I'm not the biggest visual novel fan, but this game is really good. The beginning case is a great tutorial that does a good job of explaining how to play the game and introducing its unique cast of characters. All of the other cases have interesting stories and plenty of twists and turns that will keep you guessing on who is guilty. The highlights of the game for me were the Steel Samurai case as it was a fun, goofy case that is a contrast to the more serious ones and Edgeworth's case as it had me constantly wondering who the culprit was and how I could prove Edgeworth's innocence. Rise from the Ashes was also a solid case, but I felt like it lasted a bit too long. In conclusion, this is a fantastic first entry to the series and game in general. Definitely need to play the rest of the games in the series.