This review contains spoilers
Ok, hear me out. The main prosecutor is in my opinion the weakest of the Ace Attorney saga up to this point and that brings this game down a lot, yes. The plot doesn't tie up particularly epically and it doesn't pick up pretty much any plot points from previous games. But:
- Seeing the last minutes before death is a cool mechanic
- It's cute to see Maya back! And you get to play a whole case alongside Edgeworth after practically not seeing him interact with Phoenix for years!
- Apollo's backstory here I actually love. Very cute.
- Getting to play AGAINST phoenix is just an inspired idea. It's incredible how not getting to read his inner dialogue makes you realise how actually competent he would seem to everyone else. It's the closest thing the saga has to a boss fight!
I genuinely think this game gets more flack than it deserves and yes, it's not the same as the original trilogy. Saying this is part of a AJ trilogy IS pretty stupid, and AA4 would feel more like a good trilogy finale than this one (obviously the timeline would make no sense, just in terms of overall + final case quality when compared to the OG trilogy and the DGS duology). It definitely is more about apollo than AA:DD, at the very least. All of that said, I think fans of the series and even newcomers can enjoy this title, and I look forward to whatever is next to come from the saga, especially after DGS2 got finally localised.
- Seeing the last minutes before death is a cool mechanic
- It's cute to see Maya back! And you get to play a whole case alongside Edgeworth after practically not seeing him interact with Phoenix for years!
- Apollo's backstory here I actually love. Very cute.
- Getting to play AGAINST phoenix is just an inspired idea. It's incredible how not getting to read his inner dialogue makes you realise how actually competent he would seem to everyone else. It's the closest thing the saga has to a boss fight!
I genuinely think this game gets more flack than it deserves and yes, it's not the same as the original trilogy. Saying this is part of a AJ trilogy IS pretty stupid, and AA4 would feel more like a good trilogy finale than this one (obviously the timeline would make no sense, just in terms of overall + final case quality when compared to the OG trilogy and the DGS duology). It definitely is more about apollo than AA:DD, at the very least. All of that said, I think fans of the series and even newcomers can enjoy this title, and I look forward to whatever is next to come from the saga, especially after DGS2 got finally localised.