For the four people who don't check Penny Arcade three times a week: today's installment of the webcomic is about Professor Layton. Specifically, the tendency of pretty much everyone in the game world to have a pressing puzzle need that you must address before they are willing to have basically anything to do with you.In the accompanying news post, Tycho refers to the game as a "logic opera," in that "every person you meet breaks into "puzzle" the way that viking ladies tend to break into song, out of nowhere, and now you're riddling out some jackhole's insane chicken scratches." It's a pretty astute way to describe the randomly puzzle-ful world of Layton.
In case you're not familiar with Penny Arcade, we'll warn you: there is adult language to be found! We mean "adult language" as in cursing, not talking about taxes or politics.
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2-13-2008 @ 11:14PM
CPFace said...
It's been a good long time since I've laughed my ass off at anything, /particularly/ a Penny Arcade comic, but 134 Layton puzzles later, I found myself doubled over, paralyzed with /screaming laughter/ for at least five minutes, with aftershocks lasting a good half an hour beyond the initial shock.
It's great on so many levels. There's Tycho /as/ Professor Layton, and the stark contrast between his annoyance and the cool disposition of the actual character. There's the thick accent that they've buried the bridgekeeper's spoken line beneath. And there's the fact that /this is exactly what playing the game is actually like/.
Poetry.
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2-14-2008 @ 9:47AM
stu said...
Very funny. Just cracked open Layton last night, so only have about an hour/20 puzzles done, but I can see where this is going. Still, loving the game and loved the strip.
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2-14-2008 @ 11:01AM
Croove55 said...
"I haff tvelve metchsteek" is my new response to any requests for favors now.
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