Here’s another sign that developers are doubting the 3DS’s future as a mobile gaming device: Long-time Nintendo second party developer Level-5 has announced they’ll start porting and/or shifting development to iOS devices. Ouch.
Could this be one last hooray?
The game will be a crossover between the Professor Layton and Ace Attorney universes, and seeing as how they are two of my favorite franchises on the Nintendo DS, I don’t see how it could go wrong. Well I can think of one way: so far there is no confirmed North American release which means that unless I become fluent in the Japanese language between now and the time game releases next year, I may be out of luck. Hopefully more info about the title will emerge soon, allowing all the English speakers among us in on the fun.
So far all that is know about the game is that it will feature elements from both series, and instead of courtroom trials, the game will have what is known as “Witch Trials.†The game will not take place in either the Professor Layton or Ace Attorney universe, but instead take players to a medieval town known as Labyrinth City that is home to witches and and evil villain know as the Story Teller.
Stay with Infendo as more details about the game emerge, and tell us if a game of this caliber has peeked your puzzle/courtroom interests.
1. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Nintendo)
2. Samurai Warriors Chronicles (Koei)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Shiba & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
5. Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco)
It’ll be interesting to see how our launch titles fare since Professor Layton isn’t even announced for North America yet. Anyone surprised by these results?
This sounds like a very early April Fools’ prank, but Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney is an actual game that Level-5 and Capcom are putting together for the 3DS. I cannot wait for those accusatory fingers come pointing out of my screen, even if we don’t have a clue about gameplay yet! Hopefully the game gets released outside of Japan.
What do you think: Good idea? Bad idea? Awesome idea?
[Thanks, Erik!]
The credits roll, you watch the epilogue, then you close your DS and stare into space for a moment, your head swimming with thoughts of loved ones, partings, and things you’d do differently in life if you had a second chance. All you can say is, “Wow.â€
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is that kind of game—A surprising, emotion-grabbing, one-hundred-percent satisfying work of wonder. I can’t believe something so epic just took place on my Ol’ Fat Blue’s tiny little DS screens.
Most of the game is an entertaining romp through crazy encounters, amazing locales and preposterous action sequences intertwined with an onslaught of maddening puzzles.
And that would have been enough…
But, in its final chapters, Unwound Future soars through many great plot twists, leading to a final bombshell that—in terms of emotional punch—ranks right up there with the finales of FF X, Wind Waker, Kingdom Hearts and FF VII’s first disc. You don’t need to have played the first two Layton games: If you’re new to the series, you’ll only miss out on a few minor in-jokes. (more…)
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