My Playtime: 20+ hours
Genre: Puzzle/RPG
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright both found a mysterious book that transports them to a medieval world full of magic and witches. But when innocent women were tried as witches and executed by fire, Layton and Phoenix must combine their talents and skills to save their friends and reveal the truth behind the town.
I’m in total heaven. When two of my favorite games join forces, I cannot but give a fangirl’s squeal of delight. This is a dream come true. The plot was amazing.
When compared with recent Layton’s games, this story went above and
beyond. The mystery was well hidden right up till the end. It had a delicious twist that will keep you
glued to your 3DS. I barely put this game down since I got it. The ending was
beautifully done. Parents should not
worry about the content at all.
There was a nice balance of puzzle solving and trials. Here is the break down:
Layton's Puzzle Solving - There were 70 in-game puzzles. The puzzles' design remained the same. Actually, the puzzles were pretty simple and has less room for failure. I probably needed help with about 10. So be forewarn, it might not be a challenge.
Ace Attorney's Trials - Trials were always a problem for me. I can be counted on to mess up a few contradictions. If you are not familiar with Ace Attorney, you are a defender who has to get a 'not guilty' verdict for their client. You used evidence and information to contradict witnesses. If you are familiar, you'll going to love this version. In this medieval world, magic exist and witnesses change their testimonies on the fly. So logic didn't always work. And you were not just dealing with one witness, you were sometimes dealing with 3-10 witnesses at the same time!
There was a nice balance of puzzle solving and trials. Here is the break down:
Layton's Puzzle Solving - There were 70 in-game puzzles. The puzzles' design remained the same. Actually, the puzzles were pretty simple and has less room for failure. I probably needed help with about 10. So be forewarn, it might not be a challenge.
Ace Attorney's Trials - Trials were always a problem for me. I can be counted on to mess up a few contradictions. If you are not familiar with Ace Attorney, you are a defender who has to get a 'not guilty' verdict for their client. You used evidence and information to contradict witnesses. If you are familiar, you'll going to love this version. In this medieval world, magic exist and witnesses change their testimonies on the fly. So logic didn't always work. And you were not just dealing with one witness, you were sometimes dealing with 3-10 witnesses at the same time!
The designs were a nice mixture of Layton’s and Ace
Attorney’s. The maps were easier to move around and finding hint coins and puzzles became easier. The 3D conversion and the graphics just kept
improving from the previous Layton games. Their mouth movements matched their words perfectly and the lines and movements were smooth and seamless. And the fact that you get to see Phoenix
and Maya as 3D characters was awesome. The voice acting was perfectly cast. Happily, the original voice actors returned as their perspective characters.
There were not any extra things to do during the playthrough. However, after you complete the game there
will be a bonus of 12 episodes that will tell you what happened to the characters after the events. These are DLC and one episode is available a day. It's possible to get two.
It took about 20 hours to finish the game. I sincerely hope there will be a sequel. The combination of the puzzle solving and
trials made this a very entertaining game.
I honestly would not change a thing.
Except I wished it was longer.
So, Layton and Ace Attorney fans, get this game NOW!
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