During the June 18, 2024 Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. It includes two Ace Attorney spin-off games starring Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit. The first Investigations game launched in the West for Nintendo DS. Investigations 2 was also available on Nintendo DS, however this title did not receive an official release in the West, but now fans overseas will get the chance to play this title. The collection will be available digitally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It will also have a physical release on Nintendo Switch.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection features HD visuals and redrawn character sprites by the series’ original character designer. In addition to the redrawn sprites, players will also have the option to switch back to the classic pixel sprites. That’s not all, the collection also features text and voice-over options for seven languages including English, Japanese, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese (Mandarin).
You can check out the announcement trailer, key art, character art, and screenshots below.
Announcement Trailer
Key Art
Character Art
Screenshots
Capcom describes the collection’s features as follows:
FEATURES
- Experience Ace Attorney Like Never Before – Unlike the mainline Ace Attorney games, these titles focus more on point and click puzzle and adventure gameplay, offering a fresh perspective within the Ace Attorney universe. Players will explore crime scenes, interact with diverse environments, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth, providing a more hands on investigative experience.
- Crime Scenes and Witness Confrontations Optimized for Newer Consoles – Ace Attorney Investigations Collection will be available on modern platforms including Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam for the first time ever. The highly anticipated release also features improved resolution with more fluid character animations, as well as richer expressions for both classic and new sprites – all created by the Investigations series’ original character designer. Players will have the ability to change between classic sprites and the new character sprites. Each game will also have text and voice-overs available in English, Japanese, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese (Mandarin).
- Newly Added Features for a More In-Depth Gameplay Experience – The collection allow s new and veteran players to experience both titles in an exciting and more in depth way . With the History functionality, players can review any dialogue they may have missed and can freely choose which game, chapter, or section they want to start from or revisit. With the Story Mode feature, players can immerse themselves in the twisting tales of each case with a story and puzzles that progress automatically. Mind Chess is another new feature players can explore from Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit, where they engage in mental battles to pull important information from witnesses.
- A Collection of Special Items for Passionate Prosecutors – Players can delve deeper in to the world of Ace Attorney Investigations with the Gallery , which features a catalog of illustrations, sketches, character animations, promotional art, and accolades, as well as all 106 in-game background music tracks, 23 orchestral tracks, one completely new song, and five arranged tracks from the original Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection launches September 6, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Those who pre-order the game will also receive five arrange music tracks for use in-game. For more information you can check out its official website and follow the Ace Attorney official X account.
SOURCES: Press Release, June 2024 Nintendo Direct
