100% Achievement Guide - Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

This guide will help you to obtain 100% completion in the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection!

Intro

WARNING: DO NOT play the game in story mode, as it disables most (if not all) achievements.

You can always check your progress for the achievements that require multiple events (Ladders and Stepladders, etc.) via the Accolades menu.

This will be my third achievement guide for the series, as I made one for both the Great Ace Attorney duology and the Apollo Justice trilogy. Please leave a positive rating and/or favorite on the guide if it helped you. I will not be making a step-by-step guide for these games, however I will provide relevant information for achievements.

I give no permission to translate/repost this guide anywhere without direct contact.

Step-by-Step Guides

These are not mine and do not include relevant actions for achievements. However, if you want a full step-by-step guide I have used this website in the past for other games and they should be trustworthy.

AA1: ME[strategywiki.org]
AA2: PG[strategywiki.org]

Miscellaneous

Miles Edgeworth: Ace Investigator - Awarded upon receiving all 29 other achievements.


Everything Old Is New - Simply play the game using the HD art style for this achievement, which should be on by default. It should unlock as soon as you click on "New Game". If you want to change to the pixel style afterwards, you can go from the main menu to Options > Art Style and choose Pixel Art.

Doing Things My Way - This will happen naturally, all you need to do is make a connection during Logic. The first occurrence is in Episode 1 of AA1:ME.


Objection! - This will happen naturally, all you need to do is present the correct evidence during a Rebuttal. The first occurrence is in Episode 1 of AA1:ME.


Checkmate - This will happen naturally, all you need to do is checkmate an opponent in Mind Chess. The first occurrence is in Episode 1 of AA2: PG.


A Well-Worn Organizer - Unlock everything in the Gallery. This should happen once you have completed every episode in its entirety. I personally had to open the gallery after finishing the last episode in order for the achievement to pop.

Storyline

You will get all of these achievements naturally, provided you do NOT play in story mode make sure you play through the whole episode without reloading chapters.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Turnabout Visitor - Complete Episode 1



Turnabout Airlines - Complete Episode 2



The Kidnapped Turnabout - Complete Episode 3



Turnabout Reminiscnence - Complete Episode 4



Turnabout Ablaze - Complete Episode 5

Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit

Turnabout Trigger - Complete Episode 1



The Captive Turnabout - Complete Episode 2



Turnabout Legacy - Complete Episode 3



A Turnabout Forsaken - Complete Episode 4



Turnabout for the Ages - Complete Episode 5

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Episode 1

Friendship... or Pity? - After you are kicked out of your office, talk to Gumshoe and choose the top option, "Anything of interest?".

Episode 2

A Prosecutor's True Passions - After the plane lands, you will investigate with Gumshoe. You will get this achievement by examining both the chessboard and the law book at Edgeworth’s seat. While you can inspect them before the plane lands, it will not get you the achievement.

Episode 3

The Blue Badger's Daddy - After you finish the crime scene reconstruction (where the Pink Badger is), you will be taken back to the Wild West area. From there, head right to the Gatewater Main Gate, and listen in on the man talking to his daughter for some information regarding the Blue Badger's origins.

Wright Over Here! - Immediately before/after the previous achievement, head even further right to see some old friends in a boat. You do not need to interact with the bridge, simply going out far enough will unlock the achievement.

Episode 4

Behind Each Bench - After concluding your investigation in Defendant's Lobby 2, you are returned to just outside the courtroom (where you first talked to Manfred Von Karma). You can then go right into the Courtroom and inspect all 3 benches for this achievement.

Promises 6 and 7...? - After Kay blows her nose on your cravat, talk to her about her father and get the Promise Notebook. Then, immediately present it to her before finishing the rest of her dialogue. I believe this is the only opportunity for this achievement in the whole episode, as afterwards, she refuses to talk to you.

Episode 5

Lang Zi Says! - Right after performing the luminol test in the Allebahstian Ambassador's Office, make sure to examine both the sword and shield on the Primidux Statue. While you return to this area later, you are unable to get the achievement then.
Thank you to BeastBox and Alpha_Spider_Parker for help with clarifying the above achievement.

Ladders and Step-Ladders (1/2) - Right after the last achievement, you are moved to the Open-Air Stage where you are reunited with Kay and Gumshoe. When you gain control, move left and inspect the ladder (or is it a step-ladder?).

Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit

Episode 1

Fond Memories, Detective - After determining the shooter's location, you will move to the Spectator Area. There will be a signpost on the left-hand side that you need to examine.

Episode 2

A Winner's Education - When interrogating Eustace, make sure to press all 4 of his statements of his "Reason for Arrest" testimony. This is the first testimony you get from him, soon after you investigate the holding cell. Just make sure you press all statements before presenting the correct item.

Episode 3

Like Father, Like Son (1/2) - When you get control as Gregory at the scene of the crime, inspect the moon-shaped teapot on the counter on the right. Then, inspect it in your court record.

Ladders and Step-Ladders (2/2) - After inspecting the crime scene, you are moved to Delicia Scone's Room.. Inspect the ladder (or step-ladder?) in the bottom right for your second, and final, ladder of the game.

Like Father, Like Son (2/2) - As Miles, you are able to investigate after the body gets ID'd. The teapot is on the cart on the left, make sure to inspect it in your court record.

Episode 4

Glasses Battle - After Ema appears and you are moved to the Storeroom, talk to her about 'Ema Skye', which will make her talk about her studies abroad.

Episode 5

Wright Over There! - During the first investigation phase, head to the right and inspect the side gate twice. You'll get to see some old friends make another appearance.

How Could You, Sir!? - Near the beginning of playing Mind Chess against Eustace, say You’re a failure of a human being!.
Thank you to Ace for help with both episode 5 descriptions.

[hugheyspag]

@sugarfree thanks for the info, I was stuck on those exact 2 last achievements.

[sugarfree]

If missed during normal playthrough, you can pick the following chapters to replay the relevant parts:

Promises 6 and 7...? - Latter > Kay and Gumshoe
Lang Zi Says! - Middle > Shi-Long Lang's Argument

[aworas]

For episode 3 like father/son:
First investigation after opening scenes the lamp on the right at Tangaroa's Room. Then much later in the game (first "end" part) playing as miles at Fountain Room (starting location). You naturally get to them as part of the main story just make sure you inspect them (in 3d) from inventory each time.

[xmagic5589]

For Lang Zi Says!, you can choose the corresponding chapter to re-check the statue if missed during normal play. Also note it’s not inspecting the statue in the investigation scene where your character walk around, but rather during the 3D inspection like you can do to any evidence, where you find the handprint on the bottom of the statue .

[Ace]

For Like Father, Like Son, you need to inspect the teapot in detail (meaning inspecting it in the court record) as both Gregory and Miles. For Gregory, at the very beginning of the first investigation, add the teapot to the court record (right side of the screen, on the counter) and inspect it. For Miles, after the body is identified, an investigation segment will start. Go over to the cart on the left and inspect it. The teapot will be added to the court record where you can now inspect it.

[Ace]

For Wright Over There!, during the first investigation, go towards the side gate and inspect it twice. On the second inspection, you will see Maya and Phoenix make an appearance.

[john fortnite]

thank you for troubleshooting to everybody here, i have updated the guide with yalls corrections

[Narri L]

I can confirm that, for the first Wright Achievement (the one in G1-E3), you DON'T need to investigate the bridge. You just have to go out far enough.

[Ace]

For How Could You, Sir!?, choosing "Your'e a total failure of a human being!" during the start of mind chess will get you it. If I remember correctly you can say more mean things to him later but I'm not sure if those will get you the achievement.

[SpiderClone7]

For the later scene, I believe he only comments on one part of the statue.