History YMMV / ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter

** Crosses with Foreshadowing: at one point, Beth laments that Doland's handwriting has deteriorated since Clark became mayor. [[spoiler:This makes a lot more sense when you realise that this would be around the time that he was taken
hostage and replaced by Descole, who probably wouldn't have bothered with copying Doland's writing style.]]
** When you think about it, Loosha IS the specter from the legends - That is, she is called to save the town from it's darkest moments, and responds to the song of a flute. Therefore, the legends are true, with the added fact that she's also defending the town from Descole's machines - which are the pack of "Bandits" from the story. As if to she's the real specter is another story, but she's possibly a re-incarnation.

** Crosses with Foreshadowing: at one point, Beth laments that Doland's handwriting has deteriorated since Clark became mayor. [[spoiler:This makes a lot more sense when you realise that this would be around the time that he was taken hostage and replaced by Descole, who probably wouldn't have bothered with copying Doland's writing style.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: This was to be expected, considering which series this game is a part of.

* HypeBacklash: After the original hype for the game died down, many people began to see flaws in the game, particularly its storyline. Many considered it dumbed down after the intensity of ''Unwound Future''. This is perhaps not an entirely invalid complaint, considering [[spoiler:the game begins with the promise of a giant monster destroying a town, the town itself being cold-hearted and monstrous under the surface (considering they're glad that Arianna's father committed suicide and that they've supposedly ostracized a dying child because they consider her a witch), orphaned and criminal-minded street children trying to make cash after the town's industry collapsed, and not forgetting that said industry was closed down because it was polluting the village's air and gave Arianna what was is implied to be lung cancer. This is neatly and jarringly cleaned up after the introduction of Loosha, a giant loving blue manatee, and the power of the Golden Garden even curing Arianna of her deadly disease. It's even revealed that her father's death was simply an accident.]] Conversely, many fans welcome the return to a more simple storyline along the lines of ''Curious Village'', but even many of those on that side of the fandom agree that [[spoiler:Loosha's introduction]] is more than a little out of left field.

** They can also appear in swarms on some days, even during the day!
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* AwesomeMusic: This was to be expected, considering which series this game is a part of.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Loosha dies shortly after showing Arianna the Golden Garden just so that her illness would be cured.]]

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Laytonverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG." In the North American release, you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story. [[BadExportForYou Europeans can't get sidetracked since they won't get it]].

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Professorverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG." In the North American release, you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story. [[BadExportForYou Europeans can't get sidetracked since they won't get it]].

* HypeBacklash: After the original hype for the game died down, many people began to see flaws in the game, particularly its storyline. Many considered it dumbed down after the intensity of The Unwound Future. Perhaps not an entirely invalid complaint considering [[spoiler:the game begins with the promise of a giant monster destroying a town, the town itself being cold-hearted and monstrous under the surface (considering they're glad that Arianna's father committed suicide and that they've supposedly ostracized a dying child because they consider her a witch), orphaned and criminal-minded street children trying to make cash after the town's industry collapsed, and not forgetting that said industry was closed down because it was polluting the village's air and gave Arianna what was is implied to be lung cancer. This is neatly and jarringly cleaned up after the introduction of Loosha, a giant loving blue manatee, and the power of the Golden Garden even curing Arianna of her deadly disease. It's even revealed that her father's death was simply an accident.]] However, many fans welcome the return to a more simple storyline after the Curious Village, but even then many of that side of the fandom agree that [[spoiler:Loosha's introduction]] is more than a little out of the left field.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Professorverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG." In the North American release, you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story. [[BadExportForYou Europeans can't get sidetracked since they won't get it]].

* HypeBacklash: After the original hype for the game died down, many people began to see flaws in the game, particularly its storyline. Many considered it dumbed down after the intensity of The Unwound Future. Perhaps not an entirely invalid complaint considering [[spoiler:the game begins with the promise of a giant monster destroying a town, the town itself being cold-hearted and monstrous under the surface (considering they're glad that Arianna's father committed suicide and that they've supposedly ostracized a dying child because they consider her a witch), orphaned and criminal-minded street children trying to make cash after the town's industry collapsed, and not forgetting that said industry was closed down because it was polluting the village's air and gave Arianna was is implied to be lung cancer. This is neatly and jarringly cleaned up after the introduction of Loosha, a giant loving blue manatee, and the power of the Golden Garden even curing Arianna of her deadly disease. It's even revealed that her father's death was simply an accident.]] However, many fans welcome the return to a more simple storyline after the Curious Village, but even then many of that side of the fandom agree that [[spoiler:Loosha's introduction]] is more than a little out of the left field.

* HypeBacklash: After the original hype for the game died down, many people began to see flaws in the game, particularly it's storyline. Many considered it dumbed down after the intensity of The Unwound Future. Perhaps not an entirely invalid complaint considering [[spoiler:the game begins with the promise of a giant monster destroying a town, the town itself being cold-hearted and monstrous under the surface (considering they're glad that Arianna's father committed suicide and that they've supposedly ostracized a dying child because they consider her a witch), orphaned and criminal-minded street children trying to make cash after the town's industry collapsed, and not forgetting that said industry was closed down because it was polluting the village's air and gave Arianna was is implied to be lung cancer. This is neatly and jarringly cleaned up after the introduction of Loosha, a giant loving blue manatee, and the power of the Golden Garden even curing Arianna of her deadly disease. It's even revealed that her father's death was simply an accident.]] However, many fans welcome the return to a more simple storyline after the Curious Village, but even then many of that side of the fandom agree that [[spoiler:Loosha's introduction]] is more than a little out of the left field.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: When Layton sends your character on the final quest of the main storyline (which will allow you to win at LL), he gives a sweet little speech about how you're the perfect choice for the mission because it can only be achieved by someone truly happy - and you are the happiest person in all of Little London because your happiness comes from doing kind deeds that bring joy to others. Suddenly, all the time spent trying to catch specific fish or pick just the right flower seems ''totally {{worth it}}.''

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: When Layton sends your character on the final quest of the main storyline (which will allow you to win at LL), [[spoiler:he gives a sweet little speech about how you're the perfect choice for the mission because it can only be achieved by someone truly happy - and you are the happiest person in all of Little London because your happiness comes from doing kind deeds that bring joy to others.]] Suddenly, all the time spent trying to catch specific fish or pick just the right flower seems ''totally {{worth it}}.''

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: There's one in "London Life," if you can believe that. When Layton sends your character on the final quest of the main storyline (which will allow you to win at LL), [[spoiler:he gives a sweet little speech about how you're the perfect choice for the mission because it can only be achieved by someone truly happy - and you are the happiest person in all of Little London because your happiness comes from doing kind deeds that bring joy to others.]] Suddenly, all the time spent trying to catch specific fish or pick just the right flower seems ''totally {{worth it}}.''

''London Life''

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Nintendo of America (and Europe) was silent about the game's release for years, to the point where an English preview of the fifth game came out before any indication that the fourth would come out. This lead some to question whether or not it would be released to western audiences at all. Then the English version was announced in E3 2011.
** Inverted for ''many'' when it was revealed that ''Europe'' [[BadExportForYou would not be getting London Life]], the much anticipated 100 hour + RPG. Nintendo claimed it was because it would be costly to translate the RPG into different languages, but a fair few European fans are still baffled that England won't be getting the bonus RPG that's ''named after their capital city''.

* [[spoiler:TearJerker: Loosha dies shortly after showing Arianna the Golden Garden just so that her illness would be cured.]]

** Can't go wrong with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEPO5-OPOg&hd=1 The Last Specter's Theme]]

* [[spoiler:TearJerker: Loosha dies shortly after showing Arianna the Golden Garden just so that her illness would cure.]]

* FrideBrilliance: Remember when Luke was saying that the specter was controlling his dad. [[spoiler:Turns out, the ''operator'' of the specter ''was.'']]

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Professorverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG." In the North American release, you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story. [[BadExportForYou Europeans are screwed]].

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Professorverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG." In the North American release, you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story.

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The game is finally going to be released to western shores as of E3 2011.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The ''Specter's Flute'' contains an unlockable extra (available after finishing the game) called "London Life": An ''entire simulation RPG'' (in the vein of ''AnimalCrossing'' or ''HarvestMoon'') set in the Professorverse. It's not so much "receive a cool extra after finishing a ''Professor Layton'' game" as it is "A couple hours of the usual Layton rigmarole serve as a [[BeefGate Brain Gate]] for a really cool ''Layton'' RPG."
** In the North American release you can play it right from the start, so you can really get sidetracked from even the main story.