The usage of "-san" and "-sama", in contrast with English honorifics like "Mister" and "Miss", was utilized in order to subtly convey to players when Ryunosuke and Susato are supposed to be speaking Japanese to each other.

[2] As the story and themes of The Great Ace Attorney are heavily tied to the protagonist being Japanese, Hsu felt it was important to convey his immigrant experience.

[7][8] Comic Book Resources lauded the "goofy moniker" of the character, complimenting its "fit with the comedic and sometimes irreverent tone of the Ace Attorney series, even if it does leave a few things lost in translation.

"[9] Following the existence of the localization being leaked in February 2021, Capcom officially announced The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles in April 2021, a bundle containing both Adventures and Resolve, which then released on July 27, 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows.

This version includes both English and Japanese audio tracks, an auto-advancing story mode, all the downloadable episodes and costumes from both games, and an in-game gallery for viewing artwork, trailers, and music.

[17] Andrew King of GameSpot wrote that the story of the two games was "impressively cohesive", well written and with memorable characters, though a bit slow-paced, and also found the new "summation examination" mechanic incredibly funny.

[29] Kate Gray of Nintendo Life felt the localisation work made for the western release was "fantastic", and also praised the soundtrack and the roster of characters, though lamenting the cast's small size and repetition.

[21] Malindy Hetfeld at Eurogamer noted that the game suffered from being compared to the original trilogy, but also stated that it tried something new both with the setting and the gameplay, praising Shu Takumi's writing.

[30] Graham Russel of Siliconera, while considering the game fun, stated that the core gameplay of the series needed more substantial updates, as the title played very similarly to its predecessors despite the presence of some new gimmicks.

[31] Eric Van Allen of Destructoid praised the deduction system and wrote that it "blend[ed] in naturally with the gameplay" and that it "emphasize[d] Naruhodo's growing ability to deduce and discover the truth..."[16] Rachel Watts of PC Gamer scored the game a 73 of 100, praising the setting and atmosphere while writing that the hands-on deductions in the game contributed to a "missed feeling of showing up to court with a bag full of evidence" that this left "no sense of build-up to the trial.

"[27] Stephen Tailby of Push Square praised its gameplay, story, characters, setting, presentation, and bonus content, while criticizing its slow pacing and rudimentary new additions.

[24] Entertainment Weekly placed The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles on the list of the Year's Best + Worst in the "Play" section for "Best Use of Vintage Copyright Avoidance", saying, "Herlock Sholmes is totally legally distinct from Sherlock Holmes.