The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

 PC
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PC Gamer
    Jul 26, 2021
    73
    The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles has the rush of excitement of the courtroom but chooses melodrama over mystery.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jul 26, 2021
    Indeed, if you've only ever played the original Ace Attorney Trilogy, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is still a massive step up from those early games, both in terms of production values and the complexity of its cases. It might not match some of Spirit Of Justice's late-game twists, but this is definitely one of the better Phoenix Wright games in recent memory, and certainly since the original trilogy. As a prequel, it's also a great place to start for Ace Attorney newbies, offering a great introduction to Shu Takumi's visual novel detective series without all the daft baggage it's accumulated in games four to six. If I were a judge presiding over video games court, the strength of the evidence is clear. Far from a villain in the Ace Attorney series, Chronicles is grade-A goodness. With the full weight of the fiery jury behind me, I hereby declare this to be a most excellent video game.

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#41 Best PC Game of 2021
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#74 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 105 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 127
  3. Negative: 19 out of 127
  1. JohnPhoenixWins
    May 9, 2023
    10
    Hey look the review bomber's gone! He must've gotten embarrassed after being badassily exposed as a loser stinkyface by the best OC who everHey look the review bomber's gone! He must've gotten embarrassed after being badassily exposed as a loser stinkyface by the best OC who ever lived! Ha ha ha! John Phoenix triumphs yet again!… Full Review »
  2. BigFrank1
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    Don't understand the negative reviews at all. The game is amazing. Probably it's just crybabies still salty that capcom decided to make mostDon't understand the negative reviews at all. The game is amazing. Probably it's just crybabies still salty that capcom decided to make most of their e3 presentation about this game.… Full Review »
  3. Fuz
    Aug 8, 2021
    9
    I am very, VERY impressed with how refined the options and customization is. Didn't expect that from a Japanese game (they're usually quiteI am very, VERY impressed with how refined the options and customization is. Didn't expect that from a Japanese game (they're usually quite far behind in this regard). Complete keyboard rebind, keyboard shortcuts for everything, tons of graphical customization, spoken language selection, multiple save slots - everything. Excellent work.
    Its got the usual Ace Attorney quirks and humour (which I really like), the usual slowness in getting to the point at the beginnings (LET ME PLAY GODDAMMIT) and I'm pleased to see this time there's a log that you can go back to (I accidentaly skip text by mistake since I activated the "free skip" option because I always hated how slow text is in AA games).
    The protagonist is... ok? I thought I would have liked him more, but I bloody hate how he darts his eyes left and right and how he raises his hand like a schoolboy. His friend is kind of smug/annoying. I might change my mind about this eventually, I just started it.
    Animations are cool and all, but I still prefer 2D over this 3D which is a little cheap and low poly.    … Full Review »
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