20°
7.5

VGR: Professor Layton and the Curious Village Review

Aaron Green of videogame-reviews.co.uk writes "Layton is big in Japan, its unfortunate that we're so far behind them in terms of content. This is the first episode in a series of the titular character – what we have is a puzzle game that's engaging and interesting. Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke visit the village of St. Mystere due to a letter request from Lady Dahlia, widow of the late Baron Augustus Reinhold. The idea is that Lady Dahlia needs our heroes to solve the mystery of the Golden Apple and thus enable the inheritance of her husband. Story is an ever-present theme in the game and it continuously allows the occasional break from the ever growing complications of sleuthing."

Read Full Story >>
videogame-reviews.co.uk
140°

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."

Read Full Story >>
superphillipcentral.com
Nacho_Z1548d 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.

DarkZane1548d 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_drake1548d 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.

Tross1803d 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.

pietro12121803d ago

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

80°

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.

Read Full Story >>
mypotatogames.com
1857d ago