Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is out on the Nintendo Switch this week and the reviews are now rolling in. Generally, it seems to have been well-received, with many outlets noting how it's well worth a look if you're a longtime fan of the Ace Attorney series.
First up, here's our review here on Nintendo Life. We thought the game was "great" awarding it 8 out of 10 stars:
So what did other outlets think? Here's a quick round up:
COG Connected - 8/10
"Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is an excellent remaster of two great visual novels. If you’re a fan of the Ace Attorney series, then these are must-play."
Nintendo Wire - 7.5/10
"If you have found yourself curious or tentatively drawn into these likable characters and exciting turnabouts, there’s literally no better time than now to give them all a try."
CGMagazine - 9/10
"If you love the Phoenix Wright games, but, skipped out on this little side adventure, then you’re going to absolutely adore the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. Even newcomers to the franchise might find this a better starting point than the main series in how it perfectly replicates the soul of the series in a far more digestible way."
Noisy Pixel - 8.5/10
"Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is the fittingly excellent final collection for this franchise, bringing over two spinoffs, including one that was never officially localized. That alone deserves celebration, but this sequel is at the franchise's heights, while its predecessor doesn't particularly stand out by comparison."
RPG Site - 9/10
"Capcom's done right by Ace Attorney in recent years, bringing it to modern platforms with a few convenient enhancements and in the doing, adding dozens of hours more of some of gaming's best storytelling to enjoy."
Will you be adding this one to your collection? Let us know in the comments.
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Current MC average is in the low 80s if you average all the consoles. That’s still good! I have too big a backlog to buy this at launch, but I’ll definitely pick it up on sale within the next year I’m sure.
Already got it preloaded. Honestly kind of thought about hitting the ground running on replaying the DS version of the first game so I can make better time on it and get to the sequel sooner.
I've held off playing the Apollo Justice Collection specifically because I knew an AAI collection was a possibility. Can't wait to play 5 Ace Attorney games back to back!
@KayFiOS I've actually replayed 1-4 and SoJ this year myself (did SoJ before the others and not been that long since I played DD, thus why it got skipped; these weren't in order) and planning to keep deep diving through Ace Attorney with this set. Likely do these then GAA then Dual Destinies, then might finally get around to the Layton crossover or Ghost Trick.
Playing through Apollo Justice right now, will probably pick this up afterwards (mostly on sale). Wonder if this one will also be filled with witnesses lying through their teeth for the stupidest of reasons.
Love to see this being well received, so looking forward to playing it when my (most likely import) discounted physical copy arrives!
@Joriss It's been a long time since I played any of these games, but I do remember thinking AAI was a big step up from Apollo Justice. In my opinion, AJ had by far the worst writing and cast of characters. My only real complaint against AAI was that the chemistry between Miles and his sidekick (can't remember her name) fell flat. I wish they had cut her from the game and just had Gumshoe be the sidekick. My favorite element of the original three games was the shenanigans between Miles and Gumshoe.
@TheFox Gumshoe isn't the main sidekick?! Goddammit!
@Joriss He's still in the game, but they definitely gave him a demotion compared to the original trilogy.
It's awesome that we now have practically all the Ace Attorney games in the West and for modern consoles. I'd imagine a new AA will launch alongside Switch 2 for maximum hype
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