Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box/YMMV

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• Even Better Sequel
• Foe Yay: Layton and Anton, when the latter's dialogue is taken the wrong way.

Anton: "It's been far too long since I've encountered prey so… feisty…"

• Fridge Brilliance: Folsense is one letter away from "fool sense", and the way it's pronounced sounds like "false sense".
• Narm: The voice acting is at places very slightly awkward, but a more major one comes in the form of a Mood Whiplash. In the puzzle where Anton tells the Professor to choose a sword, a lot of tension is built up, which is all ruined by the Professor still doing his trademark finger-pointing, smile then catchphrase "success" routine. It is redeemed thanks to the ensuing Crowning Moment of Awesome.
• Nightmare Fuel: The game's very premise involves a cursed object and a vampire subplot though both of those turn out to be false. Not to mention the dream sequence with the ball...
  • Not to mention the possibility of blood on the walls.
  • In fact, Anton himself is enough to scare the crap out of anyone.
• Tear Jerker: The story of Anton and Sophia, especially her letter to him.
  • Anton and Katia's grandfather-granddaughter reunion at the end of the game. Even Anton and Beluga's reunion during the credits was touching.
• Viewer Gender Confusion: Anton looks more like Beluga's mother than Beluga's older brother. Where he is standing in the family portrait does not help.
• Villain Decay: Don Paolo, the Big Bad of the previous game, was a genuine threat before. However, in this game his evil plot takes a backseat to Anton's story, and is thwarted in a rather more humorous manner than last time.
• The Woobie: Anton in the final act. Also Flora, after Layton and Luke confront her about her disguise and she tells them she just didn't want to be alone again.