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so, wrap up of these two games i guess

overall, they felt like they had a lot in common with layton games - trials that were unsatisfying at times, similar scores, similar character designs, multiple-witness trials, and the like

one thing that caught me way off guard was how ryunosuke was so often the smartest person in the room, including me. he'd see things coming that i would only realize after ryunosuke himself pointed it out. there's a moment in 6-5 where apollo recognizes this, but it happens repeatedly in GAA2. i think there's a case to be made that some of this was somewhat poor foreshadowing/logic not following entirely cleanly (G2-3 and G2-4 might have some of this) - but the most notable big twist about the professor killings in G2-5 is brilliant and entirely earned, and ryunosuke saw it coming before i did.

as much as i hate to say it, G2-5 also gave me some 4-4 vibes with the way it ended. just as G1-1 had some 4-1 vibes with the lack of confession and the flimsy-ish way in which the villain was caught, G2-5 decided to follow 4-4's path in having the climax be resolved not by using real evidence, but by pulling a plot device out of its ass. 2-4 arguably suffers a little bit from this as well but is executed so much better it's not even in question. i'm also reminded of 1-2, where the perp confesses to murder because of the threat that a list of his victims will be read (lol).

additionally, G1-5, G2-2, and G2-3 all have a 4-3-like element where you essentially get one character to rat out another or stop defending another. it's an interesting dynamic but IMO, not the most satisfying way to finish off an opponent in court.

so overall, i'm conflicted here. the two-part finale was brilliant in many ways but i have just weird reservations about it!
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