Near perfect ending to an amazing trilogy
Gameplay/Mechanics l 7/10
Completely unchanged from the previous game:
"Pointing out contradictions and objecting to the witness bullshit is really fun,the game is not that interesting mechanicaly or that hard but the whole tension that is in the courtroom make even more satisfying catch witnesses lying"
"Exploration can be a bit tiring sometimes but is generally fine."
Story:Characters/Writing/Lore l 9,25/10
The classic amazing ace attorney writing in this game is improved with the develoment of most of the cast and with their arcs coming to a close extremly nicely,i love every character on this game,maybe not larry and amstrong,but i love the rest,even fucking franziska that i didnt like in the previous game becomes a likeable character with a really fun trial and interactions just becomes she is more friendly and shows more side than just wanting revenge,all this in just one case compared to the previous game that had the whole game with her,not to mention new characters like godot,and i think he is my second favorite prosecutor just a little behind edgeworth,so cool and has absurd analogies that lead to some really funny moments and interactions and he gets depth and develoment.
The other characters like edgeworth,gumshoe,maya are as usually great,and they too get develoment and more depth in this game.
I also really liked mia in this game,easily her best appareance in the trilogy,her cases are really fun and it just makes for a memorable experience.
And overall everything is so enjoyable becomes the banter and interactions are so fun.
Also another thing that this game does better than the previous ones is that it has a more linear storyline,with three cases being part of gigantic case really,and the way its sliced up in the story is just amazing
most of my statements are still true to this game as the previous ones in terms of the writing:
"Really good,i like the characters,it has fun writing,each case has its own depth and lore,the main cast consistently get depth added along the game not making them stale,and its just entertaining"
Character trilogy tier list:
https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/ace-attorney-trilogy-characters-4719/3672469
Sound l 10/10
Sound is unchanged for the most part,but what this game does to push it to 10/10 status is the use of more sound effects in dialogue and just a better soundtrack.
1:Now with this game there are a lot more sound effects in dialogue,the two most notable changes are the ascendant note when there are multiple questionable events happening in a row or in a funny situation and two the use of the sound effects they talk about,like there were a lot of times where they saying they heard a "THUMB" sound and the game plays it,this makes it that much better than before than there was just the text with no sound to make it more lively.
2:better soundtrack,the music in this game is just better than the previous two,especially in chapter 5 and the courtroom music are amazing and a great soundtrack in its own without even the creative use of sound the ace attorney franchise is characterised for.
now my previous statements on the games still mostly apply to this one as well:
"Its not the music that makes sound in this game so special,it is its usage of the music and sound effects."
"The game knows when to stop the music and when to resume it,it does this on perfect timings to make things more intense"
"It also does this with the use of sound effects,they make every move feel more powerfull,for example the sound effect of the attorney's throwing their hands to their desk,or another example is von karma finger snap."
"It all sounds crisp and makes thing more intense"
Graphics/Aesthetics l 7,5-8/10
Aesthetics are unchanged from the previous games:
"The graphics/aesthetics are decent but what i want to talk about is the camera use in the courtroom,since it moves not instantly (most of the time) it either manually moves to the person talking or quickly switchs between the people in the courtroom,and it all adds to the charm of the game."
Lenght of the game/Content l 8,75-9/10
As always the game its decently sized and doesnt overstay its welcome,its tight,and i apreciate that.
So,talking about the cases,they are an complete improvement over the previous games,only 2 are filler and the other three contribute to the overall narritive of the game,and even the filler cases get called up on the main ones,so this game is just better because unlike the other two it has a actual story.
Case ranking:
5:Recipe for turnabout
The weakest case in the game,i still dont think its bad since furio tigre is a fun villain and the trials with godot are never not fun,my main problem with it is that it has so many forgetable characters like remember that woman that was like a robot or something or glen,they are really forgetabble,but still the plot of a mafia and a dopelganger will never not be fun,so the case its just fine.
4:Turnabout Memories
Easily the best opening case of the trilogy and overall and amazing short case that builds up the story,its really interesting defending phoenix and playing with mia,their different personalities are noticeable and it makes for some really fun moments,most of the time i expect a tutorial case to be a snooze fest,i never expected it to be this fun
3:The Stolen Turnabout
Solid,rock solid,both trials are fun and its really neat having a case that isnt a murder for once even if it will eventually become one,godot is an extremely entertaining prosecutor and he has a great debut,also the relationship between the defendant and his wife is really sweet,the ace detective is a fine witness and the way the make fun of him later on the game is really fun banter.
2:Turnabout Beginnings
Amazing case to set up 3-5,its a pretty long trial and it becomes really intense and stablishes a hateable villain and a tragic ending,also its interesting seeing edgeworth so young and the trial has fun interactions with every member in it,also the way it is introduced in the story with wright in bed its amazing foreshadowing to the things that will happen in the ending case.
1:Bridge To The Turnabout
Wow,im pretty certain to say that this is the best case in the trilogy,and ace attorney is known for having amazing ending cases,but this one just blows it out of the stadium,just a perfect case and conclusion to the trilogy,it ties up or explores every plot point build up to this point and does so really really well.
Another thing that i really liked was the inclusion of edgeworth as a playable character,since his personality is so different from phoenix you get a lot of interesting interactions and getting depth through edgeworth monologue and funny moments through his friendship with gumshoe,now during the trial playing with edgeworth as a defense attorney against franziska is extremely fun,easily one of my favorite trials in the trilogy.
Talking about franziska im really impressed that with so little time they made her a likeable character just by having more friendly and funny interactions and by not being a flat jerk all the time,they really improve her character and make her a more fun and interesting character than before.
This case reminds me of 2-4 and its constant twists that keep you locked with the screen,and until the end of the case is not that easy to know what will happen.
I also really like the last trial,is really long but it keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time because you learn a lot of new information while on the trial.
And the case ending is bittersweet,and even though everybody loses something in this case,they all (mostly) learn to be a better person,maya,godot,pearls,franziska,etc,they all learn to be a better person.
And just the ending photo gets me a little emotional,because this is probably the last time im gonna see these characters i love,but it was good while it lasted.
Case trilogy tier list:
https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/ace-attorney-trilogy-cases-416570/3671528
Ending | 9/10
honestly i completely forgot this section for the previous two games,but since this is the end of the trilogy i will rate it,and dam it does an amazing job at it,it ties everything nicely,all characters get a resolution,you get meaning of that even if someone isnt with you anymore they will still be with you and that you have to be strong for those who help you and its not strict in its resolution,since life continues,we dont know what their up to in the far future,it feels human.
Playability l 3/3
Game works as intended with no bugs
OVERALL
Just as good as i thought it will be,miles ahead of the second game and better than the first one,and with its amazing depth to new and old characters,its improved sound,more consistent with the quality of the cases and actually having a kind of linear story,this game is the best way to send off the classic trilogy.
Really the only reason this is not a 10 is because case 3 is improvable and because case 2 and 3 are complete filler,even though they are fun.
But honestly i think this game might just be better than ghost trick,only thing that game has over this one is that it is more consitent,it has better gameplay and better graphics and maybe linear storyline,but i might just think that this game taking into account the whole building up to it might just be better on everything else.
so,amazing,really,really amazing
Strong 9
Gameplay/Mechanics l 7/10
Completely unchanged from the previous game:
"Pointing out contradictions and objecting to the witness bullshit is really fun,the game is not that interesting mechanicaly or that hard but the whole tension that is in the courtroom make even more satisfying catch witnesses lying"
"Exploration can be a bit tiring sometimes but is generally fine."
Story:Characters/Writing/Lore l 9,25/10
The classic amazing ace attorney writing in this game is improved with the develoment of most of the cast and with their arcs coming to a close extremly nicely,i love every character on this game,maybe not larry and amstrong,but i love the rest,even fucking franziska that i didnt like in the previous game becomes a likeable character with a really fun trial and interactions just becomes she is more friendly and shows more side than just wanting revenge,all this in just one case compared to the previous game that had the whole game with her,not to mention new characters like godot,and i think he is my second favorite prosecutor just a little behind edgeworth,so cool and has absurd analogies that lead to some really funny moments and interactions and he gets depth and develoment.
The other characters like edgeworth,gumshoe,maya are as usually great,and they too get develoment and more depth in this game.
I also really liked mia in this game,easily her best appareance in the trilogy,her cases are really fun and it just makes for a memorable experience.
And overall everything is so enjoyable becomes the banter and interactions are so fun.
Also another thing that this game does better than the previous ones is that it has a more linear storyline,with three cases being part of gigantic case really,and the way its sliced up in the story is just amazing
most of my statements are still true to this game as the previous ones in terms of the writing:
"Really good,i like the characters,it has fun writing,each case has its own depth and lore,the main cast consistently get depth added along the game not making them stale,and its just entertaining"
Character trilogy tier list:
https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/ace-attorney-trilogy-characters-4719/3672469
Sound l 10/10
Sound is unchanged for the most part,but what this game does to push it to 10/10 status is the use of more sound effects in dialogue and just a better soundtrack.
1:Now with this game there are a lot more sound effects in dialogue,the two most notable changes are the ascendant note when there are multiple questionable events happening in a row or in a funny situation and two the use of the sound effects they talk about,like there were a lot of times where they saying they heard a "THUMB" sound and the game plays it,this makes it that much better than before than there was just the text with no sound to make it more lively.
2:better soundtrack,the music in this game is just better than the previous two,especially in chapter 5 and the courtroom music are amazing and a great soundtrack in its own without even the creative use of sound the ace attorney franchise is characterised for.
now my previous statements on the games still mostly apply to this one as well:
"Its not the music that makes sound in this game so special,it is its usage of the music and sound effects."
"The game knows when to stop the music and when to resume it,it does this on perfect timings to make things more intense"
"It also does this with the use of sound effects,they make every move feel more powerfull,for example the sound effect of the attorney's throwing their hands to their desk,or another example is von karma finger snap."
"It all sounds crisp and makes thing more intense"
Graphics/Aesthetics l 7,5-8/10
Aesthetics are unchanged from the previous games:
"The graphics/aesthetics are decent but what i want to talk about is the camera use in the courtroom,since it moves not instantly (most of the time) it either manually moves to the person talking or quickly switchs between the people in the courtroom,and it all adds to the charm of the game."
Lenght of the game/Content l 8,75-9/10
As always the game its decently sized and doesnt overstay its welcome,its tight,and i apreciate that.
So,talking about the cases,they are an complete improvement over the previous games,only 2 are filler and the other three contribute to the overall narritive of the game,and even the filler cases get called up on the main ones,so this game is just better because unlike the other two it has a actual story.
Case ranking:
5:Recipe for turnabout
The weakest case in the game,i still dont think its bad since furio tigre is a fun villain and the trials with godot are never not fun,my main problem with it is that it has so many forgetable characters like remember that woman that was like a robot or something or glen,they are really forgetabble,but still the plot of a mafia and a dopelganger will never not be fun,so the case its just fine.
4:Turnabout Memories
Easily the best opening case of the trilogy and overall and amazing short case that builds up the story,its really interesting defending phoenix and playing with mia,their different personalities are noticeable and it makes for some really fun moments,most of the time i expect a tutorial case to be a snooze fest,i never expected it to be this fun
3:The Stolen Turnabout
Solid,rock solid,both trials are fun and its really neat having a case that isnt a murder for once even if it will eventually become one,godot is an extremely entertaining prosecutor and he has a great debut,also the relationship between the defendant and his wife is really sweet,the ace detective is a fine witness and the way the make fun of him later on the game is really fun banter.
2:Turnabout Beginnings
Amazing case to set up 3-5,its a pretty long trial and it becomes really intense and stablishes a hateable villain and a tragic ending,also its interesting seeing edgeworth so young and the trial has fun interactions with every member in it,also the way it is introduced in the story with wright in bed its amazing foreshadowing to the things that will happen in the ending case.
1:Bridge To The Turnabout
Wow,im pretty certain to say that this is the best case in the trilogy,and ace attorney is known for having amazing ending cases,but this one just blows it out of the stadium,just a perfect case and conclusion to the trilogy,it ties up or explores every plot point build up to this point and does so really really well.
Another thing that i really liked was the inclusion of edgeworth as a playable character,since his personality is so different from phoenix you get a lot of interesting interactions and getting depth through edgeworth monologue and funny moments through his friendship with gumshoe,now during the trial playing with edgeworth as a defense attorney against franziska is extremely fun,easily one of my favorite trials in the trilogy.
Talking about franziska im really impressed that with so little time they made her a likeable character just by having more friendly and funny interactions and by not being a flat jerk all the time,they really improve her character and make her a more fun and interesting character than before.
This case reminds me of 2-4 and its constant twists that keep you locked with the screen,and until the end of the case is not that easy to know what will happen.
I also really like the last trial,is really long but it keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time because you learn a lot of new information while on the trial.
And the case ending is bittersweet,and even though everybody loses something in this case,they all (mostly) learn to be a better person,maya,godot,pearls,franziska,etc,they all learn to be a better person.
And just the ending photo gets me a little emotional,because this is probably the last time im gonna see these characters i love,but it was good while it lasted.
Case trilogy tier list:
https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/ace-attorney-trilogy-cases-416570/3671528
Ending | 9/10
honestly i completely forgot this section for the previous two games,but since this is the end of the trilogy i will rate it,and dam it does an amazing job at it,it ties everything nicely,all characters get a resolution,you get meaning of that even if someone isnt with you anymore they will still be with you and that you have to be strong for those who help you and its not strict in its resolution,since life continues,we dont know what their up to in the far future,it feels human.
Playability l 3/3
Game works as intended with no bugs
OVERALL
Just as good as i thought it will be,miles ahead of the second game and better than the first one,and with its amazing depth to new and old characters,its improved sound,more consistent with the quality of the cases and actually having a kind of linear story,this game is the best way to send off the classic trilogy.
Really the only reason this is not a 10 is because case 3 is improvable and because case 2 and 3 are complete filler,even though they are fun.
But honestly i think this game might just be better than ghost trick,only thing that game has over this one is that it is more consitent,it has better gameplay and better graphics and maybe linear storyline,but i might just think that this game taking into account the whole building up to it might just be better on everything else.
so,amazing,really,really amazing
Strong 9