No match for Inspector Spacetime

Detective Grimoire has:

• Smart, engaging, and humorous writing;
• Talented rapid-fire voice-acting;
• A neat mechanic in its thought-assembling conclusions;
• Fun, distracting little puzzles;
• And some pleasant-looking pixels to stare at.

But it also:

• Underdelivers on that unique conclusions mechanic;
• Occasionally hides clues in obtuse locations, just assuming that you'll click on everything;
• Doesn't let you examine evidence when you're asked to present it (I forgot what all those items were for!);
• And takes too much of its time showing you the story instead of letting you figure it out;
• Right up until the end (only ~2 hours later), a poorly-paced gauntlet of tedious evidence presentation.

Grimoire has some narrative chops, for sure. But it just isn't implemented as well as, say, an Ace Attorney.

Better than: Puzzle Agent
Not as good as: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (NDS)
The ending was also a little: ... bizarre.