History VideoGame / LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom

* SequelHook: The ending still leaves a few unresolved questions, such as [[spoiler:what's going to happen with Alfendi's twin personalities and what Justin Lawson's motives were]], as well as a fairly obvious and squee-inducing hook from the commissioner talking about [[spoiler:possibly calling for Hershel Layton's help with a mysterious endeavor]].

** The name of the game itself is symbolic. [[spoiler:It foreshadows the fact that the titular character has two personalities (and thus, is essentially two different people living in the same body).]]

* NonIndicativeName: ''Layton Brothers'' is only about ''one'' Layton brother, though he does mention the existence of the other one.

** You'd think that the name of the game itself has the word "Brother" pluralized is a typo. [[spoiler: Until you meet the other personality of the titular character, that is. The game's title is being symbolic to the fact that he has two different personalities inside of him (and thus, is essentially two persons in one).]]

** You'd think that the name of the game itself has the word "Brother" pluralized is a typo. [[spoiler: Until you meet the other personality of the titular character, that is. The game's title is being symbolic to the fact that he has two different personalities inside of him.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lucy asks what would happen if [[spoiler: 'Other' Alfendi were to show up without a criminal around.]]

->'''Lucy Baker:''' By 'eck, that's a bit of a mouthful!

*** Thanks to the whispers of [[spoiler:his fiancee, Chico Careta]] can count too.

The first four cases are available for free, while subsequent case bundles need to be purchased.

* SureLet'sGoWithThat: In Case 001 telling the murderer that the one who committed the crime was the innocent suspect, who the murder hadn't been trying to frame, results in them being stumped but agreeing with it.

''Layton Brother: Mystery Room'' is a puzzle VisualNovel for the {{iOS|Games}} created by Creator/{{Level 5}} and released in 2013. A spinoff to the ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' game series, the game focuses on Professor Hershel Layton's son, Inspector Alfendi Layton, and his young assistant, Detective Constable Lucy Baker, who solve seemingly-impossible [[AlwaysMurder murder cases]] for the UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: See the trope just below this. The killer's attempts to show evidence pointing to another suspect result in the slip.

-->'''Lucy:''' You only work to one decimal place? I'm shocked!

-->'''Lucy:''' What, you only work to one decimal place? I'm shocked!

* [[spoiler: BookEnds]] [[spoiler: Subverted, fortunately with Case 9]]

* ElegantGothicLolita: Dianne Makepeace.

''Layton Brother: Mystery Room'' is a puzzle VisualNovel for the [[iOSGames iOS]] created by Creator/{{Level 5}} and released in 2013. A spinoff to the ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' game series, the game focuses on Hershel Layton's son, Inspector Alfendi Layton, and his young assistant, Detective Constable Lucy Baker, who solve seemingly-impossible [[AlwaysMurder murder cases]] for the UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard.

''Layton Brothers'', unlike the other, more puzzle-oriented entries in the main franchise, plays much more like a visual novel. The game is played in a semi-episodic format, consisting of a number of cases which each take roughly half an hour to an hour to finish. A case typically -- but not always -- consists of alternating phases of crime scene investigation, questioning of one or more suspects, and discussing inconsistencies, and in many ways resembles a game from the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' franchise, as everything is tied together with dialogue.

* SpinOffspring
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: There are a couple of times where the player must rule out the obviously wrong answers.
** Every time the investigation goes on with the help of the main suspect, Alfendi and Lucy are supposed to play dumb about who they think the killer is.
* SuperMovePortraitAttack: Used at times in conclusions, and when [[spoiler: 'Other' Alfendi]] appears.
** There is one in File No. 009 for [[spoiler:the normal Alfendi appearing]].

->'''Alfendi:''' I couldn't agree more. It's a highly inefficient name. That's why I prefer to call it... the [[TitleDrop Mystery room]].
-->'''Alfendi introducing his new assistant to [[OverlyLongGag London's New Scotland Yard Serious Crime Division Classified Investigation Agency Headquarters]].'''

An iOS game released by Level 5 that centers on Detective Constable Lucy Baker's adventures as Inspector Alfendi Layton's assistant in what he has dubbed "the [[TitleDrop Mystery Room]]". Alfendi is the son of [[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Hershel Layton]], but there's more to him than meet the eye. [[spoiler: He has a JekyllAndHyde situation, with 'Other' Alfendi being a criminal fanboy, the darker the crime the better. Lucy is told that he won't harm her if there's a criminal present for him to focus on, but when she asks what would happen if he were to change without one present: [[OhCrap 'I'd rip out my drip and run like the wind.']]]]

The game almost feels more like an VisualNovel/AceAttorney game than a Franchise/ProfessorLayton one, with the focus on investigating [[AlwaysMurder murder]] cases and suspects demanding evidence.

An upcoming [[FanWorks fan-made]] [[{{Redubbing}} voice-over of the cases]] is in the making. You can find it [[http://uhearlaytonbrothers.tumblr.com/ here]].

* AbandonedWarehouse: The crime scene in case 6 was this though it really looked like a nice home.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Case 003, via NotSoFakePropWeapon.]]
* AerithAndBob: The main characters, Alfendi Layton and Lucy Baker
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Multiple characters use this, but it is especially common in the little arrow comments.
** Also the nicknames for Alfendi: [[spoiler:Potty Prof]] and [[spoiler:Placid Prof]]

* DyingClue: Case 001 has one in the form of the victim's hand stuck in a sandwich. [[spoiler: Subverted in that it turns out the clue was left by the murderer to create a fake reason for the hand sandwich and cast suspicion on one of the other suspects.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Does the radar even exist?

* LockedRoomMystery: Case 004 involves a murder in a locked hut with a special key to the door. The killer [[spoiler: hid in the room until someone else opened it from the outside by breaking the lock.]]

* NoticeThis: Provided you've zoomed in enough, evidence is shown highlighted. A check mark appears when you have investigated all of it available in a particular section of the scene. The main challenge is figuring out what evidence is actually ''relevant''.
** [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in case 009, where the final part of the investigation involves finding something that is NOT part of the highlighted evidence, and the game does not indicate when you have found what you need. This serves to make the final case much harder than the rest of the game. YMMV on whether this is a good thing.]]

* RedHerring: Many times, a suspect is focused on early in the case only to discover there's another person that planned the murder.
** Many of the characters' profiles make it look like they have a good motive to kill the victim.

* AbandonedWarehouse: The crime scenes in case 6 was this though he really looked like a nice home.

* BlushSticker: Mistry from Case 6 when he fanboys [[spoiler: about the second-in-command mafia murderer and victim]].

* MaliciousMisnaming: The killer, [[spoiler:Mike de Bonair]], in case 005, calling Alfendi "Lameton" among other names during the conclusion. Alfendi corrects him a couple times, but stops once it's made obvious the suspect is doing it on purpose. [[spoiler: 'Other' Alfendi is not amused, threatening to cut out his tongue if he intentionally misnames him again. Once he's back to his normal self, Alfendi returns the favor, causing the suspect to [[IronicEcho protest with his real name]].]]

* AlwaysMurder

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Sadly, the localization is nowhere near the level of quality seen in the main ''Layton'' series, which can be quite off-putting for series newbies and extremely jarring for veterans.

** [[spoiler:The later cases also make it less clear which one is really the Jekyll and which one is really the Hyde.]]