Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Reviews

absolutely the funnest game ive played in a long while been super enjoyable and has tons of content havent even finished yet!

A fun addition for fans of the OG Ace Attorney Series. After getting to play as him once during AA3, now the highly awaited (English) version of Investigations came out. The game mechanics are very similar as before with investigation and "cross examination" sections. Though in this game, you won't be going to court but rather you'll be gathering evidence and material that in all likelihood will serve for your court case. Given that Shu Takumi initially envisioned the AA series as centering around a dectective, I cannot help but wonder how much of that initial wish's DNA can be found in this game. For those waiting to pull the trigger: CAPCOM regularly has sales where you can easily get the games for at least 25% off!

They really peaked with Quercus Alba of all characters

Been waiting for the localisation of ace attorney investigations 2 for a while now, and I couldn’t be more pleased. You not only get to play as miles edgeworth, but the gameplay is unique to the other series! Ace attorney investigations 2 is one of my favourite ace attorney games by far. The plot twist in the end surprised me like no other. If you love the series and have not yet tried out this game, it’s definitely worth the experience <3

The second game is really good. Although i can't stress enough on how much the last case of the first game was dragged.I swear the main culprit was interruped so many times that i thought i was watching a political debate. The other cases were alright and the characters are loveable. Then again,the second game is really good.

This is a good game to play on its own or among the rest of the AA games. The gameplay is totally new for this series, which is exciting, and the combination of new and familiar characters works well.

Curiously, this package contains one of the worst and one of the best Ace Attorney games all at once. However even the worst Ace Attorney game is a 6/10 in my opinion, so that isn't saying much. I'll review them in order: Investigations 1 starts a bit slow and never really picks up unfortunately. The game itself isn't horrible, but its pacing problems are way too vivid to ignore. Case 1 had to act as the tutorial for a brand new way to play Ace Attorney, so you can tell that they focused on the spinoff's new features before trying to make a compelling situation. Case 3 and 5 are, in my opinion (and many others) the worst Ace Attorney cases ever. This leaves Investigations 1 in the unfortunate situation of having 3/5 cases being duds, and that's a majority of the game. But, I still wholeheartedly recommend this bundle, because... Investigations 2 is one of the top 3 Ace Attorney games, hands down. After stumbling in the first game, the team comes roaring back with one of the best interwoven, twist-filled, creative stories. The series finally manages to shake its tropey writing and present characters with depth that will honestly shock you, if you are a fan of these games. The opening case is you investigating a presidential assassination attempt, and the stakes never fall from there. Every single case feels super important and tense, and the backdrop of Edgeworth going through a touching character arc really elevates the person-to-person interactions. The pursuit theme is also, IMO, the second best after GAA. One of the witnesses in the prison case in particular (you'll know him when you "Saw" him...) is proof that the writers really dug deep and tried their best to use every tool at their disposal to craft a story that would blow your mind. It all ends with one of the series' smartest, most interesting, and most hate-able villains getting their comeuppance, a perfect cap to Edgeworth's personal journey (so far). At the end of the day, the pros outweigh the cons, and Investigations 1 is not nearly bad enough to turn someone off of this bundle. There is a lot of videogame here even when the game is at full price too, a solid 45 hours is nothing to sneeze at.

One of the best Collections I have had the pleasure of re playing thanks to this modern port. While 2/5 cases in AAI1 drag the game down a fair bit, the game is well preserved and the new sprite work has given new life into the game that just applying sprite filters would not have achieved. Investigations 2 was given an amazing official translation and I'm super glad more people can finally play this game as it is my 2nd favorite game in the franchise. While the PW Trilogy and TGAAC have more quality when it comes to the amount of high quality games, AAI2 alone does so much heavy lifting for this collection that I would highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys the franchise especially if you have already played the PW Trilogy.

I highly recommend this game to fans of visual novels, and especially to fans of the main series Phoenix Wright games. A great time! Also Miles Edgeworth is hot

The first game starts off strong, but kinda dips during the last case. The second game, however, is probably one of my favorites in the entire series. The game play style of the investigation games is something that would be a lot more approachable to more people as it adopts a more traditional adventure game style, even having point and click like controls as an option. This game is a must play for anyone who's a fan of Ace Attorney, but I strongly recommend you play the original trilogy first before getting into this one!