I wasn't the biggest fan of the previous Ace Attorney game, Dual Destinies [$0.99]. While it wasn't the worst game in the series by any stretch, it felt too much like an apologetic reaction to the backlash from Apollo Justice [$0.99]. It's clear from the end of that game that there were major plans for Apollo's story, plans that had to be changed or scuttled to accommodate the fans' demand for the return of Phoenix Wright as the chief protagonist of the games. Phoenix Wright himself had to have significant character development rolled back, as well. On their own, these aren't necessarily bad things, but Dual Destinies never really justifies that sacrifice. It doesn't want you to forget Apollo, of course. He's a major part of the game's plot, after all. But it does want you to forget any and all of the plot threads that they had been building around him, hoping you'll treat him like a second banana Scrappy Doo so that Phoenix can strut his stuff as the main underdog once more.
It's accurate to say that my interest in the series tailed off hard after Dual Destinies. For the first time, then, my experience with the iOS version of an Ace Attorney game is a fresh one. I bought the Nintendo 3DS version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice [$0.99] on sale some time ago but could never overcome my ennui towards it enough to play it. I've since fired that version up for the sake of comparison, but my first full playthrough of Spirit of Justice has been on my iPhone o...