Curious Village

Only you can help Professor Layton solve the mystery of Baron Reinhold’s will.
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In the recent tradition of offbeat, narrative Nintendo DS adventure games like Hotel Dusk and Phoenix Wright, ubiquitous Japanese developer Level 5 has a charming new game heading to stores called Professor Layton and the Curious Village. It’s been out […]

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