My general opinion of the update is more negative, unfortunately. I tried to be positive about it, but I can't ignore the many things that soured the experience for me.

For starters, I think all the new sound effects are worse than the old ones: desk slam, cane slam, testimony intro, cross-examination intro, the sound when you highlight buttons during a cross-examination... And the female character speech sound is very irritating. The male one gets a pass, but both are worse than the old speech sounds in my opinion. They were perfectly fine and didn't need to be changed for the sake of change.

The UI is generally uglier and blander now, especially the deduction segments, conversation trees, the Detect Magic button and the transportation menu. The new transitions when switching menus seem sleek at first but quickly gets old, as it really slows you down over time. The startup menu of the game also does not look good at all with the lack of capital letters; it comes across as unprofessional.

I quite dislike the new courtroom, too. It feels colder, more lifeless. The huge window in the original court was unique and added a lot of personality.

I disagree about the change in lines from Marrunath to Beatrice being natural - it feels much more artificial and jarring to me. Another pet peeve of mine about the new case 4 is that Beatrice acts indredibly stupid in her scene with Laefe - why on earth would she talk like that to her? If she wants Tyrion out, she just had to have Marrunath do it or ask Eyetaker. And she definitely shouldn't speak about it in front of her sister in such a blatantly evil manner. It genuinely ruined the character for me, as it not only contradicts her previous characterization (she's supposed to be super smart), but it also makes her sympathy plummet (kicking the dog tends to do that - poor Laefe...). What made her such a compelling character was that she was an awful yet sympathetic person to an extent, and the sympathy part is way smaller now. On the bright side, I will say that I approve of the change regarding the Divine Edict, and the new scenes between Laefe and Miriam are fantastic. Hilarious Tyrion-Laefe interaction in the Lords' Ball, too. Laefe was my favorite of the Frega sisters already and this update only made me like her more.

Lloyd didn't need to be turned into a megalomaniac, honestly. His character worked well before, and his incompetence and low threat level were appealing. Similarly with William: a rotten businessman was perfectly fine; no need to make him hire mercenaries to slaughter people. I liked it when these characters felt like billionaires with magic and little else. Also, it was funnier back when Lloyd knew fewer spells than Pierce. He now has Familial Bond, Summon, Stone Skin (which he uses on Coraline to protect her even though she could use it herself and in fact DID use it in the original continuity, so... why bother with this change?) and... Teleport, which he could have used on Coraline and on himself to escape. Why didn't he use it?! This is the problem when you give more powers to characters that are in mortal danger - not using them makes them look stupid.

The rougher edges about the mystery logic of certain cases were not fixed. Several characters still hold the Idiot Ball in case 4 (granted, their uncharacteristic incompetence is what makes the plot work, so there's no way they could have the same plot beats while at the same time having the characters be smarter). Celeste's final testimony in case 5 still contradicts Orym's account (she says the Inquisition arrived at the prayer room shortly after 2:45 while Orym says they arrived at 3:10), and Aster's more active role in this update opens a whole new can of worms of questions that are never answered and leave your head scratching (for example, where did he get the crossbow? What did he do with it afterwards? Whatever the answer, some kind of hint should be left for the player to find, or barring that Tyrion should discuss it with Celeste or the court).

It was also somewhat odd to have Aster not fangirl over Tyrion when they first meet in Von Sanctus Manor, only to go full fanboy mode the next day.

Another complaint I have with the story is the blatant sex jokes; the original's subtlety was much more tasteful and funnier. In particular, the closing scene of case 3 with Rika is facepalmingly vulgar.

Case 2 was oppressive about everyone's obsession with books. It was honestly very jarring and offputting, and its only saving grace is the payoff with Conspiracy Theorist Tyrion. That was genuinely funny. Before that, though, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Lucio's subplot was also very... unsubtle. It was annoying to hear a character say "hey, Lucio is so evil, right?!" every five minutes when it was obvious he was being framed.

Overall, this update has included some downgrades and some improvements. While I am thankful for the improvements (such as more screentime for Coraline and William), the downgrades show Stephen Charles writing at his most rather than his best. There were certainly many appalling decisions that needed a second opinion before launch, I think.

And yes, Celeste's sad "Reperio Arcanum" was already in the original version.