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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2022
- We may never see the Professor again thanks to mismanagement at Level-5, but here's to hoping
Gameplay Footage, Curious Village: / @leonyasch
Gameplay Footage, Miracle Mask: / @mikeyswalkthroughs
Cutscenes: / dearesthershel - เกม
This video has officially aged poorly and I couldn't be happier
ITS BACK!!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO
Why did they just teased us like that tho
HOORAY
I love how the community came back here immediately after it was announced and the creator too
It's terrible how the Layton series just stopped. The games were one of the biggest parts of my childhood. It STILL is and will forever be my comfort game. The music is ever so soothing, the characters were lovable, the puzzles were fun (though sometimes frustrating HAHA). Honestly, I'm glad I was able to discover this game. I really do hope they will release another game in the future, though that is highly unlikely.
Edit 11mo later: NVM JUST FOUND OUT THERE'S A NEW GAME COMING WE'RE GETTING FED
I feel the same as you!
It Is and it will always be my favourite game
@@umihissatsu6719 me too i hope another game is made to because if not that last one was a dissapointing end to the series
@@MR-SINISTER76 yep Layton Mistery journey was quite disappointing for me
I haven't played any of them. Have the first 2-3 released and the Miracle Mask, haha I wanna play.
With the new game officially announced, the ending of this video, it hits way differently.
"Surely someday" isn't a mere dream anymore.
Watched this through to the end for the first time in a while, and I'd forgotten that line. Hit me hard and I can't explain fully why
oh man 🥹
HYPE TRAINNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!
*Professor Layton appear*
Professor Layton fans:"Professor Layton? I-I thought you were dead."
Professor Layton:"My death was greatly exaggerated."
Megamind reference?
@@abigaildiamante9096 yes
@@songtaowang3603 :D
A true gentleman never leaves his fans unattended 😂
stop with the megamind crap
I'm still salty that Level-5 refused to do anything substantial with Flora.
Yeah, if they wanted to do a sequel game with Layton's adopted daughter they could have at least given us a grown up Flora as a protagonist. She was right there.
@@mds_main Seriously. Katrielle as a character was so unnecessary
what makes me sad is how Luke returned in the anime with Katrielle, but he didn't marry someone familiar in the game, no, he married some random woman
@@kuminyu
Once again, Flora was right there!
I think there is literally nothing good that came out of the Katrielle side of the series.
@@kuminyu oh my word, yes. As a FloraxLuke shipper since Curious Village, that was especially salt in the wound XD
I AM SO GLAD PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT THIS GAME IN 2022, it really is so sad how the franchise just came to an end :( will love this game forever it holds such a special place in my heart fr
Yes.
is my most fav game ever
And that's so heartbreaking at the same time... Try to click on some Layton OST, you'll always see recent comments. The games may have stopped, but the community never disappeared... ♥
Just finished replaying Diabolical Box over the last two days
Unwound Future is one of my favorite games ever. It's heartbreaking that the series is pratically in limbo now.
The Layton Trilogy was one of the DS' most extraordinary hattricks in gaming. Wish they would re-release them, at least
The original trilogy is available on mobile in 3 HD ports!
@@Valery0p5 And thanks to Play Pass, i could enjoy the first two games, they were great! I hope the prequel 3 also gets ported
There’s four games on DS you are forgetting The Spectres Call
the games for 3ds are equally great. you hardly use the 3d option for the games.
Yeah, the first three games are now on the Google play store for mobile.
and when the world needed him most he returned 👑
Man it really is terrible how level 5 shut down. The professor Layton series of games were so good and I especially loved the crossover with Ace Attorney. I could honestly play those games over and over and it’s really sad how we aren’t going to get another game.
Level-5 wasn’t shut down, it’s international branch was. It may get new games, but they might not come overseas. Potentially, they may be localised by another company, but who knows.
It's insane to me how level 5 was a top gaming studio and just crashed and burned from a slew of bad business decisions. They're games are incredible and beautiful. Wrath of the White Witch is easily one of my favorite games ever.
@@carpeXnoctem12 The same thing arrived to Alphadream too, at the top of the top :/... Because it's not the quality that matter, but the capacity to sell a lot. And unfortunately, masterpieces can disappear while junk games skyrocket :(, this is not fair
The ace attorney game costs hell of a lot, I really wanna play it
It didn't shut down. Its released a new mobile game Fantasy Story Online
As a professor Layton fan, I’m just sad that we aren’t going to see another entry in the series, it’s very very saddening to be honest.
I was hoping that maybe they could port the first three games over to switch, (I know the games are on mobile,) but the chance of that happening is getting slimmer.
Completely agree. I've heard of this title and really interested in playing but I'm not going to invest in a outdated DS. Release these games on switch and find a new audience would be a smart move in my humble opinion.
@@gojira5425 plus they already put the katrielle layton sequel on here
@@gojira5425 I think the first three games are available for smartphones if you're interested in playing them there
Id pay 60€ for that.
@@gojira5425 honestly the (3)ds catalogue is so impressive and the console so cheap nowadays that it is lowkey worth it. but still, it's not something a wide audience is gonna do.
Gentlemen, the wait is finally over. The professor is back :)
THIS AGED BEAUTIFULLY WE'RE GETTING A NEW GAME
I worked on the European localisation for this series (Pandora's Box is the first piece of software I ever translated) and Level-5 was always a dream to work with! The reason localisation took so long is because the devs really made sure to give it their full attention - meaning they only started localisation once the Japanese version was done and shipped.
Level-5 was always like that right? Dark Cloud games took a long time to come out in english also.
You did the Dutch translation?
Thank you for making it possible
Common Level 5 W
Layton localization is perfection.
Man, Professor Layton is one of my favorite video game franchises of all time. The spinoff starring Katrielle didn't really do much for me, and I was hoping for a return to form until I learned the man who created the original puzzles passed away. This is also my first time hearing about what happened to Level-5.
Of course, we shouldn't cry because it's over, but smile because it happened.
I absolutely hate the phrase 'Shouldn't cry because its over, but smile because it happened."
@@wandereringshadow8658 Why?
@@-Castiel- it's a well meaning phrase, but it's also telling people to not feel how they want to feel. crying is normal, you can and should cry if you need to. but when you're done crying, you have happy memories to look back on and smile about
It's not over anymore
It was never over.
"We may never see the Professor again"
February 8th 2023: we saw the Professor again
WE DID IT JOE
Turn the games into movies! There's so much potential and it's much cooler to rewatch a movie series that to replay a puzzle series of which you know all the answers. These stories deserve the right medium to be told again and again and again!
Just imagine these games as movies. The stories are both so grand and so self-contained at the same time. It would be incredible to watch everything get fleshed out on a larger scale.
theres actually a layton movie albeit not based on the games (it plays in between plots)
Eternal diva was so quality that anything even remotely like it remaking the games would easily make me weep tears of joy.
Yeah, Eternal diva was very good.
Also, they adapted Katrielle's game in a tv show, and it was ok, so imagine if they did that with the other games wich are better ! (By the way, if you are curious, the six episodes of this show that explains what happens to Layton are cool)
It's really plausible. Ace Attorney turn the Trilogy into anime.
Curious Village was how my dad and I bonded when I was a kid. We still replay it to this day! One of if not my favorite DS game of all time
I played through it just last week (again 👍🏻).
We all came here for the same reasons today, didn't we?
...
HYPE!
Who’s here now that another title was just released from the direct??
R.I.P man. Professor Layton was great but I'm also gonna miss Yo-Kai Watch. Adios Level-5, hope you learn how to manage an international company.
Man, Inazuma Eleven was great too
Fantasy life was also great, wish that one would have gotten a proper sequel instead of a japan exclusive mobile game...
@@barry5 fantasy life is their one game that I haven't really touched what's it like?
It's depressing knowing that Yo-Kai Watch 4 will probably never get localized. 😔
@@toekneemart5597 it’s an rpg/life sim like game. It’s my 2nd 3ds game I ever played (first being new leaf) so it’s a very special game to me
It's crazy to see the downward spiral for layton after azran legacy. I remember being so excited for Lady Layton and then when it released it was so disappointing. Any mysteries it set up were never answered and then later on answered in such a lackluster way in the anime. Despite that I always held out for a proper sequel but after 5 years and this video, I don't think we will be seeing that happen
Guess what
11 months later and here we are. A New layton game got announced. I'm so damn happy
Found this after watching your Layton reaction and I'm so thrilled that things are starting fresh with New World of Steam! Katrielle's game is the one that I haven't finished yet and while I've been enjoying it casually on my own since the announcement of a new Layton last week, I have faith that the next entry will help revitalize the franchise! Great video!
HE'S BACK!!!
I got into the Professor Layton series over the pandemic, and immediately fell in love with the world, characters, story, and puzzles. Then a few months later they announced the closure of the North American branch. I truly wish I was able to experience this series in its hay day, I wish I was able to be excited for a new entry.
Good things are meant to take time. Level5 as a company should have balanced it between releasing games, and waiting. You cannot force things. Just take a look at EAs game Mass Effect Andromeda's launch. Massive failure. Maybe the series will come again later. We will just have to wait!
Hope you're excited now
@@KoalaTulip47 I don’t think that I have ever been that happy after a Nintendo Direct before.
There is light at the end of the tunnel! Professor layton world of steam is on its way!
Here after Level 5 just announced a new Professor Layton game for the Nintendo Switch. May this great series rise from the ashes again!
This video aged like milk and I am so excited about that
Layton meant everything to me. Goregous visuals, heart warming stories and it was the only game my dad also wanted to play. Was so fun seeing who was further in the Save File screen
That does it, I'm going to replay them all again lol
Even Ace Attorney benefit from the crossover, clearly visible in The Great Ace Attorney: Chronicles.
@@dbclass4075 but it also was harmed by it, aka the a and b team spli
@@user-bb2op9he1x It's more than that: the A team in spinoffs, and the B team in main series.
@@dbclass4075 yeah the current state is kinda weird, I hope that they retcon the last two games so that shu can continue his true vision after apollo justice
Who's here after the new one got announced?
I still remember the ending of Diabolical Box, its plot twist and everything else.
I can safely say it was a strong and fluential experience for my little self
I played all of the 6 layton games and they were all incredible. The universe they created was so comfy, I love(d) it. I personally didn't think they were repetitive since the stories were so different each time. Overcomed with nostalgia, I bought the nintendo switch version, and saying that it was a disappointment wouldn't be enough. It's just a bunch of short cases, with nothing at stake, so boring. I must have played it for 10 hours and never finished it.
I really hope one day they will make a new game like the old ones, I would definitelly buy it.
I miss this handsome gentleman
Yeah, it’s a mobile game (cellphone, not console) and it shows
Are you buying it?
I like that this video is outdated now ,our boy is back !
It really makes me sad seeing how Professor Layton has fallen.
They’ll be forever be the best series for the soundtrack, characters, and memorable moments
Watching this video makes me want to try another one. I had Diabolical Box and it made a great first impression. I can't say much more than that because shortly after I bought it, my DS and that game were stolen. When I got a new DS, I bought Unwound Future. I'm not sure what happened, but after loving the time I had with Diabolical Box, I just wasn't enjoying Unwound Future as much as I thought I was going to. I still liked it, kind of, but it took me a long time to finish and once I didn't I figured I was done with the series. I do remember the music being amazing. Now I kind of want to give one of the 3DS games a try.
The influence of the crossover can be clearly heard in The Great Ace Attorney: Chronicles.
Most Poorly aged video of all time, but I don't think the maker could be any happier about it
I love how everyone is coming to this video after the direct lol
IT'S FUCKING BACK. NINTENDO COOKED. LEVEL 5 COOKED
Oh boy, the Layton fanbase is literally raiding every single Layton related video on TH-cam with joyful comments. :-)
Happy to see that so many people still care about this franchise☺️ It's all very bitter sweet to me, because obviously it doesn't really look like we're gonna get a new Layton game but also because my brother, who passed away in 2013, once gifted our dad "The last Specter" for Christmas and that's basically how my journey with Professor Layton started. After our dad, I started to play the game although I was still an elementary schooler at the time and therefore often clueless when trying to solve the puzzles. I remember my brother helping me out when I was stuck and the joy I felt when I (although it was actually him) finally solved the puzzle. So without my brother I maybe wouldn't have ever discovered this series which has become my favorite game franchise over the years and holds a very special place in my heart. Yes, bitter sweet really describes my relationship with these games...
A (I would underline if I could) PROFESSOR Layton game is VERY different than just a 'Layton' game. Better be specific with how we ask for a new one. Not that he's the only good character or that new characters are bad but I've yet to see a 'Layton' game come anywhere near as good as any of the PROFESSOR Layton games. Like they did Hershel dirty. Knowing him, you'd think that if he did have to give up his child that he'd leave the child a puzzle and leave the puzzle with the orphanage until the child would be of age and have the ability to take care of themselves in a fight if need be. But no...no explanation, no puzzle, no reunion, no nothin' except for, 'your dad just basically abandoned you, sorry'
I also got introduced to it by my older brother. I was quite young at the time so it was him who knew what game to ask for Christmas. We only ever owned the third one, called The Lost Future in Italian, but we played some others as well. I love how everyone here has their own connection and memories with these games, shared with other people in their lives. That's beautiful, and it's things like these that are really worth remembering and cherishing.
Hi just wanted to let you know a new game has been announced!!
@@iniya8858 that really just made my day, thanks for the info😍
Dude wake up! We have a new game! It's not a dream anymore!
Just watched the new Nintendo Direct. Our favourite top hat detective is back!
Excellent video! A Layton video in 2022 feels so surreal, it makes me really happy to see that people still remember and cherish this masterpiece of a series. 🎩💕
Also, the last music that played at the end as well as the last words of your video : *chef's kiss*
I got chills when he said surely someday 🥲
Hey everyone, just so you know rn there's a team of around 50 people working on a Lost future sequel. This is of course a fan project but we have some really talented people working on it
Maybe we won't have any other official Layton game, but as long as we remember him, Layton will never truly be gone
What would it be on?
@@kileyjohnthemedic402 We're making it for Pc
do you have a discord or Reddit where we can follow the development of the game ?
This sounds very interesting, wishing you guys the best! Where will we find out when it's completed?
WE WIN
9:54 AND THAT SOMEDAY IS TODAY
Great video! Very underplayed masterpiece games. Also, I feel like Professor Layton is uniquely quite popular in Europe but less so in the USA. Pretty interesting difference I can't really compare to anything else.
that's so true, i remember being surprised people only heard of layton via the ace attorney crossover when i think for europeans it's the other way around
Think that might be true for most of level 5's endeavors inazuma eleven was huge there whereas we in the America's only got a port of the first game and it was such a big deal when it came to yo-kai watch that the US had to wait several months for yo-kai watch 3 after it was already released in Europe including the U.K so there was already an English localization
Nintendo of Europe did pretty good marketing for Layton back then. I still remember all the tv spots and flyer marketing they did in game stores since the first game came out in 2008 here.
@@LittleDreamer1412 Same! I remember the UK versions had special box art and a few exclusive puzzles in some of the entries too.
i really really REALLY hope layton does a big comeback. the games are amazing and the stories are even better. even if it takes them a while to do it, i pray we have another chance.
It's your lucky day.
Well the comeback has arrived
You must be happy right now
Guys, he's back !
THE LAYTON THE LAYTON IS REALLLLLLLLL
This series... is so chill. So comforting. I'm in love with its Aesthetic alone. Even though i'm too much of an idiot to be able to enjoy puzzle games.
WE'VE WON
Just came here after the announcement. I never thought obsolescence could make me happy.
This video was an amazing analysis and commentary and gave me some good laughs. Professor Layton is a series that means beyond the world to me, literally grew up with it as they came out. Unwound Future was the very first game I’d bought on my own as a kid, and going through this trip down memory lane was something special. Thank you so much for this.
Also Don Paolo is easily The Sexiest villain of all time how could you
that man quite literally scared 5 year old me
@@liamboone2885 SAME, but he do be sexy do
@@TheBrainReal You're simping for don Paolo meanwhile Descole is right there wow
Hahahaha
It honestly is sad what's become of the series. It was one of the best series in recent years, but then it just... Stopped
My brother used to be in and out of the hospital and really sick and I would visit him often. I was really young and didn’t know how to cheer him up, so I whipped out my 3DS and we sat there and solved puzzles together. I’m so glad that a new game is coming out and I can solve puzzles with my healthy brother at home in _his_ bed :)
IT'S FINALLY HERE
BACK AND BETTER
New Layton game on Switch, let's go!
Good news, everyone
For those of you who haven't watched 2023 Nintendo Direct yet, you're in for a treat.
And now he’s back!
WELCOME BACK LAYTON 🎉
Professor Layton was (and still is) my favorite game series of all time. I bought every game I could at release and, in the case of Unwound Future, scoured the used game shelves for a copy even after I played Miracle Mask.
Katrielle came out my 2nd year of college. It was heart wrenching trying to play the game and just not getting into it. I tried so hard with no success.
To this day, if I need time to sit down and focus on something, I put on the professor Layton soundtrack.
Professor Layton was my grandpa's favorite game series, he was Born in the 30's for perspective, he loved the story and puzzles
Nothing would make me break down and buy a Switch (and break down in tears) faster than a Professor Layton reveal on a Direct.
i have a switch, but if i saw a Layton reveal at a Direct, i'm pre-ordering that
and my father is going to do the exact same thing because he loved those games as did i
@@loganhill423MATE WE DID IT
@@aviserig LETS GOOOOO
Soooooo we all just here huh
HE'S BACK BABYYYYY
If you guys haven't seen the new Nintendo direct, LAYTON IS BACK!!
PROFESSOR LAYTON IS BACK NINTENDO JUST REALISED A TRAILER FOR A NEW GAME!!!
Thank you yesterday's Nintendo Direct, he solved the mystery, and now the gentleman is back.
WE ARE ALIVEEEEEEEE
LAYTON SWEEEEEP
I was 12 when I was introduced to Professor Layton, 12 years later I've completed it's final installment and man does it hurt that this is the end.
HE'S BACK
What I like the most with the Layton series is the very unique artstyle, in the music and even more in the visual.
Who’s hear after the direct! 🎉🎉
Meeeee!!!!
WAKE UP HES BACK
HE'S BACK, YASSSSS
I WATCHED THIS VIDEO TODAY AND NOW WE'RE GETTING A NEW LAYTON I'M SO HAPPYYYYY
IT HAPPENED BOIS, I'M JUST SO EXCITED
Professor Layton is a masterpiece of a series, and one which brought me a ton of joy over the years. The series may be dead, but the soul will live on, and maybe, just maybe we will get a happy end to this story... Until then keep up the good work, and have a nice day.
The only games I really loved were UF and MM
Curious village is just boring imo it has some good but not enough
Diabolical box is pretty decent but it's slow a lot of the time
Last specter left no impression on me
Azran Legacy is really messy
I had fun with them but UF and MM are the ones I think are masterpieces
@@banzaialex5984 Fair enough those are some decent points. I personally love each of the games for their own particular reasons, with my favourites being DB and MM for their narratives and particularly good puzzles. Either way neat to hear your personal takes, hope you have a nice day.
@@cannonballking7 yeah I can understand loving each of the games
although the ones I do think are masterpieces have really high praise from me UF and MM are easily in my top 10 video games
guess what
@@LEGO_496 Oh I know... What a time to be.
Alright FINE! Have a new game! You happy now?
Cuz I am
IT IS BACKKKKKKK
This whole game franchise practically raised me and made me a lover of puzzles and riddles. It’s hurts that it’s unlikely to come back but it’s good knowing that the fans are so loyal and lovely. I’m not a huge fan of the Katrielle games, they’re just missing the emotional weight of it all and I hope that they’ll make an anime adaptation or more movies of the games so hopefully more people will meet this world and all of the people living in it
We did man
Layton Comebackssssss
"Someday" is finally here! Watching this after the announcement of the new Layton game. So hyped!
Well, I guess the description aged poorly because Professor Layton is back with a new game :D
I can't wait for The New World of Steam.
THE PRODIGAL PUZZLER HAS RETURNED
so happy they annonced a new layton... can't be happier
I love this series (with the exception of the Katrielle's side that we all want to decanonize and the strange mobile things they made), Unwound Future is probably one of the best games I have ever played, and Miracle Mask is a close second; actually, no game from the two trilogies is bad.
The Eternal Diva is also an amazing movie and one of the best videogame-based movies ever made, and I'm glad it is considered canon (as confirmed by Miracle Mask).
I agree with you, Level5 has great IPs and people, but its corporate side led to this and now they are stuck in this grey area.
I hope they can manage to solve all this stuff, and possibly create a good sequel trilogy from where Unwound Future left off, but I find it unlikely at the moment. Personally I also would love to have Nintendo buy them (and have Layton in Smash as well), but that also seems unlikely.
I love how the entire fandom is so willing to write off Katrielle 😂 (myself included)
Layton Brothers Mystery Room is honestly a fun time all things considered, so long as I don't think of it as a Layton game. I wouldn't be mad if they made a Mystery Room 2, and I can't wait for the fan translations for the manga to come out! (If I don't learn Japanese first lol)
Excuse you Layton brothers was a cool game
Funny enouge i really liked Brothers Layton. Alfonso Layton feeled like someone new and more adult. Kat was ok....but i also canon Alfonso so it gets a pass...not to forget the anime series was better.
@@syd4real961 omg there's a manga?
Hehe, daddy's home now
A true gentlemen returns when he is needed
listEN. IF YOU KEEP MAKING LAYTON VIDEOS I WILL IN FACT WATCH THEM. I WAS SO DEVASTATED BY THE LEVEL-5 NEWS. I NEED LAYTON CONTENT IN MY LIFE
YES this series is top tier. So so sad what happened. The fandom is small but it thrives. I'm working on fan fictions, art, and I hope we can see a return of the good professor soon.
LAYTON IS BACK
Nintendo 2023: ...it is time...
i just got this on recomended and BESTIE GOOD NEWS
Just watched this video a couple days ago and decided to come back here after the announcement!
HE IS BACK
I LITERALLY WATCHED THIS A FEW DAYS AGO CRYING, AND NOW HES BACK BITCHES