Professor Layton and the Curious Village

December 27, 2008 2:13 PM

So I played Professor Layton and the Curious Village on DS and I think it's one of the funnest game on the system. Which other game is similar, for older system that can be emulated, or maybe even a website with a good collection of puzzles? Hook me up! I need to satisfy my puzzle solving urges. Thanks!
posted by PowerCat to computers & internet (6 comments total)

Don't forget, if you have Wi-Fi available, you can download additional puzzles weekly inside Layton.

I've heard rumors that a sequel to Layton is coming to the US in the semi-near future.
posted by Wild_Eep at 2:42 PM on December 27, 2008

Interesting! I'll check it out. I've neglected my DS's puzzling capabilities of late, but I did enjoy Another Code, more commonly called Trace Memory in distant lands as a small bet well-formed puzzling RPG with story.

On the web, Fantastic Contraption is the game that has most recently had notable success scratching my puzzle sovling itch: basically you have to design machines to get designated stuff from A to B. I'd suggest not looking at any of the other answers for any of the levels as you progress as they may reveal "technologies" that would help with subsequent levels. Mute the music immediately in the lower left of the game screen.

I know these aren't exactly what you're after, though, since you're looking for volume.
posted by nthdegx at 5:01 PM on December 27, 2008

A lot of the puzzles in Professor Layton reminded me a lot of Martin Gardner type puzzles. So check out his books of puzzles
posted by aubilenon at 10:35 PM on December 27, 2008

It reminded me a lot of the old Dr. Brain games. You want the first three or four on that list, I don't know anything about the later series. I have at least one of them on my PC, so I'm sure they're out there to download somewhere.

Um... and... I might get a lot of flack for saying this, but... a few months ago, one of the guys from Penny Arcade recommended a Big Fish Games game, so I bought it, not realizing that I was setting myself up for recurring monthly payments for credits. So I ended up with a few credits. Anyway, the point is I got a few of those Mystery Case Files games for housewives. And I enjoyed them a surprising amount. The bulk of all the games is hidden object finding, so your enjoyment will definitely depend on your tolerance for that. But the later ones have some good puzzles mixed in as well. The most recent, Return to Ravenhearst is practically a full fledged adventure game in the Sierra milieu.
posted by yellowbinder at 9:10 AM on December 28, 2008

You would love Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Heads or Tail of It and also Ad Verbum, available here.
posted by mikepop at 5:58 AM on December 29, 2008

Here's a better link for Ad Verbum.
posted by mikepop at 8:20 AM on December 29, 2008