Just finished Case 1. Not reading anything in the topic until I finish the game and just posting thoughts.
It's promising! I like that the tutorial already puts the idea that you can point out a mistake through evidence, through emotions, or through surface-level thoughts, even if you don't actually do that beyond the tutorial. The characters are good and I actually like the art/animations for what it is. The story is good, too. While there are naturally corrupt societies and institutions, Ace Attorney doesn't really dwell on it as this game already shows it does. There's divisions between allies and very few seem satisfied with the status quo, but for different reasons.
I definitely appreciate the tabletop-isms of each spell having a lot of small differences and the way that it's measured out on a grid. I'm not sure if this game started as an Ace Attorney game that grew more into tabletop or started as a tabletop that grew more into Ace Attorney. In any case, I'm all for it, as someone who really enjoys both of these topics.
Psychological profiles and empowered eye are both nice. I definitely had issues with empowered eye, but I do really like that there's a ton of optional dialogue here like Pierce musing that he has an affinity for water magic.
I can't live forever
With my head and my heart in the clouds