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where do i even start here? those three games are much more different from each other than the three games in the first trilogy were. this trilogy started off very strong, with the first game perhaps being my favorite ace attorney game ever!
the first game has my favorite cast of characters and the best music in the entire franchise. it's also not too long and just hits a sweet spot with its length. i never got tired of it but it also never felt too short. after finishing it, i immediately wanted to replay it!
dual destinies isn't as bad as people pretend it is, but i still didn't enjoy it as much as the first game in the trilogy. athena and simon are wonderful characters, but don't get enough time to shine (and it sadly only gets worse for them in the next game...). i think the game didn't start very strong but got better over time. i enjoyed what they did here, but some things absolutely could've been better in this game.
and then, spirit of justice... probably my least favorite ace attorney game. i didn't enjoy the setting and i did NOT enjoy the ending. nahyuta is the weakest prosecture in the series (cool theme though, i'll give him that), i hated devination seances and i did not enjoy how apollo was connected to the events of this game. i love apollo, but he didn't need to be here. he should've stayed home, but instead he now opened a law office there. i genuinely hate this, as it just felt so out of the blue. i'd be the first person rooting for my boy to get his own law office, but this just didn't feel earned. plus, i loved his dynamics with trucy, athena and even phoenix, who he is now removed from. plus, apollo and trucy's mother being hinted at during the ending... she should've been here sooner. i loved her in the first game of the trilogy but by the time she "showed up" in spirit of justice, i was just annoyed and wanted her to hurry up.
i really enjoyed my time with the trilogy, but it really sucks that it ended on such a sour note for me. perhaps a future game can fix what i disliked, but for now, this sadly annoyed me enough that i can't get myself to rate this game any higher.
however, i did enjoy the special episode of spirit of justice, which at least made me like something about that game! soo, that's something!
the first game has my favorite cast of characters and the best music in the entire franchise. it's also not too long and just hits a sweet spot with its length. i never got tired of it but it also never felt too short. after finishing it, i immediately wanted to replay it!
dual destinies isn't as bad as people pretend it is, but i still didn't enjoy it as much as the first game in the trilogy. athena and simon are wonderful characters, but don't get enough time to shine (and it sadly only gets worse for them in the next game...). i think the game didn't start very strong but got better over time. i enjoyed what they did here, but some things absolutely could've been better in this game.
and then, spirit of justice... probably my least favorite ace attorney game. i didn't enjoy the setting and i did NOT enjoy the ending. nahyuta is the weakest prosecture in the series (cool theme though, i'll give him that), i hated devination seances and i did not enjoy how apollo was connected to the events of this game. i love apollo, but he didn't need to be here. he should've stayed home, but instead he now opened a law office there. i genuinely hate this, as it just felt so out of the blue. i'd be the first person rooting for my boy to get his own law office, but this just didn't feel earned. plus, i loved his dynamics with trucy, athena and even phoenix, who he is now removed from. plus, apollo and trucy's mother being hinted at during the ending... she should've been here sooner. i loved her in the first game of the trilogy but by the time she "showed up" in spirit of justice, i was just annoyed and wanted her to hurry up.
i really enjoyed my time with the trilogy, but it really sucks that it ended on such a sour note for me. perhaps a future game can fix what i disliked, but for now, this sadly annoyed me enough that i can't get myself to rate this game any higher.
however, i did enjoy the special episode of spirit of justice, which at least made me like something about that game! soo, that's something!