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congrats aa, you defeated third case syndrome two games in a row.
the setting isn't a favourite of mine, but that's very much a "me" issue and not that i think it is inherently bad for aa. and i do love how the existence of themis is just a straight up reward for those who played aai2. hugh manages to have similarities to sebastian yet comes across as a completely different (but also great) character. i love how he seemed bad and aloof but no, he's just as much of a softie as his friends.
good cast overall. juniper is good, if slightly inconsistent to the junie we've already seen. right out the gate it just feels weird how she's more nervous the second go around with being a defendant than the first.
robin is ... a tricky character. im not going to say whether her direction was a bad decision or not, for various reasons. i personally liked her but i can understand why some may take issue with how she was handled (and i do dislike how the game brushes over you forcing her secret to be public. luckily? hugh also suffered a similar fate, i suppose)
and rounding it out, scuttlebutt comes off as someone i was prepared to hate but ended up liking. funny how she just immediately becomes the fourth member of the crew at the end lol
means definitely makes the transition to 3d models more bearable. i am pretty firm on "team sprites" but i think so far, the game has made use of its higher presentation without overdoing it. and he's a great, possibly even the best example. though i immediately clocked him as an accomplice at best (that smile is too creepy for him to be innocent!) i do like how he seemed so friendly and cooperative the whole time. it made me second guess my decisions despite his design cues and that "end justifies the means/dark age of law" mentality.
and rounding it out, the returners are great. blackquill and fulbright have more room to grow and klavier continues to be the nicest prosecutor in the series.
some aspects are not great but the greater picture makes up for the case's faults.