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Take a spoiler-free dive into the Phoenix Wright series and its various spin-offs, as Matthew gives his verdict on the long-awaited The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and reels off the 10 best entries in this immortal Capcom visual novel series.

This week’s music: Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! 2013 (Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies), Investigation - The Core (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles), Godot ~ The Fragrance of Black Coffee (Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations) and Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Révolutionnaire (Ace Attorney: Spirit Of Justice) by Noriyuki Iwadare, Yasumasa Kitagawa, Hiromitsu Maeba. Toshihiko Horiyama and Masami Onodera.

Matthew says that the games from 5 to 2 are “slightly interchangeable”.

  1. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Best Case: “Turnabout Reminiscence”)
  2. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (Best Case: “Turnabout Reclaimed” from the DLC)
  3. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Best Case: “Turnabout Trump”)
  4. Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (Best Case: “The Imprisoned Turnabout”)
  5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Best Case: “Farewell, My Turnabout”)
  6. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (Best Case: “Turnabout Revolution”)
  7. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Best Case: “The Adventure of the Runaway Room”)
  8. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Best Case: “The Golden Court”)
  9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Best Case: “Turnabout Goodbyes”)
  10. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (Best Case: “Bridge of the Turnabout”)