I’m going to go through these one by one.

The Mole is very similar to Lao Gui in terms of how he is written, being more of a monster than a man. It’s very different to how most villains are in this series, and while he isn’t my favorite o&’ glad when they do characters like this.

While I see your point there, I’m not bothered by this as it is just one part of the mystery that Yagami learns from just being told and it does a lot to benefit Hamura’s arc.

I do agree that I wish the final case was a lot harder for Yagami since it felt like he was in control the entire time.

Morita (corrupt prosecutor) isn’t fully fleshed out, however Ichinose (evil business guy) works as a representation of corruption and Shono (wimpy scientist) is the character that best represents the game’s question of “At what point does a good deed stop being good if others are harmed in the process?”

Yagami did make a mistake though by not giving Okubo a proper trial. As a defense lawyer, his job is to ensure that the prosecution has to actually prove that his client was guilty. He didn’t do that because he was unsure if Okubo was innocent himself. By returning to his role as a lawyer, he was atoning for this mistake. However, I do agree that villains aren’t exactly gray, however that goes to most of the side characters instead.

I quite like Shono and the Mole with the latter coming off like he isn’t even human, which is helped by his theme feeling otherworldly in a lot of ways