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1	* CaptainObviousReveal: The game makes it fairly obvious that the identity of the Masked Gentleman is [[spoiler:Randall, who had survived the fall in the ruins. Randall's constant presence in the narrative (despite seemingly being dead for 18 years), the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, his connection to the Mask of Chaos, the minor character of Firth mentioning he raised a young man as his own son 18 years ago, and the Masked Gentleman's familiarity with Layton, Dalston, Angela, and Henry]] are all clues that make the Masked Gentleman extremely easy to identify well before he takes the mask off. [[spoiler:The fact that Randall and the Masked Gentleman are both voiced by Yuri Lowenthal doesn't help either.]]
2	* FridgeHorror: As happy as the ending is, it's hard to look past the fact that it came about because several characters refused to move on with their lives after a terrible tragedy. To the point that [[spoiler:Henry and Angela faked a loving marriage for eighteen years, and adamantly refused to [[BecomingTheMask become the mask]]. In fact, one of the main reasons Layton suspected that Angela was being impersonated was that the impersonator didn't realize she loved Randall more than Henry.]] Worse, it's implied that if they had moved on and chosen to [[spoiler:love each other, Randall's accusation that Henry stole his life would have been correct]]. It becomes weaker still when you factor in that [[spoiler:Randall had amnesia and didn't remember his prior life until Descole forced the issue. If not for evil scheming, he would have had no reason to return, and Henry's dedication would have been for naught]].
3	* FridgeLogic: Lampshaded in the "Spinning Maize 3", post-puzzle description, which says that if ladybugs can fly, the two ladybugs should be able to find each other by doing so.
4	* HarsherInHindsight: After playing ''The Azran Legacy'', [[spoiler:it becomes pretty obvious that the men that accosted young Layton's father and dragged him all the way to the Norwell Wall in chapter 2 were members of Targent. Layton's mother was telling the truth and had a right to freak out, while his father was probably lying to make sure Layton didn't worry. Considering the implication that the Laytons moved around a lot, they probably knew at least SOMETHING was after their son and didn't want to keep him in danger]].
5	* HilariousInHindsight:
6	** At least in the English version, Creator/YuriLowenthal is [[spoiler:always stuck voicing the [[Manga/{{Naruto}} messed up character who wants to destroy everything for revenge]].]]
7	** A pretty unintentional one with ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''. [[spoiler:Monte d'Or was built over the Akbadain Ruins in the middle of a desert and has a place of high commerce called Chance Avenue that grew with time. Meanwhile, Join Avenue also grows with time, is located right next to a desert, and is pretty close to some ruins that might as well be buried right underneath it (Nimbasa City then could be similar to Monte d'Or). ''There's even a Backpacker named Randall in Relic Passage, for crying out loud.'']]
8	* {{Narm}}: Chapter 2 is a flashback, recounting events that Layton is telling Luke and Emmy. It ends with Randall revealing an incredibly long and difficult series of equations he'd been working on. The story immediately cuts back to Emmy narrating about how Layton's tale ended on a horrifying note. While this is because the full story has not yet been revealed to the player, it comes across as a FauxHorrific account of [[ThatOnePuzzle a particularly difficult puzzle]].
9	* ThatOnePuzzle: #112, A Duck of Tiles, has proven to be this for many players. You have to overlay a series of differently-colored tiles in a given space to form the picture of a duck. This is extremely difficult (it's worth 70 picarats, after all), much more than appears to be at first glance. There are other tile-based puzzles, but they're not nearly as hard as this one.
10	* ThatOneSidequest: Some of the Rabbit Theater puzzles can be quite frustrating, because it's often unclear what the difference between two actions is (Do you want to show shock or awe?) and a puzzle may require one you don't have with little indication to show this. They can also become tedious because you can't make the performances go by faster. This is particularly annoying when you're trying to figure out the correct endings to long plays.

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