never felt like there was too big of a leap of logic that made them fall flat. It's just each needed a onceover in order to trim the fat and make them less long-winded.

On the flipside, I simply adore this cast. Naruhodo is a strong followup to previous Ace Attorney protags and his feeling of inadequacy that slowly gets rectified over the course of the game is great character growth. Susado is a fun assistant who unlike most assistants never feels unnecessarily and always contributes to the case at hand. The duo really feels like a team. I thought I would hate Sholmes when I first played but he does grow on you as the game progresses.

Ultimately, I feel this is the most disappointed I have felt with an Ace Attorney title so far. It's a shame because while the characters and setting are generally fantastic, the overexplaining of each case makes me rank this one as my least favorite of the series.