surprised this one is so hated on-i don't love it but i feel like it's a perfectly good entry into the series. the cases are complex, all the major characters are enjoyable (including the newcomers, i loved kay, shih-na, and shi-long), and many of the complaints people give seem to be in the other games as well (slow pacing, annoying side characters.. that ace attorney). not a Great game but i certainly like it more than great ace attorney, funnily enough.
will be curious to see if the second game is really such a big departure from this one, honestly i'm expecting it to be a bit better in story but fairly similar
it's crazy how much worse the writing is in this game than the original trilogy. difficult to tell, though, if that's because the localizer was garbage or if it was the case in the original japanese as well.
not a Great game but i certainly like it more than great ace attorney, funnily enough.