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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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Layton-kyōju VS Gyakuten Saiban
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Official Japanese Logo
Developer(s)Level-5
Capcom
Publisher(s)Level-5
Designer(s)Shu Takumi
SeriesAce Attorney
Professor Layton
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseTBA 2011
Genre(s)Adventure
Puzzle
Mode(s)Single player

Layton-kyōju VS Gyakuten Saiban (レイトン教授 VS 逆転裁判, Reiton-kyōju VS Gyakuten Saiban, lit. "Professor Layton vs. Turnabout Trial") or Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is an upcoming crossover adventure puzzle video game being developed by Level-5 and Capcom and published by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. The game will be a crossover between the Professor Layton and Ace Attorney adventure series featuring their respective lead characters, Professor Hershel Layton and Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naruhodō). The game will feature scenario designs from Shu Takumi, the series director for the Ace Attorney series.[1] The game will combine the trademark puzzles and contradictions themes from Professor Layton and Ace Attorney respectively.[2]

Gameplay

The game will feature a combination of gameplay elements from both series featuring the trademark puzzles from the Professor Layton series as well as trials, known as "Witch Trials" in the game, from the Ace Attorney series. Layton has to solve the mysteries of the strange world while Phoenix Wright has to defend a client in witch trials, similar to the court trials in the Ace Attorney series.[2] The game will also feature fully-voiced anime style cutscenes which are common of the Professor Layton games but a first for the Ace Attorney series which has never used cutscenes nor proper voice acting for its games.[1]

Plot

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An anime style cutscene shows the characters of Layton, Luke, Phoenix, and Maya interacting together to solve a mystery.

The game takes place in a different universe from the existing Professor Layton and Ace Attorney universes. Both Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright find themselves in a different world from their own, where they find the strange medieval city known as Labyrinth City has been victim to a number of impossible occurrences recently. The town is home to witches who hide in the shadows, and is controlled by an evil villain known as the Story Teller. Central to the plot is a yet-named young girl who is accused of being a witch by Layton at one point, only to be contradicted by Wright.[2]

Characters

  • Professor Hershel Layton, a professor who likes to solve mysteries through a series of puzzles.
  • Luke Triton, the professor's apprentice who assists him on his journeys.
  • Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naruhodō), a defense attorney who finds himself defending a woman accused of witchcraft.[2]
  • Maya Fey (Mayoi Ayasato), a spirit medium-in-training and Wright's assistant.
  • Story Teller, the main villain of the game. Whatever story he writes with his pen becomes reality.

Development

The game was officially announced at the Level-5 Vision 2010 press conference on October 19, 2010.[3] The game was originally an idea that Akihiro Hino, CEO of Level-5, came up with and a project that he himself proposed to Capcom. The idea came as a surprise to Shu Takumi, series designer for the Ace Attorney series. Keiji Inafune, head of Capcom's R&D Management Group, was "80 per cent certain" that Takumi would refuse the idea.[4] However, according to Inafune, Hino was able convince Takumi to accept the idea, giving him creative control as the main scenario writer for the project.[5][4]

Inafune stated the game is a true collaboration between the two companies jointly sharing in the effort, as opposed to the licensing of characters by one company; he felt that "we wanted to create a great history, which would have been impossible if both parties were not fully involved".[4] Hino recognized that fans of both series would "want to see a showdown" between the lead characters as well as sections where the two "join hands and take on a really big challenge".[4]

The game was first hinted at as a crossover between Capcom and Level-5 by Inafune, who was talking to Japanese business magazine Diamond prior to the Tokyo Game Show 2010, where he mentioned that he had great respect for Akihiro Hino, the CEO of Level-5.[6] On September 25, 2010 the game was outed on Twitter when Jiro Ishii of Level-5 accidentally tweeted to Jin Fujisawa of Square Enix, "Huh? Oh, Gyakuten XX. I'm making it, with Mr. Takumi!" in Japanese. This led to rampant speculation of a new Ace Attorney game being developed by Level-5, similar to how new Capcom games from established franchises are being developed externally, such as DmC being developed by British developer Ninja Theory.[7] The mistake was quickly covered up by Jiro Ishii who tweeted later that day that, "A misunderstanding seems to be spreading, so let me say that I'm currently working only on Time Travelers"[8]

The game has currently only been announced for release in Japan, with Capcom currently gauging interest from the community over whether or not to localize it for other territories.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Johnny Cullen (October 19, 2010). "Level-5 conference report: Time Travellers confirmed for 3DS, Layton-Ace Attorney crossover announced". VG247. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Anoop Gantayat (October 19, 2010). "Professor Layton Crossing With Ace Attorney". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Anoop Gantayat (October 19, 2010). "Level-5 Vision 2010 Live Blog". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Fahey, Rob (2010-10-21). "Inafune surprised Layton/Wright happened". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  5. ^ Anoop Gantayat (October 20, 2010). "So Who Came Up with This Layton VS Ace Attorney Thing Anyway?". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  6. ^ Anoop Gantayat (September 22, 2010). "Capcom and Level-5 Teaming Up". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Anoop Gantayat (September 25, 2010). "Is Level-5 Making a New Ace Attorney?". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  8. ^ Anoop Gantayat (September 25, 2010). "Jiro Ishii Says No to Ace Attorney Repots". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  9. ^ http://www.capcom-unity.com/jgonzo/blog/2010/10/19/professor_layton_vs_ace_attorney_announced_for_japan
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