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I wrote that before seeing what you said about Tyrion and Celeste lol. Yeah I just think the character writing in this game is so excellently done - probably better than most Ace Attorney games in a lot of ways, honestly - that the game kinda ends up better than the sum of its parts. Like, none of the cases by themselves are spectacular, but the character arcs are really, really good and that counts for a lot.

4 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 1

I really really liked case 4 a lot, more than you did I think. The whole reversal with Tyrion being prosecutor against Ruby was super fun and was pulled off well despite obviously being a little forced - no worse than what 6-5 did with Apollo and Phoenix though. I really liked Beatrice as the case's 'villain' - she's got that satisfying moment where you finally get that crack in her demeanor that makes an AA villain fun and I enjoy her whole tragic backstory that makes you feel bad for taking her down. The creeping sense of dread with which you realize she has to be the killer kind of reminds me of Engarde in a good way, too. The case still has some issues but it feels like the most cohesive product to me.

Case 5 is partially brilliant and partially a total mess. The way the game sets the board for this case is spectacular - Tyrion and Celeste and Aria are all in really interesting places arc-wise at this point and the stakes that get set, with the simultaneous plots of the wedding and with Garrick's callout make for a really good canvas. Unfortunately, like I said, it feels like the game ran out of budget and just bit off more than it could chew, and a lot of parts of this case feel half baked and contrived. The part that DOES work well is everything with Eris - the climactic battle with her in which you figure out that Garrick Pierce killed himself and Celeste signed the contract fraudulently is like, top-tier classic AA stuff (although obviously done in a completely different style). I just wish everything came together in the end. I'm really mad about it because it's THIS CLOSE to transcendence.

Case 2 is just pretty solid all around, the side characters aren't very good but the murder mystery is rock solid and executes well on its premise. I don't have a ton to say about it - it's just good. It works. It got the job done. The scene with Tyrion and Celeste subtly interrogating Miriam was brilliant.

Case 3 fell a little bit short - the mystery starts out really promising but then the answer just becomes "oh it's more arcane construct bullshit" and it kind of lost me at that point. Von Sanctus was a fun but kind of predictable villain. I did like a lot of character development in this case but the whole thing doesn't really come together as a compelling mystery.

Case 1 felt very tutorial case, I do like the early development of Tyrion and Celeste's relationship (reminds me a little bit of Phoenix and Maya in 1-2) but the murder mystery wasn't that great. Felt like the game really hit its stride in case 2. It did show some strengths here but it did feel a little bit pilot-episode.