It's interesting reflecting on that. I wouldn't call myself a hardcore fan... and yet, I've played every game in the series. No one game would come in my top 10 to 20 games of all time likely, and yet the series as a whole is definitely up there. Why this is I'm not quite sure, but darn it is this series enjoyable :)
This was really helpful ^^ I love the Professor Layton series and it is nice to have some backstory. And wow, your piano playing is exquisite! Very mellow and pleasing :)
NDS is one of my most beloved game consoles, with Professor Layton being one of my favourite games on the platform. So I really enjoyed finding out more about how the game was created. If there's one thing I thought was missing it's that the localized versions of the games did take away many of my favourite puzzles from the Japanese versions. Mostly puzzles with word solutions (where you write the answer in hiragana). It'd be cool to hear why though I guess the extra work to adapt to writing the answers in alphabet may not have been worth it cost- or timewise. Other than that nitpick, great job on the video! I'll be checking out more of your work.
I started playing Professor Layton way after the DS boom. I'm pretty glad. I don't think I would have appreciated it at the time but I love it now! I wish they would make another series like this.
Thank God those changes were made for the european version 😫, I'm british and everything Nintendo of Europe said is 100% correct, one day I mistakenly bought an american copy of the game that had been sold second hand in a european case and I was so irritated by Luke's voice I had to return it and explain to them there's something wrong with the characters voice, little did I know, but had that of been my first experience with the game I don't think I would have wanted to pick it up again
For the record, it's offensive to Americans like me as well... You basically just heard what an American kid getting ready to explosively puke everywhere sounds like. Except that kid is apparently also heavily intoxicated by either alcohol, drugs, or both....
Excellent! I thought that your editing was well-paced and the script was very tight! I’ve been a long time fan of the Professor Layton series, as it’s my favorite video game franchise of all time! Thank you for the excellent development history capsulation!
Had no idea that Luke's voice was different on the US version but you're right: it's borderline offensive to my British ears! He sounds like an odd little cowboy. What a cool and informative video.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Fun fact, the person who played US like also played Emmy in _all_ versions, even our UK one! I have no idea how her British accent improved so drastically - Emmy (in my opinion, anyway) sounds like she was played by an actual Brit!
@@olliesidawayyou should hear what he sounds like in the phoenix wright crossover its been a while since i played it but if i remember correctly he sounds way differnt and even a little like a girl
Well Level 5 made an HD version of the Curious Village for mobile.(That's already out) And on December 7 they will Release The second game in Japan. The trailer is already out! ua-cam.com/video/hQvF5MtsVpc/v-deo.html
@@stiks7627 OMG no way!! Curious Village on mobile!?! I've just finished replaying the entire series, for the first time in years, to see if it was as good as I remembered it. I'm happy to say it was! My retrospective visit was both familiar and surprising for each game. But Curious Village in particular: surprisingly, the most primitive Layton game holds up incredibly well still!, even when compared with the rest of the series! I genuinely concluded my revisit by saying "Curious Village is probably the best mobile/app store game ever made that WASN'T made for mobile devices" So hearing you say that they have now released a mobile version made me very happy!! :)
I remember initially dismissing the Professor Layton series as more DS shovelware, back in 2010. I decided to give it a go when a demo was made available. Oh, how wrong I was. 8 years later and I'm an acolyte and strong defender for this series. Having played all 6 main games (currently on the 6th one, which was rather hard to find) and most of the spin-offs. It remains one of my favorite game series to date. A Nintendo console isn't complete without a Layton entry.
My grandmother actually introduced me to this series due to her love of puzzles. I love the prof layton games a lot. And surprisingly, so did my country, the Netherlands. During the ds/wii era, getting a game dubbed to dutch was extremely rare, almost unheard of really, only for big AAA games or literal baby games. But because Layton sold so well in the Netherlands, all sequels got dubbed into Dutch. Which was honestly pretty great, since in the first game I had trouble with some puzzles simply cause of unknown english terns.
Got the same here. My mother bought me Pandora's Box in dutch and i liked that is was dubbed. Back in the day i had to ask everything if i would play the village, that gets annoying
The Professor Layton series was a childhood favourite of mine, had a vibe unlike any other. But all these insights into the creation of the first game were unknown to me and the visual quality of this video is fantastic for only your second vid. Looking forward to what you cover next!
I just saw that like 10 minutes ago and I'm kind of freaking out a little! Like, I was just watching his video and then it got to the end and I was like, "I feel like I recognise that thumbn- HOLY CRAP!" I only started this channel just over a month ago and already it's been so much fun! Thanks for all your nice comments, they really put me in a good mood :)
I know right! I was really surprised when I found out Luke and Emmy were voiced by the same person - Emmy sounds really British (good enough to fool me, anyway!) but US Luke is awful. I wonder if she took accent lessons between the games or something?
@@ThomasGameDocs On the flipside, I was a bit shocked to hear for the first time the British voice actors for the main characters. My parents had bought for me Eternal Diva (a really amazing animated film that's part of the Layton canon- have you seen it?), and the English dub involved only the voice actors for the UK version. So after getting surprised by Luke's drastically different voice, I researched and found out that the US version is just a fake cockney accent. Not sure why they hired Americans to voice British characters in the first place. Now I can't unhear the fakeness in US Luke, especially as I absorb more British media. Although, one criticism I have for the UK version is that Luke sounds far too young for his age, and frankly sounds too girlish. That's interesting to hear that Emmy sounds just fine to British ears, even though it's the same voice actress. If she did get accent training later on, though, why didn't Luke's voice improve?
@@ryanhawkins5082 That's way too generous. He sounds like a crackhead zombie with his guts spilling out.... and he's also probably drunk... At best, he ligitimately sounds like a young American kid getting ready to explosively puke everywhere. I can't quite explain it... but it's totally there. This voice acting is in no way acceptable... Even in America. Yes, even we are just barely intelligent enough to recognize that British people sound nothing like this, Thomas.... It's honestly just as offensive in America.... Who even APPROVED such a horrible acting job?!?!
How does this video not have hundreds of thousands of views? The effort put into it is clear and much greater than most of the top UA-cam channels. I've always loved the Professor Layton series, and I'm annoyed it isn't more famous than it already is.
Haha, that's super kind! I'm actually really pleased with how this channel is doing, analytics-wise, considering I've only actually put out 3 videos! I agree about the Professor Layton series, too, the stories are so sweet and I wish more people would experience them!
Thank you so much! It's still early days yet, and to be honest, I have more subscribers now than I expected I would after two videos. Howeverrrr, sharing my videos wouldn't hurt ;)
Thank you for providing sources in the description. Please don't remove this in the future. Also. How did you find that Official Nintendo Magazine's internet archived article? Really awesome pull, since the site is down.
No problem, I'll keep listing the sources in future! Most of my research for these videos consists of just googling "*name of game* developer interview" and digging deep into the search results, but if a source is archived then it most likely means I found it listed in the sources section of the game's Wikipedia page - I have archive.org on hand in case any of the links are broken. Wikipedia itself isn't very good for in depth research, but the lists of sources can be very useful!
Definitely planned! Phoenix Wright is probably my favourite game so I want to make sure I do it justice (for all). So yeah, it's planned but maybe for a little while in the future so I have time to get better at making these videos first.
I tend to only focus on a single game in a series, or occasionally two games, for these videos. The Ace Attorney video will almost certainly be just about the first game - that's because 1) the video will already be around 17 or 18 minutes covering just that game, and I really don't want it to end up any longer, and 2) lots more people will know about / have played the first game than any others, and I want the video to be accessible to as many people as possible! For what it's worth, I really love AAI2 and look forward to playing DGS 1 once the fan translation's done!
THAT'S AMAZING !!! YOUR VOICE IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, I mean even for a frenchie like me ! I always loved Pr. Layton and most specifically Hino and Level5's work. Are you gonna make a "History of Inazuma Eleven" from the same studio ? I'd love to know more about its creation ! 💕 Anyway, +1 follower !
Ahaha, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video (and my voice!). I have quite a few other videos planned right now, but I'll definitely consider covering Inazuma Eleven at some point in the future.
It's funny you should say that, as Ace Attorney was actually the reason that I created this channel: I found a load of information on the development of the game, and wanted to make it into a UA-cam video. I actually wrote a full script for the video as well, but it was _not_ very good, so I figured I'd start off with some other games first. Ace Attorney is really precious to me, so I want to make sure that when I make a video about it, it's a video I'm really proud of. Basically, it's coming, but not right now.
man, I loved this video, I'm just going through Hotel Dusk and I want to check out Professor Layton while i still have that detective puzzle game fever. your video was really fun and engaging, I hope your channel grows a lot more in the future!
It's only been about 7 years since I had gotten in to the Professor Layton games. I remember when the ds first came out. I had very little interest of getting one. Until about 7 years ago. When I had gotten a used red one off of Ebay. And I remember going to Target. To get a game for it. And I remember as I was looking at the ds games there. I remember that one ds game. I remember seeing a commercial for it a few years before. But I couldn't remember the name of the game. But I did remember the one character in the game wore a top hat. And when I saw the game call Professor Layton. I remember that this was the game I saw the commercial for. And ever since getting that game. I have a huge love for those games ever since. Mainly because they are puzzle games. And I just love puzzle games. Now I have every single Professor Layton related game there is for my ds and 3ds. And it was just last month I bought the Curious Village game for my iPad. I so hope the other ones comes to the iPad. And July of last year I bought Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy for my iPad. I also have it for my 3ds as well. I also have that Ace attorney and Layton 3ds game. I am so very glad this game series was made. And thanks for making a video about it.
Hey man, I'm here from GMTK's latest vid, and I have to say, I really enjoyed this video. It was well written and I really like your approach to editing, it's entertaining and pretty unique! I love the textured and "home-made" - weird as that might sound to describe a youtube video, it's the best word I can think of to describe it, lol - feel to it all. Keep up the great work man, can't wait to see what you do next :D
Haha, thank you so much! The thing about the Layton games is that they're like if someone took a puzzle book and combined it with like an animated movie or something. So if you like puzzle book type puzzles and stories, you'll like the Layton games, but if you don't, you won't. I'd definitely recommend giving one a try if you have someone you can borrow it from - that way, if you don't like it then it doesn't really matter. Anyway, long ramble over ;)
@@ThomasGameDocs Totally! I have been looking for some new good DS games, there seem to be very few good ones that I know about besides pokemon and Animal Crossing, thanks for the recommendation!
In Praise of Shadows The puzzles in the earlier games lean toward simple riddles, while later games will more often present mechanics you have to fiddle with. The stories are pretty good if you like to get invested in stuff--in later games the stakes get really high
The only time television advertisement worked for me. I was like 11, when I saw the ad for the first game. I knew, I needed it! What an Artwork of a game! The packaging was just right. No worry
The entire reason I purchased the first professor layton game is that it was set up in store as a demo. You basically solved the first puzzle of the series finding the curious village. I really liked how it felt to try and solve something and so I gave it a shot. Never looked back because this series is one of the greatest and has seriously changed my way of looking at the world.
My mom gave me the first Layton for christmas. I expected it to be nothing good, cause it was just some random thing my mom picked without knowing anything about games - boy was I wrong. I played all the titles in the series, and so did my mom - who had never touched a game console before. My favorite is the Unwound Future.
I'm neither British nor American, but I think Luke's US voice doesn't sound bad at all. I mean, watching comparisons I see that it doesn't sound authentic, but I think for an American it was actually a good English accent (doing accents so different from yours requires incredibly amount of skill) The UK voice sound more authentic and legit British, but I think it's too high-pitched and I slightly prefer the US voice since English isn't my native language anyway. But, yeah, now it seems kinda forced to me and the UK voice is really good, just wish her voice could be more like a teenager boy
My mom bought Curious Village for my brother and I like 12 years ago because she thought puzzles would make us intelligent instead we became addicted to the series... and we ended up buying all the games hahaha
I first played the Curious village and then Unwound Future some time after that and I absolutely loved both. It's been so long yet the memories still seem so present, and now I really want to replay them :D
Your first video and still one of my favorites. Professor Layton may not be one of the best series I've ever played but all the same, it's one I have an immense of fondness and nostalgia towards: the characters are endearing, the stories heartfelt, the soundtrack pleasantly rustic and of course, the puzzles are quite fun. I'm so grateful this series turned out as it did and came out when it did, and thanks so much for making a video on it. PL has both a fascinating and dare I say feel-good or heartwarming development history. :)
Boy, I'm glad the latest video by Mark Brown linked me to this! Such a great video. I loved the first games in the series, it's very cool to know the history behind it. Now I want to catch up with the remaining Professor Layton games.
Thank you! And yeah, if you have the free time then I'd really recommend playing games 2 and 3 to finish off the trilogy! The third game, in particular, is really great - one of my favourite games.
This was fantastic!! Really well done on. I appreciated that you talked slowly and that you were calm and not too over-excited, which i find some channels like this can sometimes be. You must have put a lot of time and research into this and it was actually so interesting, I’m glad I watched this video! I also really enjoyed the little things you added, such as the stapler when you talked about how the soundtrack become a ‘staple’. 🥰
I wish that they could remake the older games for the 3DS, since most of them are hard to find now. I wasn't able to get into this series until a few months ago.
Yeah, I was lucky enough to have a friend who owned every game in the series, so I just borrowed them from her, but idk what I'd do otherwise. They did an HD remake of Curious Village for smartphones, so that's something. Don't know if they're doing any of the other games though.
Thomas Game Docs Really? I didn't know about the Curious Village remake, so I'll have the remake. It seems that the only other method I have for getting the is used off of amazon, and even then many of them are too expensive for a DS game
Oh, thats why Luke voice was different. I didnt find out there were different voice actors until i saw the sound test in the game and was reminded when i saw the movie.
Professor Layton is the best thing that ever came in my life, and funnily enough was the first ever game I played and finish on the Nintendo DS, (not pokemon apparently) and it's been my favorite game of all time. It was given to me by a family member that, and I quote, "Found it in the shop and thought you might like it." And I did, I did very much, Curious Village and Pandora's Box were my favorite games on the DS, then I got Specter's Call and Unwound Future (that I cried at quite a lot). Fast forward 3 years later, I get a 3DS, and the first thing I ask for is Miracle Mask. Yes, it's my first game on the 3DS, and I absolutely love, then I got Azran Legacy which took me a while to finish mainly because I was not ready to end the whole series yet. Then I went on to watch Eternal Diva and play Layton Brothers I think was for the android, then I got Layton's Mystery Journey aka Katrielle Layton, and it was fantastiic! All in all, Professor Layton was an unforgettable journey, and I loved and enjoyed it all through out.
Oli_is_just_an_ign It was my first true video game I ever owned (since my parents accidentally bought lots of shovel ware) and the first game I finished. The series is still my favorite video game series ever and it’s characters are very near and dear to my heart. My parents bought me all the games and the movie which I still own and play today. Although, I’m always sad no one seems to know Layton in America anymore because he was my childhood hero growing up and such an important part of my life. I’m really hoping they dub the Katrielle Layton anime so we can bring Layton a little back to the West 😊
Mythological SPIRITS that control certain parts of everyday living. You do realize that Yokai are spiritual beings which are part of traditional Japanese religions, right? They aren't considered physical beings themselves, even if they can control certain aspects of the physical world. Pokémon, on the otherhand, really are creatures. They are pocket monsters. Some are based on Yokai and others aren't. And Digimon are digital monsters... whatever that actually means.
The first Layton was re-released on iOS and Android this year in a number of languages! The second game's already been announced too (at least in Japan)
Funny dialogue. (American voice acting a British character) "It's acceptable to America but distracting, unrealistic and even offensive to Britain" Just Imagine all fictional British characters being stereotypes and voice acted by Americans
Great video! Professor Layton was my first proper experience with video games and I love what the series has become. As a person from the UK, I completely agree with the part about finding the American voice actor for Luke annoying. It's the same with Emmy in the prequel trilogy. It was definitely a good thing they changed it for the UK.
I had no idea that Lani Minella was Luke's US voice actor! While I live in the UK and play the European versions of the games, I was aware of Luke's different voice in America because I had the American version of the second game on one of those multi game cards. After discovering Lani's voice in games such as Bendy and the Ink Machine, and also Showdown Bandit (RIP), I was very surprised to learn that she was Luke in the US! Now that I think about Luke's US voice and the one line that Showdown Bandit said, I can hear the similarities!
i love these games so much :’) someone online introduced me to these and now we are best friends of 10 years because we bonded over PL so much. it’s very nostalgic for me.
Aww! Back in my 6th grade math class, my teacher paired all of us up for an assignment. I was paired with a boy I never knew well. Since we were both good at math and finished early, I decided to draw for him a puzzle I remembered from a Professor Layton game. He quickly solved it and told me that he played the games, too. We talked about them for a while, and we kept hanging out after that. Seven years later, we're still best friends!
Amazing video, I didn't know that the CEO of Level 5 used to write Akira Tago books! This video took some effort I guess, it deserves way more views! Keep up the great work, you have a new sub :D
it’s on the iphone now! may not be quite the same but it does bring back fond memories (game is almost exactly the same, except obvi on a phone, no click of the ds, but it’s the same!!!)
It’s pretty sad that the layton fandom has been dying out since Layton’s Mystery Journey came out. Maybe when the anime gets dubbed and marketed, it’ll become more popular in the US and the UK
@@wizard_shushu Haha, you might be disappointed that it’s an anime based on his Daughter and Layton only shows up later, but yeah! It’s called Layton Mystery Tanteisha and it’s 50 episodes long. It’s a pretty cute anime, but not perfect.
Might not be that I have grown up with but still sounds interesting, I've seen in most fandoms, that the new stuff like Characters in a series usually get hate because of how the series wouldn't be the same. Maybe because to keep the nostalgia, but it depends honestly of it is for the worse or better.
5:58 Australia received BOTH English versions of the adaptions, so while my copy of 'The Curious Village' was the UK dub, when i bought 'The Last Spectre' it was the US dub.
i have a soft spot for this game, a ds was the first console i owned (although i didnt get the game for it at the time) its mostly is a soft spot because my name is Layton, it also came out the same year and month that i was born. its a crazy coincidence to be honest with you. but i love the artstyle and the charm so much that its without a doubt one of my favorite game series.
There are two types of people in this world,HARDCORE fans of professor layton,and people who didn't play the game.
What about people who have only played some of the games?
@@kevinr.9733 they are in the first groupe .
I’m a hardcore fan!
Played the first game and the crossover. Totally a hardcore fan then.
It's interesting reflecting on that. I wouldn't call myself a hardcore fan... and yet, I've played every game in the series. No one game would come in my top 10 to 20 games of all time likely, and yet the series as a whole is definitely up there.
Why this is I'm not quite sure, but darn it is this series enjoyable :)
This was really helpful ^^ I love the Professor Layton series and it is nice to have some backstory. And wow, your piano playing is exquisite! Very mellow and pleasing :)
Aw, thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
NDS is one of my most beloved game consoles, with Professor Layton being one of my favourite games on the platform. So I really enjoyed finding out more about how the game was created.
If there's one thing I thought was missing it's that the localized versions of the games did take away many of my favourite puzzles from the Japanese versions. Mostly puzzles with word solutions (where you write the answer in hiragana). It'd be cool to hear why though I guess the extra work to adapt to writing the answers in alphabet may not have been worth it cost- or timewise.
Other than that nitpick, great job on the video! I'll be checking out more of your work.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I definitely agree that I didn't discuss a whole lot of the localisation - thanks for the feedback!
I love Professor Layton!!! Thank you for the information. I didn’t know most of this. I also love your voice.
Thanks!
I started playing Professor Layton way after the DS boom. I'm pretty glad. I don't think I would have appreciated it at the time but I love it now! I wish they would make another series like this.
Good video, and excelent editting! Did you do it yourself, and are those your hands and stuff?
Thanks! And yes, they are indeed my hands!
Also I've met Christopher Miller and he's a funny guy! You'd never expect him to do such a good Layton voice but he does. :)
I've never heard of mystery room before?
Thank God those changes were made for the european version 😫, I'm british and everything Nintendo of Europe said is 100% correct, one day I mistakenly bought an american copy of the game that had been sold second hand in a european case and I was so irritated by Luke's voice I had to return it and explain to them there's something wrong with the characters voice, little did I know, but had that of been my first experience with the game I don't think I would have wanted to pick it up again
For the record, it's offensive to Americans like me as well... You basically just heard what an American kid getting ready to explosively puke everywhere sounds like. Except that kid is apparently also heavily intoxicated by either alcohol, drugs, or both....
@@kidwolf0015 😂😂
i wonder if a new one will come out on the switch
I hope so!
I have the first one. It's fun.
I still play professor Layton and the pandora's box
Would've loved to know the name of the artist or artists that designed Layton and Luke
_You know, Luke, this really reminds me of a puzzle..._
SIR WE ARE ABOUT TO PLUMMET TO OUR DEATH PLEASE DO NOT PULL THIS SHI-
Always a wrong moment for a puzzle
i hated it when i was looking for him coins and accidentally found a secret puzzle
@@jenniferg5722i liked it because i don't use hint coins
@@jenniferg5722 *it's a sliding puzzle☠☠☠*
Please let this be a sigh that layton will somehow be in smash
Crossed fingers!
Well he's already proved he can fight with a blade. Another Marth reskin? o.o
I voted for him in the Smash Ballot
*sigh*
@@papaparsley7695 lmao
Excellent! I thought that your editing was well-paced and the script was very tight!
I’ve been a long time fan of the Professor Layton series, as it’s my favorite video game franchise of all time! Thank you for the excellent development history capsulation!
Thank you so much! That's so kind!
I didn't know you had access to youtube from your cell, Kristoph.
Had no idea that Luke's voice was different on the US version but you're right: it's borderline offensive to my British ears! He sounds like an odd little cowboy.
What a cool and informative video.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Fun fact, the person who played US like also played Emmy in _all_ versions, even our UK one! I have no idea how her British accent improved so drastically - Emmy (in my opinion, anyway) sounds like she was played by an actual Brit!
His accent in America sounds way to fake and forced but in the European version, his accent is actually kind of a unique spin on cockney
@@olliesidawayyou should hear what he sounds like in the phoenix wright crossover its been a while since i played it but if i remember correctly he sounds way differnt and even a little like a girl
I still love professor Layton and planing to replay the series again
Ooh, now I'm feeling kinda tempted! I really shouldn't though - I definitely don't have enough free time... Don't tempt me like this!
Thomas Game Docs it’s worth it though 😂
Well Level 5 made an HD version of the Curious Village for mobile.(That's already out) And on December 7 they will Release The second game in Japan.
The trailer is already out!
ua-cam.com/video/hQvF5MtsVpc/v-deo.html
Waiting for it to release on Nintendo switch.
@@stiks7627 OMG no way!! Curious Village on mobile!?!
I've just finished replaying the entire series, for the first time in years, to see if it was as good as I remembered it. I'm happy to say it was! My retrospective visit was both familiar and surprising for each game.
But Curious Village in particular: surprisingly, the most primitive Layton game holds up incredibly well still!, even when compared with the rest of the series! I genuinely concluded my revisit by saying "Curious Village is probably the best mobile/app store game ever made that WASN'T made for mobile devices"
So hearing you say that they have now released a mobile version made me very happy!! :)
Brings back fond memories of playing through all the Layton games, even if it was only a few years ago for me. Great video, keep up the great work!
Ah, I'm kind of in a similar boat to you then, having only played them a few years ago too. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Did you know the first one's been re-released on phone by Level 5!? :D
I remember initially dismissing the Professor Layton series as more DS shovelware, back in 2010. I decided to give it a go when a demo was made available. Oh, how wrong I was. 8 years later and I'm an acolyte and strong defender for this series. Having played all 6 main games (currently on the 6th one, which was rather hard to find) and most of the spin-offs. It remains one of my favorite game series to date. A Nintendo console isn't complete without a Layton entry.
Agreed. Layton and Ace Attorney, despite being simplistic in nature, have quickly become my most favorite video game series
Richard Whitechest How do you mean it was difficult to find, in your country?
@@xSakuraMikazukix Actually, in the US. Well, more like a used cheap copy. It still sells for full retail price, so...
Lol ners
Lol nerd
My grandmother actually introduced me to this series due to her love of puzzles. I love the prof layton games a lot. And surprisingly, so did my country, the Netherlands.
During the ds/wii era, getting a game dubbed to dutch was extremely rare, almost unheard of really, only for big AAA games or literal baby games. But because Layton sold so well in the Netherlands, all sequels got dubbed into Dutch. Which was honestly pretty great, since in the first game I had trouble with some puzzles simply cause of unknown english terns.
Got the same here. My mother bought me Pandora's Box in dutch and i liked that is was dubbed. Back in the day i had to ask everything if i would play the village, that gets annoying
Exactly
Zeker waar alleen jammer dat ze de acteurs steeds verwisseld werden en dat de eerste niet nederlands was...
The Professor Layton series was a childhood favourite of mine, had a vibe unlike any other. But all these insights into the creation of the first game were unknown to me and the visual quality of this video is fantastic for only your second vid. Looking forward to what you cover next!
Thank you so much, that's super kind!
I'm so happy Mark Brown of Game Maker's Toolkit recommended this video at the end of his recent video! You really deserve more views : )
I just saw that like 10 minutes ago and I'm kind of freaking out a little! Like, I was just watching his video and then it got to the end and I was like, "I feel like I recognise that thumbn- HOLY CRAP!"
I only started this channel just over a month ago and already it's been so much fun! Thanks for all your nice comments, they really put me in a good mood :)
Thomas Game Docs You deserve it!!
Layton for super smash bros because I say so.
Lani Minella is wonderful as Emmy etc. But my god Luke is terrible in the US. Maria Darling is a godsend.
I know right! I was really surprised when I found out Luke and Emmy were voiced by the same person - Emmy sounds really British (good enough to fool me, anyway!) but US Luke is awful. I wonder if she took accent lessons between the games or something?
@@ThomasGameDocs yeah us luke sounds like if Darwin from tawog inhaled helium and screamed
@@ThomasGameDocs On the flipside, I was a bit shocked to hear for the first time the British voice actors for the main characters. My parents had bought for me Eternal Diva (a really amazing animated film that's part of the Layton canon- have you seen it?), and the English dub involved only the voice actors for the UK version. So after getting surprised by Luke's drastically different voice, I researched and found out that the US version is just a fake cockney accent. Not sure why they hired Americans to voice British characters in the first place. Now I can't unhear the fakeness in US Luke, especially as I absorb more British media. Although, one criticism I have for the UK version is that Luke sounds far too young for his age, and frankly sounds too girlish.
That's interesting to hear that Emmy sounds just fine to British ears, even though it's the same voice actress. If she did get accent training later on, though, why didn't Luke's voice improve?
@@alycatsol4683 Layton's voice actor is american too but no one ever mentions that lol
@@ryanhawkins5082 That's way too generous. He sounds like a crackhead zombie with his guts spilling out.... and he's also probably drunk...
At best, he ligitimately sounds like a young American kid getting ready to explosively puke everywhere. I can't quite explain it... but it's totally there. This voice acting is in no way acceptable... Even in America. Yes, even we are just barely intelligent enough to recognize that British people sound nothing like this, Thomas.... It's honestly just as offensive in America.... Who even APPROVED such a horrible acting job?!?!
Your voice sounds so sweet and gentle! I loved this video
Haha, thanks!
How does this video not have hundreds of thousands of views? The effort put into it is clear and much greater than most of the top UA-cam channels. I've always loved the Professor Layton series, and I'm annoyed it isn't more famous than it already is.
Haha, that's super kind! I'm actually really pleased with how this channel is doing, analytics-wise, considering I've only actually put out 3 videos! I agree about the Professor Layton series, too, the stories are so sweet and I wish more people would experience them!
Professor Layton and The Mystery of the History of Layton
Excellent video, congratulations. I was a shocked when I saw your sub count! I hope your channel grows, I'll make sure to share your videos! :)
Thank you so much! It's still early days yet, and to be honest, I have more subscribers now than I expected I would after two videos. Howeverrrr, sharing my videos wouldn't hurt ;)
The production value is off the charts, especially for such a young series and channel. I love it!
Oh wow, thank you! I really appreciate that!
Professor Layton switch would be a godsend
Thank you for providing sources in the description.
Please don't remove this in the future.
Also. How did you find that Official Nintendo Magazine's internet archived article?
Really awesome pull, since the site is down.
No problem, I'll keep listing the sources in future!
Most of my research for these videos consists of just googling "*name of game* developer interview" and digging deep into the search results, but if a source is archived then it most likely means I found it listed in the sources section of the game's Wikipedia page - I have archive.org on hand in case any of the links are broken. Wikipedia itself isn't very good for in depth research, but the lists of sources can be very useful!
How about Phoenix Wright next? :)
Definitely planned! Phoenix Wright is probably my favourite game so I want to make sure I do it justice (for all). So yeah, it's planned but maybe for a little while in the future so I have time to get better at making these videos first.
@@ThomasGameDocs maybe mention AAI2 and DGS 1 and 2?
I tend to only focus on a single game in a series, or occasionally two games, for these videos. The Ace Attorney video will almost certainly be just about the first game - that's because 1) the video will already be around 17 or 18 minutes covering just that game, and I really don't want it to end up any longer, and 2) lots more people will know about / have played the first game than any others, and I want the video to be accessible to as many people as possible! For what it's worth, I really love AAI2 and look forward to playing DGS 1 once the fan translation's done!
People who love this series, most definitely also love Ace Attourney Phoenix Wright. Something about these 2 games is just amazing.
THAT'S AMAZING !!! YOUR VOICE IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, I mean even for a frenchie like me !
I always loved Pr. Layton and most specifically Hino and Level5's work. Are you gonna make a "History of Inazuma Eleven" from the same studio ? I'd love to know more about its creation ! 💕
Anyway, +1 follower !
Ahaha, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video (and my voice!). I have quite a few other videos planned right now, but I'll definitely consider covering Inazuma Eleven at some point in the future.
European Luke sounds so much better holy shit
I saw Layton vs. Phoenix Wright before other Layton games.
Hearing American Luke was like feeling a huge amount of whiplash, it sounded a lot worse.
@@kirby1781 I had the exact opposite experience, I hated his UK voice. Sounded too girly and annoying
Please do "How Ace Attorney was Created" next.
It's funny you should say that, as Ace Attorney was actually the reason that I created this channel: I found a load of information on the development of the game, and wanted to make it into a UA-cam video. I actually wrote a full script for the video as well, but it was _not_ very good, so I figured I'd start off with some other games first. Ace Attorney is really precious to me, so I want to make sure that when I make a video about it, it's a video I'm really proud of. Basically, it's coming, but not right now.
man, I loved this video, I'm just going through Hotel Dusk and I want to check out Professor Layton while i still have that detective puzzle game fever.
your video was really fun and engaging, I hope your channel grows a lot more in the future!
Aw, thank you so much!
the only reason ive played professor layton is because my mum has almost all the games
It's only been about 7 years since I had gotten in to the Professor Layton games. I remember when the ds first came out. I had very little interest of getting one. Until about 7 years ago. When I had gotten a used red one off of Ebay. And I remember going to Target. To get a game for it. And I remember as I was looking at the ds games there. I remember that one ds game. I remember seeing a commercial for it a few years before. But I couldn't remember the name of the game. But I did remember the one character in the game wore a top hat. And when I saw the game call Professor Layton. I remember that this was the game I saw the commercial for. And ever since getting that game. I have a huge love for those games ever since. Mainly because they are puzzle games. And I just love puzzle games. Now I have every single Professor Layton related game there is for my ds and 3ds. And it was just last month I bought the Curious Village game for my iPad. I so hope the other ones comes to the iPad. And July of last year I bought Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy for my iPad. I also have it for my 3ds as well. I also have that Ace attorney and Layton 3ds game. I am so very glad this game series was made. And thanks for making a video about it.
Thanks for your comment, that was really interesting to read! Glad you enjoyed the video, too!
You also forgot mystery room but that has.. Questionable canonicity
Hey man, I'm here from GMTK's latest vid, and I have to say, I really enjoyed this video. It was well written and I really like your approach to editing, it's entertaining and pretty unique! I love the textured and "home-made" - weird as that might sound to describe a youtube video, it's the best word I can think of to describe it, lol - feel to it all. Keep up the great work man, can't wait to see what you do next :D
Thank you so much! I'm really going for that papery / home-made look so I'm glad you like it!
in Europe, they didn't just add subtitles in other languages but they dubbed it.
@Fede Poyo the first game too! the italian one, at least
in realtà il primo gioco non è mai stato doppiato in italiano, tutti gli altri si
Good video! Love your voice man, looking forward to the next one! I haven't played this game before but I might have to look into it now.
Haha, thank you so much! The thing about the Layton games is that they're like if someone took a puzzle book and combined it with like an animated movie or something. So if you like puzzle book type puzzles and stories, you'll like the Layton games, but if you don't, you won't. I'd definitely recommend giving one a try if you have someone you can borrow it from - that way, if you don't like it then it doesn't really matter. Anyway, long ramble over ;)
@@ThomasGameDocs Totally! I have been looking for some new good DS games, there seem to be very few good ones that I know about besides pokemon and Animal Crossing, thanks for the recommendation!
In Praise of Shadows The puzzles in the earlier games lean toward simple riddles, while later games will more often present mechanics you have to fiddle with. The stories are pretty good if you like to get invested in stuff--in later games the stakes get really high
I remember having two professor Layton games
The curious Village and Unwound future I think.
The art style in the Professor Layton reminded me so much of the works of a French animator named Sylvain Chomet.
The only time television advertisement worked for me. I was like 11, when I saw the ad for the first game. I knew, I needed it! What an Artwork of a game!
The packaging was just right. No worry
Very nice video! Excited to check out more.
Thanks!
Rest in peace Akira Tago 🙏 You made us all happy with your puzzles. 💓
Layton for smash bros
The entire reason I purchased the first professor layton game is that it was set up in store as a demo. You basically solved the first puzzle of the series finding the curious village. I really liked how it felt to try and solve something and so I gave it a shot. Never looked back because this series is one of the greatest and has seriously changed my way of looking at the world.
My mom gave me the first Layton for christmas. I expected it to be nothing good, cause it was just some random thing my mom picked without knowing anything about games - boy was I wrong. I played all the titles in the series, and so did my mom - who had never touched a game console before. My favorite is the Unwound Future.
This was a great video, Layton deserves more attention on UA-cam. I look forward to watching more of your stuff!
Thank you! And I totally agree about the Layton games - they're severely underrated imo!
I'm neither British nor American, but I think Luke's US voice doesn't sound bad at all. I mean, watching comparisons I see that it doesn't sound authentic, but I think for an American it was actually a good English accent (doing accents so different from yours requires incredibly amount of skill)
The UK voice sound more authentic and legit British, but I think it's too high-pitched and I slightly prefer the US voice since English isn't my native language anyway. But, yeah, now it seems kinda forced to me and the UK voice is really good, just wish her voice could be more like a teenager boy
My mom bought Curious Village for my brother and I like 12 years ago because she thought puzzles would make us intelligent instead we became addicted to the series... and we ended up buying all the games hahaha
Neat series! Brand new channel? I’m in!
Thanks!
I first played the Curious village and then Unwound Future some time after that and I absolutely loved both. It's been so long yet the memories still seem so present, and now I really want to replay them :D
Your first video and still one of my favorites. Professor Layton may not be one of the best series I've ever played but all the same, it's one I have an immense of fondness and nostalgia towards: the characters are endearing, the stories heartfelt, the soundtrack pleasantly rustic and of course, the puzzles are quite fun.
I'm so grateful this series turned out as it did and came out when it did, and thanks so much for making a video on it. PL has both a fascinating and dare I say feel-good or heartwarming development history. :)
Boy, I'm glad the latest video by Mark Brown linked me to this! Such a great video.
I loved the first games in the series, it's very cool to know the history behind it. Now I want to catch up with the remaining Professor Layton games.
Thank you! And yeah, if you have the free time then I'd really recommend playing games 2 and 3 to finish off the trilogy! The third game, in particular, is really great - one of my favourite games.
Professor Layton more like Professor LAMEton haha
hahahahahaha JUSTIN.Y FOR PROFESSOR KAYTON VIDS hahahahahahahah
AAAAHHHHHHH! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I LOVE IT!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
This was fantastic!! Really well done on. I appreciated that you talked slowly and that you were calm and not too over-excited, which i find some channels like this can sometimes be. You must have put a lot of time and research into this and it was actually so interesting, I’m glad I watched this video! I also really enjoyed the little things you added, such as the stapler when you talked about how the soundtrack become a ‘staple’. 🥰
Haha, glad my puns are appreciated! Thanks for your super kind comment!
I'm feeling such nostalgia from this. I loved these games :D
I wish that they could remake the older games for the 3DS, since most of them are hard to find now. I wasn't able to get into this series until a few months ago.
Yeah, I was lucky enough to have a friend who owned every game in the series, so I just borrowed them from her, but idk what I'd do otherwise. They did an HD remake of Curious Village for smartphones, so that's something. Don't know if they're doing any of the other games though.
Thomas Game Docs Really? I didn't know about the Curious Village remake, so I'll have the remake. It seems that the only other method I have for getting the is used off of amazon, and even then many of them are too expensive for a DS game
Well now you can buy the curios village,then we will have pandora box this december
Thanks for telling me about this! I was able to get the game before the sale ended
I wish we would get more professor layton games. Not the one with Kat
Oh, thats why Luke voice was different. I didnt find out there were different voice actors until i saw the sound test in the game and was reminded when i saw the movie.
i/e wholesomeness
Professor Layton is the best thing that ever came in my life, and funnily enough was the first ever game I played and finish on the Nintendo DS, (not pokemon apparently) and it's been my favorite game of all time. It was given to me by a family member that, and I quote, "Found it in the shop and thought you might like it." And I did, I did very much, Curious Village and Pandora's Box were my favorite games on the DS, then I got Specter's Call and Unwound Future (that I cried at quite a lot).
Fast forward 3 years later, I get a 3DS, and the first thing I ask for is Miracle Mask. Yes, it's my first game on the 3DS, and I absolutely love, then I got Azran Legacy which took me a while to finish mainly because I was not ready to end the whole series yet.
Then I went on to watch Eternal Diva and play Layton Brothers I think was for the android, then I got Layton's Mystery Journey aka Katrielle Layton, and it was fantastiic!
All in all, Professor Layton was an unforgettable journey, and I loved and enjoyed it all through out.
Oli_is_just_an_ign It was my first true video game I ever owned (since my parents accidentally bought lots of shovel ware) and the first game I finished. The series is still my favorite video game series ever and it’s characters are very near and dear to my heart. My parents bought me all the games and the movie which I still own and play today. Although, I’m always sad no one seems to know Layton in America anymore because he was my childhood hero growing up and such an important part of my life. I’m really hoping they dub the Katrielle Layton anime so we can bring Layton a little back to the West 😊
That is a beautiful arrangement of Layton's theme! I am playing a different one at the moment myself but I much prefer yours🎐
Haha, thanks! I only played a small part of it though, so I kinda cheated ;)
BAHAHA. "Enduring cast of characters"......shows Ramon, an obscure, weird, side character from the first game. xD
Ramon is the secret Protagonist of every game. Not just in the Professor Layton series, In every game. Ramon controls all.
Your voice is so impossibly smooth, I think I just hit puberty. I--I mean, this video reminded me of a puzzle!
Ahaha, uh, thanks!
I love that this game is set in the 1930s
Very good video! With nearly 1000 subscribers in a month and videos of this quality, you are going to be very successful :)
Thank you so much! (crossed fingers!)
We Love this UA-cam Video! :-D
Man Level 5 is super popular now stuff has changed and to think it's all because of a game about mythological creatures that are super creepy
Mythological SPIRITS that control certain parts of everyday living. You do realize that Yokai are spiritual beings which are part of traditional Japanese religions, right? They aren't considered physical beings themselves, even if they can control certain aspects of the physical world.
Pokémon, on the otherhand, really are creatures. They are pocket monsters. Some are based on Yokai and others aren't. And Digimon are digital monsters... whatever that actually means.
Professor Layton is my Hero! :-D
The first Layton was re-released on iOS and Android this year in a number of languages!
The second game's already been announced too (at least in Japan)
Ooh, I knew they did the first game but I didn't know they were doing the second one too! Crossed fingers it comes out in English too!
I remember always going to my grandad asking if he could help me with some of the puzzles. Good times.
Funny dialogue.
(American voice acting a British character)
"It's acceptable to America but distracting, unrealistic and even offensive to Britain"
Just Imagine all fictional British characters being stereotypes and voice acted by Americans
I used to be in the Layton fandom
The movie was so good I watched it like hundred times
layton is my all time favorite! thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Professor Layton is one of my favorite game franchises if not my favorite of all time
Thank you Nintendo of Europe
Holy shit, I never really cared for this series before, but now I am interested. Good job.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop is the first third party game for the Nintendo DS to sell over 1 million copies in Japan.
Great video! Professor Layton was my first proper experience with video games and I love what the series has become. As a person from the UK, I completely agree with the part about finding the American voice actor for Luke annoying. It's the same with Emmy in the prequel trilogy. It was definitely a good thing they changed it for the UK.
Btw, if you couldn't tell, my profile picture is a little 8-bit design of the Professor, based off of the mario jumping animation.
Oh wow, I really love that profile pic! Also, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your comment!
I loooove Professor Layton :3
I had no idea that Lani Minella was Luke's US voice actor! While I live in the UK and play the European versions of the games, I was aware of Luke's different voice in America because I had the American version of the second game on one of those multi game cards. After discovering Lani's voice in games such as Bendy and the Ink Machine, and also Showdown Bandit (RIP), I was very surprised to learn that she was Luke in the US! Now that I think about Luke's US voice and the one line that Showdown Bandit said, I can hear the similarities!
This is interesting and informative! I’m glad I found it.
Thanks! That's really kind!
i love these games so much :’) someone online introduced me to these and now we are best friends of 10 years because we bonded over PL so much. it’s very nostalgic for me.
Aww! Back in my 6th grade math class, my teacher paired all of us up for an assignment. I was paired with a boy I never knew well. Since we were both good at math and finished early, I decided to draw for him a puzzle I remembered from a Professor Layton game. He quickly solved it and told me that he played the games, too. We talked about them for a while, and we kept hanging out after that. Seven years later, we're still best friends!
Amazing video, I didn't know that the CEO of Level 5 used to write Akira Tago books!
This video took some effort I guess, it deserves way more views! Keep up the great work, you have a new sub :D
Thanks!
It's a very good video, I love Professor Layton series.
You should make a yokai watch video that'd be interesting
it’s on the iphone now! may not be quite the same but it does bring back fond memories (game is almost exactly the same, except obvi on a phone, no click of the ds, but it’s the same!!!)
It’s pretty sad that the layton fandom has been dying out since Layton’s Mystery Journey came out. Maybe when the anime gets dubbed and marketed, it’ll become more popular in the US and the UK
I only remember the Eternal Diva movie but it sounds interresting that there is a Anime
@@wizard_shushu Haha, you might be disappointed that it’s an anime based on his Daughter and Layton only shows up later, but yeah! It’s called Layton Mystery Tanteisha and it’s 50 episodes long. It’s a pretty cute anime, but not perfect.
Might not be that I have grown up with but still sounds interesting, I've seen in most fandoms, that the new stuff like Characters in a series usually get hate because of how the series wouldn't be the same. Maybe because to keep the nostalgia, but it depends honestly of it is for the worse or better.
@@wizard_shushu Well, if you liked the Layton’s Mystery Journey game then you might like the anime! Same characters and all.
Awesome! :-D
Nice video! Subscribed for more like this :)
Thanks, fellow Thomas! Long live Thomas-kind!
5:58 Australia received BOTH English versions of the adaptions, so while my copy of 'The Curious Village' was the UK dub, when i bought 'The Last Spectre' it was the US dub.
Layton was actually partially based off Pheonix Wright from Ace Attorney, it’s in the Wikipedia page of Professor Layton!
i have a soft spot for this game, a ds was the first console i owned (although i didnt get the game for it at the time) its mostly is a soft spot because my name is Layton, it also came out the same year and month that i was born. its a crazy coincidence to be honest with you. but i love the artstyle and the charm so much that its without a doubt one of my favorite game series.