A much more substantial package after 2019’s trilogy release, it makes me so happy. Trilogy 2019 may have had the excuse of being Ace Attorney’s first step into the big leagues of the console and PC market, but this compilation right here showcases why the series should stay. Not only is this a remarkable localization of two of the series’ previously forbidden titles (ones that I myself thought would never see the light of day!), but the amount of extras that accompany it make this a worthwhile purchase even for someone who already played these games through fan-translated material like myself.
Even if I considered the games themselves to be little more than landfill material, I would still commend how inclusions like the bonus Randst Magazine episodes from the first game and the alternate costumes for the second are provided free of charge, and how the sheer amount of concept art & music on display signal how much care was put into what this product could offer players. This game even has in-game achievements for Switch players, which is a welcome addition along with being one I hadn’t considered.
Taking this on its strengths as a compilation separate from the games themselves, it is a great precedent for the rest of the series’ ports and future games to look to as an example of how substantive the content for these games can be. The score is only 4 stars as of now because of there being pre-order content. I don’t like that practice, I think the way it was executed was also pretty weird in this case, and I’ll only budge if that material is eventually able to be bought by others.
Even if I considered the games themselves to be little more than landfill material, I would still commend how inclusions like the bonus Randst Magazine episodes from the first game and the alternate costumes for the second are provided free of charge, and how the sheer amount of concept art & music on display signal how much care was put into what this product could offer players. This game even has in-game achievements for Switch players, which is a welcome addition along with being one I hadn’t considered.
Taking this on its strengths as a compilation separate from the games themselves, it is a great precedent for the rest of the series’ ports and future games to look to as an example of how substantive the content for these games can be. The score is only 4 stars as of now because of there being pre-order content. I don’t like that practice, I think the way it was executed was also pretty weird in this case, and I’ll only budge if that material is eventually able to be bought by others.