I played all of the DS games and absolutely loved them. While this doesn’t match up to those standards I still love the music and art style as well as the storyline that persists throughout the numerous episodes. I honestly hope that some people give it a chance despite other comments and the cost. I’m a fan of the game and for me the hours and hours I put into it solving every single puzzle definitely made it worthwhile to me. I kinda actually liked the episode type style because it was easier to finish one and put down instead of playing the game for 8 hours straight lol. (I do hope they go back to professor and luke though and explain how everything ties together with professors family tree...)

I have always loved Professor Layton and the idea that we would get a new story focusing on the professor’s daughter was tantalizing to say the least. However, this game has a few major snags that make playing the game unenjoyable for both nostalgia and casual players. The first is the story organization itself. I won’t go into detail about the the separate cases, how silly and trivial they seem to the overall plot (lots of people have already said so much better than I could), and how this game looks a lot like The Layton Brothers app (unaffiliated), but I have to talk about the puzzles. Naturally, they would not be up to the caliber of the previous games because we lost a dearly loved and highly-skilled puzzle writer. Having said that, some of the explanations for the puzzles (not the answers) don’t make any sense, and where the previous games had a few puzzles with trick answers, this game has far too many that you end up seconding guessing yourself.But the most heinous and unforgiving crime of all is is the plethora of name puns in this game. You don’t think it will grate on you, but it does, and every time a new character is introduced you wonder what stupid name that somehow relates to their profession or place in the story they will be assigned. It’s unforgivable. I played this game for nostalgia, so I may be a jaded fan, but this game has gone far off of the path of what was good about the original. Genuine mystery that didn’t have to do with finding lost pets or giant clock hands made out of cake. I won’t get over Spector’s Flute and how silly that ending was, but this is ridiculous.

I’ve always loved Layton games. I used to always play them back when they were on DS so I was extremely excited when this game came out on the App Store. However, after playing the game for some time I have to say I’m disappointed. The game tries to imitate mystery similar to the original games but in short story’s. The majority of the game is dialogue with no big mystery to solve. Because of the nature of the short stories, there’s not enough time to go in depth and really invest in the storyline. In addition, the story seems to solve itself regardless of my deductions. I miss having to deduce answers and solve puzzles that lead me to the solutions. Puzzles in this game have taken a back seat and seem more random than in the originals. Overall, I’m excited that Layton Mystery games have expanded to the apple platform but feel they could do better by going back to their roots.

I've been waiting for a new Professor Layton game since the last one came out. I was taken aback when I learned about this game since the lovely Hershel Layton isn't in the game, but I fell in love with Kat. I have barely started the game since it happened to come out the day before Splatoon 2, but what I've played has been very enjoyable. I like how they kept certain mechanics like the hint coins and the investigating style. The new puzzles are very enjoyable. The only thing that I think the game could improve on is adding a feature where you can rewatch cutscenes. Besides that one little thing, this game is flawless. Also, since it's made by Level-5, the game has little to no glitches and bugs. The only thing I've got left to ask is WHEN ARE WE GETTING FANTASY LIFE 2?!