As a person who has been following the series since the beginning, I had been honestly underwhelmed with more recent releases. However, this entirely new change in location and cast is exactly the fresh start the series needed.

The cast of regulars forms a very solid core. Some are standout, some are just decent, but they all really grow on you over the course of the two games.

The game does have a weakness however, and it's that the first game in this two-game series I think was still somewhat lackluster. It takes a big too long to really start picking up steam, and you don't really get any "proper" cases or investigations until several cases in.

However, the second game more than makes up for it, taking everything the first built off of and using it as a fantastic launching point. There are moments in Part II that really hit me hard, stark moments of realization, and overall great character moments. It's unfortunate that the first part is a big sluggish, but they're both part of the same whole that is still extremely solid. I really do believe that this is the best Ace Attorney game since the original trilogy, and definitely has an identity of its own.

[h1]The Best AA Game Since the Original Trilogy[/h1] As a person who has been following the series since the beginning, I had been honestly underwhelmed with more recent releases. However, this entirely new change in location and cast is exactly the fresh start the series needed. The cast of regulars forms a very solid core. Some are standout, some are just decent, but they all really grow on you over the course of the two games. The game does have a weakness however, and it's that the first game in this two-game series I think was still somewhat lackluster. It takes a big too long to really start picking up steam, and you don't really get any "proper" cases or investigations until several cases in. However, the second game more than makes up for it, taking everything the first built off of and using it as a fantastic launching point. There are moments in Part II that really hit me hard, stark moments of realization, and overall great character moments. It's unfortunate that the first part is a big sluggish, but they're both part of the same whole that is still extremely solid. I really do believe that this is the best Ace Attorney game since the original trilogy, and definitely has an identity of its own.