Level-5 have confirmed that Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s Conspiracy will see global release in 2017! From their PR:
As one of LEVEL-5’s masterpieces, the PROFESSOR LAYTON series of puzzle
adventure games has sold more than 15.5 million units worldwide to date.
Its newest official sequel, Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone’s
Conspiracy — available on Nintendo 3DS/Android/iOS — was announced to be
released in Spring 2017 in Japan. Not only will the main character
switch from ‘Professor Layton’ (Hershel Layton) to ‘Kat’ (Katrielle
Layton), many of its characters will be brand new. The story will focus
less on dynamic problem-solving and more on solving multiple mystery
cases observed in the everyday lives of Londoners, which will bring a
faster tempo and more comical tone to the series. It will be more
familiar — and funnier — than ever, while maintaining an adventurous
quality. The creators of the puzzles and brain-teasers, the core element
of the series, will also be new. Please look forward to the new
PROFESSOR LAYTON series, targeting a Western release in 2017.
In addition, a subbed version of the trailer is now available:
This isn’t technically a Layton site, but hey, it’s got a certain connection to AA, wouldn’t you agree?
Tonight, Level-5 announced the latest main Layton game: Lady Layton: The Millionaire King Ariadne’s Plot! (Try not to read too much into the “King” part, this is a literal translation and Ariadne is a girl’s name, so we don’t know yet who this refers to.)
The game focuses on Layton’s daughter, Catoleil Layton (romanization to be confirmed) and sees a return to the adventure-and-puzzle style of the original series.
The game will be released in Japan in spring of next year, available not only on 3DS but also iOS and Android devices. A localization is yet to be announced, but Level-5 trademarked “Lady Layton” in Europe recently.
Check out the first trailer below (note that at time of post, this is a livestream recording and not an official upload):
I just released another Weird (short) Game, entitled the house.
it is a glorified walking simulator in which you explore a house that you have recently moved into. there’s not really a huge overarching point to it or anything; I made it because I was feeling Melancholic™ and had an entire Emotion that needed expressing.
Not twelve hours after the demo leaked the name, Capcom has formally announced Ace Attorney 6 will be localized as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice!
From the PR:
SAN FRANCISCO — May 11, 2016 — Today, Capcom, a leading worldwide
developer and publisher of video games, has confirmed that the
much-anticipated next installment in the Ace Attorney® courtroom drama
series will make its way to North America and Europe as Phoenix Wright®:
Ace Attorney® – Spirit of Justice. This narrative adventure stars
beloved defense attorneys Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice and sees the
return of many familiar faces alongside some interesting new additions.
The title will be released as a digital download in the Nintendo
eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems in North America and
Europe in September this year at an MSRP of $29.99 / £24.99 / €29.99.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice sees Phoenix in a brand
new location: a courtroom situated in the Kingdom of Khura’in, origin
of the Kurain Channeling Technique, where mysterious séance trials
decide the fate of all defendants. Brand new to the series is the
Divination Séance gameplay mechanic that allows the player to revisit
the last moments of a victim’s life. Players must fight to unravel the
discrepancies and contradictions between the Royal Priestess’s Insight
and what is shown in the séance. Meanwhile, defense attorney Apollo
Justice faces his own challenges holding down the fort at the Wright
Anything Agency, as he takes on a case that will have explosive
implications. Both our heroes are joined by a host of returning friends
and adversaries in their fight to bring about justice.
The new game is filled with puzzling cases to solve using popular
investigative techniques from previous installments. More details on
gameplay features will be revealed in the coming months, so stay tuned!
We also get a few names in the trailer - Leifa’s official transliteration is Rayfa Padma Khura’in, and Bokuto is Ahlbi Ur’gaid!
Platforms: Win, Mac, Linux, PS4, Vita, Xbox One, Wii U
The art makes me weak in my knees. A new trailer came out today and the release date was announced as March 31st for PC, with a console date to follow. I did back this on Kickstarter, it’s been a long wait! Looks worth it.
“Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.
“Drifters of this world are the collectors of forgotten knowledge, lost technologies and broken histories. Our Drifter is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease.”
