Review: ACE Attorney Investigations Collection brings logic with the fan-favorite character

In the last month or so, Capcom has been releasing Collection of Ace Attorney investigations on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

This collection lets you take on the role of fan favorite Miles Edgeworth, the famous prosecutor, in a remastered version of the original Nintendo DS versions.

\What’s great is that this is the first release of the second game in the series Ace Attorney Investigations 2: The Prosecutor’s Gambit outside Japan.

Capcom was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the collection for review purposes, but all thoughts below are my own. You can purchase your copy from your favorite stores, including GameStop (affiliate link).

Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one stunning collection! Step into the shoes of Miles Edgeworth, the prosecutor from the main Ace Attorney games! Leave the courtroom behind as you walk with Edgeworth through the crime scene, collecting evidence and clues and speaking to people of interest. Use your wits and what you discover to solve difficult and intriguing cases through logic and deduction.

I’ve become a huge fan of Asso lawyer series for the past two years and I was excited when the Investigations Collection was announced because I had missed the original DS games.

Capcom has done a great job with the last two collections I’ve played, and I was right in assuming it wouldn’t be any different.

I have to admit that since I had never played these games, all my time was spent on the first game, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworthand I didn’t have time to complete it.

However, I would be surprised if the positives aren’t in both, as many come from improved quality of life.

Speaking of quality of life improvements, let’s discuss what they are for Investigations Collection. First, the most obvious is the HD graphics overhaul. Based on limited viewing of the old images versus the new ones, the new sprites and graphics look absolutely incredible.

In addition to the visual overhaul, five of the game’s audio tracks have new arrangements that can be toggled in the settings menu. Other improvements include the implementation of a history UI for revisiting dialogue you may have missed or forgotten, the chapter select feature that allows you to start the game from any chapter you want even on the first playthrough (I think it’s more designed for those who have already played the games and just want to skip to specific parts), for a total of seven different languages ​​​​available for the game (Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese) including new voice dubs and Story Mode which essentially makes the game play itself while you watch.

I think each of these is a great inclusion. Story mode lets you see the action unfold, but if you get to a part where you want to take control, you can manually turn it off and then turn it back on if you want later. The History feature is a godsend with how many times I accidentally quickly clicked on some dialogue and thought maybe I missed something. Definitely all positive aspects.

From what I’ve played, the story is just as fun and engaging as previous titles in the series Asso lawyer series. The fact that the games are from Edgeworth’s point of view definitely adds an extra twist.

You are a prosecutor and therefore your thought patterns are different than those of Phoenix Wright or Apollo Justice. It is also interesting because you keep getting accused of committing the crimes and you have to first set out to clear your name and then find the culprit through some unique gameplay mechanics.

I really like the changes in the gameplay of Investigations Collection. For starters, it’s not just point and click like other games in the series. You actually have a sprite that you move around to different areas to investigate things and talk to other characters.

Personally I’m a big fan of it and it’s a huge win for me. Second, they introduce logical mechanics. As Edgeworth gathers clues, he makes note of them and you can then use logic to piece together different clues which can then strengthen your evidence or point you in a certain direction for your next steps.

This is something I wish was present in other games as I would often put things together while playing, but struggle to find the exact right NPC to talk to or try to show evidence in the wrong order or something, but in my brain I had connected things in a similar way to how logical mechanics works. Maybe I’ve always been more of a prosecutor than a defense attorney.

I mainly played Investigations Collection on my Steam Deck and it worked perfectly. Games like this typically don’t require a lot of power so that’s no surprise.

There is a little inconvenience for me while playing Investigations Collection although I want to talk about this briefly. There doesn’t appear to be any touch control option.

This is a very small complaint and has no impact on the score below, but there are times when I like to simply tap on my Steam Deck’s screen to advance dialogue instead of pressing a button.

Overall, Capcom took its successful collections from previous ones Asso lawyer games and applied all the best parts to the file Investigations Collection.

I like that there is now a larger release for the second game in the collection. I love how these games have the same feel with very similar gameplay loops, but the ability to actually move a sprite around really elevates the experience for me personally.

I love these games and would definitely recommend fans of the series to pick them up, especially since the MSRP is only $39.99!