The whole reason why I bought and played Specter's Flute was so I would have a good grounding of characters and story points and could watch the Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva movie, despite lack of subtitles, and still get the main plot.
Anyway, I saw Eternal Diva tonight, and it was great fun. I've written about it in my Livejournal (warning: spoilers) if you are interested.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Puzzle 045: Cafe Sign
ナゾ０４５ カフェの看板
お店の看板が裏返っている。
９つに分割されているその看板は、
１枚のパネルをひっくり返すと、
その周りのあるパネルもう一緒に
ひっくり返る仕組みのようだ。
看板をタッチでひっくり返して、
全て表向きにしてほしい。
Google Translate
Has turned over the sign shop. 9 signs that have been split into two, one and turn the panels, seems to be upset with how some of the other panels around it. Touch the sign upside down, all I want to keep up.
Notes on Puzzle
You're given a wooden panel broken into a 3x3 grid. Initially the panel pieces are all plain wood; you need to flip each piece over to show the full Cafe signage. Tapping any given piece will flip multiple pieces; you have to keep tapping until the full sign (blue background with flowers and tea pot/cup) is showing.
お店の看板が裏返っている。
９つに分割されているその看板は、
１枚のパネルをひっくり返すと、
その周りのあるパネルもう一緒に
ひっくり返る仕組みのようだ。
看板をタッチでひっくり返して、
全て表向きにしてほしい。
Google Translate
Has turned over the sign shop. 9 signs that have been split into two, one and turn the panels, seems to be upset with how some of the other panels around it. Touch the sign upside down, all I want to keep up.
Notes on Puzzle
You're given a wooden panel broken into a 3x3 grid. Initially the panel pieces are all plain wood; you need to flip each piece over to show the full Cafe signage. Tapping any given piece will flip multiple pieces; you have to keep tapping until the full sign (blue background with flowers and tea pot/cup) is showing.
Puzzle 044: 5 Portraits
ナゾ０４４ ５枚の肖像画
親子５代、５枚の肖像画がある。
初代と２代目、２代目と３代目のように
直属の父とその息子は、まゆ毛、目、
鼻、口のうち、１ヵ所だけがそっくりな
顔をしているそうだ。
親子同士が隣り合うよう、５枚の
肖像画を初代から順に並べて欲しい。
Google Translate
Parents 5 generations, there are portraits of five copies. First and second generation, two generations eyes and the father of three sons and their direct reports as the second generation, eyebrows, eyes, nose, out of the mouth, but one look so alike that only places. Adjacent to each other as parents may want to sort the cards in order from the original portrait.
Notes on Puzzle
You're given 5 portraits. The first portrait is fixed in the #1 position. You have to arrange the other portraits in 2 to 5 order. The portraits are successive generations in a family; during any two generations only one trait (eyes, eyebrows, nose or mouth) stays the same.
親子５代、５枚の肖像画がある。
初代と２代目、２代目と３代目のように
直属の父とその息子は、まゆ毛、目、
鼻、口のうち、１ヵ所だけがそっくりな
顔をしているそうだ。
親子同士が隣り合うよう、５枚の
肖像画を初代から順に並べて欲しい。
Google Translate
Parents 5 generations, there are portraits of five copies. First and second generation, two generations eyes and the father of three sons and their direct reports as the second generation, eyebrows, eyes, nose, out of the mouth, but one look so alike that only places. Adjacent to each other as parents may want to sort the cards in order from the original portrait.
Notes on Puzzle
You're given 5 portraits. The first portrait is fixed in the #1 position. You have to arrange the other portraits in 2 to 5 order. The portraits are successive generations in a family; during any two generations only one trait (eyes, eyebrows, nose or mouth) stays the same.
Puzzle 043: The Armor Prank
ナゾ０４３ 鎧で悪ふざけ
この中に飾ってあった鎧を着込んで遊んで
いた者がいる。
しかも、鎧を着ているときにつまずいて
頭の部分をへこませてしまったらしい。
犯人はこの中にいるようなのだが、
いったい誰が犯人だろう？
Google Translate
Who were playing in the armor was dressed in this headline. And guess I will pull the head and tripped while wearing armor. It seems that the culprit is in this, who exactly will be the culprit?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given a picture of full-body armor and four suspects. One of them wore the armor as a prank, but then tripped and hit his head. You have to figure who.
この中に飾ってあった鎧を着込んで遊んで
いた者がいる。
しかも、鎧を着ているときにつまずいて
頭の部分をへこませてしまったらしい。
犯人はこの中にいるようなのだが、
いったい誰が犯人だろう？
Google Translate
Who were playing in the armor was dressed in this headline. And guess I will pull the head and tripped while wearing armor. It seems that the culprit is in this, who exactly will be the culprit?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given a picture of full-body armor and four suspects. One of them wore the armor as a prank, but then tripped and hit his head. You have to figure who.
Puzzle 042: Long Hand and Short Hand
ナゾ０４２ 長針と短針
１時１１分のように同じ数字が連続して
３つ並ぶ時刻は、２４時間のうちに
たくさんあるよね。
では、その時刻のうちで、短針から時計
まわりに長針まではかった角度が
もっとも大きいのは、何時何分だろう？
数字が３つ並んだ時刻を答えて欲しい。
ただし、０時００分は除く。
Google Translate
1:11 consecutive numbers along the same time as three one-minute, 24 hours It's just one of many. In, the time of its greatest angle of Hakatta until the minute hand clockwise from the hour hand, minute what time is it? I want answers to three times the number aligned one. However, except for 0:00.
Notes on Puzzle
You need an analog clock for this puzzle. You need to figure out what time gives the greatest angle between the long (minute) and short (hour) hands of a clock. The restriction is that three numbers must be the same and consecutive, ie 1:11 or 2:22.
Note that Japan uses 24 hour notation, so times like 13:33 are also valid.
１時１１分のように同じ数字が連続して
３つ並ぶ時刻は、２４時間のうちに
たくさんあるよね。
では、その時刻のうちで、短針から時計
まわりに長針まではかった角度が
もっとも大きいのは、何時何分だろう？
数字が３つ並んだ時刻を答えて欲しい。
ただし、０時００分は除く。
Google Translate
1:11 consecutive numbers along the same time as three one-minute, 24 hours It's just one of many. In, the time of its greatest angle of Hakatta until the minute hand clockwise from the hour hand, minute what time is it? I want answers to three times the number aligned one. However, except for 0:00.
Notes on Puzzle
You need an analog clock for this puzzle. You need to figure out what time gives the greatest angle between the long (minute) and short (hour) hands of a clock. The restriction is that three numbers must be the same and consecutive, ie 1:11 or 2:22.
Note that Japan uses 24 hour notation, so times like 13:33 are also valid.
Puzzle 041: Show the Star
ナゾ０４１ 星を見るには
太陽観察のため目に悪くないどういう
色ガラスを２枚制作した。
その色ガラスを使って太陽を観測する
ことができたのだが、この色ガラス
２枚を使えば太陽だけでなく星も見る
ことができるという。
さて、この２枚の色ガラスを使って
できる限り大きな星を見たいのだが、
いったいどうせればいいだろう？
Google Translate
Not bad for what color of glass to produce two pieces of the observation of the sun. But was able to observe the sun with its colored glass, colored glass that these two stars can be seen not only sun and you can use the cards. Now, I want to see these two stars are possible using large sheets of colored glass, you'd be good on?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given two pieces of colored glass (one blue, one yellow). You must arrange them to show a star. You can move and rotate each pane separately.
太陽観察のため目に悪くないどういう
色ガラスを２枚制作した。
その色ガラスを使って太陽を観測する
ことができたのだが、この色ガラス
２枚を使えば太陽だけでなく星も見る
ことができるという。
さて、この２枚の色ガラスを使って
できる限り大きな星を見たいのだが、
いったいどうせればいいだろう？
Google Translate
Not bad for what color of glass to produce two pieces of the observation of the sun. But was able to observe the sun with its colored glass, colored glass that these two stars can be seen not only sun and you can use the cards. Now, I want to see these two stars are possible using large sheets of colored glass, you'd be good on?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given two pieces of colored glass (one blue, one yellow). You must arrange them to show a star. You can move and rotate each pane separately.
Puzzle 040: Fill the Reservoir
ナゾ０４０ 満タンの貯水池
この貯水池では４台のポンプを使って
湖の水を貯水池に移している。
その４台は１台で運転したときに、それ
ぞれが３日、６日、１０日、１５日で
貯水池を満杯にする能力があるという。
この４台のどれかと同じポンプを、
もう１台追加して、丸１日で貯水池を
ちょうど満杯にしたい。
どのポンプを追加すればよいのだろう？
Google Translate
This reservoir has four water reservoirs are moving into the lake with a single pump. When one of its four operating units are units, each 3, 6, 10, 15 that have the ability to fill the reservoir in the day. This same pump was one of four units, and add another one, just fill the reservoir to round one day. Wonder how do I add a pump?
Notes on Puzzle
You need to fill a reservoir with water. You have four pumps. One pump will fill the reservoir in 3 days; one in 6 days; one in 10 days; one in 15 days. If you want to fill the reservoir in 1 day, you could turn on all the pumps at the same time, but you need one more pump to do it. Is a 3-day pump, 6-day pump, 10-day pump or 15-day pump?
この貯水池では４台のポンプを使って
湖の水を貯水池に移している。
その４台は１台で運転したときに、それ
ぞれが３日、６日、１０日、１５日で
貯水池を満杯にする能力があるという。
この４台のどれかと同じポンプを、
もう１台追加して、丸１日で貯水池を
ちょうど満杯にしたい。
どのポンプを追加すればよいのだろう？
Google Translate
This reservoir has four water reservoirs are moving into the lake with a single pump. When one of its four operating units are units, each 3, 6, 10, 15 that have the ability to fill the reservoir in the day. This same pump was one of four units, and add another one, just fill the reservoir to round one day. Wonder how do I add a pump?
Notes on Puzzle
You need to fill a reservoir with water. You have four pumps. One pump will fill the reservoir in 3 days; one in 6 days; one in 10 days; one in 15 days. If you want to fill the reservoir in 1 day, you could turn on all the pumps at the same time, but you need one more pump to do it. Is a 3-day pump, 6-day pump, 10-day pump or 15-day pump?
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Ffffound!
I've gone through and found all the story puzzles! Hooray! I've gone and filled in the backlog of puzzles I missed when I was first transcribing, so this blog now lists puzzles 1-39, which should get you through the first few chapters.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
できました！
I have finished the game!
I still plan to transcribe the puzzles, but I am planning on doing a second run through the game first. I'm also thinking of converting this blog into a more all-purpose informational site on the game, with notes on locations, characters, and plot points.
I still plan to transcribe the puzzles, but I am planning on doing a second run through the game first. I'm also thinking of converting this blog into a more all-purpose informational site on the game, with notes on locations, characters, and plot points.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Story Puzzle 3: The Black Crow's Identity
After you access the Black Market, you go into an auction stage, where you encounter the Black Crow. You ask it about the Specter's Flute, but the Black Crow isn't about to give up information so easily.
Layton then reveals he knows the Black Crow's identity, but he promises to keep it a secret, hinting that he expects the Black Crow to help out in their investigation in gratitude. Remi and Luke are surprised by this, but Layton then asks them several multiple choice questions which lead up to the identity of the Black Crow.
The first question is aimed at Remi, he asks what the chase felt like --
Maybe the Black Crow is a champion runner, or was using ESP, or was pulling a trick on them.
Once you get this right, Layton then asks how the chase could have been pulled off -- by using mirrors, puppets/stand-ins, or by having more than one person.
Once you get this right, Layton reveals that during the chase, he noticed under the Black Crow's coat that there were some candies. Earlier you encountered a candy seller, who refuses to sell candy to adults. From this, Layton asks what you can assume of the Black Crow -- perhaps the Black Crow is a thief and stole the candy, or is actually a child and could buy the candy outright, or is a bully and forced the candy seller to sell some candy.
Once you solve all three questions, the story puzzle is solved, the identity of the Black Crow is revealed, and you learn more about the Specter's Flute!
Layton then reveals he knows the Black Crow's identity, but he promises to keep it a secret, hinting that he expects the Black Crow to help out in their investigation in gratitude. Remi and Luke are surprised by this, but Layton then asks them several multiple choice questions which lead up to the identity of the Black Crow.
The first question is aimed at Remi, he asks what the chase felt like --
Maybe the Black Crow is a champion runner, or was using ESP, or was pulling a trick on them.
Once you get this right, Layton then asks how the chase could have been pulled off -- by using mirrors, puppets/stand-ins, or by having more than one person.
Once you get this right, Layton reveals that during the chase, he noticed under the Black Crow's coat that there were some candies. Earlier you encountered a candy seller, who refuses to sell candy to adults. From this, Layton asks what you can assume of the Black Crow -- perhaps the Black Crow is a thief and stole the candy, or is actually a child and could buy the candy outright, or is a bully and forced the candy seller to sell some candy.
Once you solve all three questions, the story puzzle is solved, the identity of the Black Crow is revealed, and you learn more about the Specter's Flute!
Puzzle 039: Crow Medallions
ナゾ０３９ カラスのメダル
闇市への情報が知りたいなら、
４枚のメダルをカラスの形に並べる
この儀式を受けてもらわないとな。
さあ、木枠の中にメダルを置くんだ。
木枠の模様の通りにメダルを並べ
替えることができたら、黒カラスは
完成するだろう。
おっと、数字の石板も揃えておけよ。
Google Translate
If you want the information to the black market, a four and ask them to arrange the ceremony received a medal in the single form of crows. Now, I put the medal in a wooden frame. If you can sort of medal-shaped wooden frame as, black crow will be completed. Husband, I have justified the slate of Oke digit numbers.
Notes on Puzzle
Much of Chapter 3 is spent in the marketplace trying to find out a way to enter the Black Market, where the Specter's Flute was supposedly sold at auction a year ago. After you ask around the marketplace, you encounter a strange person dressed up in a dark robe and bird's mask, calling itself the "Black Crow". After leading you on a merry chase (wherein Remi pulls off some amazing athletics) the Black Crow disappears but drops you a little note, saying "Put my body back together." You ask around some more and find out that you must collect 4 Crow Medallions. Two you can get from denizens of the market place (after solving their puzzles of course!). The other two you must find by poking around the market. The two kids in front of the bakery give you one clue ("look around the point of the umbrella!") and the kid in the west side of the market gives you a second clue after you gain his medallion ("look around in chimneys.") Once you have all four, you bring the medallions back to the center of the marketplace and must "put the body back together" in a sliding puzzle. You need to move the four medallions, as well as 3 numbered blocks, so they are above their marked places in the box. I think this only takes about 20 moves or so at the minimum. Once you solve this puzzle you can access the Black Market!
闇市への情報が知りたいなら、
４枚のメダルをカラスの形に並べる
この儀式を受けてもらわないとな。
さあ、木枠の中にメダルを置くんだ。
木枠の模様の通りにメダルを並べ
替えることができたら、黒カラスは
完成するだろう。
おっと、数字の石板も揃えておけよ。
Google Translate
If you want the information to the black market, a four and ask them to arrange the ceremony received a medal in the single form of crows. Now, I put the medal in a wooden frame. If you can sort of medal-shaped wooden frame as, black crow will be completed. Husband, I have justified the slate of Oke digit numbers.
Notes on Puzzle
Much of Chapter 3 is spent in the marketplace trying to find out a way to enter the Black Market, where the Specter's Flute was supposedly sold at auction a year ago. After you ask around the marketplace, you encounter a strange person dressed up in a dark robe and bird's mask, calling itself the "Black Crow". After leading you on a merry chase (wherein Remi pulls off some amazing athletics) the Black Crow disappears but drops you a little note, saying "Put my body back together." You ask around some more and find out that you must collect 4 Crow Medallions. Two you can get from denizens of the market place (after solving their puzzles of course!). The other two you must find by poking around the market. The two kids in front of the bakery give you one clue ("look around the point of the umbrella!") and the kid in the west side of the market gives you a second clue after you gain his medallion ("look around in chimneys.") Once you have all four, you bring the medallions back to the center of the marketplace and must "put the body back together" in a sliding puzzle. You need to move the four medallions, as well as 3 numbered blocks, so they are above their marked places in the box. I think this only takes about 20 moves or so at the minimum. Once you solve this puzzle you can access the Black Market!
Puzzle 038: Above-and-Below Maze
ナゾ０３８ 裏表の迷路
表と裏に迷路が作られたおもちゃが
ある。表の迷路のスタートから移動を
開始して、穴に落ちると裏の迷路に
切り替わる仕掛けた。
うまく、ゴールまでたどり着けるかな？
Google Translate
There are toys made in the front and back of the maze. To start moving the table from the start of the maze, planted in a maze of switches back and fall into a hole. Well, that what people get to the finish?
Notes on Puzzle
This toy is like Labyrinth on crack. You have to maneuver a ball around a maze, however, when it drops through a hole the maze swaps to the other side, which has a different arrangement of maze walls. You have to guide the back to the goal space in the bottom right. You can apparently do this in as few as 8 moves.
表と裏に迷路が作られたおもちゃが
ある。表の迷路のスタートから移動を
開始して、穴に落ちると裏の迷路に
切り替わる仕掛けた。
うまく、ゴールまでたどり着けるかな？
Google Translate
There are toys made in the front and back of the maze. To start moving the table from the start of the maze, planted in a maze of switches back and fall into a hole. Well, that what people get to the finish?
Notes on Puzzle
This toy is like Labyrinth on crack. You have to maneuver a ball around a maze, however, when it drops through a hole the maze swaps to the other side, which has a different arrangement of maze walls. You have to guide the back to the goal space in the bottom right. You can apparently do this in as few as 8 moves.
Puzzle 037: 7 Gold Coins
ナゾ０３７ ７枚の金貨
ここに７枚の金貨がある。
このうち１枚だけを動かして、表が
出ている金貨と、裏が出ている金貨
の数を同じ枚数にしてほしい。
金貨をタッチすれば裏表ひっくり返す
こともできるよ。
さあ、君にできるかな？
Google Translate
Here are seven gold pieces. Of these only one single move, there are tables and gold, I think that's the same number that the number of gold coins out the back. If I can touch the coin flip sides. Now, Can you do that to you?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given 7 coins arranged on a table. 5 are heads up; 2 are tails up. By moving just one coin, you can make the number of coins with heads up and tails up even. Note that you can also flip the coin you are moving, but you can only touch one coin.
ここに７枚の金貨がある。
このうち１枚だけを動かして、表が
出ている金貨と、裏が出ている金貨
の数を同じ枚数にしてほしい。
金貨をタッチすれば裏表ひっくり返す
こともできるよ。
さあ、君にできるかな？
Google Translate
Here are seven gold pieces. Of these only one single move, there are tables and gold, I think that's the same number that the number of gold coins out the back. If I can touch the coin flip sides. Now, Can you do that to you?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given 7 coins arranged on a table. 5 are heads up; 2 are tails up. By moving just one coin, you can make the number of coins with heads up and tails up even. Note that you can also flip the coin you are moving, but you can only touch one coin.
Puzzle 036: Feeding Time
ナゾ０３６ エサの時間
庭の檻でペットを飼っている人がいる。
毎日他の誰にもさわらせないほど
かわいがっているが、エサの時間に
なると２階へ言ったきり、なかなか
降りてこない。エサやりを誰がに
頼んでいるわけでもなく、２階から
エサを投げ出すこともしていない。
さて、この人のペットとはなんだろう？
カタカナ３文字で答えてね。
Google Translate
Some people keep pets in a cage in the garden. Ramo Sawa is not a pet to anyone other than daily, and said it is time for cutting the food into two floors, there is no hard exit. It's not even a spear who are asking the food, the two can not throw out the food from the floor. Well, this person will be allowed and what? I answered in three katakana characters.
Notes on Puzzle
This puzzle describes the feeding schedule of this one person and their pet: every day the person climbs up to the 2nd floor in order to feed the pet. The person is not dropping or throwing the food. What kind of pet needs its owner to go to the 2nd floor just to feed it? The answer uses 3 katakana. My dictionary gave 2 3-katakana possibilities for this animal. To my chagrin, I chose the wrong one to answer the first time. Oh well.
庭の檻でペットを飼っている人がいる。
毎日他の誰にもさわらせないほど
かわいがっているが、エサの時間に
なると２階へ言ったきり、なかなか
降りてこない。エサやりを誰がに
頼んでいるわけでもなく、２階から
エサを投げ出すこともしていない。
さて、この人のペットとはなんだろう？
カタカナ３文字で答えてね。
Google Translate
Some people keep pets in a cage in the garden. Ramo Sawa is not a pet to anyone other than daily, and said it is time for cutting the food into two floors, there is no hard exit. It's not even a spear who are asking the food, the two can not throw out the food from the floor. Well, this person will be allowed and what? I answered in three katakana characters.
Notes on Puzzle
This puzzle describes the feeding schedule of this one person and their pet: every day the person climbs up to the 2nd floor in order to feed the pet. The person is not dropping or throwing the food. What kind of pet needs its owner to go to the 2nd floor just to feed it? The answer uses 3 katakana. My dictionary gave 2 3-katakana possibilities for this animal. To my chagrin, I chose the wrong one to answer the first time. Oh well.
Puzzle 035: Odd-shaped Candies
ナゾ０３５ 変形したアメ
スペード＊ハート＊クラブ＊ダイヤ
の形のアメを数個ずつ注文したのだが、
送ってきた箱を開けてみると注文した
数と違っていた。送り主に問い合わせ
たところ、絶対に数は間違っていない
という。そこでもう一度よく見てみる
と確かに注文した数のアメがあること
がわかった。さて、４種類のアメは
何個ずつ注文していたのだろうか？
Google Translate
Spades * heart * * club but a few pieces of candy each ordered a diamond-shaped, had a different number of orders on opening the box sent. I contacted the sender, the number had not been absolutely wrong. Amelia has found that the number of orders we certainly look twice. Now, four types of candy I was going to order each of what?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given a box of candy with four different candy shapes: Hearts, Diamons, Spades and Clubs. You have to figure out how many of each candy shape are in the box. Note that some pieces look similar, so it's not quite as straightforward as you think.
スペード＊ハート＊クラブ＊ダイヤ
の形のアメを数個ずつ注文したのだが、
送ってきた箱を開けてみると注文した
数と違っていた。送り主に問い合わせ
たところ、絶対に数は間違っていない
という。そこでもう一度よく見てみる
と確かに注文した数のアメがあること
がわかった。さて、４種類のアメは
何個ずつ注文していたのだろうか？
Google Translate
Spades * heart * * club but a few pieces of candy each ordered a diamond-shaped, had a different number of orders on opening the box sent. I contacted the sender, the number had not been absolutely wrong. Amelia has found that the number of orders we certainly look twice. Now, four types of candy I was going to order each of what?
Notes on Puzzle
You are given a box of candy with four different candy shapes: Hearts, Diamons, Spades and Clubs. You have to figure out how many of each candy shape are in the box. Note that some pieces look similar, so it's not quite as straightforward as you think.
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