This game is looking so good! It's the first time that we've seen both Phoenix and Layton in 3D, and they're very faithful to the 2D designs. I think this is becoming my most anticipated 3DS game!
Not sold on using 3D models. They don't jive with the beautiful animated cutscenes as well as the traditional 2D portraits, but hey what do I know? It's on the 3DS, right, so they have to use 3D somehow, I guess.
I'm not entirely keen on the mob witness system either. Part of the beauty in Ace Attorney comes from the strong personalities of the witnesses, and learning their quirks. I can see that getting lost in the mob mentality.
I wonder if the line "This time, even the puzzles are filled with contradictions" is literal and indicates a new element to the puzzles. Like, some puzzles are trick questions and contain contradictions that make them unsolvable, which have to be pointed out before you can solve them. I could see that being cool, or annoying.