The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

The first AA was pretty neat, but this is when it really went above and beyond for me, probably one of my all time favorite games. The visuals are so fun, the characters and their designs are incredible, both individual cases and the overarching story were amaz- [b] O B J E C T I O N [/b] One look at the defendant's pathetic steam profile is enough to reveal a glaring contradiction. Say, if this Ace Attorney really is so GREAT, care to explain why you have neglected to review it for three whole years? Your honor, in my defense... I forgor...

After playing the original trilogy I was initially disappointed, i haven't played Apollo Justice and Investigations but i think this game will possibly be the best game in the Ace Attorney franchise. While the first game in the package The Great Ace Attorney Adventures at times stumbles with overly long cases or a couple of areas where the game doesn’t quite blend the mix of investigation phase with Trial phase as well as it ought to, it's still an okay game on its own. When paired with the payoff that comes in the form of The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve which is also part of this package it becomes all the more compelling. Some of the character writing, twists and cases in this second game are some of the best in the entire series. In fact, sometimes it manages to surpass some Danganronpa games. On the gameplay front little changes between the first part Adventures and the second part Resolve, but what does change is the execution and level of restraint shown with the new features such as the Jury and Deductions. Where these at times fall flat in the first entry they feel like an inspired choice in the second game and build into the overall plot and character of the game. The characters are great and the cases while not being super difficult or extremely easy perfectly scratch that detective itch and all have interesting conclusions. Also Herlock Shomes might be one of my favorite characters in the series, love the juxtaposition of him compared to his source material. Not to mention that Soundtrack is an Absolute Banger!

It is quite sad that both AA5 and 6 went without Shu Takumi, but this game makes up for it a thousand fold. It could be a personal thing, but the Victorian aesthetic of steampunk and industrial brass tickles my fancy every time. Herlock Sholmes may just be one of my favourite adaptations of the original Sherlock. He shares a lot with Cumberbatch's performance in Sherlock (coincidence? probably) but makes the key difference of Herlock being an absolute idiot when it comes to deduction. It makes me laugh every time. Speaking of, the comedy is on point as usual, but it knows when to be serious for dramatic events. This game has me crying laughing in one minute to stunned in silence in the next. Takumi knows what he is doing when it comes to writing. I don't think he did writing but he directed, which is close enough. Listen to the music because I can't describe how good it is.