Help Katrielle Solve Puzzles Worldwide in ‘Layton’s Mystery Journey: Real World Puzzle Solving’

Hot off the heels Level-5’s event at this year’s E3 celebrating their upcoming game Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy, comes another special promotion. This one, titled “Layton’s Mystery Journey: Real World Puzzles,” will span 10 countries, include 50 puzzles, and run for three months.

The event started yesterday. To join in on the fun, head over to the event’s page. And while you aren’t required to download or log-in to any account to take part, if you choose to link your Google account, you unlock additional options, like the ability to save your notes or transfer bonus items to the game once it launches.

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The first puzzle available on the site is a musical one sung by none other than Pikotaro of “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” fame. If you need help, just link your Twitter account and you can see hints from players worldwide, translated thankfully. Two additional puzzles are also live. There is a countdown for each puzzle as they are added to the list.

While some puzzles are just like the ones from previous games, others, like tomorrow’s, will be tied to a location in the real world. How that will play out for people who don’t live near the specified place remains to be seen. I would imagine some form of teamwork is involved but that is purely a guess.

Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy launches on mobile devices July 20 and heads to the Nintendo 3DS later this Fall. You can learn more at the game’s official site.