Don't let an eleven year old play it
Just a warning. Don't let your 11 year old brother play Puzzle Agent first. No matter how big a Layton fan they are. One of the puzzles absolutely horrified him.
This game isn't as family friendly as Telltale's previous titles. It probably should have a warning "Resorts to cheap scare tactics".
That being said I thought the scene was cool, albeit a bit cheap, and it'll scare off any children from playing games in the franchise.
This game isn't as family friendly as Telltale's previous titles. It probably should have a warning "Resorts to cheap scare tactics".
That being said I thought the scene was cool, albeit a bit cheap, and it'll scare off any children from playing games in the franchise.
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Also, lol.
I loved that scene btw
While I wouldn't recommend this game for children either, I really love the dark atmosphere compared to other Telltale games, especially because the recent Sam & Max episodes were (for me) a bit too family-friendly and lacked some dirty jokes
Yeah, I agree. The atmosphere is fantastic. Completely in contrast to every other game they've made. I love it.
It was awesome.
I would def buy a season.
... OR DOES IT???
MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Layton > Puzzle Agent! No screamers in Layton!
Same way Puzzle Agent did.
Just finished it. Thought the ending was meh, was hoping for a conclusion, but it's just the first episode in a series of many.
I'm not a fan of horror, and because of that I wouldn't bother getitng the others in the series. Mostly because the puzzles were vague, and most of the times I failed was because the rules weren't explained, like the lifts mechanics were hazy, and with the footballers it never said if it was allowed to go to a single player only once or multiple times. There were others too.
I'm not a fan of horror movies either, but I came into the game actually thinking something like that could happen. Also, It did say that "one player" rule in the puzzle's info screen.
See, I just thought it would be Professor Layton, but with a dark atmosphere throughout the whole game, instead of only at the ending like in Layton 1. That tower was creepy, but the rest of the game was bright and sunny, or a well lit night etc.
Had no idea it would do that. My brother didn't either, the poor little dude.
But *effing awesome*
EDIT: I really didn't think the game was going to be creepy at all until I saw the "Hidden People" short, and remembered seeing them on TT before.
Then I curled up in the effing fetal position the first time I saw one in the game, and practically had a seizure when they screwed up your puzzles
The ending was already too much of a conclusion for me.
Did you watch the movie it was based on or the movies/genres it was compared to?
How were the lift mechanics hazy (I assume you mean the end)? It seemed pretty clear cut to me. It said if it was in the finish zone it would stop moving, same if near a wall or barrel of it's direction, and f it touched a bear trap it'd blow up.
They didn't have to do it they way they did though. It waited a few seconds until you were concentrating on the puzzle, then "BAM!". It was a classic screamer, with gnomes instead of zombies/whatever.
Could have just had the gnomes show up during dialogue. Wouldn't have been as freaky, but it also wouldn't have been as cheap.
Maybe you're just reading too hastily? Both of these were explained rather clearly.
Of course, that's me.
Me too! I couldn't sleep!
Though I would worry if I gave an iPad, running that, to a small kid. For fear that they'd chuck the thing. That, alone, would be scary.
a) it was for the story, not the sake of it, imagine poor nelson, concentrating on the Puzzle, and then a Gnome Jumps in, grabs a part and ran off..
b) Ita totally Grickle, scary through the build up athmodpshere and the soundtrack, less due to visuals. The Gnomes don't look scary, meaning their visuals, but the caracters react to them scared, as well does the score.
c) Watch the "Hidden People"-Video, it is scary in the very same way, or Closet, Scary only due to score.
due to that, i wouldn't say its particulary suitably for children, it not some innocent Puzzle game,
Then again. This game is made for people mature enough to handle psychological thrillers and possibilities of death.
i played the game iam 12 and i was not scared in fact i like that game alot