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I paused for a month or so after beating the first 'game', partially because I had other things to play but also because I just wasn't enjoying it very much.

GAA2 is a lot better so far. the first case is pretty standard tutorial fare, though it did have a notable recurring character die in the process which kinda bummed me out because I liked Brett as a villain. but, I can see that we're going somewhere with it, and hopefully it still has some punch with her dead.

I liked case 2 a good bit, moreso than any of the cases in GAA1. Shamspeare was an awful character with no redeeming qualities but I rather liked him just getting up in the middle of an investigation. that got me pretty good. the dynamic of the supposed victim being alive and testifying against Soseki was pretty cool, and when Green got involved I thought that was cool too. you get to know a lot of Garrideb's past and present tenants and those twists were really good. I didn't expect to study gas distribution so deeply in an AA game.

I also liked defending Soseki again - one complaint I have with this game is that you're kind of just given defendants, and having a natural 'in' with Soseki for a second murder case really helped push the narrative along. I don't like Soseki at all but at least we have some kind of relationship there as opposed to Stronghart just throwing some rando at us.

speaking of which, case 3, which I'm on now. I wasn't feeling this at all on investigation day 1, where you're kind of revealing some backstory on the fair and then trying to battle against super kinesis or whatever. Harebrayne might be the first defendant where it feels like you're actively working against him from the first minute. he isn't particularly likable, but isn't awful. eventually you debunk his case and Susato comes back for the miracle assist. hell yeah. I don't like Iris so I'm really happy to have Susato back.

but investigation day 2... I don't know what the list is, but investigation day 2 of case GAA2-3 might be among the all time greats. there's the hints of a Kuzama reveal -- which I had been expecting since GAA1-2 -- and then everything with the wax museum and Drubber. this whole investigation day has a vibe and it reminded me of 2-4's second day with how dark it gets. it's not on that level, of course, but after GAA1 I wasn't really expecting this game to hit very high heights, and so far this is good.

I'm about to start trial day 2 and am excited to see where this goes. there's Kuzama, everything with the Professor and van Zieks, the backstory about Stronghart and Susato's dad.. it seems like it might be winding up for something great. GAA2 is very intentionally only revealing the story in layers and while can be a little obnoxious -- don't let me get on my soapbox about Sholmes -- I appreciate that it seems like it's building to something.

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