Finished the first case. I played it a year ago but I wanted to play again as a refresher for the second one and hoping that maybe I will like it more this time (spoiler I won't) The same thing that bothered me the first time bothers me again Being set in the past, It's just not clear how advanced the technology is/isn't. After playing like 10 games in which we had technology...it's hard to get used to it not having it Like, we have photos. But what about ballistics markings analysis? Was it too advanced for that time peroid? And not being able to tell the poison I understand... but is comparing two of the same bottles content impossible? Not being able to determine the cause of death...too I dunno I don't like this gimmick of being set in the stone age and all the twists are because of it
Finished the third case now, still thinking it's probably the best in the game I don't have enough to say about case 2, but - I feel like the lack of emotion to Asogi's death was...weird. Looking back, I guess Phoenix reacting to Mia death was...kinda emotionless too. And I understand why they had to do that, as the game must continue and Ryu must investigate, but I still feel like it was far too emotionless reaction for what was supposed to be his best friend death
Case 3 is... If the game in general wasn't this weak (weak characters, weak music, weak prosecutor, mostly emotionless) then just by being unique it would have been one of the best in the series, but sadly it isn't Magnus defending himself and setting up everything was great. Faking evidence in the middle of the trial and not being able to disconfirm it was also a great twist. And then the surpising ending.
I also want to say we really need more competent defendants in the series (just...innocent ones) because all the time we get some idiots, or some characters that are not idiots but weak and defenseless, or actually strong characters that are unable to defend themselves because..reasons (like Edgeworth and Lana) So seeing Magnus being able to defend himself and actually accuse the other two witnesses was a nice change. And I wish we could have seen it again... but with a innocent defendant.