The Let's Play Archive

Professor Layton and Pandora's Box

by Dragonatrix

Part 30: Returning to the Past

Pandora's Box
unlike the game i don't skip over that sweet piano intro!





2. One diagonal string of numbers appears to be in place already. The numbers within it add up to 18.
3. Now that you know each string of numbers need to add up to 18, all you need to do is fill in the blank spaces with the correct tiles. As you start filling in spaces on the square, you'll be left with fewer and fewer squares to work with. Lay down a line, make sure it totals 18, and then keep on working with what you've got. You'll make your way to the solution sooner or later.

Gotta admit, it's very nice seeing a magic square in a video game that for once doesn't require every combination to be 15.










2. "A path will appear, strong and quite clear, Made of stars that flare, each within it's own square." To simplify this statement, the stars on the floor that are completely enclosed in individual squares will guide you to the hidden door.
3. If you highlight all of the tiles that neatly enclose a star, they will form a large arrow in the floor. The tile that arrow points to is the location of the hidden door.






For obvious reasons, this is the last update that includes actual conversations. There is a bit of dialogue later but it's... different.

Now that you've had that little nightcap, might I suggest returning to your quarters?
These old halls can get quite draughty in the dead of night.
I'll keep that in mind. Good night to you.
Hmm. Hmmmm. Yes. And to you too.





3. The older brother inherits three paintings, and the younger brother inherits one painting.

This just requires some very simple math.








It may not have seemed like the ideal time for a puzzle, but keeping calm in a time of stress is vital.
I appreciate the sentiment, Professor, but right now solving puzzles is the last thing on my mind.



So with that, we've now solved all 138 puzzles in the main game. There's still a few more left than you'd think, because we've got the rest of the DLC to solve along with stuff we've been unlocking here and there.

Speaking of DLC!















Quite possibly one of the easiest puzzles we've ever seen. Not THE easiest, but it's definitely up there.















That's all the currently outstanding puzzles dealt with. So what new ones do we have?





1. Don't look for a place where the lion won't find you. Instead, try looking for a place where the lion can't get you.





1. First try looking at the centers of the patterns. The really hard part is the difference in the triangles around the edges. Look closely at the shades of gray!





1. In the second row, the card above the club must be a diamond, as there's a club below it, a heard diagonally above it, and a spade to its right. To the left of the diamond must be a club, since there's a heard above it, and because you now know that there's a diamond and a spade in the second row. The lone remaining space in the second row has got to be a heart. Proceed in this way to find the answer!





1. You should try as many routes as possible, but if you really can't work it out, there's one place that's a little different from the others. That's the spot!