
Originally Posted by
Ryllharu
I loved the games, and I think the first three have one of the best interconnected story arcs that a VN-type game can have...but the anime is pretty terrible.
One-for-one adaptations are not always a good thing, as we see with Ace Attorney and the first three episodes of Boku no Hero Academia.
Half the charm of the games is the player actually having to figure it out in Wright/Naruhodo's shoes. When they simply tell you, as the anime does, it lacks that player "aha!" moment where the whole "turnabout" gameplay happens. You find the one piece of evidence or counter-statement, and the case starts to snowball in your favor. As a game, they're extremely well crafted. As an passive anime, not so much.
The game has momentum. The anime doesn't.