Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, développé et édité par LEVEL-5 avec Nintendo of America, est sorti sur Nintendo DS le 27 novembre 2008. Ce jeu d'aventure mêlant point-and-click, réflexion et visual novel place le joueur dans la peau de Layton et Luke, invités à la démonstration d'une machine à voyager dans le temps conçue par le Dr Alain Stahngun, avant qu'une expérience ratée ne provoque la disparition du scientifique et du premier ministre Bill Hawks. Une semaine plus tard, alors que des chercheurs disparaissent, un courrier prétendument signé par un Luke futur les conduit dans un Londres aux allures steampunk, où un Layton devenu chef d'une organisation criminelle semble régner, tandis que Luke apprend son prochain départ avec ses parents. Sur la forme, le titre propose environ 32 minutes de vidéos et des images fixes à explorer au stylet pour dialoguer, trouver des pièces-indices et résoudre des énigmes logiques, mathématiques ou visuelles sans limite de temps, avec un système de Picarats et un super indice inédit. La presse a salué l'ensemble : GameShark a qualifié l'opus d'« excellent » en tant que jeu de puzzles et d'« extraordinaire » comme volet de la série, tandis qu'AtomicGamer y a vu le meilleur de la licence. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic évoquent une enfance bercée par des énigmes complexes mais abordables et une histoire bien menée, ou recommandent le titre pour la qualité de ses retournements de situation.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« As a puzzle game, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is an excellent offering, however, as a Professor Layton game it is simply extraordinary. »
« Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is far and away the best of this one-of-a-kind series. »
« Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is a brain-twisting delight. Show up for the clever puzzles, stick around for the gorgeous visuals and quirky minigames. »
« The only reason not to play this is if you despise puzzles more than anything else. It has the story, characters, music, and more to keep any gamer satiated. The Professor delivers. »
« Professor Layton and the Lost Future takes the core functionality of the previous two outings, expands on it considerably, wraps up the storyline in the most gripping fashion possible and heaps plenty of extras on top for good measure. This is most definitely the superlative entry in the Layton series so far. »
« It's perfectly designed for DS and something the whole family can get sucked into. »
« While these lackluster mini-games are no hidden-object puzzle or "make your own tea" chemistry set (as seen in Laytons 1 and 2), Unwound Future still has a solid set of puzzles for its main adventure, and the story itself is very engaging. »
« As well-made and puzzle-crammed as the previous Layton games, and it's also the best one yet. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Incroyable jeu qui a bercé mon enfance avec des énigmes a la fois complexe et réalisable, l'histoire est aussi particulièrement bien amené et bien réalisé c'est le meilleur jeu layton selon moi et un des meilleurs jeu de ma vie. »
« One of my favourite feautres of the Professor Layton series is how well it pulls off its plot twists, and indeed they are masterful. Recommended. »
« Unwounded Future may not be my favorite Layton game, but I think I’ll remember it the most. The characters are just far more endearing this time around and somehow I care about them so much more. Puzzles can still be hit and miss, but the pacing is far better this time around, and overall the ending really just makes this game so special »
« Another point and click puzzler from the cartoon sleuth. Different story, exactly the same game. »
« One of the greatest games I have ever played. I played the original games 1 and 2 years ago as child and loved them. For my 19th birthday my brother gave me lost future and I had no idea how amazing it was going to be. The story in this game is near perfect with a perfect cast of characters, with some emotional moments. The music I have saved on everything I own, Tomohito Nishiura is brilliant. Of course they made all puzzles interesting and tied the puzzels perfectly into gameplay. I can not talk more love for this game, if you have a ds or a phone download this game as soon as you can, also check the first two games in the series. »
« Cómo puede implicar un juego de Layton al jugador de forma tan intensa sentimentalmente? Lo que hizo Level 5 con la historia de este final de trilogía fue increíble. Uno de los mejores guiones de la historia de los videojuegos. »
« 53/100 The Unwound Future takes the series' old cast of endearing but flat characters and gives them more nuanced, well-rounded personalities, also thanks to a captivating story that explores their past and relationships, intrisically tied with the detective narrative. The story doesn't take itself seriously enough to make the stakes feel real at times, but remains compelling thanks to a rich setting and an exciting investigation that introduces new and old characters in the narrative in an organic way. The writing gradually builds towards the reveal of its driving mysteries with clear, subtly placed clues and an excellent foreshadowing, making them, as outlandish as they are, deeply satisfying. All of this is greatly elevated by the series' memorable, distinctly orchestral soundtrack and its unique, lively soft art style. As usual, the story doesn't leave much if any agency to the player to lead the investigation, but the puzzle collection is the most entertaining and diversified in the entire series so far, with a nigh-perfect balance of highly stimulating and charmingly illustrated deductive, observational and logic challenges, almost entirely deprived of the more monotonous mathematical types. That being said puzzles are slightly but noticeably easier than the previous installments, making for a somewhat less compelling gameplay. The minigames are also at their strongest, with the Parrot and Toy Car minigames offering widely different but equally entertaining planning challenges that are simple but require precise, mindful strategy. The Illustrated Book is a lot less profound and a little too easy, but charming. »
« I knew where the story was going, yet I still cried a ton. Amazing game with a wonderful story and the puzzles were fun too. »
