Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)

The Curious Village is a puzzle/adventure game. The player directs Professor Layton (voiced by Christopher Miller) and his young helper Luke (voiced by Lani Minella in US English and Maria Darling in UK English) as they explore the hamlet of St. Mystere in quest of the "Golden Apple" and other mysteries. St. Mystere is separated into parts, some of which are inaccessible until the tale progresses to a specific point or the player completes a certain amount of riddles. By touching the screen, the player may communicate with characters and examine items.

In many situations, the characters may request that Layton and Luke solve a mystery; there are also hidden puzzles that can be discovered by researching specific things. If an unresolved problem can no longer be reached (for example, if the person presenting it has left), it will return midway through the game at Granny Riddleton's Puzzle Shack in the plaza. Brain teasers, sliding puzzles, logic puzzles, and other types of puzzles are examples of puzzles. Each problem is offered to the player with its worth in "picarats" and an infinite amount of time to complete it. Each problem offers three hints, but the player must pay one "hint coin" to view each one.

If the player is incorrect, he can attempt the puzzle indefinitely, albeit the value of the puzzle will reduce by around 10% each time he is incorrect the first two times (or more, in the case of multiple-choice puzzles). There are additional problems in which the player must do a series of movements in order to arrive at a certain outcome and cannot submit an erroneous response. A player can choose to skip a problem and try another one instead, while some puzzles are required to proceed. After completing a problem, the player can retry it at any time from the game's menu.

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