View Full Version : [DS] Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
MetalGearAl
25-08-2009, 14:47
This is the second game in the series, the thread for the first game can be found here (http://thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=501206).
This is now out in the US. It's more of the same, as expected! I've only played through the first few puzzles, but they've added a few touches to make the UI a little nicer. You now have a memo-pad on puzzles so you can scribble notes that don't interfere with the puzzle itself, quite useful.
Looks like there will be another puzzle to collect pieces of and put together as you move through. You don't have the dog-building or bedroom-sorting this time, but there is a hamster mini-game included where you need to use items you have collected to help a fat little hamster get fitter. It doesn't seem too well explained though and I haven't quite figured it out yet.
Looking forward to getting addicted again :)
UK release date is one month from now, September 25th, for those wanting to wait.
Cool! Have had half an eye on this after the mrs got me the first as a surprise b'day pressie a little while back. Like you say, strangely addictive and a good 'sharing' game, if you know what I mean.
I'm just over the 100 puzzle mark on the other one so might tread carefully in the other thread until I'm done with the story.
basegreen
25-08-2009, 21:50
CJ will be looking forward to this :D
(and me)
CJ will be looking forward to this :D
(and me)
I didn't know she thought that highly of you.
basegreen
25-08-2009, 22:07
*grins*
cjanderson
25-08-2009, 23:08
cj is excited!! and about the game to ;-)
i have pre-ordered with argos when they did 20% off, i suppose i could have picked it up in Japan, but they don't do dual versions (unlike say pheonix writght games) so it would be pointless!!
my mum and dad love the first one so are taking it on holiday with us next month so i can help them out with the puzzles hehe.
ShakeyJake
26-08-2009, 08:04
Wow the 4th Layton game will have an unlockable 100 hour RPG in it!
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/25/professor-layton-4-includes-unlockable-professor-layton-rpg
MetalGearAl
26-08-2009, 09:23
I hope they move along and get the 3rd game translated much quicker than it took them the second this time.
Will be ages before we see a 4th game over here!
I thought 3 was the final one? Then they're doing that game with Square aren't they?
Edit: To answer myself, there's a second trilogy coming starting with the japanese release of PL4 in November 2009. They're doing "The another world" with Studio Ghibli and that's due out in Japan next year
BTW, Al you've mispelt one of the tags...
charlie angel
16-09-2009, 09:14
Lovely game - just as charming as the first; am only 25 or so puzzles into it so far, & there hasn't been anything too taxing yet, but it's so much fun.
Isn't this called Pandora's box? I'm sure I saw an advert that called it that, presumably it's called that here.
Yes, Pandora's Box here, Diabolical Box in the US. Probably because they reckon the average American doesn't know what Pandora's box is. :|
Walrus Man
17-09-2009, 12:37
I knew a girl called Pandora once...
cjanderson
22-09-2009, 07:49
ohhh out Friday, wonder if they will manage to make enough copies to satisfy demand. am HOPING that my pre order arrives, but with the post the way it is, who knows :(
MetalGearAl
22-09-2009, 08:34
Completed this last week, though still plenty of puzzles here and there to mop up. The story wasn't as good as the first, but apart from that it's more of the same really.
Finally completed all 153(!) puzzles tonight. That's 13 hours of my life gone. :lol:
My favourite puzzles are the sliding block ones, though I find those the hardest. Puzzles 118 and 153 took me ages.
cjanderson
01-10-2009, 20:29
am enjoying it, 50 or so puzzles in.
Its not as good as the past one, though thats probably as the first one was so new and different.
I also dislike that its not clear sometimes what you need to progress - i was told to get back on the train and no option was given to do this. Had i not done enough puzzles? did i need to do the conductor one? and the train platform one (it appears both, or could be that those 2 took me over the level needed, who knows)
I never got turned away, but a couple of times characters said "my, you've done x puzzles already" almost in an 'ok, you can pass' kind of way.
cjanderson
05-10-2009, 13:06
done it now and just wandering around, making people cups of tea.
God those moving balls ones got annoying, you do 1 and then 6 more appear as puzzles, thats not sooo fun anymore.
will sell as soon as i have done the main ones, did anyone find the code you stick in game 1? (which i can't do as sold game 1 years ago).
eye__writ
05-10-2009, 13:25
I knew a girl called Pandora once...
Did she have a diabolical box? :gag:
Having solved 152 puzzles I'm now in the same position I was (and indeed still am) with the first game: one final sliding block puzzle to do. Which seems impossible! The rest of the game was fun though, with another well put together story and top-notch animation.
I must try the passwords in the first and second games later.
LordoftheDance
06-01-2010, 12:53
I'm playing through this as well and absolutely loving it. On about puzzle 60 or something.
I've also got the Curious Village sitting in my 'to be played' pile. Can't wait!
MetalGearAl
06-01-2010, 13:16
The Curious Village was definitely better, though perhaps you should have played them the other way around as I believe the 2nd game completely spoils the story of the 1st?
LordoftheDance
06-01-2010, 14:20
The Curious Village was definitely better, though perhaps you should have played them the other way around as I believe the 2nd game completely spoils the story of the 1st?
Yeah, I know I started the sequel first but it was a Xmas present, and the Curious Village only turned up yesterday... the other half is still playing through the Broken Sword game!
Having solved 152 puzzles I'm now in the same position I was (and indeed still am) with the first game: one final sliding block puzzle to do. Which seems impossible! The rest of the game was fun though, with another well put together story and top-notch animation.
I must try the passwords in the first and second games later.
It is very hard. I found it best to break it into mini objectives, of which there are about eight IIRC.
Also, count how many mini squares of empty space you can have at any one time and it pretty much tells you which pieces need to be where for any particular position. Didn't phrase that very well, but hopefully you understand what I mean. :)
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