The long weekend was good. My sister was here, so that meant all five of us sibs were complete.
Saturday, my sister and I spent some time together. We went to SM Manila to look for a gift for my best friend's sister. I'm glad for the gift checks that I have because I didn't have to spend much for anything. Afterwards, we went to meet my best friend. Notorious for being late, I knew that we were going to wait for a bit.
Thankfully there was a Starbucks nearby, so while waiting, my sister read the newest Kiko Machine compilation, while I played "Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box." Yes, I managed to find a copy.
The Starbucks branch we were in was busy, and there were a lot of Korean students. I joked that I felt like I was the foreigner.
An hour later, Nez finally arrived and we went ahead to decorate their place for the party.
It was a good night. I had a blast hanging out with my best friend and her family, and it was great to finally introduce my sister to them. I've known Nez since we were 2nd grade but they rarely get to see my family. As her brother said, he had this idea that I was an only child. Haha.
Sunday, Dion, Otki and I went to Megamall because Dion wanted to buy some cards. He's pretty much into card tricks these days, and he's collecting different types of these cards. He's pretty good at saving up his allowance so whatever he buys, he gets from his own money.
We just went around the shops, had lunch and merienda. It was a sale weekend, although surprisingly, there weren't that much people compared to the last time I was there during a sale. Probably people already spent their money… or they were there the day before.
Monday, I took Otki to the bus station, then played most of the day. Half of the puzzles I solved thanks to the help of my siblings. The game itself became a joint effort between us haha. I finished the game last night.
The story here is a bit more dramatic than "Curious Village," and instead of being on one location, here you actually get to solve puzzles in three (or at least, the major locations anyway) places: the train, Dropstone and Folsense. Four, if you count London. Oh, and the final puzzle is really clever. It's so simple to solve but it took me a while to figure out what to do next… and it wasn't with the stylus either.
Some of the puzzles really stumped me, but a good chunk of them were pretty easy to solve. With "Curious Village," there were some instructions that had me scratching my head because it was so vague, but the clues here were a lot more clearer, and a few of the puzzles were related to the story, so it works well. I love the animation and the music, and I'm really hoping that the movie will be subbed soon!
I've got a few side puzzles and some unsolved puzzles within the game that I'm going to finish, but I want a new Layton game, mostly for the story. Ah, poor Final Fantasy III, I never got back to you.