This review contains spoilers
Case 1:
The reason this case is one of my favourites in the series is because it introduces you into Ace Attorney's main fun aspect in a decent amount of time. If I ever want to show people I think may like this sort of game, I can let them complete the first case within a short amount of time (30 to 40 mins) and they get a lot within that time span. What I consider to be the main fun aspect of Ace Attorney is the great deal of satisfaction you get after proving someone's bullshit wrong which leads to them sweating or panicking.
Case 2:
Things immediately get interesting when your mentor dies. While a few may see this coming, I didn't expect it to be done the way it did, and it ended up proving to be a great narrative choice for the series. Not truly amazing but still a very fun case.
Case 3:
Can be considered a filler case but still has important character moments. I very much liked how this one unraveled. My only problem is that one of the characters here is cringe and not funny.
Case 4:
Now we're getting to some good shit. I actually thought Edgeworth did it when I first saw the intro, it does a great job at grabbing your attention immediately with the bombshell it just drops. Even though the killer is obvious, it doesn't make such a big deal out of it. This case mostly shines through Edgeworth and Phoenix because not only is it the first proper time we learn more about their characters, the development they go through, as well as Maya, are top notch. Not to mention we get the meme lord known as Von Karma ("The PERFECT Crime!!! The PERFECT Trial!!!). Not the best final case but definitely a really solid one.
Overall:
This is the most consistent entry in the original trilogy in my opinion because all the cases here feel interconnected (even the third case to some extent) and it feels like a complete story. There isn't a single case here I'd consider bad.
The music is also really iconic and a massive bop.
(I am not counting Rise from the Ashes in this one)
The reason this case is one of my favourites in the series is because it introduces you into Ace Attorney's main fun aspect in a decent amount of time. If I ever want to show people I think may like this sort of game, I can let them complete the first case within a short amount of time (30 to 40 mins) and they get a lot within that time span. What I consider to be the main fun aspect of Ace Attorney is the great deal of satisfaction you get after proving someone's bullshit wrong which leads to them sweating or panicking.
Case 2:
Things immediately get interesting when your mentor dies. While a few may see this coming, I didn't expect it to be done the way it did, and it ended up proving to be a great narrative choice for the series. Not truly amazing but still a very fun case.
Case 3:
Can be considered a filler case but still has important character moments. I very much liked how this one unraveled. My only problem is that one of the characters here is cringe and not funny.
Case 4:
Now we're getting to some good shit. I actually thought Edgeworth did it when I first saw the intro, it does a great job at grabbing your attention immediately with the bombshell it just drops. Even though the killer is obvious, it doesn't make such a big deal out of it. This case mostly shines through Edgeworth and Phoenix because not only is it the first proper time we learn more about their characters, the development they go through, as well as Maya, are top notch. Not to mention we get the meme lord known as Von Karma ("The PERFECT Crime!!! The PERFECT Trial!!!). Not the best final case but definitely a really solid one.
Overall:
This is the most consistent entry in the original trilogy in my opinion because all the cases here feel interconnected (even the third case to some extent) and it feels like a complete story. There isn't a single case here I'd consider bad.
The music is also really iconic and a massive bop.
(I am not counting Rise from the Ashes in this one)