It doesn't tie its plot threads as successfully as I hoped, and the last case doesn't manage to wow with yet another terrific layer of mystery to end the whole deal on an exclamation mark, but I'd be lying if I said that this game wasn't a joyous satisfying ride. It's beaming with personality and jovial moments, the cast of characters might be the best the series has seen, and being the second game writers were allowed to subvert them in exciting ways. The plot is good, and even more so than the first game it pulls off a story well-informed by the time period, thus being the Ace Attorney that's so refreshingly aware of the real life and the issues and challenges real people face. Best Takumi game since the Trials and Tribulations for sure, even if on the mystery side of things I'm not as over the moon as others seem to be.