If you want to exercise your mind and also have a good time, the puzzle games will surely try to get you hooked. A mythical saga of this type of games are undoubtedly those of Professor Layton who has hooked many people over many years. Now you can enjoy some of these mysteries on iPhone, thanks to Layton: the mysterious villa, which is available on the App Store. In this article we analyze it.
Main story
Layton is considered the germ of the adventure game genre with puzzles and gave rise to a great saga of video games that have been very present especially on the Nintendo console. If you have never had the opportunity to play it, you should know that the story begins with Professor Layton, a true English gentleman and famous archaeologist who leads the way to the town of Saint-Mystère with the apprentice Luke. They go to this location after receiving a call from the widow of a wealthy baron having a great mystery on their hands.
Upon arrival they find that the baron’s will shows that the family’s treasure is hidden somewhere in the village. The treasure is called ‘The Golden Apple‘ and whoever finds it will be able to enjoy all the Baron’s possessions. Your mission will be to direct the teacher and his apprentice to be able to find this treasure somewhere in the town, although the task will not be easy at all. To give you an idea, this story is based on Akira Tago’s ‘Atama no taisou’ book that seeks to exercise the mind of all readers.
Puzzles and mini-games
As we have previously said, this game is mainly based on solving a mystery. In order to find all the necessary clues, you must complete several puzzles. Throughout the game you will find more than 100 different puzzles that have been designed by Akira Tago. These mini-games can be based on moving pieces, removing or putting matches to create geometric shapes or cheating questions. All of these will try to always stimulate observation, logic and critical thinking of the player. Each of the villagers may have a puzzle that must be solved to have many clues in your possession. This is why it is vital to research the entire village and talk to as many people as possible to do 100% of the game.
One of the most interesting puzzles for many people is the one that presents a certain number of matches and forms must be made that a priori can be impossible to do with so few matches. It is here where you must draw all your knowledge and ingenuity to solve the puzzles. Likewise, if you get caught in one of them, you can consult the guides that are on the internet, since the game is several years old and there is a lot of accessible information.
Remastering and gameplay
As we have previously commented, this is a game that had already been released on other platforms such as the Nintendo DS. But the developer decided to make it compatible with the iPhone by remastering it to adapt all the scenarios to make them much more visually attractive. The resolution was adjusted to make an HD game that offers an amazing experience. The setting is very well done and the dialogues that are used will make you fall in love.
Being a game that was intended for a Nintendo DS that includes two screens, here we will see how there is different information at the top of the screen and at the bottom. In general, the manipulation will be carried out in the lower part as if it were the only tactile zone of the equipment. At the top will be the static images that do not require any kind of touch.
Price and compatible devices
We are facing a game that is not free but that does not have microtransactions inside. You can enjoy the whole story that they will tell you for a little more than 10 euros. It includes a lot of content, both puzzles and mini-games that will make you spend dead moments in front of the mobile to try to solve them, a task that is not too easy. Being a remastering of a game that is quite old, we find that the compatibility is very wide. You will need to have an iPhone 4s onwards and the consumption of resources is not very important from what has been said.