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Laytons Mystery Journey |OT| iOS/Android now, 3DS JP only until Fall
- Thread starter takoyaki
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I wasn't saying its bad on iPad, just that it doesn't feel at all made to fit the iPad. It's very much like playing those iPhone only games/apps on the iPad. The controls work better on the iPhone too imo, since there is less distance to drag the magnifying glass around. I also still maintain that it looks better and more crisp on the phone. I certainly wouldn't skip the game just because iPad is your only choice
I am using an iPad Pro 9.7 and iPhone 7+ FWIW
Toadthemushroom
Member
That's a shame about the iPad version. From what it sounds like, it's just the phone app, but bigger, which is rather disappointing. A 9.7" 4:3 screen can be used in so many cool ways for new interfaces and layouts in puzzle games.
ClayKavalier
Banned
Just did the second puzzle and it's also really dumb. There's two reactions to these puzzles, if you've played a Layton game before you immediately catch the "trick," roll your eyes, and move on. If you haven't you enter a couple wrong guesses before understanding that the question is misleading. They're never fun to me, the only enjoyment I've ever got out of them is complaining about them with other people who have played the games.
Hopefully this turns around real quick but it seems like they front-loaded the game with the first of the standard boilerplate riddles they put in every game.
Hopefully this turns around real quick but it seems like they front-loaded the game with the first of the standard boilerplate riddles they put in every game.
edit: might be a bit too niche to justify its own thread right now, but there's already some great fan art out there.
Feel free to share fan art you like in the OT
(of course no NSFW stuff; probably no problem with this game, but the internet always finds a way ...)
"Lady Layton has developed quite a fan art following already"
from Tumblr: by jejesart
from Tumblr: by n0n01o3
via Pinterest: by Akimiya
Almost 5 hours into the game now. Puzzles are definitely a bit on the easy side, but I've still been tricked a couple of times so far. The overarching plot is FINALLY starting to show up. Very. Slowly. This is not a negative critique btw. The flow of the narrative is definitely the most refreshing thing for the game. Instead of one big mystery that starts with a hook and gets more and more complex, each chapter is an episodic story that acts as a stand alone case, but the characters introduced start to build up and snowball into a larger linked mystery as the game progresses.
sackboy2197
Member
I was wondering, does the item transfer between the game and Layton.World automatically update? As in, once they're linked, do I have to do anything specific in order to get items I unlock after I have put in the code? Hope that makes some sense.
After you put the code in Layton World to link the accounts. You need to go back to Mystery Journey and tap "receive items" in that part of the menu.
sackboy2197
Member
Thanks! I got pretty lucky as I already have most of the transferable ones.
I was a bit worried that the new episodic structure might make the overarching mystery less exciting than in previous games. Glad to hear the new structure works. From what I played, the storytelling has been handled very well and a slow build up of the central mystery sounds great to me.
Thanks for your continued impressions, can't wait to finally put more time into the game this weekend
I've played through the first two chapters. I'm having a good time, but I have to admit I prefer the old Layton structure a bit. The two chapters thus far have been such bite-size cases that it's hard to get invested in them, and dividing everything into separate episodes makes London feel like less of an interconnected city than the past games' settings.
Puzzles definitely feel a bit easy, but then again, early days in the game still. I think part of it is that they seem to give way more picarats per puzzle compared to the old games - I'm used to thinking a 50-picarater is gonna be a wild ride.
Glad to hear the overarching plot picks up, though.
Puzzles definitely feel a bit easy, but then again, early days in the game still. I think part of it is that they seem to give way more picarats per puzzle compared to the old games - I'm used to thinking a 50-picarater is gonna be a wild ride.
Glad to hear the overarching plot picks up, though.
ryanfadholi
Member
I was wary of the game's performance on mobile, but impressions posted here seems nice and looks like OnePlus 3 has no problem with this game. Now I'm very tempted to buy this one....
That pricing though. Being used to Steam regional pricing, non-adjusted price is really high . Like right now, the game price on Android is 20% higher (IDR 239.000/USD 15.99) than PUBG on Steam (IDR 200.000, originally USD 29.99)... It's tough for me to justify :/ Does Google Play have some kind of regional pricing mechanism? Any chance for the game's price to adjust?
Welp, let's see how long I can handle the Layton urge ¯\_(ツ_/ ¯
That pricing though. Being used to Steam regional pricing, non-adjusted price is really high . Like right now, the game price on Android is 20% higher (IDR 239.000/USD 15.99) than PUBG on Steam (IDR 200.000, originally USD 29.99)... It's tough for me to justify :/ Does Google Play have some kind of regional pricing mechanism? Any chance for the game's price to adjust?
Welp, let's see how long I can handle the Layton urge ¯\_(ツ
_/ ¯sackboy2197
Member
I'm curious, does this game (or the Alfendi one) ever mention who the mother is? It seems weird to leave it hanging like that, but I can't quite recall if there was any female character from the main series that it could be (it's been too long to remember).
Chance Hale
Member
Can you permanently miss the optional puzzles?
Any help for Puzzle 51?
The ingame hints don't make any sense at all.
https://i.redditmedia.com/l0Tsm2FKhrNAUubmsMbTB2YAuBeNjp5tR6P_mW18s_g.jpg?w=431&
Edit: Got it worked out, although all 4 hints are completely wrong and don't work.
The ingame hints don't make any sense at all.
https://i.redditmedia.com/l0Tsm2FKhrNAUubmsMbTB2YAuBeNjp5tR6P_mW18s_g.jpg?w=431&
Edit: Got it worked out, although all 4 hints are completely wrong and don't work.
capylikesgames
Banned
No. 48 has got me stumped. I'm certain I know exactly what they want me to mess with, I just can't figure out the right word for it. The game refuses to take anything I've put in, haha. Every other puzzle I've figured out eventually, but I just can't solve this one.
EDIT:
EDIT:
It was air, haha. I feel so silly now. The answer box's size really threw me off-track.
Yes we got the note from Nintendo Italy with localized Italian title and October release
I wonder.if NoE will distribute a retail version
In the iOS App Store, LMJ is featured right now with a big banner ad on top of the front store page. Its been climbing the charts since release in most regions and it seems to be doing particularly well in Japan and Europe, just like the old Layton games on DS/3DS.
Some examples:
Top Paid iPhone Apps (All Categories): No.1 in Japan and France, No.3 in Spain, No.4 in South Korea, No.5 in Belgium, No.7 in Italy, No.9 in Germany
Top Paid iPhone Apps (All Games): No.1 in Japan, France, South Korea, No.2 in Spain, No.3 in Belgium, No.4 in Germany, No.5 in Italy, No.6 in the Netherlands, No.8 in the UK
I believe only download numbers are counted here since revenue is counted in a separate chart called "Top Grossing", so its pretty impressive how the game is holding up against cheap 99Cent Apps.
Of course its still very early, but I think this could be a good early sign that fans are willing to switch platform and pay a premium price on mobile to stick with the series.
It will be interesting to see if this holds up for a while or if the game will quickly vanish again from the charts.
edit: for comparison
No. 34 (All Categories) / No. 21 (All Games) in USA
No. 42 (All Categories) / No. 31 (All Games) in Canada
Some examples:
Top Paid iPhone Apps (All Categories): No.1 in Japan and France, No.3 in Spain, No.4 in South Korea, No.5 in Belgium, No.7 in Italy, No.9 in Germany
Top Paid iPhone Apps (All Games): No.1 in Japan, France, South Korea, No.2 in Spain, No.3 in Belgium, No.4 in Germany, No.5 in Italy, No.6 in the Netherlands, No.8 in the UK
I believe only download numbers are counted here since revenue is counted in a separate chart called "Top Grossing", so its pretty impressive how the game is holding up against cheap 99Cent Apps.
Of course its still very early, but I think this could be a good early sign that fans are willing to switch platform and pay a premium price on mobile to stick with the series.
It will be interesting to see if this holds up for a while or if the game will quickly vanish again from the charts.
edit: for comparison
No. 34 (All Categories) / No. 21 (All Games) in USA
No. 42 (All Categories) / No. 31 (All Games) in Canada
No you can revisit any case you have completed from the agency hub. It even tells you how many puzzles and hint coins you are missing in each one.
"Top grossing" is really the only important chart to judge a mobile game's performance by as the paid app business model isn't really all that popular these days. I can only check its german Appstore performance right now, but in Germany Layton's currently at 54 top grossing, which I don't think is actually all that promising to be honest. Might be decent if it stays there, but I rather expect it to be gone from the top 100 in a week or so.
But I'm usually terribly pessimistic anyway.
Still, nice to see it's doing relatively well in Europe. That American performance actually looks pretty bad. :/
sackboy2197
Member
Could anyone help me find the last hint coin in the first case?
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it.
It's in the parliament square (where you start). I got the one in the lamp post and the one in the tree on the left, where's the last one?
It was in one of the chimneys, not sure how I managed to miss it though.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Haha, nice find. Time to dig out that old line graph:
Curious to see if LMJ has the same staying power in Europe.
I honestly wouldn't have known the game was out if it weren't for the two GAF threads on it over the past weeks.
Haunted
Member
When would you say this starts happening?
I've done 4 cases so far and I'm honestly a bit disappointed by the game's writing and how simple it is so far, both in terms of puzzles and gameplay (super straightforward and hand-holdey, small areas with little to nothing to explore).
;_; I love this game so much. Layton 3 spoilers.
toythatkills
Member
What's in that in-app stuff? The game seems cheap (for what it is) but then all of a sudden there's these vague and expensive in-app purchases that could be, well, anything?
Slightly off-putting if half the game is behind them, or something. Anyone able to clear this up?
Slightly off-putting if half the game is behind them, or something. Anyone able to clear this up?
It's just costumes
Remembrance
Member
Wasn't the crowdsourced web puzzle game meant to be the marketing?
There's hardcore puzzle communities that jump on every website with free online puzzles, and there's no doubt they know about this game.
sackboy2197
Member
Yeah, they really need to advertise it a bit. Either on the store, or maybe even some ads on tv. While it might be expensive, I think the series is "famous" enough that it could bring more people to buy it (or at least to consider it).
I don't think this game is made for hardcore puzzle communities considering this game has (as far as I've played so far) easily the easiest puzzles of the series.
Ugh. Ran into the 99 hr 59 min playtime display bug too. There goes being able to track how long the game is.
I gave up on tracking as soon as I realized it kept counting when the app was backgrounded/asleep, lol.