The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

ryunosuke and kazuma should've kissed but the games were absolutely amazing!!!! if i ever lost my memories playing both games would be the first thing i'd do tbh so peak

I enjoyed the story. Sholmes could be annoying at times, but he grew on me by the end. I recommend getting a patch for the audio. Really had to raise the volume to hear anything.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles tells a single, sprawling story across two games, slowly planting clues and narrative threads that only fully converge in a large, cathartic finale. When it works, it genuinely feels like solving one enormous case piece by piece. The trade-off is a very long runtime (around 70 hours for me), padded with several forgettable cases that test the pacing. The late nineteenth-century setting is exceptionally well realized, thanks to meticulous attention to detail and an outstanding localization that captures Victorian England with surprising authenticity. Despite severing almost all ties to the main Ace Attorney cast, the game succeeds in introducing a new ensemble of memorable characters, from Ryunosuke and Susato to Kazuma, van Zieks, and the delightfully eccentric Herlock Sholmes. Gameplay sticks to the familiar investigation and courtroom formula, but smartly expands both sides. Sholmes’ deduction segments add charm and humor to investigations, while the jury system in court offers one of the most engaging mechanics the series has introduced, shifting the focus toward debate and conflicting viewpoints rather than hard evidence. This is an ambitious, carefully constructed duology with an excellent climax, held back mainly by uneven pacing and excessive length. Whether that final payoff justifies the journey will depend on how much patience the player has, but there’s no denying the care, creativity, and confidence on display throughout.