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9/10

Spectacular case in ways that are unique to the franchise. I think the most interesting thing about this case is that there's so few pieces of evidence, and the murder is small in scope, but unlike tutorial cases where the contradictions are obvious, this case is legitimately challenging, one of the trickier brainteasers in all of the franchise probably. Using that map over and over again and wringing as many contradictions out of it as you can is really satisfying. The murder setup is so simple yet so interesting. Dusky Bridge is a spectacular setpiece. 3-4 is one of the only cases that's genuinely interesting from a puzzle game standpoint.

Besides that, the story setup here to 3-5 is amazing. The case is so star-studded that it's kind of amazing - it's almost easy to forget until you think about it that we get Mia, Godot, Edgeworth, and Dahlia all in the same courtroom together. Getting Mia vs Edgeworth, and Edgeworth's first appearance, is strangely easy to take for granted given that Diego, Dahlia, and the Judge's brother are all kind of stealing the show alongside him.

The atmosphere to this case is unique too. It's not devoid of humor - Edgeworth and the Judge's brother are there to provide some hits - but this one is a lot moodier than most cases. Using the fact that you know Edgeworth had never lost a case prior to Phoenix is brilliant foreshadowing - they never bring this fact up directly, but if you've been paying attention you know it can't end well (not to mention the fact that Dahlia is still free and all the bad vibes set up in 3-1 in general).

3-1, 3-4, and 3-5 make for a hell of a sum of a whole and there are times where I could convince myself 3-4 is actually better than 3-5, but I do still have to give it to 3-5 in the end.