The weakeest narratively, and the weakest in a while puzzle-wise, it's sad that this is the note the Layton games go down on. Mobile was the death of Layton and the episodic structure kept real mysteries from building up. The episodes are still good fun however.

I would rather recommend the anime than actually playing the game, since not only do you get more adventure and sense of community, but you also get some Professor action and Kana Hanazawa as Katrielle. That said the game has tons of QoL for completionism which I highly appreciate.