bit-tech.net | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box Review

Yoy0YO 4th October 2009, 11:42

Its really nice to see that you'd review DS games, I hope to see Scribblenauts up here soon :D
I thought it was a disappointment myself when the ending "turned out to be a dream" of sorts.
I still find it hilarious after one game how Layton thinks of how this simple object can become a puzzle.

Quote:

"Luke, this reminds me of a puzzle!"

Thanks bit-tech!

Radical_Monkey 4th October 2009, 12:23

Great review! Didnt play the first one but after reading this review I think I might get both.

Also I think the answer to the riddle is 16?

CardJoe 4th October 2009, 12:41

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Originally Posted by Radical_Monkey
Great review! Didnt play the first one but after reading this review I think I might get both.

Also I think the answer to the riddle is 16?

Nope. Miles off.

loftie 4th October 2009, 13:03

Good review, I was wondering what all the hype over these games were, i may now have to get one.

I got 34 as my answer

alecamused 4th October 2009, 13:22

my answer would be 34 as well

Xtrafresh 4th October 2009, 15:13

ok, let's type as i attempt to solve that riddle here.

The clock has 4 digits, and 3 or more in a row have to be the same. This means that digits 2 and 3 are always included. I'll use digit 2 as a key to start counting...

00: 10
This is a real winner. 00:00 through 00:09 are good, so that 10 points
01-05: 1 each, 5 total
only 01:11 works here, one point. The same goes for 2, 3, 4, and 5
06-09: 0
The 3rd digit is limited to 0-5 in range, so for these hours 2 and 3 will never match, meaning no points.
10: 1
This one gets a point for 10:00, after that, no cookie.
11: 10
another winner! 11:10 through to 11:19 get the nod, for a total of 10

Total: 26

Oh, and the clock goes through this cycle twice per day, so let's not forget making it 52 ;)

Sounds like this is a game for me... too bad i dont own a DS

duc 4th October 2009, 17:27

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Originally Posted by loftie
I got 34 as my answer

same here

mauvecloud 4th October 2009, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Xtrafresh
00: 10
This is a real winner. 00:00 through 00:09 are good, so that 10 points

A 12-hour digital clock would not display a 0 hour - the hour goes from 1 to 12.

CardJoe 4th October 2009, 18:24

The correct answer is:
34

Reasoning:
Obviously there the usual lot 01:11, 02:22 through to 11:11, plus 12:22, then there's 10:00 too. The ones everyone always misses are the 11s - 11:10, 11:12, 11:13 through to 11:19. That gives 17, all which occur twice in a 24 hour period on a military time clock, giving the final answer of 34.

+rep to the first correct answer.

thehippoz 4th October 2009, 19:49

hmm all the answers are on the first site in google.. that's what I hate- I would use that walk through religiously

Blannor 5th October 2009, 01:36

Whoops, missed the "in a row" portion of the puzzle, never mind me.

Xtrafresh 5th October 2009, 03:37

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Originally Posted by mauvecloud
A 12-hour digital clock would not display a 0 hour - the hour goes from 1 to 12.

Depends on the clock i guess...

I was actually doubtful of the answer, as i did make the assumption that the first digit would be displayed if it's a 0. (01:11 instead of 1:11)

gah, good thing i dont have a gameboy.

SchizoFrog 5th October 2009, 08:26

My guess is 32... but hey... what can you do?

The boy 4rm oz 5th October 2009, 13:44

We just got a heap of these games in store last week, I spent some time playing it on our display console, it is very addictive lol.

mauvecloud 5th October 2009, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Xtrafresh
Quote:
Originally Posted by mauvecloud
A 12-hour digital clock would not display a 0 hour - the hour goes from 1 to 12.
Depends on the clock i guess...

I've never heard of a digital clock or watch that was actually made to display a 0 hour when in 12-hour mode. I sent my rental copy back last week, but I found some shots of that puzzle (which is only in the US version, not the UK version; not sure what it was in the japanese version), and the only confirmation that it uses 12 instead of 0 is in hint 3. I guess we should say that the puzzle is badly worded, especially when a lot of the puzzles require challenging assumptions you may have about them.

CardJoe 5th October 2009, 16:35

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Originally Posted by mauvecloud
I've never heard of a digital clock or watch that was actually made to display a 0 hour when in 12-hour mode. I sent my rental copy back last week, but I found some shots of that puzzle (which is only in the US version, not the UK version; not sure what it was in the japanese version), and the only confirmation that it uses 12 instead of 0 is in hint 3. I guess we should say that the puzzle is badly worded, especially when a lot of the puzzles require challenging assumptions you may have about them.

IIRC it does mention military time in the question, i.e. "Zero hundred hours".

delriogw 5th October 2009, 17:15

if it's military time then each time would NOT occur twice within a 24 hour period.

after 12 noon you're into 13.00 and so on.

so you'd have 13.11, 13.33, 14.11, 14.44, 15.11 15.55, 16.11, 17.11, 18.11, 19.11, 20.00, 20.22, 21.11, 21.22, 22.02, 22.20, 22.22, 23.22, 23.33

i think that's all of them

mauvecloud 5th October 2009, 17:32

I found screenshots here: http://professorlaytonwalkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/02/puzzle005.html, and the puzzle says "the clock in this puzzle displays time on a 12-hour scale, not on military time". That definitely precludes 13:33 etc. (13:11 doesn't work because the digits have to be in a row), but it doesn't completely eliminate the possibility of a digital clock that shows hours 0-11.

delriogw 5th October 2009, 17:38

well everyone kept saying military time, but i stand corrected.

CardJoe 5th October 2009, 17:41

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Originally Posted by delriogw
well everyone kept saying military time, but i stand corrected.

My bad :o

SchizoFrog 6th October 2009, 07:59

I love the fact that people are trying to work out a math riddle and they can't even read... 3 DIGITS IN A ROW!!!

LMAO

I missed out 10:00 so I amend my answer to 34.

Omnituens 12th October 2009, 11:38

Having just got round to completing the game, I must say the ending video is the best I've seen from a game in a long time - it's just THAT awesome.

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