I couldn't stop laughing at Means' breakdown with the blackboard and when we found out that Robin is actually female, my sides hurt so much.

Or when Blackquill basically said, "Fuck it, we're going for a stroll."

Actually, Means' Breakdown with the Blackboard is the funniest thing I seen on Dual Destinies.

1-5 :The characters are awesome. The mystery is awesome. Ema's scientific gadgets are awesome. Gant's breakdown is awesome. The backstory is awesome. Gant is awesome. Gant is awesome. That wasn't a typo. Saying it one time wasn't enough. The only problem I found in this case are some far-fetched leaps in logic. But it's still awesome.

3-5: You play as Edgeworth against Franziska and then you play as Phoenix against Godot. That's instant top three. It's also one of the cases with more twists in the series. And I can't see a better way of tying up the trilogy than this case. It has one heck of a slow start, though. I also found weird having to accuse Godot twice in a row. I mean, the testimony between the two times serves really no purpose other than padding. We could just as easily have to present the lantern right after the first accusation as evidence that it was him who cleaned the place and go from there. But it's still awesome.

1-4: The mystery is awesome. The backstory is awesome. It has some really cool moments like the metal detector and Polly. I mean, this case managed to make the cross-examination of a parrot a very serious thing. Try to top that. Von Karma is awesome. The case is very touching at times, and still funny when it wants to be. If AA had been a one-game series, this case would have been the perfect ending. My only problem is that everything with the letter in the safe felt pretty shoehorned. I would have liked it better if we had had to figure out von Karma's implication in court instead of discovering it so easily and losing the evidence so stupidly. But it's still awesome.

6-5: It's basically two cases in one, one pretty good and another incredibly awesome. I love Armie and Atishon and going up against the Turnabout Terror was pretty cool. Dhurke was also awesome, although that adventure game part felt a little out of place. The second part is just epic and Apollo is a real badass. Ga'ran wasn't a particularly interesting villain but she was a satisfying opponent to topple.

5-3: I totally love the cast (except Means before he goes crazy), and I find playing as Athena extremely hilarious. The mystery is cool and this case is probably the funniest in the series. But I don't know why they felt the need of shoving not one, but two aesops down our throats. The friendship thing could have worked if they had toned it down a bit, but Hugh's scream still blows my mind. That wasn't necessary at all. What were they thinking? The 'end justifies the means' thing was just forced, stupid and annoying. And they tried too hard to make Hugh look suspicious when it was obvious that it wasn't him.

3-2: Luke Atmey is instant top ten. Luke Atmey is god. I've never felt more sorry for discovering the culprit than with him, because that meant that he wasn't going to appear anymore, and he was just so hilarious. I just wish he had a different breakdown the second time. The Delites are a very interesting take on the classic love-crazy couple. And with the robbery and the murder it's basically two cases in one so things never get stale. A strange thing I noticed when playing it is that Godot doesn't do as much a you'd expect in his introduction.

5-DLC: Worth the money. Interesting characters, interesting mystery, interesting story, all the ingredients to make an interesting case. Making Crab suspicious was handled way better than with Hugh in 5-3. The Orca cross-examination was kind of forced, though. It felt like a reference to Polly that got out of hand, and it wasn't anywhere as cool as that moment.

1-3: This was the first case with a really interesting mystery and a really cool plot twist. It's a very good case, but the third day wasn't necessary at all, and that hurts it a lot. The mystery could have easily been solved in two trials, one for Oldbag and Manella and another for Cody and Vasquez. Three-day trials only work with final cases, because they're just too exciting for me to care about the length. The investigations also drag at times, but I really enjoyed the point and click adventure feeling of it. Also, for a case with so many characters, they should have kept the 'who did it' part of the mystery for a little longer.

5-5: This case probably tries too hard to be epic and emotional, leaving other things behind. But it worked for me. I really got invested on this one. I got to feel really sorry for Athena, Apollo, Blackquill and Aura.However, the Phantom doesn't think things through, and that makes the final confrontation kind of disappointing, especially that final speech. I was actually expecting the three lawyers to point their fingers together, but I thought that it was going to be about some deductive teamwork. But no, they team up to literally pick on the bad guy until he cries, when they had already proved his guilt, so there wasn't really a point for it. I know he's evil and everything, but that's just mean.

AAI2-5: This case has the only villain that I didn't see coming. I suspected everybody in the case but him, including Shields, Courtney, Debeste and even John Marsh, but not him. And the moment of the revelation was awesome. The final confrontation and the way all the cases were tied together were awesome, too. My only problem with the case is that it only introduced one new character. I'm a shameless fan of shameless cameos and I liked that about GK2, but that shouldn't stop you from creating new characters.

AAI2-3: The flashbacks parts are a fan-service orgy, in the good sense: Gregory, von Karma, Badd, young Shields. That's all I need to say. I liked the present segments, too. I like Gustavia and how he doesn't even try to hide how much of a jerk he is. 'Yeah, pastries are more important than my son. Don't you agree?' He was hilarious in his own way. Delicia is really fun, too. And Jeff and Kat's story was very sad and tragic and their relationship was really sweet(pun totally intended). My only grip is that the final discussion about the statue of limitations is completely pointless and contrived.

4-4: I liked the Mason System, although maybe it was a bit too weird for its own good. I didn't like that they spoiled so much about the case in the intro. I also liked the mystery itself and the first part of the case, as well the flashback case, even if Phoenix was too smug and the way he got disbarred was kinda forced. But the case was still going great until it suddenly stopped before getting to any real climax. Most anticlimactic ending ever. The jurist system is the worst thing that happened to AJ. Seriouslyly, there's one testimony, zero twists and even less satisfaction. The final trial literally couldn't have been more lame on purpose. This case could have been much higher if it wasn't for that. It's a real shame, really.

6-2: This case was clearly final-case tier. It gives Trucy more development than AJ and DD put together, the twist are really well done (you don't see them coming but they make perfect sense), the characters are entertainer and the culprit was great, and I like that they applied the magical them to everything in the case. The murder was a bit far-fetched for my taste, though (and that's saying something).

2-4: It's exciting. It's emotional. It's suspenseful. But once Shelly de Killer enters through the door, the mystery just flies out of the window. I remember that when I first played the case I thought that Matt couldn't actually be the killer because it was so obvious, but in the end it's exactly what it looks like. And since it was only the second game, having a guilty client wasn't such a crazy concept. Fortunately, there were still enough little twists to keep things interesting. And the 'present the right evidence to the right witness' moment is still one of the best in the series.

AAI-4: I love Badd and Yew, although there isn't a lot to the mystery itself. And Byrne Faraday wasn't fleshed out at all, so it's really hard caring about him, especially when Kay doesn't seem all that troubled about his death. At least the case managed to tie Kay to everybody without forcing it too much. Having the judge make a cameo was genius, although there was maybe too much fluff in the middle section. And the ending was both epic and intense, and a pretty good set-up for Ablaze.

6-3: This case is weird. It got kinda boring at times while playing, but once everything comes together you realize how great it is. However, the characters were a bit lackluster, other than Datz.

AAI-5: This case is not bad, bat as far as final cases go, it's pretty lackluster. It starts off good enough, and I like the whole first part with the Yatagarasu and Shih-na. But once you expose Alba the first time, everything starts going downhill, from the completely unnecessary illegal evidence moment to the confrontation that never ends. Alba being a pretty meh villain doesn't help either. It was nice they gave literally everyone their moment. I'm not a fan of Palaeno but at least he was a decent red herring. Also, I felt logic was underused and testimonies were overused in this case.

6-1: This case is the definition of a good tutorial: A good mystery and a hilarious culprit. It has a pretty slow start, but I guess it was necessary to introduce us to Khura'in.

5-1: This is the only tutorial case that really puts some thought in the mystery itself. Killing someone by striking their head with a bomb is epic win. But the ending was pretty weak. Both the 'I have a real bomb' thing and Tonate's motive rant felt pretty forced if you ask me. I still liked him overall, though. And the case did a good job of setting up the rest of the game.

AAI2-4:It did its job of tying Kay, Sebastian and Courtney to the plot(Courtney and Kay in particular get a lot of cool moments), but for the leader of the P.I.C., Blaise didn't really put up much of a fight and his shtick isn't funny either. He's just a Gant wannabe. Jenson and Young are pretty boring, too. The mystery was pretty interesting, though. Also, the pacing was a little weird.

4-1: It has the best twist of any tutorial case, but I didn't like the 'by the way, there's a secret passage that the culprit could have used' thing. And the trial has a kind of unnatural flow, changing from one topic to another without clarifying the previous point. I know that most of it is just Phoenix being shady and criptic, but I don't get why everybody was going along with it. It's also pretty weird that Apollo doesn't have much of a reaction to his boss being a murderer.

3-4: A very dramatic case that manages to get progressively more serious. Fawles' death is the most heartbreaking moment in the franchise, IMO. However, once you take that away, there isn't really a lot to this case. We already know the biggest twist from the beginning so there wasn't much of a mystery. But it was cool to see the Canadian judge, Diego and Bratworth. Dahlia, on the other hand, was so absurdly evil that she could match any cartoon villain. Her motivations were also pretty lame considering she's the big bad of the game.

6-DLC: This case really could have used more characters. Having the old gang together is great, but most of the twists are pretty easy to figure out and the characters are just decent, with the honorable exception of Surgeon!Pierce, that was great, but we didn't get enough of him to push the case any higher.

AAI2-1: This is a cool way of starting a game. I like the mystery, I like the twists and Knighley is cool. The president is hilarious and Swift is a more enjoyable version of Lotta if you ask me. Maybe a bit long for a first case, but since there are two separate mysteries going on, it never gets boring. One thing that bothered me is that some logic connections were obvious to the point of feeling ridiculous when they're treated like major breakthroughs. And Knighley's accusation comes a little out of nowhere.

3-1: I like playing as Mia, seeing young Phoenix and getting Payne's origin story, but I think they overdid Dahlia's wolf in sheep's clothing attitude. I also thought it was a bit weird that Mia dared Dahlia to take a pill to prove her theory instead of simply having the bottle analyzed. Props for the original cause of death, though. Overall, this is probably the most intense tutorial case of them all.

3-3: I like the characters and I like the mystery, but the whole phony trial thing was kind of silly and completely unnecessary. I mean what would have changed if the case had started just after the incident instead of a month later? I actually kept forgetting that detail while playing because it was just so irrelevant to the whole thing. On another note, I like how Furio Tigre looks like the kind of guy that would beat someone to death with his bare hands but instead he uses poison and a ridiculously complicated scheme to commit the crime, but I don't like that they showed him in the intro. Jean Armstong could have worked perfectly as a red herring for the first part of the case. Also, I love Lisa Basil. I wish we could see her again.

5-2: I love Damian Tenma and I like the rest of the cast, and this case makes a good use of the bracelet and the mood matrix. But I think we should be done with revealing the killers in the intro and showing decisive evidence to the guilty party so they can destroy it by now. And it really pissed me off when Taka didn't let me use the bracelet during the trial. Not funny, Blackquill. At least the case still managed to keep interesting with some really crazy twists. And the thought route should have been used to reveal the Amazing Nine Tails' identity, instead of something we could have done by merely presenting a piece of evidence. Also, Jinxie transforming into Tenma Taro is probably the most unnecessary cutscene in the whole game, and that is saying something.

2-3: I know that the characters are annoying, but after that layer, they're pretty heartwarming. They're just a bunch of guys that completely lack social skills, and that causes them a lot of trouble. Some cross-examinations are just painful and the investigation segments could get boring at times, but I've always thought that this was a genuinely funny case to play with a genuinely tragic backstory, a genuinely well-thought mystery and genuinely sympathetic characters, so you can call me crazy. Also the 'you still have the murder weapon with you' moment was pretty epic.

5-4: They should have fused it with the 5-5. This case just isn't strong enough to be an standalone. Yuri Cosmos is great, though.The last of a day 1 investigation is a huge missed opportunity. The first trial starts off pretty intense, with both Blackquill and Apollo in hardcore mode, but it doesn't really amount to anything in the end, since there's only one twist and we already know that the bombing is going to happen. The investigation isn't particularly interesting, either, since Phoenix and Athena don't have the chemistry that she has with Apollo or he has with Maya. The highlight of the case is clearly the last trial, with Cosmos in all his greatness and a bunch of crazy twists. But ending in a cliffhanger with no real satisfaction isn't going to take you any higher than this.

2-2: I love the whole 'Ini is Mimi' twist and everything that implied, but I've always thought that the accomplice thing was a very cheap explanation for the locked room. Morgan involvement in general felt pretty forced to me. Even her testimony was completely pointless. I also wasn't a big fan of basing a case entirely around channeling.

4-2: A very clever mystery with some really cool twists, but I think that Alita Tiala was the most boring murderer in the franchise until the creation of Lance Amano. She's basically discount Dahlia. And Wesley Stickler is discount Wellington, as well as Penny Nichols levels of forgettable. Wocky's story also reminds me a bit of Viola Cadaverini, but it's still genuinely sad. I liked how the they turned random things like the panties into important parts of the case. I thought they'd only have a purpose with the panty-snatching case, but they ended up being decisive evidence, and that is hilarious. Also, 'Hickfield' is the most gratuitous and unnecessary cameo in the franchise, which is saying something.

6-4: Putting the most filler-y filler of all time just before the epic conclusion of the game with the highest stakes in the franchise was a horrible idea. The constant explanations about rakugo and soba broke the flow and the case is also too short for me to care much about any of the characters. A investigation segment would have helped a lot. I give props for the original cause of death, and the mystery itself wasn't that bad for such a short case. I guess this would have worked better as a tutorial case.


1-2: It's a case where a lot of important things happen, but the mystery itself isn't very interesting. Mia's death was quite a shock, but I don't like knowing everything from the start. The characters were amusing enough to keep things interesting, but Redd White was a sort of Quercus Alba, in the sense that the only challenge dealing with him is some kind of external immunity that protects him and lets him get away with everything. Except White didn't really get away with anything in this case, and I'm not sure if that makes him better than Alba (because it doesn't take so ridiculously long to take him down) or worse (because he doesn't really put that much of a fight). Also, the ending felt kind of anticlimactic. The trial should have ended after we prove that White was lying about seeing the lamp before the crime with the receipt. Everything that happens after that doesn't really makes a lot of sense nor serves any real purpose. This case gave as the bellboy, though, and that is always a point for it.

AAI-2: The mystery in this case is very well thought out, and Cammy is definitely one of my favorite characters in the game. Unfortunately the other characters aren't very interesting. Franziska's return is pretty cool, but Gumshoe does literally nothing. Also, that moment when Lablanc fell and the player, along with Edgeworth, realized the cause of the death was pretty epic, but this case has nothing else to push it higher.

AAI2-2: This case was just so slow and tedious to get though. And it's a shame, really, because both the premise of having the previous killer killed and the prison setting had a lot of potential, but it was sadly wasted and the setting was underused. The twists and the mystery were also pretty good, but the case still doesn't reach GK2 standards. At least we met Uncle Ray, Sebastian and Judge Courtney, who are all pretty awesome, and I liked the cameos, but the one-off characters were pretty boring, with only Dogen being interesting. Also, I felt that Dogen spilled the beans a little too easily.

AAI-1: It was a nice way to show us how GK worked. The case had some cool twists and it did a good job of setting up the game. There's isn't anything too special about it, though. And someone should give Portsman a medal, because that animation with his jacket is the most annoying, stupid and unnecessary animation in the franchise.

4-3: I know that all the cases have a plot hole somewhere, but the arrest in this one is just ridiculous. And then they have the gall to make it a big deal of how you need decisive evidence to convict anyone at the end. WTF? And how many times do you think we need to see that cut-scene with the song? Or Letouse's last words? Or Lamiroir identifying Crescend? Seriously, there's abusing flashbacks and then there's this case. And what the heck is that breakdown? Really, Daryan's hair makes me uncomfortable. Also, I think the firecrackers appear late enough to count as a Deux ex Machina. But to be fair, I think the mystery was actually more clever than what it looks like, and there were many good twists. And this is the case in AJ where I liked Apollo the most: He actually figures thing out and shows how he's all about the truth.


2-1: This case is extremely stupid and it has probably the dumbest contradictions in the whole series, but Wellington was hilarious. There isn't really anything else to say about it.


AAI-3: This case is, to put it simply, pretty boring. The characters are boring, the mystery is boring, there are barely any twists that you don't see coming a mile away, and the only challenge comes from Lang or Amano getting in your way, rather than solving the case. I like Lang and Kay, but if the best part about a case is the introduction of main characters, it's probably because the case itself is pretty forgettable. My favorite part about this case might be the cameos. I usually like cameos in general and knowing what each character is currently up to. I like Meekins, although he really doesn't do much here. I'm not personally a fan of Oldbag but Edgeworth's reactions to her make her worth it every time. And the Bellboy of all people randomly showing up is hilarious.

1-1: This case doesn't really have anything special aside from being the first one. But you know what? That's enough. You don't need to blow the players mind in a tutorial case. Its only purpose was teaching us how to play and so it did. I like Mia and Larry, but they don't really do anything in this case. But, well, you can get pretty hilarious lines depending on your choices. And Sawhit throwing his toupee at Phoenix's face was the first hint that anything can happen in this courtroom.

I love the dynamic between Edgeworth and Phoenix so this one being top makes the most sense, although I will say the next two were pretty close to it too. Poor Miles... Oh and did I mention you get to cross-examine a PARROT?! How could this not be top?!

Yup as I was saying, poor Miles. The way Gant taunts him here and the way he already seems to be contemplating resigning anyway... but that isn't entirely why this one is here. This one is mostly here for two other reasons: Ema Skye and Damon Gant himself. I know some people consider Ema to simply be a weaker copy of Maya... but I'm not buying that analogy. Plus her scientific investigation methods added a nice extra layer of complexity to the games. Although trying to get the fingerprint analysis on the locker on the iPad version is near impossible due to the hit boxes being weird. I managed it eventually but had to double check on a walkthrough I was doing it right. As to Gant, I dunno why I like his characterisation but I do. Maybe it's the nicknames or the odd fetish with swimming. I don't like him as a person but I guess the thing is he's a more defined villain of the piece than some of them were.

I loved all of Dual Destinies. It probably helps that I really like Athena and Blackquill, but I found Fulbright hilarious. But in the case of this case it was Apollo and his journey after losing Clay that really got me. And I've not even played Apollo Justice yet! Plus hey Edgeworth was back, so that was nice too

Odd for the first training case to be this high up in the list but I really did adore Turnabout Countdown for some reason. Maybe it was that joy of Phoenix bursting through the door with his attorney's badge back or maybe it was because Gaspen Payne was even more pathetic than his brother. Also I love Ted Tonate and his instance to type everything out instead of speaking.

Oh come on, surely this one surprises no one? The first case proper from the first game. And the first case where you're up against Edgeworth. Redd White is so so so annoying and it feels so great to finally trap him. It also introduces Maya which can only be a good thing.

I must like cases where Maya is the defendant... but this was a really neatly done one, and Pearls is so sweet. Even if Phoenix is being a jerk whenever anyone tries to mention Edgeworth... but then that's Edgeworth's fault for making everyone believe he's dead. I also love Franziska Von Karma 'you foolish fool' as a prosecutor. Though I don't much fancy being whipped until I faint! It was also nice to see the Kurain Village and have further back story into how the channeling technique works. It's this far down because Ini Miney (Or was it Mimi Miney? ;) ) was SO like ANNOYING like... and also I guessed that the sisters had switched a mile off.

Oh Wendy Oldbag. Oldbag Oldbag Oldbag. Seeing Edgey lose his composure so much is worth all the listening to her go on and on about whippersnappers so fast that you can't read all of her text box.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I love Robin and Scuttlebutt, but most of all this was where I fell in love with Klavier Gavin. Yes really, despite his only minor role in this. It made me want to go get Apollo Justice. However... the actual case... Aristotle Means was weird... and something about this case clicked less than most of the other Dual Destinies cases. That said I think this one had me grinning the most... and that was mostly due to Klavier... I mean all the stuff about his shattered statue/pride LMAO. If I had to be fairer to this case I'd probably put the investigation days above Reunion & Turnabout but keep the trial days here)

This has some hilarious moments for the tutorial episode but it is just that. Presenting the business card was a bit out of left field though, even if I had realised Wellington had accidentally pinched Phoenix's phone instead of his own. Still the stuff like the flying 'bananas' and the Judge's signature being illegible made up for that.

Filch was a good character, and Jinxie always using those charms on Apollo kind of amused me but it did also get a little irritating after a while. My mind is blanking on a few of the specifics of this case though so it may well move up once I've replayed it.

Meh. Larry. Again tutorial level and this one didn't leave as much as an impression on me as the Lost Turnabout and it certainly isn't as fun as Turnabout Countdown. I like Larry in Turnabout Goodbyes a lot more.

Again I love Franziska as a character but this one currently isn't doing that much for me. No I don't find Max Galactica annoying, I actually really like him in an odd way. Moe on the other hand has really started to grate on me. I'm on investigation day 2 if I remember rightly. I think part of my problem with this case though isn't this case's fault! I happen to know quite a bit about the next case 'Farewell My Turnabout' and wanting to get to that is making me apathetic to play this one which is stupid because I need to finish this one to get to Farewell My Turnabout.

Addendum: I have now finished this case. No, I'm not in any rush to re-play this one right now. So it's staying here.

38. GK2-2: The Imprisoned Turnabout
37. GK2-5: The Grand Turnabout
36. 1-2: Turnabout Sisters
35. AAI-3: The Kidnapped Turnabout
34. 5-3: Turnabout Academy
33. GK2-1: Turnabout Target
32. 2-1: The Lost Turnabout
31. 1-1: The First Turnabout
30. AAI-1: Turnabout Visitor
29. 5-1: Turnabout Countdown
28. 5-DLC: Turnabout Reclaimed
27. GK2-3: The Inherited Turnabout
26. AAI-2: Turnabout Airlines
25. 4-2: Turnabout Corner
24. AAI-5: Turnabout Ablaze
23. 4-3: Turnabout Serenade
22. GK2-4: The Forgotten Turnabout
21. PL-1: English Turnabout
20. AAI-4: Turnabout Reminiscence
19. 1-3: Turnabout Samurai
18. 5-4: The Cosmic Turnabout
17. 1-4: Turnabout Goodbyes
16. 5-2: The Monstrous Turnabout
15. PL-4: The Final Witch Trial
14. 3-1: Turnabout Memories
13. 2-2: Reunion, and Turnabout
12. 5-5: Turnabout for Tomorrow
11. 2-3: Turnabout Big Top
10. 3-2: The Stolen Turnabout
9. 4-1: Turnabout Trump
8. 1-5: Rise from the Ashes
7. 2-4: Farewell, My Turnabout
6. PL-2: The Fire Witch
5. 3-3: Recipe for Turnabout
4. PL-3: The Golden Court
3. 3-5: Bridge to the Turnabout
2. 4-4: Turnabout Succession
1. 3-4: Turnabout Beginnings