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Yahoo! Games Reviews: Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Yahoo! Games: "Two flamenco guitarists board a bus headed north. If it's three o' clock in Georgia and five-thirty in Singapore, what color shoes are they wearing?

Stumped? Then clearly you've not spent enough time sharpening your wits with Professor Layton and the Curious Village, and for that, we must scold you. As charming as it is challenging, Nintendo's latest Japanese import is a delightful point-and-click adventure game overflowing with mind-bending puzzles and oozing with a unique sense of style. "

"Professor Layton isn't just a collection of mini-games -- nearly every inch of the game is fashioned into some sort of puzzle. You'll piece together a painting by finding bits during your journey, tinker with odd mechanical gizmos, even decorate your humble abode with found furnishings. Of course, you'll eventually run out of conundrums, and while Professor Layton lets you replay puzzles to your heart's content, there's really no point once you've figured out the trick to each one. But to keep the game from the back of your closet, Nintendo is releasing one new puzzle every week for download over the DS Wi-Fi network. It's a thoughtful and welcome gesture."

* Graphics 4.5 stars
* Sound 4.5 stars
* Gameplay 4.5 stars
* Story 4 stars
* Interface 5 stars

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Lord_Ash5922d ago

I'm sold on this game, but I also want to see how Nintendo handles the DLC, and will they make it free or charge for it?

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How Was I Supposed to Know THAT? ~ Obtuse Things in Games - Volume Four

Phil writes, "Today is National Puzzle Day, and it's a day for celebration of all things that twist, melt, bust, or otherwise perplex your brain puzzle-wise. It seems like a fantastic day to bring back an old favorite article series that hasn't seen much action recently. It's "How Was I Supposed to Know THAT!?", where we take a look at those frustratingly obtuse parts of games, whether for progression purposes or just plain ol' devious puzzles that one would have to be an absolute genius of a specialized field to solve. These following five games each have a particularly perplexing part or puzzle in them that possess some kind of masterful amount of outside information or knowledge to get past or solve them."

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Nacho_Z1546d ago

Never been a fan of the kind of game design where you need a guide to be able to do it, some might say it's quirky but I think it's dumb.

That's why The Witness is so good, the puzzles are often confusing and very difficult but there's always a logical solution if you think about it enough.

DarkZane1546d ago

It's actually easier for FF IX now, contrary to what the article says. The speed increase makes the game plays at x3 the speed, but it doesn't actually make the timer go faster, so it makes getting there in 12 hours a lot easier.

gold_drake1546d ago

sure sure, but it was neeear impossible to actually get the EC2 in-time on the ps1. especially if you had the European version.

Tross1801d ago

If Nintendo rolled out VC two years ago like they should have, there would probably be DS and 3DS games on the Switch by now. But yeah, I think DS and 3DS are something they should do.

pietro12121801d ago

It would be nice to see both Bravely titles on the Switch.

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Level-5 Professor Layton and The Snack World Finally Coming To The West

Level-5 is known for many beloved games like Fantasy Life, the Professor Layton series and the newest addition The Snack World. Level-5 latest game has only been released in Japan, but according to the website that handles the localization of the game, tells us it will finally come to the west.

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