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electroplankton · Aug 30, 2012

This is Professor Layton's week, uh?

After Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright information about current development status, and the announcement of the sixth entry in the mainline series (Professor Layton and the Ruins of an Advanced Civilization), now we also know the date for the PAL release: October, 26!

@MUWANdo said:
Simultaneous digital release, in case anyone was wondering.

http://www.wiitalia.it/2012/08/30/professor-layton-e-la-maschera-dei-miracoli-ha-una-data-europea/

Aostia · Aug 30, 2012

D1 for me.
I hope that the last one announced yesterday could come next year, exploiting the longer-than-expected pause Japan had.

slaughterking · Aug 30, 2012

The first Layton game I can't import from the US. Kinda sucks that I have to get used to different voices, but at least Europe is getting it at the same time as the US.

@MUWANdo · Aug 30, 2012

Simultaneous digital release, in case anyone was wondering.

OMG Aero · Aug 30, 2012

slaughterking said:
The first Layton game I can't import from the US. Kinda sucks that I have to get used to different voices, but at least Europe is getting it at the same time as the US.

The UK voice for Luke is way better than the US one anyway.

Tizoc · Aug 30, 2012

Excellent! Will tell my incompitent brother to get it from UK~

slaughterking · Aug 30, 2012

OMG Aero said:
The UK voice for Luke is way better than the US one anyway.

That is debatable and not the point anyway. I've listened to a certain voice for four games in a row now and I would naturally prefer it if it stayed that way.
And nobody said I would buy the UK version anyway. I'll most likely pick up the German one.

Nocturnowl · Aug 30, 2012

I've always liked the covers the PAL versions of Layton get, but this one is pretty lame compared to the rest.

TheExodu5 · Aug 30, 2012

The UK and US voices are different? Why?

The Giant · Aug 30, 2012

slaughterking said:
The first Layton game I can't import from the US. Kinda sucks that I have to get used to different voices, but at least Europe is getting it at the same time as the US.

Same here.

I hope this will be a digital download.

Aostia · Aug 30, 2012

Nocturnowl said:
I've always liked the covers the PAL versions of Layton get, but this one is pretty lame compared to the rest.

this one is the US one. And usually they are ugly compared to the PAL ones.
Hope the PAL one will be better.

slaughterking · Aug 30, 2012

The Japanese cover was already horrendous.

I wonder what the hell they were thinking.

Earthpainting · Aug 30, 2012

Nocturnowl said:
I've always liked the covers the PAL versions of Layton get, but this one is pretty lame compared to the rest.

Going by the rating symbol, it looks like the North American box, but even if the PAL one ends up looking the same, I won't be picky. Shoot more Layton straight into my veins.

slaughterking said:
The Japanese cover was already horrendous.

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gqGfn1HkL.jpg

I wonder what the hell they were thinking.

Good god. Did a raccoon crawl through their office window and steal the box design they intended to use at the last second? It doesn't just look rushed, the bright white clashes with the aesthetic and feel of the series.

mclem · Aug 30, 2012

slaughterking said:
The first Layton game I can't import from the US. Kinda sucks that I have to get used to different voices, but at least Europe is getting it at the same time as the US.

Heh, actually Last Specter was the first - and probably only - one I *did* import from the US thanks to London Life! Oddly, I didn't really register the difference in the voices

electroplankton · Aug 30, 2012

@MUWANdo said:
Simultaneous digital release, in case anyone was wondering.

slaughterking said:
The Japanese cover was already horrendous.

I wonder what the hell they were thinking.

The western one is much, much better.

Tenki · Aug 30, 2012

Great. Day 1, as always.

Nocturnowl · Aug 30, 2012

Aostia said:
this one is the US one. And usually they are ugly compared to the PAL ones.
Hope the PAL one will be better.

Earthpainting said:
Going by the rating symbol, it looks like the North American box, but even if the PAL one ends up looking the same, I won't be picky. Shoot more Layton straight into my veins.

Well then, I'll hope for a better box when the time comes, such things are of great importance.

The Alchemist Penguin · Aug 30, 2012

Looking forward to picking this up! Daily puzzles will be a nice bonus on top of all the other stuff too.

It's been a while since I played the last one so I might be remembering it wrong, but shouldn't the box quote be "Every puzzle has an answer"?

OMG Aero · Aug 30, 2012

TheExodu5 said:
The UK and US voices are different? Why?

I'm pretty sure Luke is the only character with differnt voices in the UK and US games (he's voiced by Maria Darling in the UK and Lani Minella in the US games).

Apparently the reason for this is that when localising the Layton games they realised that the voice used in the US version for Luke sounds like a really badly faked English accent when heard by people who actually hear English accents all the time so they got someone else to do his voice.

-GJ- · Aug 30, 2012

I just hope this game will get multiple languages, because I am not going to play it in Dutch. I can still import the UK-version though, right?

BriareosGAF · Aug 30, 2012

Hm, finally a reason to buy a 3DS. I think 99% of the playtime on my DSi can be divided into 50% Layton (me), 25% Zelda (wife), and 25% Nintendogs (daughter).

Suzzopher · Aug 30, 2012

Good to get a release date, but still no date for Paper Mario in Europe

!

Marche90 · Aug 30, 2012

I wonder if it will be DD for NA too. Anyway, waiting warmly. Meanwhile I still have to finish the orignal trilogy. I only got through the first game, dunno why...

slaughterking · Aug 30, 2012

-GJ- said:
I just hope this game will get multiple languages, because I am not going to play it in Dutch. I can still import the UK-version though, right?

Yep, the UK version would work fine.

Coppertracks · Aug 30, 2012

Day one physical release!

And US Luke is horrendous. No wonder he grates on a lot of people.

I also wished they had kept the VA for Grotsky and Descole from Eternal Diva for the games.

Ushojax · Aug 30, 2012

Coppertracks said:
Day one physical release!

And US Luke is horrendous. No wonder he grates on a lot of people.

Nopenopenope

As a Londoner I loathe the UK Luke and his oiky ways. I'll take the US one anyday, as fake as it often sounds.

Awful cover.

Currygan · Aug 30, 2012

day zero. come at me, sir

Katzii · Aug 30, 2012

I'm totally all over this on the first day; shame I can't import the US version, too.

Viola of the Abyss · Aug 30, 2012

Excellent! I'll be eagerly awaiting for the European cover!

Alrus · Aug 30, 2012

I'm guessing the release here will only have the french dub, I'll have to import it from the UK... So day-whenever amazon delivers it.

dc89 · Aug 30, 2012

EU box art thanks to my nintendo news:

professor_layton_and_the_miracle_mask_european_box_art.jpg

I actually like that JPN box art.

hammster · Aug 30, 2012

I've only played the first one and I'm part way through the second. May skip some entries and get this one.

Nocturnowl · Aug 30, 2012

Well it's not as good as the previous box arts but i'll take it.

Viola of the Abyss · Aug 30, 2012

Alrus said:
I'm guessing the release here will only have the french dub, I'll have to import it from the UK... So day-whenever amazon delivers it.

Same here, Italian voices are horrible as usual and in a game set in old London you can't have anything else than British English for the voice over!

dc89 said:
EU box art thanks to my nintendo news:

I actually like that JPN box art.

Nice, but I still prefer the DS versions with no characters on the front cover.
Still my favorite of the three.

-Pyromaniac- · Aug 30, 2012

Layton games are the bees knees. Can't wait for this.

eXistor · Aug 30, 2012

They really overdid it with the Layton releases imo, I'm kinda done with them. I'm only really excited for the Phoenix Wright crossover.

Tranced Shadow · Aug 30, 2012

hammster said:
I've only played the first one and I'm part way through the second. May skip some entries and get this one.

The fourth maybe, but you most definitely should not skip the third.

Frost_Ace · Aug 30, 2012

My annual dose of Layton is almost here, YES.

Oxx · Aug 30, 2012

Got to keep with the physical releases to continue my Layton collection.

Aostia · Aug 30, 2012

superior PAL covers confirmed!

electroplankton · Aug 30, 2012

shinkansen.3000 said:
Nice, but I still prefer the DS versions with no characters on the front cover.
Still my favorite of the three.

Woot? Layton has always been present on PAL boxarts.

Lusankya · Aug 30, 2012

eXistor said:
They really overdid it with the Layton releases imo, I'm kinda done with them. I'm only really excited for the Phoenix Wright crossover.

For me Professor Layton is a game of which I could never get enough. I only need good puzzles and a nice story.

Ath · Aug 30, 2012

Yes, looking forward to this one! As for Lani Minella (American Luke) vs Maria Darling (UK Luke), it's a bit of a zig-zag situation for me. Imported Curious Village so I encountered Lani Minella's Luke first, I thought it was really obviously fake but I thought it kind of added to the charm. Went with the UK version of the 2nd game which was my first exposure to Maria Darling and the voice really bugged me, probably because all I could hear was Roary the Racing Car!

However, by Layton 3 and Eternal Diva I'd grown to like UK Luke. Of course then they announced that Layton 4 wouldn't have London Life. So I promptly imported the US version, thinking that I was already used to American Luke so it'd be OK, but now I found myself really not liking the voice, finding it really forced. Maybe it was due to Luke's subdued nature in the game itself, I have no idea.

Anyway, I'm eagerly awaiting Miracle Mask. Glad that they've kept the titles consistent between the UK and the US this time.

Viola of the Abyss · Aug 30, 2012

electroplankton said:
Woot? Layton has always been present on PAL boxarts.

You're right! Visual memory fail!

He just never got out of the inner box. That's 3D for you!

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