easily the best game in the whole entire series. Professor Layton and Luke return for their biggest mystery yet -- when they receive a letter from Luke 10 years in the future, they travel to Future London to stop Future Layton terrorising the city, in an investigation that brings back the ghosts of Layton's past.

Lost Future struck the best balance of puzzles in the series, imo; they're challenging without being headache-inducingly difficult. it also has such an incredible story that finally delves into some of the mysteries of our favourite puzzle-solving professor's past.

i got this game for Christmas the year it came out, and played through it in 3 days flat. every waking moment was spent with my DS glued to my hand; i vividly remember draping myself over the seats in a shoe store, solving puzzles while my mum shopped. the night before i left for summer camp i was sat in the bottom corner of the stairwell, sobbing while i played through the ending. yes i am crying over a game about puzzles