***THE OFFICIAL PROFESSOR LAYTON THREAD***
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GAME INFO
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JP Box Art/NA Box Art/Euro Box Art
(none available yet)
Developed by - Level 5 (DQVIII, Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy)
Published by - Level 5
Release Dates:
JP - Feb 15, 2007
NA - TBA 2007
EU - TBA 2007
AU - TBA 2007
Genre - Adventure
Modes - Single-player
Price - $34.99?
Websites
Official Website <-- In Japanese
@ Wiki
@ IGN
@ Gamespot
@ 1up
PREVIEWS
Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village is an adventure game developed and published by Level-5 for the Nintendo DS. It combines a traditional narrative with puzzle focused gameplay similar to that of Nintendo's extremely popular Brain Training series.
1up said:Layton is an adventure game with a twist -- the story is told through solving puzzles. Players take control of Professor Layton and his youthful assistant, Luke, and attempt to solve a variety of riddles in order to unravel the mysterious story surrounding "the village."
IGN - Nov. 3 said:We're not sure if it will end up being an adventure to rival those three, but Level 5's Professor Layton and the Mysterious Town looks like another quality DS title in its own right. We sampled an early build at the Nintendo World event in Nagoya this past weekend.
The focus of this game is on solving puzzles, so we'll start there. The game presents its puzzles in a straightforward way. The top screen usually lists a problem with text, with the bottom screen allowing you to solve the problem directly with the stylus.
Different from the billion other puzzle and quiz based DS games, Layton has an adventure mode, with lots of text boxes and catchy character and background art. You move between the puzzles by selecting locations on a town map. In the demo version, the map indicated that we had 10 out of 11 puzzles remaining to be cleared.
There probably won't be any random battles or interstellar travel in Professor Layton, but intriguing puzzles and gorgeous art could make this another DS pick-up. We'll let you know how everything comes together when the game sees Japanese release next year. A US version has yet to be announced.
REVIEWS
coming soon!
EGM -
Famitsu -
IGN -
Gamespot -
Cubed (Jesusraz review) - http://www.cubed3.com/review/586
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STORY
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● Professor Layton and his assistant Luke on an adventure to unravel the riddles of the Mysterious Village.
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1up said:The village is home to a host of fascinating characters who are happy to tell more of the story as Layton and Luke solve puzzles. These puzzles are created by one Akira Tago, famous in Japan for his Head Gymnastics series of books, which has sold 12 million copies over 23 volumes. The puzzles featured in the books are recreated here in the mysterious village, for gamers eager to experience something a little more taxing than the average adventure game.
The game begins by telling the story of billionaire Allen Rhineford's death, which occurred two months earlier. There are unusual requests regarding his inheritance and Professor Layton drags young Luke along to see what it's all about. Before long, a number of unthinkable incidents starts occuring, and Layton gets caught up in the mysteries of the village.
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GAMEPLAY
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Specifics
● Use the stylus to solve riddles in a mini-game type setting.
● Includes over 2000 puzzles!
● more coming soon!
said:Professor Layton's system is organised in "Layton's Briefcase," where players can save at any time, as well as get access to a number of convenient features. There's a memo pad, a dictionary of riddles and various charts. Puzzles are saved in the dictionary as they are encountered and can be put away for solving later if you can't quite get your head around them the first time you find them.
Controls
● Stylus
● more coming soon!
Characters and Enemies
● Professor Layton
● Luke, his assistant
● more coming soon!
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MEDIA
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● TRY A DEMO OF THE GAME HERE!! <--- You'll say WOW!
● DS Screen Shot Thread Post #1 - HERE
● DS Screen Shot Thread Post #2 - HERE
Screens
Videos
<---WARNING! If you watch this game you will be forced into frothing demand for this game!
Scans
Music
(Coming Soon!)
Check out a preview from the video clop--it's pretty ****ing good.
Ads
http://www.layton.jp/pr/index.html
JPN TV AD #1
JPN TV AD #2
JPN TV AD #3
JPN TV AD #4
JPN TV AD #5
JPN TV AD #6 <---Hilarious!
Box Art
JPN
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ARTWORK
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Coming soon!
Wallpapers
Coming soon!
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END NOTES
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● Layton's creation was a direct result of Hino's childhood love of Tago's popular Head Gymnastics series of puzzle books, which have sold more than 12 million copies to date in Japan. The game will make use of over 2,000 puzzles from Tago's books, all of which have been modified to support the DS stylus and touchscreen. Tago will also contribute 30 brand new puzzles to the game, developed specifically with the unique capabilities of the Nintendo DS in mind.
● There is no word yet on a U.S. release.
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Requests
1. Please mark anything not expressly revealed in official releases with spoilers.
2. Feel free to post media/material that you think should be included in the OP.
3. Specificially looking for artwork and videos.
3. Impressions are requested and appreciated!
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2. IGN Media
3. Wiki Members
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