Overall: Really good case. Very entertaining and dramatic, and had a good sense of humor. I think the second half really ramped things up quite a bit, and makes a good capstone to the beginning. The logic got hard to follow in places, but generally I understood things... sort of. The spritework was really good for the most part, with Angela's being the only sprites I really had problems with. She falls deeply into the uncanny valley, and it unfortunately is a problem since we're watching her the whole time. But it never got to the point that it really ruined anything, and I maintain that a story should carry a game over the sprites. So I suggest to just keep working on them.
The characters were the standout part of the case, and there was plenty of interesting drama to carry it. About everyone has good moments, even Payne, which I actually really liked. The overall tone of the case was fairly consistent, but it did have moments of narm where it was hard to take seriously, usually when a character started to freak out. The twist at the end I have mixed feelings on, since it's a bit out of left field, and I'm still not entirely sure... why? I don't really see how Evan benefited aside from "getting away with murder". I don't think that in of itself is really worth it, unless his goal was to frame Dark. However, there's a lot of potential to explore these characters, and I look forward to more.
The problems I had were mostly the difficult-to-follow plot, and that the dialogue was pretty stilted in a few places. As I said before, it seems like no one uses contractions, which sounds very unnatural, and there's some times where the dialogue feels a bit like they're talking more to the audience than they are to each other. There's times where Angela feels really awkward, but those clear up by the second part, so it's a marked improvement. And like I said, that last cross-examination... Ooh man. I like that you decided to make something like that, but I don't know if it's beatable without a walk-through. Another issue is that the evidence gets WAY too bulky. I suggest distilling those text descriptions as much as possible, so it's not so hard on the eyes.
Overall, I really liked it. It went to new and interesting places, and the premise in of itself has proven to be very interesting. We have a protagonist with an edge, lots of moral ambiguity, and to top it all off, Kristoph Gavin overseeing us. This can only end well.
I give Angela Dark: Ace Attorney: 5 cans of unopened soda out of pi.