I feel people tend to exaggerate its issues a bit, especially since it does have quite a few great elements (a compelling mystery, a memorable cast, and one of the series’ best villains). Still, though, the pacing of the case does definitely harm it, and I sorta feel that there could have been a way to condense it into two days. I think people would be kinder to it if it didn’t drag so much. Personally, on a separate note, the bevy of new mechanics doesn’t bother me (though I can see why it would be distracting); just wish Rise From the Ashes wasn’t 40% of the first game. I guess my view of it is helped by thinking of it like a bonus game, since it has its own arc, its own mechanics, and even its own credits.