Evidence Suggests Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Will Be a Good Time on PS4 | Push Square

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We've played the first couple of cases in the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection on PS4 and we've walked away pretty impressed. The collection comprises two games originally released on Nintendo DS — Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit — now playable on PlayStation for the first time. In the latter's case, playable in the west for the first time, too.

Both Investigations games have been given an overhaul visually, but there's an option to play using the original DS sprites if you'd prefer to keep it old school. Similarly, there are arranged versions of some music in the games but you can also play using only the original versions. There's quality-of-life improvements, too, including an option to set the games to story mode so you can watch the narrative unfold without having to solve any cases yourself.

While other Ace Attorney titles usually involve playing as a defence lawyer trying to prove that a client is innocent of the murder they've been accused of, the Investigations games flip that on its head and see us playing the role of prosecutor. We play as fan favourite returning character Miles Edgeworth, an impeccably dressed, slightly stuffy prosecutor who's a rival to Phoenix Wright in the original Ace Attorney games.

Rather than courtroom drama, Investigations sees Miles Edgeworth investigating murders in the field and trying to pin the killings on the person responsible. This involves hunting for evidence, forming hypotheses by fusing different clues together using Logic Mode, and then entering cross examinations out on the street with ne'er-do-wells trying to talk their way out of prison.

Considering the highlight of previous Ace Attorney games was always arguing your case in court while the investigation sections could often feel a little doughy, it's surprising how urgent the first couple of cases in Investigations feel. The cross examination sections are a good analogue for the back and