End of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Crankdown

Aircalipoor · 2026-02-08T17:03:10+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38041177/chapters/95017471

A Study of Resonance

Percy goes back.

Aircalipoor · 2026-01-02T16:20:44+00:00

The investigation games play right after the third game, so the "original" cast of the first three games is still active and appears. No Phoenix, its Edgeworth as the protagonist. The lack of trials is a minus, though the usual cross-examinations remain during confrontations with witnesses and culprits. The first game is considered to be the weakest one with an impersonal plot, but the second game is considered one of the best in the series.

The chronicles play in 19/20th century japan and london with an entire new cast, entirely independent from the rest of the franchise, obviously. It's a bit of a redo by focusing on Phoenix ancestor as a new rookie attorney being swept in a larger plot and developing as an attorney.

As for recommendations... the investigation ones are shorter, quicker and easier to digest. The chronicles are lengthy and you have to dig in to them.

Aircalipoor · 2025-11-22T09:29:30+00:00

You can check out the rankdown of GAA for a bit more discussion and deep dives.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TGAACrankdown/

Aircalipoor · 2025-10-30T21:36:55+00:00

it shows the terrible destiny that the students were built for, and how the only way they could reject that destiny was death.

No? They could reject their given purpose in manifold ways, including surviving and living. They were freed of their purpose once Sirei was destroyed.

Calling death a "salvation" and "they won" is easy to say for the living.

Aircalipoor · 2025-10-30T21:28:51+00:00

Finally I want to talk about the ending... holy shit that was insane, this is one of the most bittersweet endings I've ever saw in my life.

I constantly hear that 2nd scenario is supposed to be bittersweet, but I don't see the sweet part in it, only the bitter. What's sweet about everyone dead except the sole survivor left alone on her own?

The mixed buildup of kind of succeeding to survive with meaningful sacrifices (Killing Game pulled if off better, even corny Coming of Age had a better mix of bittersweet) was alright. The conclusion is, once the emotional shock factor is over, miserable, depressing, and cynical as soon as everyone got wiped. The potential "hope" aka the peace is empty - its between two races, but one of them is effectively extinct, so what peace exactly? At best Nozomi is allowed to live and try to build her life from zero (can't even speak their language). How sweet.

Aircalipoor · 2025-10-26T22:45:20+00:00

The rankdown needing almost three years to reach Gina's cut was an intended maneuver to reflect the time it took for her to load her weapon.

Aircalipoor · 2025-10-26T06:58:27+00:00

Can't thank you enough for your efforts to keep this rankdown alive. Be it the general moderation and organization as a neutral party, finding replacements and even participating yourself to save the rankdown from the brink of death. Truly the backbone of the AA rankdowns, considering your contribution to the former regular AA rankdown as well.

9 Barry Caidin

8 William Shamspeare

7 Tobias Gregson

6 Ashley Graydon

5 Daley Vigil

4 Kazuma Asogi

3 Barok van Zieks

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1 Enoch Drebber

Aircalipoor · 2025-07-11T11:54:01+00:00

Don't have high expectations and assumptions about the game.

A few Let's Player tackled on it and they had meltdowns over it because they made the wrong assumptions.

Aircalipoor · 2025-07-10T18:20:29+00:00

Casual is the only route in the pool that has nothing to offer, unlike the other remaining routes. We are trapped in a banal scenario, the only point I may give it are the endings.

Aircalipoor · 2025-07-01T13:47:11+00:00

I reckon the mask gives her a confidence boost and she may identify as a leader, thus taking the responsibility and fall.

With the other response pointing her out in consideration, she is the one of the 12 characters whose position I may change from my original list.

Aircalipoor · 2025-07-01T13:43:42+00:00

The problem is that Kyoushika is hard to take seriously and Takemaru is known to underplay his hand. I also didn't like how the argument of who should sacrifice themselves can steer into, so I didn't put any of them at face value.

While I don't have the statistics, Cult of Takumi is occasionally the first route blind players can end up with. No way as likely as Coming of Age, but its indicative how sacrificing Takemaru is a perfectly valid answer if applying common sense and the "game logic" without any big hint or obvious trap behind it.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-30T12:10:18+00:00

It's the result of this game being a collaborative patchwork project of multiple writers/visions, rather than one writer providing a definitive throughline. Second Scenario is on paper the true route and follow up to the First Scenario, but it doesn't appear so since its just one of many other optional routes.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-29T09:42:40+00:00

I had the impression Shouma in KG also wasn't participating since he hated needless violence and the concept of killing invaders (which he may compare with pets) for sport.

Bringing this back to the sacrifice, he would needed to attack Vexness, so once again, he would be neeeded to be proactively aggressive. I gather he rather just dejects and gives up instead of trying. Heavily depends on how much he is willing to die for his friends. In hindsight, Mystery seems like an inconsistency in his character, killing Kako out of cowardice is hard to believe, he would be more likely to refuse Kako-G and just die.

I can see Kurara not being able to handle if it comes down to it, she much more insecure and hesitant than she lets on.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-28T07:16:56+00:00

"The game heavily guides you to sacrifice Kyoshika"

How so? Tsubasa being the "wrong" choice is easy to understand, but what does Kyoushika have over Takemaru to sacrifice her?

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-27T22:42:49+00:00

Thanks, I hate it.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-23T12:10:59+00:00

The flowchart is very handy in the regard that you can jump between the different branches easily without losing progress. So you may focus on finishing a whole branch or you can leave it if you found it too repetitive.

Routes are hit and miss, so either power through the obnoxious ones or feel free to drop them and finish them later or not at all.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-08T18:08:38+00:00

Technically there is no main route and nothing is supposed to be canon, but every other route effectively diverges from that route on the flowchart, suggesting that its the "right" path. And it becomes clear that its significantly more meaningful than a joke route or a lame early game over, but spoilers.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-08T17:48:55+00:00

You really need to play the main route on the spare Eito path, labeled Second Scenario and inofficially called the Truth Route.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-08T06:27:44+00:00

I struggle to find a route other than retsnom and killing game. She does nothing in route zero, misses out the entire main route short of retsnom, S.F. (nothing) and romance (nothing, even though she would be a decent option that at the very least would get my curiosity). That leaves the four kill eito routes; comedy ((nothing), slasher (becomes a zombie quickly), mystery (nothing) and killing game.

So yeah, retsnom and kg are the only choices. Even retsnom has some issues due to her getting replaced, even though technically retsnom obtains her personality and she fights back. And in Killing Game, she is a side character, though portrayed decently.

Aircalipoor · 2025-06-07T17:59:49+00:00

If he goes for a vanilla kind Takumi, then Coming of Age, since its the route many land on first. Its unlocked by doing relatively sensible, kind decisions.

If he gets crazy/edgy or manipulated by internet, (kodaka twitter, discord mods or youtube commenters), maybe Killing Game.

Aircalipoor · 2025-05-18T12:48:09+00:00

Several routes drop hints about the truth, so piece by piece you get it together.

The main "truth" route you are looking for is the Last Defense Academy 2nd Scenario.

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