LogFAQs > #972403236

Ah McGilded. While not quite the force I remembered you as, you were playing chess and everyone else was playing checkers. This case does a good job of building up to the realization that this guy is almost certainly guilty, but there's no longer anything you can do about it. I really appreciate how it heavily implies his guilt, but it never actually says he is guilty at any point. Unlike Brett, his immediate death doesn't feel wasted, because it directly ties into "The Reaper" lore, and it even plays a part in case 5.

Like case 1, it leaves the entire case surrounded in this aura that it's not really over yet at all. Some people dislike this, but I think GAA handles it's "unsatisfying" resolutions pretty well. While GAA2's primary case 3 villain is better (arguably the best in both GAA games), McGilded's smarminess and way with words makes him more than memorable. Everything about him from the start felt gray area.

Though perhaps the biggest mystery of all is upcoming... Why is Soseki prominent 3 times in 4 consecutive cases? His schtick barely lasts through one.