Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Hold on to your top hats and prepare to be stumped! Professor Hershel Layton and his apprentice Luke return this summer for the third installment in the acclaimed puzzle series. Titled, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, the latest game is actually the final entry in the first trilogy of Professor Layton games (keep in mind there will be more).
The Unwound Future begins with the Professor and Luke receiving a letter from Luke…10 years in the future. It appears that London is in trouble and Luke is calling upon the help of the trusty Professor. The game features more than 165 puzzles to keep even the most cunning players on their toes. The game also boasts significantly more hand-drawn cutscenes (still in the Triplets of Belleville style), as well as plenty of voice acting to add a little more spice to this story-driven series.
One of the things I liked during my demo was the return of classic characters from previous games such as Inspector Chelmey and Statchen, to name a few. And for those players who found some puzzles to be excrutiatingly difficult in past games, The Unwound Future features a new “superhint” option that pretty much gives you the answer.
There doesn’t seem to be any drastic changes in The Unwound Future, so if you’ve never been a fan of the series, this game probably won’t change your mind. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find out what the new minigames are in the latest installment (such as creating herbal teas in the last game). However if the series sticks to the improvements made in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, then Layton fans alike are in for a very special treat when Professor Layton and the Unwound Future launches on September 20, 2010.
