Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
8.5
Platforms
- Nintendo 3DSFeb 28, 20148.5playscore8.129 Critics9.43.08K Players
29 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy doesn’t take the series in any new directions, but that’s not a bad thing. With more environmental variety and a faster moving story, the game addresses the main complaints I had with Miracle Mask. The puzzle variety is excellent, and I enjoyed the mini-games more than the last few games.
Dave Payerle · Mar 28, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - All in all, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy turns out about how fans of the series would expect. Over the course of the 25-hour campaign, players will enjoy charming dialogue from beloved characters alongside puzzles that run the gamut between boring and thought-provoking, all gussied up with top-notch art and animation.
Darren Nakamura · Mar 10, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy doesn’t stray too far from the formula, but that’s a good thing for the most part. The massive catalog of puzzles is incredibly enticing and the visuals give it a unique beauty. While the pacing can be a tad slow at times, it’s a compelling tale that resolves nicely and seemingly rotates right back into the Layton timeline.
Adam Beck · Mar 06, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Although it's too familiar for its own good, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is a fine conclusion for the series, at least for the time being. With a fresh story, solid presentation and plenty of puzzles and challenges, this is one mystery that doesn't wear out its welcome.
Robert Workman · Mar 04, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - I could honestly play the Professor Layton series until the end of time. The fact that, somehow, this simple game series that is basically a puzzle book with a plot keeps feeling fresh is really amazing. It’s ability to make me feel for its characters is unparalleled by anything else in the genre, of which there are very few offerings.
Angelo M. D'Argenio · Mar 03, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, is a great, even perspective changing game that showed me that games don’t need endless action to be fun. I would even place this game akin to picking up and reading a good book. It’s a great layback and enjoy yourself type of experience that certainly showed me, in the words of the Professor himself, that puzzle solving is a gentlemanly pursuit.
Royce Dean · Mar 01, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - It's bittersweet to envision this as the final game for Hershel Layton. I feel like the series has run its proper course, but still find it hard to swallow a future without a game as unique as Professor Layton.
Sean Engemann · Feb 26, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - If you’re already a fan of the series, or if any of this niche game sounds appealing to you, I urge you to give Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy a try. Certainly, those who played the previous two (or five) games will want to know how the trilogy ends. For the others who are not into super English puzzle games or are barely into that section of the newspaper, there are more creatively-engaging games on the market.
Gil Almogi · Feb 25, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Azran Legacy doesn’t change much about the Layton formula, but the series stays true to its strengths to the very end.
Henry Gilbert · Feb 25, 2014 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - The story adopts a grim tone near the end, which took me by surprise. It dives into Layton’s family history and ties up some loose ends explaining where characters like Layton’s assistant Emmy Altava has disappeared to in the following games. A lot of poorly executed twists occur in the closing hours, some of which feel like they are present purely to surprise as opposed to advancing the narrative.
Kyle Hilliard · Feb 25, 2014 Reviewed on 3DS
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Journey across the globe aboard the airship Bostonius while solving mind-bending brainteasers themed to their environments. Can you help Professor Layton and his assistants solve the greatest puzzle mankind has ever faced and uncover the mystery surrounding the ancient Azran civilization?
The Professor Layton series couples brilliant puzzle games with a fascinating story to create a riveting formula that has provided great entertainment for mystery fans and puzzle-solving gurus alike. And now, you can complete the Professor Layton storyline with this puzzle-driven narrative from LEVEL-5. This adventure can either stand on its own, or act as the glue that connects the two Layton trilogies into one epic story.
Developer: Level-5