Like Unwound Future before, Azran Legacy should be a big deal as the trilogy capper. Yet it most definitely isn't. What's the deal with that?

You can read the original essay here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B...

Chapters:
00:00 - A Swing and a Miss?
02:39 - Open-World Layton! (Not Really)
10:14 - A Shift in the Narrative
18:28 - Tradition Unbounded
26:20 - Azran Legacy's Lasting Legacy

Credits:

All footage not credited captured by myself.

Azran Legacy Story Trailer:    • Nintendo 3DS - Professor Layton and t...  
Azran Legacy Launch Trailer:    • Nintendo 3DS - Professor Layton and t...  
Layton's Mystery Journey Trailer:    • Layton's Mystery Journey - Nintendo 3...  

‪@NerdAlert‬"Layton's Mystery Journey live at E3[2017]!":    • Layton's Mystery Journey live at E3!  
UF Cutscenes from ‪@futurelayton6089‬
CV Cutscenes from ‪@Inki_Blot‬
DB Cutscenes from @HershelDearest
LMJ Cutscenes from Master of Rayquaza:    / @rayquaza3010  
Thumbnail Image taken from ‪@DearestHershel‬    • Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy...  

gamesindustry.biz - Level-5 Article: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/level-5...
Nintendo Life - LMJ Article: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/201...

Music from ‪@LaytonOST‬    • Echoes of the Past - Professor Layton...  

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