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Author: | Cesar Zero [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Layton's Mystery Journey |
I figured we would need this thread eventually. This is for talking about the game in general. I will be waiting for the 3ds version to play it, but I want to see some opinions in the meantime. I also have a question which will probably not be answered until some people here complete the game... Spoiler: Early game spoilers |
Author: | Southern Corn [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:29 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
Spoiler: Reply to tag |
Author: | Blizdi [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:35 pm ] |
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Puzzles are extremely disappointing. I'm talking easier than PLvAA. Very few feel like you need to logic them out. |
Author: | Thunder84 [ Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
I mean, Polygon got stuck on the second one and had to write an entire article about it so they MUST be hard... Seriously though, that's disappointing. Considering how much I adore the Layton series I've got my fingers crossed that it doesn't disappoint. |
Author: | Phoenix Soul [ Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
Cesar Zero wrote: I figured we would need this thread eventually. This is for talking about the game in general. I will be waiting for the 3ds version to play it, but I want to see some opinions in the meantime. I also have a question which will probably not be answered until some people here complete the game... Spoiler: Early game spoilers Spoiler: Response to spoiler |
Author: | Apollon [ Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
I like to think I am not overly negative about video games usually, but I was extremely disappointed in this game. It had the several mini cases style of Azran Legacy (which I was not fond of), but further compounded by each case being extremely short and generally uninteresting. On that note, a more minor complaint but since they game was mostly just set in generic London, it lacked the unique and gorgeous locales that I so heavily associate Layton games with. Being the first game in a new Layton subseries, I was really hoping the new characters would keep me interested, but while some of then were charming, particularly Sherl, I found myself quite bored with them at best. Maybe if they make more games my opinion will change, as it took me a long time to warm up to Luke, but I was still hoping they would have done better. In addition, the game's attempt at a cool final case was just... extremely underwhelming and even more out of nowhere than Azran Legacy's climax. As a final note, the puzzles were generally... pretty bad. A lot of repetition and in general they were almost shockingly easy. It is really a sad state of affairs, I wanted to like this game, but there were just too many glaring issues. |
Author: | MBr [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
Got the game on iOS, finished chapter 3. This is my first Layton game. Spoiler: |
Author: | MBr [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:59 pm ] |
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Update: I finished the game. Spoiler: |
Author: | Skittlemask [ Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
MBr wrote: Spoiler: I'm pretty sure this game was made with a sequel (possibly even a trilogy) in mind. So you probably won't find out the answers to those two mysteries (especially the one with Spoiler: MBr wrote: I don't think I'll be getting into Layton games if they're all like this. They really aren't. LMJ is very similar in its approach to Layton Brothers: Mystery Room, in which there are multiple individual mini cases. The Professor Layton games have one major self-contained mystery in each game, so at the end you don't really feel unsatisfied; or if you do, it's for a different reason. As for actually solving the mysteries yourself... Well, you kinda don't. So that's similar. You can try to solve the mysteries yourself (the games do give you clues...) but except for Miracle Mask, the answers are, um, really out there; so they're not really something you can think of yourself, with or without the clues. I remember when Layton explained the reasoning behind the mystery in Diabolical Box, he kinda just pulled answers out of his ass and I'm like "...How did you come up with that?" And if you liked the puzzles in Mystery Journey, you'll love the puzzles in the Professor Layton games. The ones in LMJ were too easy. I understand that Akira Tago passed away, but his you actually had to use your mind, and could even get stuck for hours on a puzzle. Whoever did the puzzles in LMJ tried, but, meh, not that challenging, imo. |
Author: | Southern Corn [ Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
Quote: They really aren't. LMJ is very similar in its approach to Layton Brothers: Mystery Room, in which there are multiple individual mini cases. The Professor Layton games have one major self-contained mystery in each game, so at the end you don't really feel unsatisfied; or if you do, it's for a different reason. As for actually solving the mysteries yourself... Well, you kinda don't. So that's similar. You can try to solve the mysteries yourself (the games do give you clues...) but except for Miracle Mask, the answers are, um, really out there; so they're not really something you can think of yourself, with or without the clues. I remember when Layton explained the reasoning behind the mystery in Diabolical Box, he kinda just pulled answers out of his ass and I'm like "...How did you come up with that?" I'd say this game is kind of a hybrid. It has the case by case thing of Layton Brothers but I would say LB had better mysteries overall imo. This game's mysteries have been pretty easy to figure out so far. Especially the second case. I figured it out 2/3rds of the way through and the ending was really unsatisfying. I'd much rather have Hershel pull something out of his ass than already know the twist. They don't even give the player a chance to be involved in the climax. Plus, I felt that LB was much more darker in its cases but...this game is really reaching for the 'crimes' so far. I dunno, I'm not a fan of that. The puzzles, as Blizdi said, are pathetically easy. On the level of the AA crossover. I'm a bit disappointed. Also, I really don't like Sherl. All he does is gawk at the twist of each case and make fun of everyone. It gets old reeeallly fast. On the plus side, everyone's indifference to him is great. Yeah, so far...I'm indifferent to this game. Just like most Layton games go. If anyone's interested, my list is something like: Mystery Room>Unwound Future>PLvsAA>=Miracle Mask>Diabolical Box>Curious Village>Lost Spectre>Azran Legacy. Yes, I do like Mystery Room over the others. Mainly due to its different style and such. Unwound Future had a pretty great story, and the AA crossover is great just for the courtroom parts. Miracle Mask also had some nice segmentation and mystery. I'd say Diabolical Box is alright for its nice environments and also the nonsensical twist at the end. Curious Village is an okay game, for the first I guess. Lost Spectre was the same but more boring. Azran Legacy, I only remember the ending. Everything else was just forgettable. I guess I'm not really that big of a fan of Layton myself. |
Author: | Thunder84 [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:34 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
Just finished my story playthrough. My thoughts are below. Spoiler: LMJ |
Author: | Southern Corn [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:25 pm ] |
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Spoiler: Story spoilers |
Author: | Thunder84 [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:01 pm ] |
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Southern Corn wrote: Spoiler: Story spoilers Spoiler: |
Author: | MBr [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
I’ve been thinking about this since beating the game on iOS a month and a half ago. Spoiler: |
Author: | Southern Corn [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
MBr wrote: I’ve been thinking about this since beating the game on iOS a month and a half ago. Spoiler: Yeah, pretty much. If you want a proper mystery game done Layton style, check out Layton Brothers. It's on iOS as well, and you do have to pay for some of the cases, but they're all worth it imo. Some of the mysteries are on the scale of AA and even beyond, imo. |
Author: | Ulysses88 [ Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:37 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Layton's Mystery Journey |
I'll leave out any and all spoilers: I have to be honest, I was very underwhelmed. The titular protagonist is boring and lacks charisma, there was no real plot (all shoved into the very end) and it's hard to get invested in any of it. |
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