Board 8 > Finished case 4 of AAInvestigations 1.

(+) Yeah! (+)

How long is the final case exactly? I'm worried I might not finish the game before Xenoblade 2 releases.

The game got better after case 3 but it is still the weakest game in the series by some margin. No epic cases so far hurts so I hope the final case resolves that.

It's the longest case in the series (until AAI2). It has some great moments, but overall, it's not great either. Just like the rest of the game.
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It's probably an 8-10 hour case. It's pretty long.
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MrSmartGuy posted...

It's the longest case in the series

What the ****! Longer than 1-5 and 6-5?

MrSmartGuy posted...

It's the longest case in the series (until AAI2). It has some great moments, but overall, it's not great either. Just like the rest of the game.

my own personal research indicates this is not true

it's about as long as 1-5
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OK, maybe it just feels like the longest case in the series.

I have also not played 6-5 yet.
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LeonhartFour posted...

It's probably an 8-10 hour case. It's pretty long.

This is not good. I was hoping I'd finish this game before Xenoblade 2 hits.

I know my completionist playthrough of Xenoblade 2 is gonna take a while and I'm gonna be taking my sweet time with it. Which will make coming back to this game very difficult.

Oh, it will certainly feel every bit as long as it is.

6-5 is the longest case in the series and it's not even close.
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You can't play AAI1 on the side while you're playing Xenoblade 2?
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MrSmartGuy posted...

but overall, it's not great either. Just like the rest of the game.

And this is making me very deflated about my current AAI1 playthrough. I really want to get through this game so I can play AAI2 in the future (possibly after my Xenoblade 2 playthrough).

LeonhartFour posted...

You can't play AAI1 on the side while you're playing Xenoblade 2?

I usually don't play two games at same time because 1) I like giving my complete focus on a single game and 2) I end up neglecting the game I find inferior from the ones I'm playing simulataneously.

That and it is ****ing Xenoblade. I know it is gonna take all my leisure time for the next few weeks/month/s

That said, there are two "HOLY FUCK REALLY?" moments in AAI-5 that are most definitely worth seeing.
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just play AAI1 when you're lying in bed or something

it's an easy game to play in bed
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that's what the switch is for man
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Eh, the Switch is too big for that.

It's perfect for toilet gaming though.
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Switch is absolutely made for gaming in bed.
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First half of the final case is great
The later half is terrible
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I1-5 feels longer than it is because, unless I'm mistaken, it's the longest back and forth between the same 2 people in the series without a break or change in characters.
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I played about 2 hours today. I don't think I'll beat this by tomorrow night so I guess my only option is to play this alongside Xenoblade 2. I guess I'll try to spare a few minutes every day for AAI.

The final case seems relatively intriguing so far but I can already see it has pacing issues.

LeonhartFour posted...

6-5 is the longest case in the series and it's not even close.

I haven't played 6 yet, but that's interesting to note. What's the second longest case then?

LapisLazuli posted...

I1-5 feels longer than it is because, unless I'm mistaken, it's the longest back and forth between the same 2 people in the series without a break or change in characters.

It has to be. That part was overly obnoxious.
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E2-5 and 3-5 are approximately the same length, so they're essentially tied for second. Then it's 2-4 a little behind them. 1-5 and E1-5 come next.
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What's E2-5?

And I always thought 1-5 was the longest case in the series if you didn't include 6-5. Definitely thought 2-4 and 3-5 were shorter.

AAI2-5

E1 is the game you're playing, E2 is the sequel.
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The last case of AAI2.

2-4 and 3-5 feel shorter because they're better and paced better. Like, I would've guessed 1-5 was the longest case in the OT before I tracked my playing time earlier this year on a series playthrough, but 3-5 is a full 45 minutes longer.
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I say E for Edgeworth instead of AAI or I because I think it's a better looking acronym. Three letters looks bad, and the I doesn't look as good as the E.
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