Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Also known as: Professeur Layton et le Destin Perdu | Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel | Professor Layton and the Lost Future | Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou | Professor Layton und die verlorene Zukunft | El profesor Layton y el futuro perdido
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.
Overview
Summary
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.
Description
About This Game
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™ is the third game in the
beloved Professor Layton series of brainteaser puzzles for Nintendo. It
places the Professor and his trusted apprentice at the center of a
spellbinding adventure after they receive a strange letter sent from 10
years in the future. Wind your way through more than 165 mind-bending
puzzles as you decipher clues and strive to unlock a time-twisting
mystery that threatens to plunge London into chaos. The story is
delivered both through game play and through beautifully rendered
hand-drawn cinematics. Layton fans and puzzle fans alike will find the
game remarkably addictive.
With over 165 in-game puzzles and 30 downloadable puzzles, Professor
Layton and the Unwound Future will challenge your wit at every turn.
Using your wireless Broadband Internet Connection, cConnect to
Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to download a new puzzle each week for 30
weeks after the game launches. Solve the puzzles to uncover clues and
follow the clues to solve the mysteries that confront Professor Layton.
The rich story, colorful characters and hand-drawn art style come to
life with lush animated and fully-voiced cut-scenes. For the first
time ever find out more about Professor Layton’s past as he strives to
save the future.
Quick and easy Touch Screen control makes exploring the game and
inputting answers as easy as can be. Use the pumped up Memo Pad to
make notes and solve difficult puzzles with multiple colored pens and
different pen thicknesses to choose from in addition to an eraser
function. Solving math problems, tracing paths, and making notes is
now easier than before.
As of May 20, 2014, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo
DSi and Wii systems has been retired. Online features of this game are
no longer available after this date but this game still provides an
entertaining experience in offline mode.
To learn more about this service change, please visit To learn more
about this service change, please visit support.nintendo.com/servicesupdate.
