Top 5 Hopes for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- when I saw that thinly hatted man walking to the most beautiful rearrangement of his own theme, I had difficulty breathing. here's my top 5 wishes for the new Professor Layton game.
- Hry
I think everyone who's a fan of the series had the exact same level of excitement when they showed it on screen. Being in literal disbelief, shock, awe, joy, pure bliss and excitement that the professor is finally making his return.
Yes, as a long time Professor Layton fan I literally couldn't hold the scream of shock when I recognized Professor Layton there. I've never ever been more excited for a game before. It's great to see such a great series that were presumed dead make a comeback.
I started a week ago the animated series of katrielle (nit really a fan if her but better than nothing) and i just saw the trailer and im crying for half an hour now
I was 4 when the first game was released ans just woke my mom up because of the new game (where i live its 1am whoups)
I am so glad I was home alone when watching the direct, because I was screaming so loud when I saw the professor it sounded like someone was trying to kill me.
I can't believe this, it's been 10 years since Azran Legacy, the entire community had lost all the hope BUT HE IS BACK
Gross i did not need reminding it's been that long (and that I am old)😂
The seventh hope: A killer soundtrack
We don't have to hope. This will be a given! *listening to the soundtracks right now*
Even before I saw the wallpaper with Luke my bet was on post Lost/Unwound Future:
- Luke has gone to America
- America was known as 'The New World'
- The New World of Steam is America
Yes, I believe so too!
WE'RE LIVING IN THE BEST TIMELINE
My immediate thought after seeing the teaser and thinking about when this takes place was: “if this takes place after Unwound Future, PLEASE throw Flora a bone, Level 5.”
Since Luke shows up in the wallpaper on the website, and he looks older, I think it's set after Lost Future, where Luke went to America. After all, it's called New World of Steam, new world is a way of saying America
In any case, I'm so excited for it and I really hope it's gonna be better than LMJ, the steampunk look is promising!
I think we all collectively have been screaming and crying, Voyan 😂 The art style looked really good to me! (I didn't like the 3D on the 3DS but that was likely due to the hardware limitations making it look a bit janky🥲 so hopeful for this time!)
Whatever we get, I'll be happy. I hope Level 5 see the reaction this got and realise this is 100% a franchise worth rebooting 🥰
I could hear everyone in Europe cheering all the way across the ocean at 11 PM
@@voyan38 we like to make a ruckus over here!
This was the most unexpected and hype reveal EASILY like wth AND the graphics style is so sexy
I liked how the 3ds games look but these shots had more depth and better color balance
I really hope that they bring back familiar villains as well! Like Bronev, Raymond, Don Paolo, and of course Jean Descole 🤞
I LITERALLY STUMBLED UPON YOUR RETROSPECTIVES AND FELT INCREDIBLY NOSTALGIC AGAIN- WONDERING IF HE'LL EVER COME BACK . I COULDNT BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN MY FRIEND SENT ME THE NEWS YEEPEE
Damn that was quick. Easily the most hype direct announcement for me
I think the aspect I'm most worried about is how the switch will handle a puzzle game, which has been so dependent on stylus based touch screens before.
I think I've always been a bit anxious about this since the switch was first shown.
It's lack of a DS/WiiU like touchscreen and its exclusively single screen play always made me think a Layton game would struggle.
So hopefully the developers will make a way to have the puzzles work without awkward controls.
I legitimately screamed to my friend when I saw this. Possibly the best thing about the already stacked direct
WE'RE GETTING LAYTON OH MY GOD
I’m quite new to the Layton community, having found it just a week ago and was charmed instantly by the art style, music, and everyone’s wonderful little stories about their experiences with the games. So glad to have discovered this just as a brand new game gets announced!! Looking forward to all this brings!
if it fits the timeline and flora is anywhere to be seen, ill fucking riot.
1. Luke is confirmed to be in the game, he appears in the official wallpaper you can get on the game's website! But I definitely hope they give Flora some love, I think she could add some freshness to the franchise if they give her an actual character personality and development. I also hope this is a sequel to Lost Future.
2. I'm confident that Level-5 has upgraded themselves and will give a fun play mode that is enjoyable both ways.
3. The artstyle looks SO good, the 3D looks like their 2D models and not too round like the 3ds games so I think it will be the best game in terms of graphics for sure. Even the Katrielle one had a great artstyle (and music!) like the original games, I think that's one of the franchise's biggest strenghts and they always do well in this aspect
4. Yeah puzzles are what worry me the most after Lady Layton, also the fact that the story doesn't impact like the original games did. However, they had many years to see what to do with the saga. This will indeed be a CRUCIAL moment for the Layton series, so I hope the game becomes popular and praised so that we get more incredible titles from our Professor... Switch has revived a lot of franchises and has also given long-time franchises their best selling games ever so why not!?
5. Same! I want to feel the nostalgia that Layton games always have (Katrielle's game had some, even though that was like the game's only reason to be decent). However, I hope they include a lot of new functions: exploration could be more dynamic, minigames could be more replayable (in the other games they were only played once), some post-game contents (even dlcs would be interesting), etc
mystery journey, i found was more hurt by its story presentation, since the stories had no time to develop much long as its the origional one big mystery I am fairly confident
I can't wait for this game and the inevitable final plot twist that makes sense but in a super unnerving, implausible, preposterous way.
I've been waiting for this video, thanks
Luke has already been announced on the teaser website as far as I know. Theres an artwork hes on and they say "brand new adventure with Layton and Luke"
I enjoyed the Layton mysteries game, but it did suffer from a bit of rush-to-market. But THIS?! I’m in.
Also, maybe this would be AFTER unwound future, and either he goes solo, has Flora come with, or (in a sitcomesque turn) is how we meet Katrielle’s mother. Not as an assistant-to-lovers arc, but in an enemies-to-lovers arc (in as much as Layton would HAVE an enemy).
Y’know, I’m starting to get the idea that I should play these games.
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I... finish Deltarune
Had never heard of the series but I have seen the characters every now and then so I’m glad you guys are exited!
I quite literally screamed watching the announcement. Everyone asked if I was okay...
UWF SPOILERS
im sure somebodys already said this, but luke will be in it! he's in the official art/wallpapers you get from solving the puzzle on the website, and his outfit places him as a slightly older version of UWF luke :)) given this and the title of the game ("new world") i seriously think that this is going to be a continuation of UWF where we investigate the mystery in a steampunk/industrial revolution-era america that luke talks about in his letter. that could mean so much for the series character-wise, as we havent had a game released after the prequels that takes place around the time of the main trilogy, so they absolutely have an opportunity to bring characters from both trilogies back (descole would be the cherry on top, personally)
I’m sure you’ve seen already but there’s artwork that shows Layton with Luke. So there’s the answer to number 1.
the “this reminds me of a puzzle” was gold good job man
My prayers have been answered, my skin has been blessed and my day is happy. I kept my breath held the whole time out of fear of something negative but I can safely say I am breathing normally
#6 maby we can see descole if its after the unwound future
I'm quite saddened by the Katrielle diss, cause I love the characters of this time period, including her (I mean she's Alena from DQIV with muscles swapped out for a brain, what's not to love) and I enjoyed the game quite a bit ^^'
But yeah I'm very curious how's that gonna look, even if I like the 2D art more than the 3D cutscenes. I hoped for a port of the prequel trilogy, but a new sequel is nice too! Especially possibly the one that was teased in Unwound all those years ago...
Luke will be in the game. He is in the extended Japanese version of the trailer. It also takes place in the USA, and Luke lives there now.
i’m glad that someone as excited as me exists😭
I think that the fact that this is a new game specifically for Switch can be both a strength (familiar but fresh) and a solution to the worry of puzzle controls. Because its a new game, the puzzles can be made specifically for the control scheme they include. Written solutions can take advantage of the keyboard now, perhaps drawing solutions can have like a guide grid to snap between. Motion controls are also possible to include, though I hope they do include an alternative way. A slide puzzle I feel could be done well with controllers by having a select-deselect button and then a cursor that snaps between pieces. There's quite a lot of good ways I can think of adapting the usual puzzle methods, and perhaps we'll see unusual and unique methods that the switch could only do. (Remember the IR Camera in the joycons? That can read hand gestures? It could make for an interesting bonus puzzle. Rumble features are also new to the Layton series.)
Put my hands together at my mouth when I saw this and nearly fell off the treadmill as I watched that moment
I'm optimistically hopeful about this game. A small part of me is also hoping that this game will somehow retcon Katrielle, I mean that's what they basically did with the "son of Layton spin-off" and maybe give more screen time to Flora.
I hope they have it as a mystery book Luke is writing I feel like that would make the most sense
YES PLEASE
Mystery Room hasnt been retconned, if anything theyre keeping him for the long run. Alfendi and Lucy show up at the end of the Lady Layton anime and the game got a web manga adaptation, so I wouldnt be surprised if they explain his existence soon
I think that in order to "grow up" and reach its full potential the series should do 2 things:
1. MAKE THE PLAYER AN ACTIVE DETECTIVE: in all games there is a mystery to solve, but the investigation it's not led by the player. It's led by the characters explicitly saying "We should go here now/ we should go talk to this guy now", with the player merely being forced to follow their instructions. The games are fun because of the puzzes, but they could be even more memorable and engaging by leaving the player in charge of the investigation: structure and tell the story in a way that the player is challenged to follow the clues and decide for themselves where to go and what to do next.
2. MAKE PUZZLES CONTEXTUAL: this is hard but IT CAN BE DONE, and the developers did it succesfully numerous times. Instead of having random dudes going to you and asking you to solve a random riddle, they should focus on those puzzles that make sense contextually to the environment and the characters. Like those puzzles were Luke had to organize his stuff to fit inside the suitcase: puzzles that make sense in a semi-realistic way in regards to the plot and setting. This would make the games feel more grounded and the setting more lived in while still being gamey.
i never played the professor layton games but i did recognize the guy, and was like i want to play this for some reason
so i am very exited for this game
Level 5 just showed a new trailer. New game is set after Unwound Future, it takes place in America and Luke is indeed back and now called Detective Luke.
the wallpaper we get from solving the puzzle on the website features luke, so it's confirmed to be a layton/luke pair game!!
from the luke on the wallpaper, it's almost certain that it will take place before katrielle shows up, but whether it happens after the original trilogy or before it is still a bit vague
I just hope it takes place after Unwound Future and Lady Layton. Maybe we can see Alfendi and Katrielle.
I would actually really love Layton + Katrielle + Luke as a trio. Katrielle didn't have the best game but I still really loved her character.
Her solving very simple """cases""" out of nowhere while for the whole time she had no idea of what's happening..? No thanks
@@minminzemi3844 I meant her character arc and living up to her father. She had to prove herself to both herself AND the audience, and the anime made me like her even more. Plus, she's incredibly charming in my opinion, but to each their own.
I agree that Katrielle, Layton, and Luke all together would be awesome!
I want katrielle to have a better structured game, like katrielle but the shorter mysteries did not have the time they needed. even with luke and layton mystery journey would be lackluster in comparision
The touch screen is a massive thing for me and it's a personal reason; my mother LOVES PL, she's played them all (bar Katrielle) like 5 times each or more because she loves them so much but I'm not sure if she will be able to adapt to using my Switch for this. The touch screen/stylus was what she likes about them because it's easy for her to use and she just struggles using consoles. Either way she is still very excited, I'll probably just have to basically hold her hand and walk her through being able to use the console properly so she can play 😄
Your mother's love for this series is so wholesome! Hope the controls don't get in the way of enjoying the game
Okay, so this is epic... but we'll have to take our lessons from our dear professor and be patient and let them show us that the series is ready to go on again with a game as great as the previous ones...
There’s new art on the website and Luke looks a bit older so I definitely think it takes places after the cliffhanger in Lost Future
Happy tears 😭
Glad I wasn't the only one screaming about the Professor Layton news! Fully agree with all these hopes. Don't know about Flora doing anything, but there was official desktop wallpaper that released and it shows Luke next to Layton, so perhaps the boys really are back in town!
Professor Letton is back.
I have to wonder what's going to come of the puzzles without Master Tago
Best direct in a fat minute
On the official website if you click on Layton's silhouette you get some wallpapers, and one of them has Luke. So don't worry. Luke is in the game :)
I think what put people off with the 3D style in MM and AL- although I don't really know exactly- was the thick black outlines needed to distinguish the characters on such a small screen. The new 3D art style almost feels like they simply made flat drawings 3D- gave them some depth while still keeping the typical 2D drawn style's charm
theres art with layton and luke, he has a bowtie!
Luke's in one of the posters, you need to click around the site for the game to find it though
All I want is to have Layton do something that will convince people that he would be good in Smash Bros
If coin machine slot gun wasnt enough among his many sword (and pipe) fights, i dont know what will
I WAS SO HYPED TOO
Luke is on an artwork of the game
Oh, Professor. It's been such a long time since I've seen you.
Layton does look a little snazzy with that buttoned shirt.
beyond all the other mentioned points, which i of course 100% agree with, i really am curious about the release date
the direct was kinda advertised to completely revolve around games releasing within like the first half of 2023 or close to that
so i wonder wether that is gonna apply to layton, or if it was just meant to be there as a cherry on top for the fantasy life trailer
i personally hope it is gonna take as much time as they need it to
i've waited so long already, i'd rather wait 2, 3 or even more years for a new layton game that is genuinely good and will stick in my mind for years to come like 1-6 and vspw did, than to just get a cheap fanservice cashgrab
because if nothing else, i have to give credit where credit is due:
the "bad" layton games went with new protags where they couldve been lazy slot ins, because they knew that the way they approached it, they could not improve upon what was already there, only weaken it
at least i hope that's why they did it
the 2 trilogies where very well contained with layton's and luke's journey together coming to a very much reasonable conclusion at the end of the first trilogy, and the second trilogy beginning with their journey and then looping into the first trilogy again
and i am still incredibly thankful that the newer games did not ruin that self-contained completeness in a way that they very much woul've been able to
i don’t usually get super hyped for directs anymore but that 20 second clip almost had me screaming and crying alone in my room at 1am 🥲
I've never played a Professor Layton game but I'm intrigued in this due to Steam genre
kgod i'm so excited this series was my childhood i'm soso ready. i really hope it sticks to visual novel / point and click
If you solved the puzzle on the webpage you'd know Luke will be there
I was actually crying. I can’t believe layton is finally coming back! Do you guys think it will launch in 2023 since it was shown in this direct? I’m really hopeful that we will be playing this game this year
I'm not ready for how long I'm going to have to wait...
They released official artwork with Luke in it so we know he's gonna be in the game
I feel that it might be open area based where they are going. Like with Pokemon Legends Arceus. So we might see Layton walking around or maybe its gonna be used for when you walk to a new area.
yeeeeesss that would be so cool
Needless to say it should definitely be out before i graduate in 2026...
I cannot believe it. I love everything.
I CAN'T WAIT OMG I'M SO EXCITED I THOUGHT IT WAS DONE FOR GOOD
i saw it at 8am and almost screamed like AAAAAAHHH THE AWE THE SHEER SURPRISE SHOCK JOY AND ELATION???? anyways praying circle and also brb gonna replay all of them
I can actually see some very creative puzzles using motion controls
Level 5 kicked down the door of the direct with DECAPOLICE, Fantasy Life i, and Professor Layton and I will never stop being excited. Fantasy Life is still one of my most treasured 3DS games and when they announced the new one I cried. I never dreamed we’d see another after the mobile title in japan & with level 5 shutting down NA Operations.
Nintendo confirmed all games in the direct will come in the first part of the year. So with that we can confirm that the Layton game will prob come around March-August.
Luke Triton appears on a promotional artwork with his classic design and looking a bit older, so this proves will be in the game and that this happens after Lost Future.
Hope 6: get the original voices back PLEASE Christopher Miller is ICONIC
Exactly....
Lukes been shown on the wallpaper art on the website 🙃
I’m so unbelievably exited for this, I just hope it’s half decent!
luke is going to be in the game you can see him in a picture withthe professor on the official page of professor layton, I think the game will be a direct sequel to the lost future
the turnaround on this was QUICK, agree on pretty much all of these points, really praying this game ends up good
will be waiting with bated breath
Hope #7: The soundtrack
The soundtrack for Professor Layton saved my life! When I was younger I would listen to the title music of Azran Legacy until my 2DS died! It was THAT good! All of the Layton games had amazing soundtracks were phenomenal and I hope this game lives up to it!
I have a theory (with no serious evidence because we have nothing at this point) about this game.
This "New World of Steam" has similarities with London. The bus, the architecture, and who knows what else ?
So what if Clive came out of prison after all these years, and turned his underground Future London into this Steam London ?
That would explain the similarities with London, since Future London was obviously based on London.
And even though a lot has changed, the buildings, the aesthetic, the layout, and all that are all still similar to London's.
This place has a very Steampunk vibe, and they give me the same vibe as all the Time Machines in Unbound Future.
Maybe just a coincidence though. But what do you think of this theory ?
I personally think that this city would be a brand new city instead of a modified Future London. It can't play too much in the future as well, because Luke looks pretty much the same in the official wallpaper from the website.
So my theory is that Luke, who moves away at the end of Unwound Future, hears from the Steam City in his new hometown and writes Layton a letter to investigate it with him together. This would be the letter Laytons gets with his last puzzle in Unwound Future.
@@julienradke8653 Ah I didn't know about the wallpaper. Well your idea works too. After all, Layton has a history with first puzzle letters at this point ^^'
@@Oceane1803 If you haven't seen the wallpaper go on the official website and solve the little puzzle. It's sweet! (and far too easy, but that's okay)
@@julienradke8653 I can't seem to find it wherever I look on the site. What do I have to do specifically in order to access it ?
@@Oceane1803 Just click on something familiar in the picture. Something like a gentleman of some sort. ;)
There's some wallpapers on the official site, and Luke shows up
Hey, there's a new footage for the game and especially the gameplay itself!
I believe the way the series should evolve is by having the series ditch point and click for something 1st or more likely 3rd person. Ooh, what if puzzles were visible in the world instead of in a separate space?
SWEET LONDONS OF LAYTON
Things that I am excited about:
1) the mystery does not seem to be related to ancient civilizations, so the argument will be more like the first trilogy.
2) It is a "New" world, so maybe Layton goes to visit Luke wherever he is?
3) steampunk world means more mechas. That has been one of the staples, so cheers to that.
I would love the game to have some music-related puzzles or more ace attorney-like sections (like the one in Miracle Mask when deducing the miracles for the first time).
In any case, I just want a more serious game than Katrielle's goof and fun approach with dope music.
I screamed the loudest at this announcement!
Anyone else notice the S in steam isn't as big capitalized like the N in New or W in World?
t's definitely post-Unwound Future. Luke has a bowtie, which he also sports in the future in the Katrielle anime. And "New World" implies that Layton is visiting Luke in the Americas, where Luke left at the end of that game :)
Finally a new game is here
i love how everyone is just crying and screaming, because SAME!!
i think the game will take place post lost future because luke's costume (the one we see in the wallpapers) seems to be a "grown up" version of his original trilogy outfit!
the 3d masks look so GOOD already, layton actually looked like layton (unlike in MM, in my opinion), but i hope the cutscenes will remain in 2d like they were in the other games
anyway i hope for a late 2023/early 2024 release but let's not raise our hopes to much lol
great video, can't wait for your lost future review!!
There were actually 3 or 4 Level 5 games announced in the direct so they are clearly back. I'm pretty sure they are Nintendo exclusives (at least to begin with) Which suggest a contract with them. Which is good because if they are dragging their heels on a English version Nintendo can hurry them up.
There's not Professor without Luke. Even in Katrielle's anime, they appear together. As it was said, Luke has a new outfit item and his appearance is the one from the games, so this game MUST happen after Unwound Future. I would like to see some characters from the older games like Descole but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. Anyway, I also consider that this could be the first of another trilogy story (which would make it more thrilling). In any case, let's start learning japanese in order to not wait so long to play it!
I would love to see Descole again to be honest. I mean dude always appears, destructs and pretends to die. But I also don’t think he will be back cause he was I believe also in three games (+ Eternal diva if you would like to count that) so would make sense they put a new Gillian there. But I hope they keep Layton and Luke
@@angstyyakshaxiao8591 i don’t think he appears because of the end of Ashalanti’s. But yeah, I agree with u
the main thing limiting descole appearing is him being part of the prequel games so continuations cant really fit him in.
@@randomprotag9329 I totally agree with u but I like dreaming about the smallest chance of him appearing because it’s my favourite character of all times 😎
@@cristinamartinezgarcia7828 its a shame that emmy and descole are limtied to prequel games. the past cases layton help solved would make a decent basis for a chance for emmy to appear it could be standalone. descole is limited as he needs a big plan to really style but emmy just needs prequel setting stuff in general.
Luke will be there, if you find the hidden puzzle in the website :)
I Just finished to Watch your video about the sad ending of this saga and after a few hours a new game Is announced😂😂😂
Never stop to believe
🥺 i hope luke comes back-
I hope the new game bring back other characters like flora, emmy, inspector chelmey, barton, stachenscarfen, pavel, aldus and granny riddleton.
Video analysing The unwound future PLEASE