So I’ve been playing the new Layton game since Friday, and while the game is more of the same in the way of art, music, and puzzles, it’s got a new set of mini-games that you can access inside of Professor Layton’s bag. The best of these, and I argue maybe the best the series has had so far, is the train set. You’re asked to make your train start at a certain place, hit all the stations, and then make it to a preset goal before your fuel runs out. Starting with the second level, you’re given fuel drops on the map so that you can complete more difficult runs with your train. It’s cute, and relatively simple. The previous Layton game had this car mini-game that was ridiculously hard. Somebody must’ve complained cause the train mini-game is essentially the same idea as the car game, but simplified, with less items and complexity.

Professor Layton Train from Brandon Pittman on Vimeo.