Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008)
4.40 from 743 ratings · #118 top rated on Grouvee
1821 members have it in their collection · 49 playing now · 436 backlogged · 344 wish listed
How long? Main story 15h · with extras 14h · 100% 20h (from 24 logged playthroughs)
As with previous Professor Layton games, Unwound Future is an adventure game where the player solves puzzles offered by local citizens to progress the story forward, through dialogue and around 32 minutes of full motion video. The player moves about the game through still images of locations. The player can use the DS touchscreen to tap on non-player characters to …
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As with previous Professor Layton games, Unwound Future is an adventure game where the player solves puzzles offered by local citizens to progress the story forward, through dialogue and around 32 minutes of full motion video. The player moves about the game through still images of locations. The player can use the DS touchscreen to tap on non-player characters to start a dialog or to obtain a puzzle, and also can search anywhere on the background for hint coins, with some areas needing to be tapped several times to reveal a secret hint coin or puzzle. Puzzles are brainteasers of many varieties, including visual, math, and logic. There is no time limit to solve puzzles, and the player can get up to 3 hints at a cost of one hint coin each; a new feature in Unwound Future is a "super hint", costing 2 coins, that can only be bought after the other 3 hints have been revealed, but that nearly reveals the puzzle's solution. If the player is correct in solving the puzzle, they gain a number of "Picarats", a form of currency within the game. Guessing the incorrect answer will reduce the number of picarats the player can get on subsequent attempts. Players can visit certain areas in order to play undiscovered or unsolved puzzles that are left behind as the story progresses.
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Details
- Developers
- LEVEL-5
- Publishers
- LEVEL-5, Nintendo of America
- Genres
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Visual Novel
- Themes
- Mystery
- Franchises
- Professor Layton
- Series
- Professor Layton
Release dates
- Nov 27, 2008 (Japan) Nintendo DS
- Sep 12, 2010 (North_America) Nintendo DS
- Oct 22, 2010 (Europe) Nintendo DS
Also available on
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future HD for Mobile (2020) · ANDR, iOS
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Rating distribution
5 stars
389
4 stars
274
3 stars
72
2 stars
5
1 star
3
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Thatguyinthestore Apr 26, 2023
really ominous atmosphere so far. even this puzzle music is different. looking forward to uncovering the mystery.
