The Great Ace Attorney might well be an amalgamation of everything the franchise established itself to do best.
It's got engaging cases, interesting connections, compelling characters and incredibly human motivations.
On the surface, the presentation is simply immaculate, making for the most creative and visually appealing game in the series bar none. The music, heavily relying on orchestral instrumentation, is absolutely splendid and incredibly fitting for the game and everything from the character animations to the designs themselves oozes fun and creativity, it's an absolute festival of stylishness and joy to watch unfold.
The characters are some of the series' best written yet, and the ensemble cast is absolutely my favorite, without hesitation. The way each character bounces off one another, their close links, dynamics, shared history or lack thereof, it's all played in extremely interesting and heartwarming ways, and I love most of them all so SO much.
This game also does what only the best AA games bother doing, in instilling a deeper, connected narrative behind every single case. It's less a duology, and more 10 cases that slowly, but surely, ramp up and set up the larger and foggier mystery behind the events of the game. It's quite a long ride, and maybe a bit slow at times, but by the time you reach the answers and conclusion, it's hard to not feel as if you've truly rode a spectacular rollercoaster. Everything is tied up cleanly in the best of ways, and it feels INCREDIBLY satisfying to reach that ending on your own accord.
To conclude, The Great Ace Attorney is, without question, my favorite AA title.
It's got the style, the groove, the polish, the heart, and everything that makes me love Ace Attorney and so SO much more too.
...wonder if finishing Investigations 2 will change my mind...
It's got engaging cases, interesting connections, compelling characters and incredibly human motivations.
On the surface, the presentation is simply immaculate, making for the most creative and visually appealing game in the series bar none. The music, heavily relying on orchestral instrumentation, is absolutely splendid and incredibly fitting for the game and everything from the character animations to the designs themselves oozes fun and creativity, it's an absolute festival of stylishness and joy to watch unfold.
The characters are some of the series' best written yet, and the ensemble cast is absolutely my favorite, without hesitation. The way each character bounces off one another, their close links, dynamics, shared history or lack thereof, it's all played in extremely interesting and heartwarming ways, and I love most of them all so SO much.
This game also does what only the best AA games bother doing, in instilling a deeper, connected narrative behind every single case. It's less a duology, and more 10 cases that slowly, but surely, ramp up and set up the larger and foggier mystery behind the events of the game. It's quite a long ride, and maybe a bit slow at times, but by the time you reach the answers and conclusion, it's hard to not feel as if you've truly rode a spectacular rollercoaster. Everything is tied up cleanly in the best of ways, and it feels INCREDIBLY satisfying to reach that ending on your own accord.
To conclude, The Great Ace Attorney is, without question, my favorite AA title.
It's got the style, the groove, the polish, the heart, and everything that makes me love Ace Attorney and so SO much more too.
...wonder if finishing Investigations 2 will change my mind...