slaughterking
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Yeah, the visuals in Layton vs. Ace Attorney should be pretty neat if this game is anything to go by.
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Professor Layton and The Miracle Mask |OT| This Is Another Layton Game (But In 3D)
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Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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I'm pleasantly surprised by the visuals in this game, it really is a nice step up from the DS laytons. Helps it feel more fresh too, which is good as I felt the series was getting stale with the last specter.
Candeldandel
Member
You finished VLR in less than a week? Holy shit dude.
Yeah, "mystery" type games are dangerous for me 'cause I get hooked and can't stop. I spent more time playing VLR than sleeping :S
I was afraid the locations would lose their charm and detail due to the move to polygonal 3D, but I was pleasantly proven wrong. The backgrounds look gorgeous and can easily pass as illustrations. Since the game is often using a fixed camera, stereo 3D works amazingly well too. There are also some real time cutscenes, now that everything is 3D. Its also nice that there seem to be no loading times whatsoever (or they are very cleverly masked).
This might have been a launch game, but it is so polished it really doesn't fell like it.
This might have been a launch game, but it is so polished it really doesn't fell like it.
slaughterking
Member
I'm particularly fond of that diorama look. Just a really smart choice to keep the game visually charming.
I wonder if there are any significant differences between the Japanese and western versions (besides some puzzles, obviously). Wouldn't be a first for a Level 5 game and god knows they had enough time between the Japanese and western releases to polish it up some more.
I wonder if there are any significant differences between the Japanese and western versions (besides some puzzles, obviously). Wouldn't be a first for a Level 5 game and god knows they had enough time between the Japanese and western releases to polish it up some more.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
I just dialed in my 6th hour with this game and yeah - it's a superbly executed game, in every way - models, animations, backdrops, music, IQ. And last but not least - no offensively easy puzzles (past the intro, anyway).
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qizah
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Just wondering, how do you access the daily puzzles? Do you unlock it later on in the game?
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I just did the robot puzzle and got the robot mini-game
slaughterking
Member
From the extra section in the main menu. The daily puzzles are currently busted, though. The game won't download them, at least in the EU version.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Luke kind of has an uncanny valley vibe to him, but other than that the game looks and plays great.
beyond_death
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i will probably pick this up. I havent really played the other games before besides a few random puzzles here and there because my brother plays it.
idlethreats
Member
Got my copy at Target today and wow! The 3D character models seem so...weird after four games of 2D art. This is going to take some getting used to! Not that far in yet but it's nice to see
a lot more animation right off the bat. Could do w/o minigames like the horse riding bit though, what was that about? Just felt out of place in a Layton game.
I never played a Layton game so I thought I'd give this a shot. And wow, production values are great. The 3D is some of the best on the system and it's overall gorgeous. I didn't expect it to be as story heavy as it is, but at least it's enjoyable though. Kind of like a Sherlock Holmes with a boy Watson.
Only minor quibble so far is the bitrate on the cutscenes could be a little better - artifacts are pretty obvious on the XL. Oh, and the puzzle of the day seems to be broken... it acts like it's going to download, then complains about my SD card halfway though the download. Hopefully that will be corrected soon.
Only minor quibble so far is the bitrate on the cutscenes could be a little better - artifacts are pretty obvious on the XL. Oh, and the puzzle of the day seems to be broken... it acts like it's going to download, then complains about my SD card halfway though the download. Hopefully that will be corrected soon.
slaughterking
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The funny thing is that launch games didn't even support DLC. So the game is most likely just trying to download an unlock key for the puzzle, like it did in previous Layton games on the DS. And they can't even get that right.
yupp....or maybe they tried to change something in the way the download system works and totally fucked it up.
just pumped an angry mail out. can't wait for my "dear customer.....blablupp..." replie.
Nocturnowl
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Having played this one for about 4 hours now I can say i'm really enjoying it a lot more than Spectre's Call.
Visuals and the 3D effect are very nice, I almost forgot how good 3D can look when it's applied well.
Visuals and the 3D effect are very nice, I almost forgot how good 3D can look when it's applied well.
the daily puzzle thing is a joke
have already sent tweets to nintendo europe,nintendo uk,level5 even in hino and havent got a reply.
has anybody sent an email in the customer service?
yes.although i suggest if you find the other layton games in good price,go and buy them
have already sent tweets to nintendo europe,nintendo uk,level5 even in hino and havent got a reply.
has anybody sent an email in the customer service?
yes.although i suggest if you find the other layton games in good price,go and buy them
the daily puzzle thing is a joke
have already sent tweets to nintendo europe,nintendo uk,level5 even in hino and havent got a reply.
has anybody sent an email in the customer service?
yes.although i suggest if you find the other layton games in good price,go and buy them
just did (nintendo), no reply yet.
Yeah, the few repercussion of its games in Gaf has always baffled me. I guess Layton isn't as popular in America as it is in Europe or Japan.
Judging by the comments it seems that the visuals have been a pleasant surprise for most of us. I can't wait to see how good will Ace Attorney 5 look in our consoles!
i wouldn't hope for anthing beside the usual PR blurp.
"dear stoofies customer! thanks for you support. we can't get into detail about that problem at the moment, please visit our sit for updates on that. blablabla"
wanna bet?
I'd say since they're all similarly excellent (3 being the best) you're probably better off just doing them in order.
5 is coming off of 4 and the movie as well, afaik, so you might get a bit lost.
ActStriker
Member
But its the worst box art in the series.
slaughterking
Member
I hate it when I get to the point where the mini games become too difficult for me. :I
CoconutTank
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Just started on this yesterday night!
I've only put in about two hours into it, but it looks and feels fantastic I really like the animations in 3D, and the cel shaded look makes them remain cartoony (which I also like). Used to be that there wasn't much animation to keep track of in the Layton games, so I would concentrate mostly on the dialog boxes, but I've noticed myself trying to split my attention between the animations and the dialog boxes. Feels weird sometimes!
Looking for hint coins has become far less clicky now, which is a big plus for me. Now it gives you an investigation mode which lets you scan by 'mousing' over the screen with a magnifying glass. If you come across something hidden that you can click/tap on, the magnifying glass changes. This is much smoother and less intensive than clicking every pixel in the area.
The puzzles so far have been pretty great too. They've been kind of easy so far (I'm still early in the game though), but I still had to work things out and be careful about the information presented. The 3D used for some of the puzzles seem nice so far, although now the instructions and problem details have to exist in a drop down on the bottom screen. This is problematic sometimes because it shares space with the memo tool, so switching back and forth between the two was slightly irritating for the puzzles that I needed to do that for.
And the most important part:
I've only put in about two hours into it, but it looks and feels fantastic
I really like the animations in 3D, and the cel shaded look makes them remain cartoony (which I also like). Used to be that there wasn't much animation to keep track of in the Layton games, so I would concentrate mostly on the dialog boxes, but I've noticed myself trying to split my attention between the animations and the dialog boxes. Feels weird sometimes!Looking for hint coins has become far less clicky now, which is a big plus for me. Now it gives you an investigation mode which lets you scan by 'mousing' over the screen with a magnifying glass. If you come across something hidden that you can click/tap on, the magnifying glass changes. This is much smoother and less intensive than clicking every pixel in the area.
The puzzles so far have been pretty great too. They've been kind of easy so far (I'm still early in the game though), but I still had to work things out and be careful about the information presented. The 3D used for some of the puzzles seem nice so far, although now the instructions and problem details have to exist in a drop down on the bottom screen. This is problematic sometimes because it shares space with the memo tool, so switching back and forth between the two was slightly irritating for the puzzles that I needed to do that for.
And the most important part:
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The robot mini game is nice too, I always like the pathfinding/positioning minigames that show up in Layton.
slaughterking
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You can put the instructions on the top screen, too, if you want.
CoconutTank
Member
Oh? That so? :O I honestly don't know how to do that, does the game explain that somewhere? (Or maybe it's in the instruction manual...)
That's a little disappointing. It's been terrible in all the other games, too, and I was hoping they'd finally find a way to fix it for this one.
ActStriker
Member
Press the up arrow instead of the down arrow on the directive
CoconutTank
Member
I'll try that later tonight, thanks!
Edit: Oh gosh :X I thought both of the arrows on the drop down pointed down, haha! Thanks for telling me about this, it makes some of the puzzles much more doable!
BassForever
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So I think it was puzzle 12 the luggage stacking mini game I kind of got completely dumb luck and guessed the correct answer on my first try lol
DrForester
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Got the game and am ready for another adventure!
slaughterking
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No, that would mean you would get the first 20 puzzles at once.
If the puzzle download is ever going to work that is...
If the puzzle download is ever going to work that is...
Well it's a launch game (Japan) so it's expected.