The long-awaited Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is here, released in the US. I’ve had my hands on it for a few days already, and I have to say, I’m impressed. There’s a nifty amount of puzzles to solve, and the storyline is just as good as Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Layton 2 is the direct sequel to Curious Village. The storyline in a nutshell: Layton’s friend manages to get hold of a box, rumored to kill anyone who opens it. Layton’s friend is later found dead, leaving a train ticket behind. Layton and Luke take the train to find the secret of the box – and the killer.
I have yet to beat the game, but I’ve played it for a few hours now, and I’d thought I’d share my thoughts on it for my first blog post.
First off, Layton 2 has a much more darker, sinister storyline than Layton 1. It’s even a bit scary sometimes. Throughout the second half of the game, it has a very dark environment. No wonder why this game is rated E10.
One thing that I thought was cool was the in-game animated videos. They were well placed, and are as satisfying to watch as Phoenix Wright finds Mr. Sahwit guilty. I noticed you couldn’t skip past the videos – but you wouldn’t really want to, as you would miss a lot of the storyline.
What’s annoying sometimes is where there’s a puzzle that you HAVE to solve before moving on. Some of the puzzles are annoyingly difficult, even when unlocking all the hints.
Some puzzles are funny, some puzzles are creatively depicted, and overall it’s a pretty good game. Go pick up a copy.
i have to say i loved this new game from the proffesor layton series and teh storyline was quite cool
I loved the first one, a few of the puzzles were really quite challenging. I haven’t had time to even boot up this one yet.
I really liked this game. Although Curious Village is a little bit more intense. The predecessor actually has some hard as heck puzzles that may make you skip them.
But Part 2 still gives me the “I knew that was the right answer!” expressions 😛