Soundmanred
Lifer
I've played through Brain Age 1&2, and found them boring, as well as all of the other "brain boosting" apps for the DS. I don't really consider them "games", as there's no storyline, characters, or anything to get attached to whatsoever.
Professor Layton And The Curious Village is definitely a game, and certainly has great characters and a nicely flowing storyline. In addition to that it has puzzles that range from "duh, that was easy" to "damn, am I really this dumb?" to the almighty "that was so easy that I totally missed the obvious, and they knew I would!"
Alot of the puzzles are similar to puzzles of old, such as the crossing animals over the river with predetermined rules, and variations of the sliding puzzle. Even the filling of the pitchers puzzle from Die Hard 3 was used, and it helped that I recently watched it!
Each puzzle has 3 hints, yet the hints must be purchased with "hint coins" that are scattered around, waiting to be found in pitchers, barrels, etc. You get points for completing the puzzles. If you make a wrong guess however, the points earned for that puzzle decrease.
After a puzzle is solved, it gives you clues on how to solve the puzzle faster, or the least number of moves necessary to complete the puzzle (if it applies). Sometimes a bit of history is given for some of the older and more well known puzzles.
Professor Layton and his young assistant progress through the game fairly linearly, but it's not a bad thing. There are tons of puzzles all over the town, and they are varied enough that it doesn't get old.
If you like mind games and puzzles and a good adventure, you'll enjoy this game!
Good graphics, nice voiceovers (when they are used) and a fun portable puzzle game with some character and story.
I fully recommend this for puzzle fans!
Here's an example of one of the easier puzzles, it just takes time to add them all up!
On a digital clock using 12 hour (non-military) time, how many times will three of the same number in a row appear in one day?
1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
10:00
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:13
11:14
11:15
11:16
11:17
11:18
11:19
12:22
17 right?
Wrong. You have to multiply that by two since there will be 17 in the AM and 17 in the PM.
That got me the first time, I must admit!
Professor Layton And The Curious Village is definitely a game, and certainly has great characters and a nicely flowing storyline. In addition to that it has puzzles that range from "duh, that was easy" to "damn, am I really this dumb?" to the almighty "that was so easy that I totally missed the obvious, and they knew I would!"
Alot of the puzzles are similar to puzzles of old, such as the crossing animals over the river with predetermined rules, and variations of the sliding puzzle. Even the filling of the pitchers puzzle from Die Hard 3 was used, and it helped that I recently watched it!
Each puzzle has 3 hints, yet the hints must be purchased with "hint coins" that are scattered around, waiting to be found in pitchers, barrels, etc. You get points for completing the puzzles. If you make a wrong guess however, the points earned for that puzzle decrease.
After a puzzle is solved, it gives you clues on how to solve the puzzle faster, or the least number of moves necessary to complete the puzzle (if it applies). Sometimes a bit of history is given for some of the older and more well known puzzles.
Professor Layton and his young assistant progress through the game fairly linearly, but it's not a bad thing. There are tons of puzzles all over the town, and they are varied enough that it doesn't get old.
If you like mind games and puzzles and a good adventure, you'll enjoy this game!
Good graphics, nice voiceovers (when they are used) and a fun portable puzzle game with some character and story.
I fully recommend this for puzzle fans!
Here's an example of one of the easier puzzles, it just takes time to add them all up!
On a digital clock using 12 hour (non-military) time, how many times will three of the same number in a row appear in one day?
1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
5:55
10:00
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:13
11:14
11:15
11:16
11:17
11:18
11:19
12:22
17 right?
Wrong. You have to multiply that by two since there will be 17 in the AM and 17 in the PM.
That got me the first time, I must admit!
