Fynn
is an EoFF Hero and/or Heroine
Radical Dreamer

1. I don't have a PSP. 2. I'm way more likely to enjoy it if I get hooked on Persona through P4 enough to not mind the less engaging gameplay in favor of a good story.

I'm supposedly getting Persona 4 although since it's my brother who's planning on gifting it to me it may take a few more weeks. Or months.

Getting any other kind of case would be weird at this point, though ^^

Honestly, Ace Attorney 5 was pretty predictable. They basically stuck to the formula to a T. Dai Gyakuten Saiban on the other hand looks interesting so it's pretty sad it probably won't get a localization. Oh and I heard AAI2 is really damn good. Too bad I spoiled it for myself.

I'll be sticking to my Danganronpas and Zero Escapes

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Okay. Christmas holidays are nearly over, though...

And hello to you too.

I slept alright but I woke up being bombarded with things to do and I am stressing right out

Alright then. You seem to agree that the concept is gripping as hell so I'll skip over that. Quite frankly I think the major reason it's as successful as it is is because of its characters. Phoenix is easy to relate to and like and Edgeworth is one of the most beloved deuteragonists out there. Not to mention Godot. The others, from Maya to Pearl to side characters, are all the kinds of characters found a lot in anime culture, really, each with their own exaggerated personality traits, (over)dramatic moments and quirks with not a whole lot of subtlety to speak of. To a certain degree it's a matter of if you prefer expressiveness over subtlety or the other way round. If you're the type to easily get attached to people's problems while roleplaying as someone whose job is to solve them... well, Ace Attorney is pretty good at reeling you in.

Besides the 4th and 5th cases of each game the series also never dabbles too deep into (arguably) interesting mysteries and motives. If that's all you like, the first three cases of any given game are gonna be boring.

I'd also say it largely depends on how much you get invested/engaged in the mysteries. Best level of engagement is comparatively low so that you're strung along by the story; too much and you solve things way before the game expects you to which probably sours the experience at least somewhat. Getting hit hard by a twist is usually a thing to remember, especially when in hindsight you see how obvious it really was.

The fact that you didn't enjoy the humor is surely a factor as well =P

FTR I'd say don't bother pursuing the series any further. It's not changing up its formula anytime soon. The Investigations spin-off is the only one I might consider recommending because it does have a slightly different atmosphere but... it's still Ace Attorney through and through.