Playing Tyrion Cuthbert, the best non-ace attorney ace attorney game

Finished Case 5! Seems like I'm a little alone on really liking it. I think 4 is better, but 5 is maybe a few steps behind. I'd probably give 4 a 9.5/10 in my case series and Case 5 a 8 or 8.5, so still really good. I'll start with the cons. While I think the mysteries are good, it's a bit of a shame that the non-Pierce murders are so quick to solve. This is the only case with multiple mages involved and the massive spellbook might have looked intimidating to many, but I thought "oh wow, we're gonna go DEEP into this!" Nope, all resolved pretty much instantly in court. Eris, while better than I was thinking, is still kind of weird in context. You have this big important meeting with all the nobles where Tyrion/Celeste are immediately being questioned and we have...a college student who is the daughter of a crime boss that's gone missing and everyone treats it as whatever. The game basically outright tells you Eris is a major antagonist so you might as well make it canon that Eris is either undetectable or can easily change appearances to fit her needs.

Aster isn't a con to me. I thought he worked well. Yes, his reveal scene is...really abrupt, but I felt like I got all I needed. I have a strong sense of who his character is and the writing felt logical of how it started and where it ended. Lucio just killing Aster at the stand was great characterization for Lucio too. It certainly lacked oomph, though, which is why I liked Case 4 more. Going against Beatrice just feels way better than Aster. I think my biggest issue with Aster is that his plans and Eris's plans just...don't work together. Eris wanted Celeste alive to torment Tyrion, but Aster needed Celeste dead. If there was more pull on that tension between the two, it would have been more interesting.

Now the pros: The main cast is still excellent. As I mentioned, Eris is better than I thought and I was worried this would go into a Danganronpa-esque hope/despair nonsense, especially after Tyrion sprouted wings. But no, it didn't, it kept things really grounded. I'm glad Eris isn't the outright culprit, too. I really enjoyed the mystery's focus on contracts and puppetry. It made it feel epic while feeling uniquely Tyrion and differentiating itself from Case 4.

I always rate things high after I finish, but I feel good putting Tyrion among the top 5 in the series. I think a large part of it is that I think it does certain elements of GAA2 (taking down a thoroughly corrupt government and replacing it with something better) and AAI2 (interconnected mystery that relies heavily on puppetry of other characters' actions) as good as those games, if not outright better. The mysteries are weaker, but to me, the mystery doesn't mean as much as the overall story, the characters, the charm, and the feeling.