kevnull's review for Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
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Professor Layton and the Curious Village is just one of at least three adventures for the top-hatted puzzle solving aristocrat. The Japanese love the guy, and after playing his premiere Nintendo DS game it’s easy to see why those gamers are nuts for Professor Layton. It’s not quite as powerful a game as some diehards might lead you to believe it is, and the cheating exploits are a little to obvious to ignore. But even so, Professor Layton is undeniably fun with a great style, and if the next game… -
Although there are several puzzles I've yet to solve in this brainteasing gem, I can confidentally say that is one of the most memorable experiences I have had on the DS. Not just content with being a simple puzzle solving game, Layton delivers an engaging story filled with plot twists and lovable characters. The voice acting and character art are outstanding. Here's hoping the rest of the series makes it stateside as soon as possible! -
I do like puzzle games if they stuck to their own turf. As soon as a puzzle game tries to sell itself as being something more (Sid Meier's Pirates) I go ballisitc and cry wolf from the barricades. Yet, this little gem achieved packaging various puzzles (many puzzles) into a rich and rewarding story which is tenderly crafted and produced with heartwarming detail.
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This game was just plain charming, and had tons of great, original riddles. I didn't care for the story at first, and was just trying to get from one puzzle to the next, but by the end I realized I actually cared about the characters and what was happening to them. The soundtrack and animated cut scenes were fantastic as well.
As with any game that has 200+ puzzles, you're bound to find some that are just poorly explained or are ridiculously easy and barely constitute a puzzle but for the most part, they're engaging enough to be fun with a hint system to keep you moving along.
By the way, you don't get anything at the end of the game for not using hint coins so do use it if you're stuck!
Finally, they have puzzles every week for download to keep the game interesting after you finish it, too. I find these puzzles generally harder than the game ones, which I appreciated.