Akihiro Hino, the president of gaming firm Stage-5, has talked in regards to the long-awaited new entry within the Professor Layton collection, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. Hino mentioned that those that play the sport ought to discover the ending satisfying as it is going to “make individuals suppose a bit” given “our present age of AI”. Hino additionally talked in regards to the sport’s all-important puzzles, saying that Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will characteristic the “most puzzles ever within the collection.” Right here’s what he mentioned:
“The story this time is about humanity advancing civilization, to then over-indulge in these new applied sciences and face extreme comeuppance. I believe in our present age of AI, the ending will make individuals suppose a bit -overall I believe we made a very good story.
Till now, Layton video games have been at all times pretty compact, and I believe individuals like the great feeling you get when you end them. This sport preserves that feeling, however provides a bit extra content material. Please concentrate not simply to the puzzles, however to the story as nicely.”
“It’s the most puzzles ever within the collection, and the event of these is being dealt with by Quizknock, a gaggle of people that take pleasure in quizzes a lot they even maintain their very own quiz tournaments whereas working collectively. The puzzles they made are of a really excessive stage. The sport shall be launched concurrently world wide, so the puzzles don’t use Japanese characters, however as an alternative specializing in issues to the touch and transfer, placing weights on scales, and puzzles that require taking a look at an image. You possibly can take pleasure in fixing the puzzles whereas feeling such as you’re taking part in a mini-game. Please stay up for it.”
