Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Difference between revisions

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Layton and Luke search through the eponymous St. Mystere for the [[MacGuffin|Golden Apple]], which was hidden there by the late Baron Reinhold; the will of the baron states that whoever finds it will inherit his immense wealth. Of course, the village hides quite a few secrets as well...

 

* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Martha, an old woman with a lisp Layton and Luke meet on the way to the tower.

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Sylvain and Stachen both go down there to relax, apparently.

* [[Cats Are Mean]]: When Luke tries to pick up Lady Dahlia's cat, it scratches him clear across the face and runs away...which requires them to go chase after it.

* [[Closed Circle]]: St. Mystere, starting shortly after the game begins.

* [[Easter Egg]]: In the "Painting Scraps" tutorial, if you look closely at the sample painting that is in the process of being pieced together, you can see that it is the picture of Professor Layton and Luke from the cover of the game.

* [[Ferris Wheel of Doom]]: Almost runs over Layton and Luke.

* [[Fortune Teller]]: One of the villagers, Agnes, insists on reading Layton or Luke's fortune in exchange for their solving a puzzle. She invariably predicts [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|bad luck]].

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: At one point you are required to look for a clue in the painting of a girl. Touching the general area of the breasts will result in a comment from Layton. Because of the proximity to the place where you are meant to touch (which is made obvious), it's entirely possible to find this accidentally.

* [[Gilded Cage]]: {{spoiler|St. Mystere is essentially this to Flora, who can't leave until a worthy guardian solves the mystery of the Golden Apple.}}

* [[The Greatest Story Never Told]]: {{spoiler|"''No, Luke. St. Mystere's secret must stay between us. We don't want to make a spectacle of Flora.''"}}

* [[Heir of Mystery]]: The main plot. Layton and Luke have to find the [[MacGuffin|Golden Apple]] in order to inherit the late Baron Reinhold's wealth.

** [[And Your Reward Is Interior Decorating]]: You acquire the furnishings by solving puzzles and progressing through the game.

* [[I Should Write a Book About This]]: Percy, a villager found near the clock tower, is an aspiring novelist who decides to write a mystery story based on Professor Layton.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: St. Mystere, French for Saint Mystery.

* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: A benign one of these can be found in the town hall, pestering Layton about paperwork and telling him it would be wise to leave town once he finishes his business.

* [[Old Retainer]]: {{spoiler|Bruno's journal pages seem to imply that he sees himself in this light.}}

* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: {{spoiler|Lady Dahlia was originally built as a replacement for Violet Reinhold. However, when Flora was [[Uncanny Valley|terrified by the robot copy of her mother]], the Baron realized this was impossible and had the robot's memory wiped and the Lady Dahlia personality created instead.}}

* [[Robot Dog]]: What you get once you've picked up all of the "strange gizmos" in the village. It sniffs out hidden puzzles and hint coins.

* [[Soft Glass]]: After Layton reveals that {{spoiler|"Chelmey" is really Don Paolo}}, he exits Reinhold Manor by smashing through a closed window.

* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]], as much as this kind of plot can be justified, by the ending: {{spoiler|the many puzzles are to ensure anybody without an above-average intelligence wouldn't ''ever'' reach the top of the tower.}}

* [[Title Drop]]: At the very end:

* [[Uncanny Valley]]: In-universe example with {{spoiler|Lady Dahlia's original persona.}}

* [[Welcome to Corneria]]: Justified by the fact that, in retrospect, {{spoiler|it's more surprising that the Baron's handyman could make robots capable of holding conversations ''at all''.}}

* [[Your Tomcat Is Pregnant]]: [[All There in the Manual|According to the profiles]], Claudia the cat is a he.

 

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