Just finished the first case too, its so freaking good! I dont know what it is, but it just feels more like an Ace Attorney game than either apollo justice or dual destinies did. Maybe i's because they split up all the characters? Whatever it is, I'm loving it. The whole new trial system is totally ridiculous and maybe a tad heavy handed, but it adds a really nice level of pressure, especially since the recent entries havent quite managed to match the tension of the original trilogy.
Also the musics wonderfully hype, the new characters are fantastic, im really glad that the translators are using the new and mysterious country as a way of jamming in more terrible, punny names, and i wish i didnt have to work so i could spend the whole weekend playing it.