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Laytons Mystery Journey |OT| iOS/Android now, 3DS JP only until Fall
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storafötter
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You can do just that. You either move the cursor by dragging your finger on the lower half and tap once to interact with whatever the cursor is on at the moment, or just directly tap something on the upper half.
Ooh yes you're right my bad, the magnifying glass doesn't move so I assume it doesn't pick up on them but it does
TyrantGuardian
Member
iPad version is just fine and I doubt anyone would feel shortchanged playing it? Not that I've had anything else to compare it to, but it looks very good imo. I'm about 2 hours in and it's definitely a Layton game. Decent writing and somewhat engaging even for me, and I get bored really fast in lesser games of this ilk.
Edit: Oh actually, the 3D models could have been rendered in native resolution instead. They are quite jaggie now. But I didn't even remember it when first making this post so clearly it doesn't bother me in this game.
Edit: Oh actually, the 3D models could have been rendered in native resolution instead. They are quite jaggie now. But I didn't even remember it when first making this post so clearly it doesn't bother me in this game.
Aarglefarg
Member
I like the puzzles so far but they are separated by a lot of reading story dialogue. I am interested in the story but I've done just three puzzles in the 50 minutes I've played.
anon_mastermind
Member
Didn't know this existed, and now I want it. It's been far too long since my last Layton adventure.
Will wait for 3DS physical version, need to complete the collection.
Will wait for 3DS physical version, need to complete the collection.
Don't worry, Layton games typically have a slow start. Opening cutscene, character introductions, long tutorials that gradually open up all the features, etc. take time. Previous games had 150+ puzzles and average playtimes of 20/25h, then there's the mini games and daily puzzles. Once they get going, Layton games have a good puzzle-story ratio.
sackboy2197
Member
Generally there are also extra puzzles at the end, which are quite a few, and quite tough as well.
Kotaku has some impressions: http://kotaku.com/5-hours-with-the-new-layton-great-writing-weak-puzzle-1797076176
(That's how it's always been, odd comment)
(That's how it's always been, odd comment)
SilverLunar
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Is Alfendi in the game or mentioned?
capylikesgames
Banned
Really happy with the Android port. Not perfect; I've had one crash, but the game autosaves regularly enough that it saved me any trouble. The resolution bump on both cinematics and character dialogue, compared to 3DS, is much appreciated. My biggest concern was battery life; some recent releases cook my S5, and drain the battery within an hour, but Mystery Journey runs really well on it. It doesn't get my phone toasty, and I managed to get a good three hours of playtime before I went to plug in my phone (and even then, it had barely hit 20%). And of course, the writing is fantastic. The tone is surprisingly gentle compared to what little I've played of Layton, but I don't mind at all. Also, as someone who isn't aware of the story in the previous games, this seems like a great entry point, which I found a relief.
Don't know, but I'm also curious. I'm seeing no mentions of Alfendi anywhere on the internet though so probably not :/
Jus curious, but what do you mean by the tone being gentle? I've only played three previous Layton games but all were on the exceedingly gentle side in terms of tone.
Metacritic (no score yet)
First English Review on Digitally Downloaded 4/5
Review-like impressions from The Verge (no score)
Destructoid (Review in Progress)
First English Review on Digitally Downloaded 4/5
Review-like impressions from The Verge (no score)
Destructoid (Review in Progress)
Jacksonlee
Member
found out that in CAD, its 21.99.
...going to wait till october. bleh
...going to wait till october. bleh
capylikesgames
Banned
I've only ever played the first Layton, so maybe it lightened up as the series went by. Not in an uninviting way, but I recall the general atmosphere being a little grimy, almost suspicious. The setting and characters in Mystery Journey are a stark contrast from that. Didn't mean it in a negative way, either. I loved the first, and I'm loving this one as well. It was just a little observation I felt like throwing in.
The Pet of the Month
Member
Finally glad to see new Layton games, just bought it! And now I'm stuck on the first puzzle.
On the bright side I'm glad we got this versus what Layton 7 was originally going to be.
On the bright side I'm glad we got this versus what Layton 7 was originally going to be.
I've finished chapter 1 so far and started on chapter 2. I find the puzzle density lower than previous games so far, but maybe it's because of the way the chapters are structured. Instead of getting "lost" in a sea of optional puzzles while navigating around, so far it's hard to miss any puzzles. The actual puzzle quality is a mix, there are some troll logic puzzles, some good ones that actually require effort to solve and get right, and the free gimme puzzles where you can trial and error without failing until you solve it. I have not run into any truly tough puzzles yet though. There's nothing like those super annoying "get the ball out by sliding the blocks" ones. I like the puzzles presented and they definitely still have the quirky humor and flavor that Layton puzzles tend to.
Nope. It's like that game doesn't exist. Lol.
capylikesgames
Banned
Doesn't seem like it! I'm about seven hours in, and so far it feels like its own thing.
Living the Dream
Member
Definitely wanting this game but will not pay $15 for an iPhone game. After super Mario Run bombed at $10...how can they expect this to sale at 50% higher price?
That said. I'll get it on 3DS
That said. I'll get it on 3DS
This doesn't make much sense. You want the game but will not pay $15 to play it on a device you already own, at higher quality, but you will wait 3 months and pay more than twice that for the same game at lower resolution on an additional device you have to carry around?
Matt Attack
Member
To be fair, I'd imagine their sales goals are very different from what Nintendo had in mind for Mario Run. It's priced pretty similarly to Capcom and Square Enix's mobile ports, so I think there is a market for this kind of game on mobile. And in any case, they have the 3DS release to fall back on.
Chance Hale
Member
First Layton game, playing on an s8+
Basset Hounds <3
Basset Hounds <3
ClayKavalier
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How in the hell do you do the first puzzle? I made a K using the negative space between the triangles but it won't accept it. I hate the puzzles in these games where there's no way to be sure whether you're doing it right but you don't have it set up in the exact right way or if you're not even in the ballpark. Bummer this game started off with one.
Edit: Ugh, I looked up the answer and lo and behold, I knew what I was supposed to do almost immediately but didn't have the pieces in exactly the right place.
Edit: Ugh, I looked up the answer and lo and behold, I knew what I was supposed to do almost immediately but didn't have the pieces in exactly the right place.
Internet connection is used for cloud save upload/download if you link a Level5ID account, and for daily puzzle downloads. The game itself does not have online DRM check, you can play it offline.
Thanks!!!
At the start of the game Katrielle is writing a letter to someone called Lucy, and Alfendi's assistant was called Lucy Baker so that could be her, but I don't expect the game to ever elaborate on that and I doubt Alfendi will show up which is a shame because I liked the characters from that game.
Oh, I didn't make that connection. But it seems odd that she wouldn't mention her brother if she knows she has one, given the ongoing connection the game has to Scotland Yard. Only in the middle of chapter 2 though, so who knows.
Matt Attack
Member
How worth playing is Alfendi's game? I never actually got very far in it.
I cant decide between ipad mini and p9 lite. I want off the apple ecosystem but worry about the small screen.
Granted I'm not even at chapter 2 yet but with how Layton Brothers was only tangentially a Layton game while this one is a continuation of the main series in which Professor Layton himself will presumably have some role (unless his location is just used as a cliff hanger) I think the most you'll get is small references like that. Maybe later on you'll examine an object and Kat will make a throwaway line about having a weird brother off doing his own thing, or maybe Chelmey's assistant will show up as the head of Scotland Yard since that was established in Layton Brothers.
I had fun with it. It's more like Ace Attorney-lite than a Layton game though so if you're just looking for a traditional Layton style game it's not that.
Gotta admit, I don't quite like the DS-like screen setup they're using here. It feels weird and kinda claustrophobic. Makes everything seem smaller than it should. Also, the way the game handles the transition from portrait to landscape mode feels rather bad to me. The game looks great on my phone, but at the same time this weird setup makes it feel somewhat cheaply ported from 3DS -- which is rather weird considering the smartphone version seems to be the game's flagship version.
Anyway, apart of that I'm enjoying my time with it. I'm still in chapter 1 and while the few puzzles I had to solve so far were frankly not very interesting, characters, atmosphere and story are once again really charming. I hope this won't bomb completely (I kinda fear it will), so that this will mark the start of a new Layton franchise.
Anyway, apart of that I'm enjoying my time with it. I'm still in chapter 1 and while the few puzzles I had to solve so far were frankly not very interesting, characters, atmosphere and story are once again really charming. I hope this won't bomb completely (I kinda fear it will), so that this will mark the start of a new Layton franchise.
Panda In Space
Member
I got a weird bug where the in game stats says that I've played 99hrs 59m. Hopefully, this won't cause save game corruption later on.
Retro Edge
Member
Played it a bit now and solved 4 puzzles. I stuck at the first one and used tips, lol.
Runs okay on my Samsung Galaxy A 2016 10.1, I reduced the resolution from 1080p to 720p, now it's much better. The only thing 1080p in this game are just the 3d models and some kind of text in the "previously in" video, rest is blurry 720p anyway so not much of a difference.
Runs okay on my Samsung Galaxy A 2016 10.1, I reduced the resolution from 1080p to 720p, now it's much better. The only thing 1080p in this game are just the 3d models and some kind of text in the "previously in" video, rest is blurry 720p anyway so not much of a difference.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Yeah I think it might be better on iPhone. But it doesn't feel low res on my iPad Pro to me, just very portrait. Quite enjoy it regardless.
PittaGAF
Member
I'm playing on both iPhone (6S) and iPad (Air) syncing progresses with the Level5 account system and tbh It's glorious on both.
Super crisp, super fluid, easy on battery.....it's everything I never dared to hope and then some.
Just completed the first case (3 hours).
If you are bothered by the change of orientation on iPad you can force cutscenes on portrait (I'm not bothered at all so I'm leaving the default).
The only (very minor) fault I found is that it seems you can't disable subtitles (unless I'm dumb). No biggie anyway.
I hope it's a huge success for them and eventually they'll port past Laytons and consider future Ninokuni or Inazuma Eleven titles.
I can't imagine people with an iOS or Android device and a 3DS waiting months for this to get a lower res version, so the commercial strategy seems a bit questionable to me, but I'm surely not complaining.
If someone told me one year ago I'll be playing a mainline NEW Layton game on my iPhone, before the game was out on a 3DS, I would have LOL-ed.
Super crisp, super fluid, easy on battery.....it's everything I never dared to hope and then some.
Just completed the first case (3 hours).
If you are bothered by the change of orientation on iPad you can force cutscenes on portrait (I'm not bothered at all so I'm leaving the default).
The only (very minor) fault I found is that it seems you can't disable subtitles (unless I'm dumb). No biggie anyway.
I hope it's a huge success for them and eventually they'll port past Laytons and consider future Ninokuni or Inazuma Eleven titles.
I can't imagine people with an iOS or Android device and a 3DS waiting months for this to get a lower res version, so the commercial strategy seems a bit questionable to me, but I'm surely not complaining.
If someone told me one year ago I'll be playing a mainline NEW Layton game on my iPhone, before the game was out on a 3DS, I would have LOL-ed.
chrominance
Member
I wish they would just say if North America was getting a physical release of the 3DS version or not. I'd be happy to buy the Android version now but I'm not double-dipping, especially not at Canadian prices, and I've seen how expensive Layton physical copies get up here so I'd rather snag one at release than attempt to pay 1.5x the price for a used copy down the road if I decide I want it.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Sounds good on iOS and Android.
I'd get it but the hurdle for me is the game's 1.6GB size, which is just too large to justify deleting a lot to fit it on my 16GB device
I'd get it but the hurdle for me is the game's 1.6GB size, which is just too large to justify deleting a lot to fit it on my 16GB device