Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Switch Review) - Miles Edgeworth Goes Wild

[Music] the two miles Edgeworth games that comprise the Ace Attorney investigations collection represent a noticeable departure from The Adventures of Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice the pair of Investigations titles also Mark the final two dominoes falling into place every Ace Attorney game barring the professor Leighton crossover is now available on switch who needs a gba or DS anyhow while still dealing in the facts and truths of legal cases protagonist miles Edgeworth brings his own brand of justice and flare to investigations miles Edgeworth and investigations 2 prosecutors Gambit the latter is particularly notable for being unlocalized until the release of this compilation and long time fans who have been clamoring for more Edgeworth are finally seeing their wishes come true as someone who didn't play the first game which originally released on DS in 2010 in North America being able to sink my teeth into not one but two completely new games was a genuine treat whereas Phoenix Wright spends more than half of his time in a courtroom the investigation games see miles Edgeworth doing just that going Hands-On to investigate crimes in the field often within hours of their currence there's also a shift from first person to third person that adds a welcome new flavor and a bit more of a dynamic quality to the gameplay the player uses the control stick or d-pad to move miles around a crime scene and connected areas to find Clues and piece together exactly what happened and piece together is a perfectly apt phrase because one of his signature mechanics is to combine mental puzzle pieces using logic to gain new information or a fresh perspective on the case little touch es like visual indicators of an object or scene element having been fully explored helps remove some of the potential repetition that can drag down adventure games overall the investigations in this collection feel different because their proximity to the crime and the criminals the other gameplay type is rebuttal during which he'll use evidence collected to find inconsistencies in the testimony of other characters and suspects like in the other Ace Attorney games you can press for more information and present evidence when you discover a contradiction these segments are quite similar to the courtroom scenes of Phoenix and Apollo but there's no judge character to interject or be suade which leads to a more serious mature atmosphere at least in some places both Edgeworth games contain five episodes Each of which is divided into chapters you can choose to start with any episode and even any chapter allowing you to bypass events you may have already experienced previously the crimes that Miles deals with are more adult and violent in nature there's a departure in tone here if you're coming from the mainline Ace Attorney series which can feel more slapstick or played for humor two investigations entries are an effective complement to the courtroom focused adventures and while the game play is still very much point and click the sum of all the changes such as the Hologram crime scene Recreations or mental chess boards make for an experience that feels fresh that said the pacing is more effective in the first investigation titles so be prepared for a bit of a longer sometimes tedious Journey Through the second game with your reward being a story that coales into something great seeing Edgeworth dick gumu and newcomer Kay Faraday have their time in the spotlight makes for a pleasant detour from the affable Apollo and charismatic Phoenix a attorney investigations collection also contains built-in achievements a music collection a handful of design documents 20 save files and the ability to switch between the original pixel art or the updated HD visuals if you're a fan of the Ace Attorney series you owe it to yourself to give the investigations collection a shot just don't use a loaded gun or you'll have Mr Edgeworth giving you the business this video was made possible by our generous supporters on patreon did you know that Nintendo World Report is funded Direct directly by fans like you when you support Nintendo World Report on patreon you get immediate access to multiple exclusive podcasts every month exclusive Discord channels an early look at select content and more all for as little as a dollar a month check out patreon.com NWR for all the details [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]