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The Inherited Turnabout: Endgame

I didn't realize it until this game, but Edgeworth is Luke Skywalker. Edgeworth wants to move to accuse Gustavia of the murder from 18 years ago, while Courtney says we need to hurry and arrest Kate for the poisoning. Edgeworth brings up that the P.I.C is partly at fault for letting Von Karma forge evidence all these years, and Courtney responds that she "sees fragments of Von Karma in him." Edgeworth is perpetually wrapped in this inner conflict between these two parental figures, Gregory and Von Karma, which parallels the different philosophies behind defense attorneys and prosecutors. Only a sith deals in perfect cases.

Debeste shows up with "the best" news: Gustavias up and walking around. We question him, but theres no evidence directly linking him to the murder; just that he set off the trap today. So theres a cool logic segment here where Edgeworth reviews the facts and leaves it up to us to connect them. I like these sections; I feel like they were also in AAI. The logic storm allows us to surmise that Gustavia couldve been taking pictures of the Angels Recipe and killed Dover while everyone else was doing afternoon tea.

We finish off Gustavia with a logic chess, which is interesting. Like you all said, its a little more difficult, but still pretty easy to navigate. Turns out Gustavia also has the no-taste disease and used his son to get this far. Just when I think he's kind of an okay person, he reveals that he abandoned his boy once he could taste again! Gumshoe (who has been absent for what seems like a LONG time, shows up with the blood test results. Its actually Gustavias blood. In a gross reveal, it turns out that part of the murder weapon and Gustavias blood is mixed into the lyre (confirming that Delicia is an ageless vampiric daywalker). Gustavia hid the body in the chest and planned to pin it on Delicia, but thanks to Delicia being a glutton, the body was discovered early, casting suspicion on Master.

I don't really know if I'm a fan of the climactic moment in this case coming down to a ticky tacky nuanced analysis of the law behind the statute of limitations. To be honest, Gustavia was a bit underwhelming compared to the earlier Kate cross examination and Gregory confronting Von Karma. However, I did get some big chills when Edgeworth threw Courtney's trademark "overruled" back at her after her not guilty verdict.

After Gustavia is arrested, Ray promises to get a not guilty verdict for Kate which seems a bit weird/unethical. I mean, you were here too, Ray, you know damn well she's guilty. I think what he should have said was "I'll get the charges reduced" or something. Courtney leaves, but not before warning Edgeworth that the PIC is coming for him. At the same time, Debeste questions why Edgeworth does what he does. There seems to be meaningful character development for them both. But not for Larry, who has been here the whole time not paying attention.

There's a lovely scene in the detention center, where Master is basically exonerated. It's his turn to wait for Kate now. Hopefully Ray does his job and he doesn't have to wait another 18 years! Once again, the case ends with Miles thinking carefully about his path, which is somewhat between defense attorney and prosecutor. People and the law both grow, but what happens when this growth creates contradictions and problems in the law? Actually... a pretty thoughtful question for an AA game.

The game leaves us with Ray talking to Gregory about the case while looking over two pictures: one of the past and one of the present. Ray's definitely going to die, isn't he? (Once again, don't answer that).

Next: A break of a couple days, then some more thoughts about E2-3 before moving into case 4. In the meantime, what are your thoughts on "The Inherited Turnabout?" Completely obliterates the "case 3 is bad" curse, huh? I think I might still like 5-3 more, and people can certainly make a case for 6-3 as well.

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