I’ve only played Curious Village to Lost Future I ignored the prequels with the exception of Eternal Diva and I played but never finished Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright because a glitch came towards the end of the game that made it impossible for Phoenix to keep pushing the judge until he’d listen to him like it was meant to. Personally a redone Professor Layton collection of the first 3 games and then a prequel collection would be good especially because now looking back on it I feel like I missed out when I was stubborn and decided not to play the prequels just because I was annoyed it wasn’t picking up from Layton going to visit Luke in America like Lost Future ended
To be fair it makes more sense for him to be in a fighting game than Phoenix Wright, since he IS a trained fencer and swordfighter, along with being adept at improvised fighting.
Primarina Queen But just like Phoenix Wright, having him fight using a sword would destroy the whole purpose of having him in the game in the first place. The reason Wright was fun and interesting in UMvC3 was becuse Capcom took a character who doesn’t fight, and made a move-set out of concepts from his original game to make him work. If Layton doesn’t incorporate logic puzzles in his move-set somehow, stuff that makes him unique and captures the essence of his own games, then it’s just missing the whole point of including a character like him. It’d be a massive waste.
@@tomross4599 nah they're moreso optimized for touchscreen controls rather than dual screens I also just want Lost Future in HD tbh, that's pretty much the only reason
I hope that we get more games like this; they were a great time-killer on the DS & 3DS, and I hope they make a brand new Professor Layton game on this platform other than this one.
To any Layton fans that finished this game and were unsatisfied with the unanswered questions, the anime "Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File" episodes 10, 20, 34, 35, 49 and 50 all concentrate on Hershel's disappearance. The rest of the episodes are pretty much filler in the same way that the cases in the game felt, so I promise you won't miss out on anything necessary or important save for one or two callbacks to events in a previous yet not relevant episode. The show hasn't been localized, so the only way to watch is with fan subs atm.
@@firesnakex8 It's definitely more in line with the craziness of the prequels than it is the more down to earth tone of the classics. Overall the anime's conclusion of the series, while not as impacting as the games, I still personally found very sweet in it's own way.
@@aheghaugheggeyahg ngl, I do question it’s canonicity since it goes out of it’s way to completely retell the events of the Mystery Journey game. That being said, I personally consider it to be better than the game since the cases have more emotional depth to them compared to the game versions. Either way, there hasn’t exactly been word of a new Layton game coming out any time soon. I don’t necessarily think the series is over, but I get the feeling Mystery Journey hasn’t sold too well so I have my doubts. If it really is over, this looks like the closest thing to a conclusion atm.
this was a great review! I feel like the game got way too much undeserved criticism on the 3DS, purely because it was trying to do something different. I've played every game in the Layton series, and I'll be happily be replaying this one on switch at some point! ☕
Jerik Gosse I didn't say that it was, I said that I THOUGHT it had something to do with it. I know it has nothing to do with it, as it shouldn't anyway. Hell, I own Super Princess Peach for the DS, which seemed to be targeted for girls but I don't give a crap because the game is good, I don't mind a female protagonist, have a good day. I also own the Katrielle game now, too, and I don't care if it doesn't contain the same flair as her father's games. It doesn't have to.
I'd prefer one with Apollo instead of Phoenix, and instead of Herschel, it could be either his his son from the mobile game "Layton Brothers" or Katrielle.
Layton is one of my favorite game series of all time. I purchased every game day one, perfect Picarat runs and even bought the anime! I was so stoked when I saw this was getting a Switch release. Now release the other two trilogies in HD please!
I have zero knowledge of the game series, and am not sure I ever will have a desire to play any of the games in the series. I do have to say that this is a wonderfully written, read, and produce review of the game. Definitely appreciated!
Proffesor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is my personal favorite, hardly any dead air when playing that one if you want to start (dont need to know any lore from eitber series)
I wanted to know how or if this version was different from the 3ds version... Sadly you didn't mention the older version. The flaws mention, easier puzzles and lacking in urgency, is probably because originally this was a mobile game. This is the Switch port of the 3ds port of the mobile game.
I completely agree with the review. I loved all the new characters Katrielle was great but while it was nice having a new perspective the only thing I didn't like was the story because of the case structure it felt very disjointed to me and just made me want to play the old games with a story throughout with a deep and emotional story arc
I already played this on the Nintendo 3DS. I really liked the characters & the puzzles were still great. I have to agree that it feels slightly more like a slice of life game than previous Layton games. Overall, I did really like the game, but it did feel like it missed some grand adventure.
@@Elite_Teach the anime covers the many stories from the games and adds on those. But there's a whole arc in the anime dedicated to Kat's search for Layton. They are really good episodes
@@Elite_Teach Yea, what Robindb said. Basically the anime is 50 episodes long, it covers cases from the game, new cases original from the anime and some episodes are basically talking about what happened to Layton and Katrielle searching for him, not gonna spoil anything but it features some very important story stuff than wasn't in the game. Wonder if they'll make a game about the main story stuff in the anime
What a beautiful review. And a beautiful game! It’s my first in the series and was so surprised by the criticism of it. I liked it a lot and am sad there aren’t any more available on the switch.
Don't forget the anime, and DO forget the talking dog while you're on it (one would think that he'd be the most likable and interesting character.... But NOPE! Both, an annoyance and a downer for most episodes instead.) Other than that, *A great watch!*
Geo Leo I haven’t check the game (and the rest of the game series yet), but I watched the anime version, which I knew it is different from the game version. I don’t like Katrielle that much as she can be seen as annoying and barely have much character development. But when it comes to... Ernest (or Noah in Japanese), I do think he could be more yet he is the most developed characters in the anime. I think Ernest is a bit more expressive in the anime tho. The bespectacled girl cop (forgot her name) is fun too. I might change my view if I watched a full play through of this game and compared with the anime. I only watched the final case (in the game anyway) tho to compared both, and so far I like the mystery behind the game more, but I prefer the emotion delivered in the anime, especially the culprit.
@@rocksterphang7985 First of all, my sincere thanks for sharing your personal thoughs, specially since both of us share the same situation about never being involved with the mentioned franchise, excepting with the 1st anime series to promote the presented game. May I ask, what made you decide to watch it? In my case, besides repeatedly hearing from critics and fans about its popularity and great reception, what also caught my attention of it was its old-school, simplistic and yet charming design of its characters; and after knowing about the anime, I simply couldn't help myself to check it out and understand a bit further the concept behind the games (and well, the facts that Prof. Layton dissapears and, just out of nowhere, we meet his grown-up daughter, plus my love for main characters being female.) With all that said, from my understanding, the game follows after the events occured in the anime, correct? And I can agree to an extend that the female protagonist can result a bit bland or even annoying because of the formulaic execution implemented in each episode, similar to what we've seen in Scooby Doo with a case to solve for each week (not to mention that some of their explanations become a hell of a stretch, while inviting the viewer to solve the cases logically after all the presented clues & obtained evidences.) While we can find here and there an episode with that kind of ludicrous nature, there were also ones that striked me because of its emotional, endearing and original stories (the cases of the cursed dress and the CEO's daughter aparently having a secret lover behind his back come to my mind as perfect examples.) And returning to the topic of characters, I wholeheartedly agree about those two you mention, with Ernest backstory and everything revealed about him later on (I enjoyed too how most of the time he broke the fourth wall before introducing the viewer the final part of the case) and the calculative, serious & cool-headed rival of Katrielle; which they should have given her more development and a better detailed backstory to begin with, if you ask me.
@@rocksterphang7985 Excuse my double post, since I was fixing few details with my reply. I hope it reaches you despite de edit and that you find it as enjoying as I did with yours.
@@geoleo965 Well, I first knew about this game when the 3DS version game out back then. It didn't grab my interest as I never followed the previous installments, but I did knew about the mystery of Katrielle's missing father. I only got interested when I saw that it has an anime adaption, so I just watched it out of curiosity. I was kinda worried that I couldn't keep up with the anime when I knew nothing about Layton lore, but I was wrong as I can just watch without knowing anything (albeit I will miss some references here and there). There are some differences between the game and the anime, but I only watched the final case (the Adamas case) to compare the two, and I could say that this case does have a few huge differences. Be aware that I knew nothing about the game's story and how the characters were written there as I only followed the anime. I think it is there are a few reason why why Katrielle... for the lack of better word from my side, a bit 'bland' or 'unchanging', is because she doesn't have a huge change in her life as an adult in the anime. ❗Spoiler alert for those who never checked the anime and I guess the final game's case: Like yeah I like her backstory sprinkled throughout the anime (and I think that is the major reason why people would check the anime to know why Prof. Layton is missing), and the final case in the anime is very heartwarming as she finally reunite with her father with a good build up. Seriously aside from the case where Katrielle got some kind of weird illusion of her father being in a village, we barely ever see Katrielle emote other than being annoying/loud, or nice and strong. I think Katrielle's personality could have be written better in this regard, where she is strong for the most part and she did move on from being sad all the time about her father (and Luke), but there are a few times to let the facade down and see her other personality. Maybe I wished for too much? Eh. As for episodic format of this anime, I think it sorta benefit from it yet fail in a small part. The format makes it easy to pick up, fast pace and kids can just watch for fun without getting too lost. It kinda failed to develop a few of the key figures. Tho not gonna lie I love the build up of Katrielle's backstory and the mystery behind it, as it is the strongest point in the anime, second goes to Ernest's backstory. I think Ernest can be a small bit contraditing when it comes to his character, but he is very likable (in fact he is the most likable one out there). He is just silly yet dedicated, which when the final game case happened, you can feel his anger and hate clearer than the game (which can look like a bit silly unintentionally, or... too stoic?). The reason I said it is a small bit contradicting is just that clearly Ernest is good enough to make these puzzles (in both versions), yet he can be very clueless for the most part before this case. Granted some of the cases can be a bit outrageous with its theory, but suddenly made him super smart can be jarring, even if the puzzles were made by himself. This case's mystery is written better in the game as I prefer the 7 Dragons were not aware of Ernest's true identity and how in the end they bowed down to Ernest who teared up hard, but Ernest in the anime has a better backstory and emotes better. Also lol Ernest with a jacket actually looks nice. But either way, I do enjoyed the anime, and as much there are some stuff I wished it could have fixed better than the game version in the adaptation, but I do like what we have in the anime. Both Ernest case and missing Layton case are the highlights for me. The asthetic is nice and lively, and I think Ernest, the lady cop and Liza are a few of the better written characters, while Sherl is the weakest (because he has no backstory shown there?). Also nah, I'll chill with it lol
I only just found out that practically all of the [Nintendo DS] [Proffessor Layton] games were remastered for Android/ios. Including [Layton's Journey: Katrielle and hhe Mysterious Conspiracy]. This all made me curious to see how this particular game looks and works.
This is the newest “Deluxe” edition of the game...yet the review treated it as if it was brand new. Would’ve really liked to hear how it differed/improved on earlier versions if at all
The only difference is that there are around 40 new puzzles and the visuals get a nice boost simply because it's now on the Switch as opposed to the 3DS or on mobile. There are also 365 new daily puzzles that will be released everyday for a year.
Friendly reminder that this is a port from the 3DS. Additionally, there is also a 50 episode anime series for this particular entry in the series, which is somehow overall _better_ than this game. It includes every case from the game, but most of the episodes are 100% original, including a MUCH more appropriate conclusion. The cases that were already in the game were changed in the anime to fit the 20 minutes per episode pacing, but in my opinion most of them actually got improved in some ways.
Of course, the actual gameplay is important, so I would recommend to watch the anime after you finish the game, even if it means you will know the answer to some of the cases already. And as I said, the anime has a lot of extra story. Theres a lot of actually important stuff that is never mentioned in the game. So if you want to get all of the story you really should watch the anime.
@@Anaxisca Oh yeah, I always forget that that's not an easy thing to do. I have personally always used Kissanime, it is very reliable for watching episodes, but it is pretty... intrusive. Annoying ads and whatnot, and apparently they even ban you for using adblock now, which is just dumb. But you don't need to log in or anything. It should be fine though as long as you close popups quickly and have a decent antivirus. And the basic Beta Server is the safest source for the episodes, so always switch to that first. It's not as bad as it sounds once you're used to it. Maybe there's a better site out there, hopefully places that are less pushy with their ads, but this is the place I've used for years. If you want a safer place though, I guess Crunchyroll is good, since it's all "legal" and everything. If you don't mind getting interrupted by (perfectly safe) ads you don't even need an account as far as I know. I've only used it like, once, though, so I don't know. Otherwise, just ask around some.
Seeing all the cool bonuses they added, I kinda wish I held out for the Switch version. I don't know if it would have saved the game from being so underwhelming, but I could have dressed up as Hershel, which is something.
I just beat this game on the 3DS two days ago, so I'll give my thoughts for those who might be interested. The game is fine, but it falls flat as a Layton game. The soundtrack, puzzles, mysteries, and characters are all very mediocre, to the point that I was on auto-pilot for most of the game (which never happened to me with any of the other Layton games). It doesn't help that the game was originally made for phones before being ported to the 3DS and now the Switch, and so the structure involves a collection of small cases with no payoff rather than one big, interesting mystery like in the other Layton games. The game is fine, but it simply doesn't have any of the quality or charm of the rest of the series. Honestly, you'd probably be better off buying it on phones than the Switch, as at least it'd be much cheaper, and you could slowly chip away at it while out and about (the way I think it was intended to be played) rather than in longer play sessions.
People usually recommend to play the games either chronologically or by release order, either way should be fine. Since you've finished Last Specter, the first game in the chronology, you can continue along that order with Miracle Mask -> Azran Legacy -> Curious Village -> Diabolical Box -> Unwound Future. There's also a movie that happens between Last Specter and Miracle Mask named Eternal Diva that I'd recommend watching, it's a real treat for Layton fans.
I have the deluxe edition and I completed everything. All 383 puzzles and all the other bonuses and it was great game. Though I kind squeal because Ernest and Katrielle are cute and made me ship them. 😅
Great review! And what a pleasant voice :) Hope she gets to do more reviews Also hope we get the two Layton trilogies on Switch, and if possible, the crossover game with Phoenix Wright
Can someone explain to me please the differences between this switch version and the 3ds and iOS versions? (If possible even I’d like to know the differences between the 3ds and iOS versions if there are any)
When this game first came out on mobile I was super excited, and liked the slow pace, rustic London feel of it all. As it progressed though, I found myself pretty disappointed with the overall story. Characters are great, but I really wish there was more of an overarching story (you have to watch the anime to see how it's resolved).
Thank you Belle for the review. I do enjoy the series this makes me hope that we get a new Layton game. It is a shame that the controls for handheld mode especially since this was a series like Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and Fire Emblem that has been on handheld systems. But nice to know that the controls in docked mode are great. I do hope we get the other Layton games brought to Switch
I liked the grand scale of the previous Layton games, but many of them had what I felt were unsatisfying conclusions that I don't think lived up to the mystery of the story. The endings were just too out there and felt too contrived. So I think I might actually enjoy the smaller scale mysteries as long as the conclusions actually make sense.
Not quite. It was originally developed for 3DS and mobile devices, so they had all the HD assets already. I’m not sure it would make sense financially to redraw all the assets of the older games, given that they most likely won’t sell in excess of 100.000 copies.
They’ve already re-released the first two games on mobile. I’m willing to bet that within two years we’ll have at least the original trilogy on Switch, hopefully the prequels as well.
Thw only downfall in laytons mystery journey is there should be more cases,or a second game,and a couple of mysteries were very predictable,boring,not emotional,but the last one might've been my favourite,it was so unpredictable,emotional,amazing
I think it was a meh game. in a Layton game i look for story and puzzles. The story was...not quite good, except the last mission and the there were too many out side the box puzzles that i was like hmmm this is too complicated for what they are going for in this game and that means there is a catch to it. indeed maybe there were 10 puzzles that i got stuck but comparing to the other 100 i solved it really seems like i small number of challenging puzzles. i would say to skip this version of layton and instead watch the anime. it has all the cases from this game (with a small twist) and more
I was honestly really disappointed with this game when it originally came to 3DS, not even beating it (although I did get pretty far). This was because of the easier puzzles and focus on humor instead of serious mystery solving with light humor. But I might give it second try with this Switch version. Hopefully we get the main six games on the platform at some point. Great review by the way!!
Yeah, I might give it a try on the Switch--i totally missed the 3ds version. I do hope we get more Professor Layton games on the Switch, and since we're getting 3ds titles on the Switch someday, Miracle Mask and The Azran Legacy might make their way there for players who never played them before.
Dunno im kinda mad about it. The last main installment was released in 2013 with the Phoenix Wright Crossover coming to Europe in 2014. Since then people waited 3 years for a new Layton game and then this was announced. I was kinda open for it, keeping in mind they dropped Layton himself. When the game then came out i played it and after 5h raqequitted it. The puzzles, the charme, the so called story, the locations, the cast it all got downgraded and it felt more like a game intended for girls at the age of 9/10, not for the diehard fans that played the series since it's first appearence on the DS in 2008. I grew up with the Professor and would consider the games to be my all time favorite video game series and seeing it getting downgraded to a childrens (girls in particular) game just left me back so disappointed. The TV series confirmed me in that way, instead of a great connected story line over 50 episodes you got a show that could be played on the disney channel. In direct comparison to the Professor Layton movie you, again, could see why Lady Layton considered be considered part of the franchisee. I picked up and finished the game a few months ago and while it wasnt't as bad as it felt when i first played it, because of my adjusted expectations, it still wasn't a good game. I really hope Level5 get their stuff right next time and release a new PROFFESOR Layton game for a target audience that aren't little girls.
This review acts as if the game were brand new and not almost 2,5 years old. A proper review of a remake should’ve included what’s different in this version (almost nothing), how it compares (game didn’t deserve a remake) and whether it is worth the price increase (or rebuy value) (absolutely not). This full game is playable on your phone for less than $30,- Besides, for a self-proclaimed layton lover, BelleAim hadn’t played the original when it came out? Still; the review would have been great on the original version, just doesn’t feel suited for the deluxe variant
Great question! I unfortunately was in a very bad financial state from 2017 until only a few months ago so I sadly wasn't able to buy ANY games during that time :( Thank you for the feedback, I would have enjoyed being able to see the differences. Would have almost been another puzzle to solve :P
I would love it if Nintendo rereleased the entire Professor Layton series on Switch
As someone who only had a chance to play Mystery Mask, I heartily agree! I should look at picking up Azran Legacy...
I’ve only played Curious Village to Lost Future I ignored the prequels with the exception of Eternal Diva and I played but never finished Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright because a glitch came towards the end of the game that made it impossible for Phoenix to keep pushing the judge until he’d listen to him like it was meant to. Personally a redone Professor Layton collection of the first 3 games and then a prequel collection would be good especially because now looking back on it I feel like I missed out when I was stubborn and decided not to play the prequels just because I was annoyed it wasn’t picking up from Layton going to visit Luke in America like Lost Future ended
@@podracer35 and the games from the DS as well
They don't own the series
Same
Imagine a Layton HD Collection on the switch that would sell so fast
Bonus if they keep the art style each game had
I would kill for a collection like that :0
Yes!!!
* ahem *
Layton for Smash.
That is all.
YES! WITH EACH ADVOCATE FOR LAYTON FOR SMASH I GAIN MORE POWER
Every time they do a Smash ballot, I always vote for him
To be fair it makes more sense for him to be in a fighting game than Phoenix Wright, since he IS a trained fencer and swordfighter, along with being adept at improvised fighting.
Primarina Queen But just like Phoenix Wright, having him fight using a sword would destroy the whole purpose of having him in the game in the first place.
The reason Wright was fun and interesting in UMvC3 was becuse Capcom took a character who doesn’t fight, and made a move-set out of concepts from his original game to make him work. If Layton doesn’t incorporate logic puzzles in his move-set somehow, stuff that makes him unique and captures the essence of his own games, then it’s just missing the whole point of including a character like him. It’d be a massive waste.
Yes please!!
Please give me the original games on the switch
Please.
Give us the original trilogy
But why? You can get a 3DS and the whole 6 game batch used for little money. These games are optimized for dual screen touch controls.
@@tomross4599 nah they're moreso optimized for touchscreen controls rather than dual screens
I also just want Lost Future in HD tbh, that's pretty much the only reason
We're begging you. Please.
@@tomross4599 the hell you talking about? Those games are expensive as hell used.
Layton straight up destroying muff, has a kid, then straight up shmoovin' outta there
Spoilers,
She ain't his
Danganronpa
I hope that we get more games like this; they were a great time-killer on the DS & 3DS, and I hope they make a brand new Professor Layton game on this platform other than this one.
New world of steam got announced
To any Layton fans that finished this game and were unsatisfied with the unanswered questions, the anime "Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File" episodes 10, 20, 34, 35, 49 and 50 all concentrate on Hershel's disappearance. The rest of the episodes are pretty much filler in the same way that the cases in the game felt, so I promise you won't miss out on anything necessary or important save for one or two callbacks to events in a previous yet not relevant episode. The show hasn't been localized, so the only way to watch is with fan subs atm.
@@firesnakex8 It's definitely more in line with the craziness of the prequels than it is the more down to earth tone of the classics. Overall the anime's conclusion of the series, while not as impacting as the games, I still personally found very sweet in it's own way.
Are you sure that the anime is canon?
@@aheghaugheggeyahg ngl, I do question it’s canonicity since it goes out of it’s way to completely retell the events of the Mystery Journey game. That being said, I personally consider it to be better than the game since the cases have more emotional depth to them compared to the game versions.
Either way, there hasn’t exactly been word of a new Layton game coming out any time soon. I don’t necessarily think the series is over, but I get the feeling Mystery Journey hasn’t sold too well so I have my doubts. If it really is over, this looks like the closest thing to a conclusion atm.
this was a great review! I feel like the game got way too much undeserved criticism on the 3DS, purely because it was trying to do something different.
I've played every game in the Layton series, and I'll be happily be replaying this one on switch at some point! ☕
John B aka Smooth Chocolate why would you want that?
Scarlet Fey because I just do ☺️ I like games that pull me out of my comfort zone. It's nice to meet you btw.
Jerik Gosse I didn't say that it was, I said that I THOUGHT it had something to do with it. I know it has nothing to do with it, as it shouldn't anyway. Hell, I own Super Princess Peach for the DS, which seemed to be targeted for girls but I don't give a crap because the game is good, I don't mind a female protagonist, have a good day. I also own the Katrielle game now, too, and I don't care if it doesn't contain the same flair as her father's games. It doesn't have to.
The game feels like a letdown compare to the ds titles
Can't wait for a full Layton game omfg hype up. Layton x Pheonix Wright 2 pleaseee (side note: either one of these for smash?)
same!! And if I had to choose... I'd go with Layton :)
As much I'd love to see that it is unlikely to happen, because of some troubles between Level5 and Capcom during the making of the spin-off.
I'd prefer one with Apollo instead of Phoenix, and instead of Herschel, it could be either his his son from the mobile game "Layton Brothers" or Katrielle.
Layton is one of my favorite game series of all time. I purchased every game day one, perfect Picarat runs and even bought the anime! I was so stoked when I saw this was getting a Switch release. Now release the other two trilogies in HD please!
You got a new game to purchase day 1 😁
Also pikmin 4 looks amazinggg
Before video: Oh cool, they’re reviewing the newest Layton game.
As soon as the video starts: IS THAT BELLEAIM?!
:D
Absolutely my reaction! Hopefully we see more! The GX crew grows!
I have zero knowledge of the game series, and am not sure I ever will have a desire to play any of the games in the series. I do have to say that this is a wonderfully written, read, and produce review of the game. Definitely appreciated!
Rich Parkinson wow, thank you so much! Very happy you enjoyed it!
Broo at least try playing Curious Village or Unwound Future for 20 minutes in an emulator. Im sure that most would get hooked
if you enjoy this game, you are gonna love the other games of the series. They all have a very fun and interesting story line.
Proffesor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is my personal favorite, hardly any dead air when playing that one if you want to start (dont need to know any lore from eitber series)
I wanted to know how or if this version was different from the 3ds version... Sadly you didn't mention the older version.
The flaws mention, easier puzzles and lacking in urgency, is probably because originally this was a mobile game. This is the Switch port of the 3ds port of the mobile game.
Oh hey, so THIS is the 'mystery game' BelleAim was reviewing for GameXplain. Noice!
:P
It was hinted all along
I completely agree with the review. I loved all the new characters Katrielle was great but while it was nice having a new perspective the only thing I didn't like was the story because of the case structure it felt very disjointed to me and just made me want to play the old games with a story throughout with a deep and emotional story arc
I already played this on the Nintendo 3DS. I really liked the characters & the puzzles were still great. I have to agree that it feels slightly more like a slice of life game than previous Layton games. Overall, I did really like the game, but it did feel like it missed some grand adventure.
Did it cover why Layton abandoned his daughter?
@@Elite_Teach Nope, however the anime did!
Poyo just curious, is it part of a huge plot, that would spoil the anime’s story? If it’s not then why?
@@Elite_Teach the anime covers the many stories from the games and adds on those. But there's a whole arc in the anime dedicated to Kat's search for Layton. They are really good episodes
@@Elite_Teach Yea, what Robindb said. Basically the anime is 50 episodes long, it covers cases from the game, new cases original from the anime and some episodes are basically talking about what happened to Layton and Katrielle searching for him, not gonna spoil anything but it features some very important story stuff than wasn't in the game. Wonder if they'll make a game about the main story stuff in the anime
What a beautiful review. And a beautiful game! It’s my first in the series and was so surprised by the criticism of it. I liked it a lot and am sad there aren’t any more available on the switch.
I just love Professor Layton series. The art style is so great...! Really glad to see this review.
Don't forget the anime, and DO forget the talking dog while you're on it (one would think that he'd be the most likable and interesting character.... But NOPE! Both, an annoyance and a downer for most episodes instead.)
Other than that, *A great watch!*
Geo Leo I haven’t check the game (and the rest of the game series yet), but I watched the anime version, which I knew it is different from the game version. I don’t like Katrielle that much as she can be seen as annoying and barely have much character development. But when it comes to... Ernest (or Noah in Japanese), I do think he could be more yet he is the most developed characters in the anime. I think Ernest is a bit more expressive in the anime tho. The bespectacled girl cop (forgot her name) is fun too.
I might change my view if I watched a full play through of this game and compared with the anime.
I only watched the final case (in the game anyway) tho to compared both, and so far I like the mystery behind the game more, but I prefer the emotion delivered in the anime, especially the culprit.
@@rocksterphang7985 First of all, my sincere thanks for sharing your personal thoughs, specially since both of us share the same situation about never being involved with the mentioned franchise, excepting with the 1st anime series to promote the presented game. May I ask, what made you decide to watch it? In my case, besides repeatedly hearing from critics and fans about its popularity and great reception, what also caught my attention of it was its old-school, simplistic and yet charming design of its characters; and after knowing about the anime, I simply couldn't help myself to check it out and understand a bit further the concept behind the games (and well, the facts that Prof. Layton dissapears and, just out of nowhere, we meet his grown-up daughter, plus my love for main characters being female.)
With all that said, from my understanding, the game follows after the events occured in the anime, correct? And I can agree to an extend that the female protagonist can result a bit bland or even annoying because of the formulaic execution implemented in each episode, similar to what we've seen in Scooby Doo with a case to solve for each week (not to mention that some of their explanations become a hell of a stretch, while inviting the viewer to solve the cases logically after all the presented clues & obtained evidences.) While we can find here and there an episode with that kind of ludicrous nature, there were also ones that striked me because of its emotional, endearing and original stories (the cases of the cursed dress and the CEO's daughter aparently having a secret lover behind his back come to my mind as perfect examples.)
And returning to the topic of characters, I wholeheartedly agree about those two you mention, with Ernest backstory and everything revealed about him later on (I enjoyed too how most of the time he broke the fourth wall before introducing the viewer the final part of the case) and the calculative, serious & cool-headed rival of Katrielle; which they should have given her more development and a better detailed backstory to begin with, if you ask me.
@@rocksterphang7985 Excuse my double post, since I was fixing few details with my reply. I hope it reaches you despite de edit and that you find it as enjoying as I did with yours.
@@geoleo965 Well, I first knew about this game when the 3DS version game out back then. It didn't grab my interest as I never followed the previous installments, but I did knew about the mystery of Katrielle's missing father. I only got interested when I saw that it has an anime adaption, so I just watched it out of curiosity. I was kinda worried that I couldn't keep up with the anime when I knew nothing about Layton lore, but I was wrong as I can just watch without knowing anything (albeit I will miss some references here and there). There are some differences between the game and the anime, but I only watched the final case (the Adamas case) to compare the two, and I could say that this case does have a few huge differences.
Be aware that I knew nothing about the game's story and how the characters were written there as I only followed the anime.
I think it is there are a few reason why why Katrielle... for the lack of better word from my side, a bit 'bland' or 'unchanging', is because she doesn't have a huge change in her life as an adult in the anime.
❗Spoiler alert for those who never checked the anime and I guess the final game's case:
Like yeah I like her backstory sprinkled throughout the anime (and I think that is the major reason why people would check the anime to know why Prof. Layton is missing), and the final case in the anime is very heartwarming as she finally reunite with her father with a good build up. Seriously aside from the case where Katrielle got some kind of weird illusion of her father being in a village, we barely ever see Katrielle emote other than being annoying/loud, or nice and strong. I think Katrielle's personality could have be written better in this regard, where she is strong for the most part and she did move on from being sad all the time about her father (and Luke), but there are a few times to let the facade down and see her other personality. Maybe I wished for too much? Eh.
As for episodic format of this anime, I think it sorta benefit from it yet fail in a small part. The format makes it easy to pick up, fast pace and kids can just watch for fun without getting too lost. It kinda failed to develop a few of the key figures. Tho not gonna lie I love the build up of Katrielle's backstory and the mystery behind it, as it is the strongest point in the anime, second goes to Ernest's backstory.
I think Ernest can be a small bit contraditing when it comes to his character, but he is very likable (in fact he is the most likable one out there). He is just silly yet dedicated, which when the final game case happened, you can feel his anger and hate clearer than the game (which can look like a bit silly unintentionally, or... too stoic?). The reason I said it is a small bit contradicting is just that clearly Ernest is good enough to make these puzzles (in both versions), yet he can be very clueless for the most part before this case. Granted some of the cases can be a bit outrageous with its theory, but suddenly made him super smart can be jarring, even if the puzzles were made by himself. This case's mystery is written better in the game as I prefer the 7 Dragons were not aware of Ernest's true identity and how in the end they bowed down to Ernest who teared up hard, but Ernest in the anime has a better backstory and emotes better. Also lol Ernest with a jacket actually looks nice.
But either way, I do enjoyed the anime, and as much there are some stuff I wished it could have fixed better than the game version in the adaptation, but I do like what we have in the anime. Both Ernest case and missing Layton case are the highlights for me. The asthetic is nice and lively, and I think Ernest, the lady cop and Liza are a few of the better written characters, while Sherl is the weakest (because he has no backstory shown there?).
Also nah, I'll chill with it lol
I only just found out that practically all of the [Nintendo DS] [Proffessor Layton] games were remastered for Android/ios.
Including [Layton's Journey: Katrielle and hhe Mysterious Conspiracy].
This all made me curious to see how this particular game looks and works.
I didn't know GX has female representation; Awesome! That was a fantastic review.
You must not have been watching very much in the last few months
@@symphomaniac I've watched plenty of stuff on the channel over the past few months and this is the first time I heard of her.
@@symphomaniac not really lol. But in my defense, all the major coverage is usually done by "Master Handre".
I would really like to see Belle become a core member of the team - she does a great job here, and it's good to have more of a range of voices.
This is the newest “Deluxe” edition of the game...yet the review treated it as if it was brand new. Would’ve really liked to hear how it differed/improved on earlier versions if at all
The only difference is that there are around 40 new puzzles and the visuals get a nice boost simply because it's now on the Switch as opposed to the 3DS or on mobile. There are also 365 new daily puzzles that will be released everyday for a year.
Friendly reminder that this is a port from the 3DS. Additionally, there is also a 50 episode anime series for this particular entry in the series, which is somehow overall _better_ than this game. It includes every case from the game, but most of the episodes are 100% original, including a MUCH more appropriate conclusion. The cases that were already in the game were changed in the anime to fit the 20 minutes per episode pacing, but in my opinion most of them actually got improved in some ways.
Of course, the actual gameplay is important, so I would recommend to watch the anime after you finish the game, even if it means you will know the answer to some of the cases already. And as I said, the anime has a lot of extra story. Theres a lot of actually important stuff that is never mentioned in the game. So if you want to get all of the story you really should watch the anime.
Speaking of which,any website I can see all of them?It so hard to find a place to see nowdays.
@@Anaxisca Oh yeah, I always forget that that's not an easy thing to do. I have personally always used Kissanime, it is very reliable for watching episodes, but it is pretty... intrusive. Annoying ads and whatnot, and apparently they even ban you for using adblock now, which is just dumb. But you don't need to log in or anything. It should be fine though as long as you close popups quickly and have a decent antivirus. And the basic Beta Server is the safest source for the episodes, so always switch to that first. It's not as bad as it sounds once you're used to it. Maybe there's a better site out there, hopefully places that are less pushy with their ads, but this is the place I've used for years. If you want a safer place though, I guess Crunchyroll is good, since it's all "legal" and everything. If you don't mind getting interrupted by (perfectly safe) ads you don't even need an account as far as I know. I've only used it like, once, though, so I don't know. Otherwise, just ask around some.
Great review! It sounds like a decent puzzle game, but as someone who really liked the Layton story more than the puzzles, I’ll have to pass.
That voicecrack at 2:52 though xD
Great review, especially for your first one! Sounds like a good game to pick up on sale
BelleAim did an awesome job with this review! I hope she does much more in the future.
Cool to see a review from BelleAim!!
Seeing all the cool bonuses they added, I kinda wish I held out for the Switch version. I don't know if it would have saved the game from being so underwhelming, but I could have dressed up as Hershel, which is something.
I just beat this game on the 3DS two days ago, so I'll give my thoughts for those who might be interested. The game is fine, but it falls flat as a Layton game. The soundtrack, puzzles, mysteries, and characters are all very mediocre, to the point that I was on auto-pilot for most of the game (which never happened to me with any of the other Layton games). It doesn't help that the game was originally made for phones before being ported to the 3DS and now the Switch, and so the structure involves a collection of small cases with no payoff rather than one big, interesting mystery like in the other Layton games. The game is fine, but it simply doesn't have any of the quality or charm of the rest of the series. Honestly, you'd probably be better off buying it on phones than the Switch, as at least it'd be much cheaper, and you could slowly chip away at it while out and about (the way I think it was intended to be played) rather than in longer play sessions.
What game should I play on the Layton series, after I completed Last Specter and played the demo for LMJ?
There's a demo?
The lost future, The story is realy good especialy the ending (no spoilers)
People usually recommend to play the games either chronologically or by release order, either way should be fine. Since you've finished Last Specter, the first game in the chronology, you can continue along that order with Miracle Mask -> Azran Legacy -> Curious Village -> Diabolical Box -> Unwound Future. There's also a movie that happens between Last Specter and Miracle Mask named Eternal Diva that I'd recommend watching, it's a real treat for Layton fans.
@@mj_player6440 the demo was the Starter Kit for Mobile users
@@Pierah ok, i'll remember that thanks.
This is the friendly, cute version of the other Layton game: Mystery Room.
Do you use capture card for your content?
Hi Amy! I enjoyed hearing your thoughts in this review. I think this is your first review on this channel, right? Congrats! 😊
Yes, it is! Thank you very much ^^
I have the deluxe edition and I completed everything. All 383 puzzles and all the other bonuses and it was great game. Though I kind squeal because Ernest and Katrielle are cute and made me ship them. 😅
Great review! And what a pleasant voice :) Hope she gets to do more reviews
Also hope we get the two Layton trilogies on Switch, and if possible, the crossover game with Phoenix Wright
Can someone explain to me please the differences between this switch version and the 3ds and iOS versions? (If possible even I’d like to know the differences between the 3ds and iOS versions if there are any)
Can you play undocked with the joy-cons or do they have to be detached to not use the touchscreen?
Yes, you can play undocked with the joy-cons :)
When this game first came out on mobile I was super excited, and liked the slow pace, rustic London feel of it all. As it progressed though, I found myself pretty disappointed with the overall story. Characters are great, but I really wish there was more of an overarching story (you have to watch the anime to see how it's resolved).
Layton in smash would be amazing
No one:
Small Katrielle: *D a d d y*
I seriously want them to link this with the Layton Brothers game so badly
The layton anime has alfendi as a cameo in the final episode I think, so those games and characters a probably canon now
Layton for Smash!
And Kartielle as an Echo Fighter!
Yes but my question is: If Katrielle rides her bike everywhere, what does Ernest do? Run behind her? Take a bus? Ride on the handlebars???
A lady on gameX. Refreshing 👌🏽
Is this instalment good for newcomers to the series?
Did you watch the end of the video?
I played this game on my iPhone and I just loved its charm definitely going to check out the Switch version.
The Curious Village and Diabolical Box are released on the play store in case anyone is feeling nostalgic!
Aww, Bellaim did a review! Well done!
Thank you! ^^
we aint gonna talk about how they already made a layton movie, im pretty sure its called something diva or idk something like that
I wish Level 5 would make a new Fantasy Life game. And Dark Cloud 3.
Well congrats on the new fantasy life finally! 🎉I’m looking forward to it myself!
Layton’s new mystery might be big fun, perhaps he’ll finally get a well deserved spot in DLC pack 1
No
Not really a character i would like to see. But interesting
I’m so happy BelleAim is part of the GX team! Great review :)
Thank you Belle for the review. I do enjoy the series this makes me hope that we get a new Layton game. It is a shame that the controls for handheld mode especially since this was a series like Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and Fire Emblem that has been on handheld systems. But nice to know that the controls in docked mode are great. I do hope we get the other Layton games brought to Switch
My favorite of all is the Curious Village. Wished they made that one for the switch, but imma get this!
What mic do you use ?
But so i don’t understand. If you are not connected to the TV, do you absolutely need to use the touch pad? Or no
So where did you get the amiibo keyring i just got mine and nothing inside
I liked the grand scale of the previous Layton games, but many of them had what I felt were unsatisfying conclusions that I don't think lived up to the mystery of the story. The endings were just too out there and felt too contrived. So I think I might actually enjoy the smaller scale mysteries as long as the conclusions actually make sense.
True Gentlemen Daughter
Solves the Mystery
They liked it
The anime is woefully underappreciated
Level-5
Pls make Layton Trilogy
For the Nintendo Switch
I’ll even buy the game in 60$
Been playing this that last few days on the Switch. Really loving it.
This review makes me want to pick up the game. Thanks for this!
OK I have to know, was this game better on iOS?, 3DS?, or switch? Someone answer me!
Loved this enhanced remaster, looks good. Maybe Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright can have this treatment?
Great review, thank you!
I haven't played any of the Layton games since Unwound Future, should probably get back into it
This was a 3DS game once wasn't it, it proves they are coming to the Switch soon.
Not quite. It was originally developed for 3DS and mobile devices, so they had all the HD assets already. I’m not sure it would make sense financially to redraw all the assets of the older games, given that they most likely won’t sell in excess of 100.000 copies.
They’ve already re-released the first two games on mobile. I’m willing to bet that within two years we’ll have at least the original trilogy on Switch, hopefully the prequels as well.
Great, in-depth review!
I just want Layton back
Thw only downfall in laytons mystery journey is there should be more cases,or a second game,and a couple of mysteries were very predictable,boring,not emotional,but the last one might've been my favourite,it was so unpredictable,emotional,amazing
Never played any of these games before but I am curious to try this game
Amazing first review Belle. Keep it up.
I think it was a meh game. in a Layton game i look for story and puzzles. The story was...not quite good, except the last mission and the there were too many out side the box puzzles that i was like hmmm this is too complicated for what they are going for in this game and that means there is a catch to it. indeed maybe there were 10 puzzles that i got stuck but comparing to the other 100 i solved it really seems like i small number of challenging puzzles. i would say to skip this version of layton and instead watch the anime. it has all the cases from this game (with a small twist) and more
this shows switch need to have its own Nintendo stylus
I really enjoyed the game on my iPad, but that cooking minigame really is not good.
this is a great review, do more of this girl!
I was honestly really disappointed with this game when it originally came to 3DS, not even beating it (although I did get pretty far). This was because of the easier puzzles and focus on humor instead of serious mystery solving with light humor. But I might give it second try with this Switch version. Hopefully we get the main six games on the platform at some point. Great review by the way!!
Yeah, I might give it a try on the Switch--i totally missed the 3ds version. I do hope we get more Professor Layton games on the Switch, and since we're getting 3ds titles on the Switch someday, Miracle Mask and The Azran Legacy might make their way there for players who never played them before.
Wait, Game Xplain has a female employee? I'm glad.
This was a really relaxing review =) Can you guys add Belleaim to discussions as well. Also more reviews !! You go girl !!!!
Dunno im kinda mad about it. The last main installment was released in 2013 with the Phoenix Wright Crossover coming to Europe in 2014. Since then people waited 3 years for a new Layton game and then this was announced. I was kinda open for it, keeping in mind they dropped Layton himself. When the game then came out i played it and after 5h raqequitted it. The puzzles, the charme, the so called story, the locations, the cast it all got downgraded and it felt more like a game intended for girls at the age of 9/10, not for the diehard fans that played the series since it's first appearence on the DS in 2008. I grew up with the Professor and would consider the games to be my all time favorite video game series and seeing it getting downgraded to a childrens (girls in particular) game just left me back so disappointed. The TV series confirmed me in that way, instead of a great connected story line over 50 episodes you got a show that could be played on the disney channel. In direct comparison to the Professor Layton movie you, again, could see why Lady Layton considered be considered part of the franchisee. I picked up and finished the game a few months ago and while it wasnt't as bad as it felt when i first played it, because of my adjusted expectations, it still wasn't a good game. I really hope Level5 get their stuff right next time and release a new PROFFESOR Layton game for a target audience that aren't little girls.
Where’s that death stranding review
I played the game on iPad and was disappointed by the disconnected story chapters and shallow puzzles.
Great job BelleAim!
I suggest to anyone interested in more katrielle layton to check out the anime.
Professor Layton: The Waifu is You.
I hope Nintendo brings all games from great series to switch.
Who is Cat’s mother!?
Sounds good. A bit of a shame that the cases are apparently so simple though.
So glad it's here!
It's good it went on the Switch. But I got it 3DS as I don't have a switch yet.
This review acts as if the game were brand new and not almost 2,5 years old. A proper review of a remake should’ve included what’s different in this version (almost nothing), how it compares (game didn’t deserve a remake) and whether it is worth the price increase (or rebuy value) (absolutely not). This full game is playable on your phone for less than $30,-
Besides, for a self-proclaimed layton lover, BelleAim hadn’t played the original when it came out?
Still; the review would have been great on the original version, just doesn’t feel suited for the deluxe variant
Great question! I unfortunately was in a very bad financial state from 2017 until only a few months ago so I sadly wasn't able to buy ANY games during that time :( Thank you for the feedback, I would have enjoyed being able to see the differences. Would have almost been another puzzle to solve :P
Listen to the first 18 seconds with your eyes closed.
Mythos MUGEN I was scrolling through the comments... Quite the voice acting there.
I've two words for the audio on this review
Pop. Filter.
C'mon Level-5 give us "Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes" (Ares and Orion) :(
And snack world yoksi watch 4 etc
@@Taker369 Yeah, but this game was promised since 2015
😍 her voice is so soothing to me. 😍
Please don't let Katrielle be canon and please give us a new normal Layton game
Nothing ever the previous games now that they are on mobile.
good timing
i just finished watching the anime