Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney 2011 Trailer

Double Objection! Finally, we get to see some gameplay footage of Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney in this new trailer straight from Japan!.. Via youtube.

We get a glimpse of the court room gameplay which just looks like a (not so stellar) 3D rendition of the game sprites from previous Ace Attorney games. Goofy characters and striking soundeffects are still present and will hopefully bring the same amount of fun insanity that PW games are known for. With everything being done in 3D, this allows for a more dynamic view when s*** starts to go down.

Layton appears near the end of the trailer and we also see a bit of the Layton style gameplay as the cast wanders about the world. The dialogue sequences follows the Layton style with 2 characters being shown on the screen at the same time as opposed to the first person "dating sim" perspective of the PW games.

Since the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3, I had lost all the will to save up for a 3DS but this trailer reminded me of 2 of my favorite DS titles and that their sequels and spinoffs will be moving on to Nintendo's new handheld. This trailer has slightly fueled my 3D desire but unless I see an English trailer of this soon, Nintendo won't be getting my money... Aside from Skyward Sword.

 

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Trailer

Sound familiar? Look familiar? I swear if I see a puzzle in this game that requires you to figure out how many moves it takes to stack a sandwich in 5 different ways then I'm screaming RIP OFF!

Now I'm being overly harsh since there is no actual gameplay footage shown in this trailer but the coincidences are just too.. obvious for them to not be noticed. If you don't know what game I am comparing this to then where have you been? I'm comparing this to the Professor Layton series. From the title, the setting, even the art style, Doctor Lautrec SCREAMS Professor Layton.

Looks like Konami is trying to nab the market that Level-5 has hooked. Then again, if the game is good, I might even like it. We'll just have to see.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0NZAgfKMQ&w=480&h=390]