LogFAQs > #959020473

i'm almost certain i wouldn't have most of these cases quite that high, due to their at times shocking lows. that said, i really do think ryunosuke might be the single best playable character in the series. (which is not to say i like him overall more than phoenix or edgeworth, but as a playable character, i think he's highly competitive there.) with the "older/saner guy, younger peppier girl" dynamic pretty established at this point - and the series does do it well - the fact that so many of GAA's investigative jokes are at ryunosuke's own expense is fantastic.

currently i have AAI2 as my favorite game overall, in a pretty close heat with AA3 (and i say this having never replayed a case outside of the original three games). GAA2 had a lot of AAI2 vibes throughout it - as the second entry of its gaiden series, it no longer needed to lean into playing with gimmicks so much and could deliver harder-hitting cases. the times it does use the gimmicks wind up being stronger too. AA3 is kind of similar as well; with all of its new mechanics fleshed out in AA2, i've often described the "heart of the lineup" cases - 3-2 and 3-3 - as feeling like a victory lap of sorts.

will think through it a bit before coming out with new full rankingz, which i haven't done since AA5
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