Level-5 Confirms ‘Lady Layton’ Will Come Stateside In 2017

Video games and comic books share so many qualities, one of which being that the end is never *THE END*. When Professor Layton wrapped up his adventures with Unwound Future, then delivered what was said to be his final game when the prequel trilogy came to a close with 2014’s Azran Legacy, it seemed like that would be the last we would see of the top hat professor. It turns out that this was only half true. While the ultimate gentleman may be out of the spotlight, his daughter has arrived to take up the puzzle solving mantle, and we’ll be playing it in the West much sooner than expected.

Announcing Lady Layton: The Millionaire Araidone’s Conspiracy, the debut trailer introduces us to Katrielle, a dectective who is exploring London in search of her father. With her talking dog at her side, it’s clear that Kat’s adventure will be just as offbeat, charming and quirky as the previous games in the series, all on display thanks to the game’s animated cutscenes. The lengthy trailer gives us plenty to dig into, but we still have so many questions. What happened to Luke and Emmy? What about Layton’s son that was featured in the professor’s mobile spin-off? Considering Luke had the special ability to talk to animals in the past, what’s the deal with the animals actually talking? Where’s Professor Layton? And most importantly, considering how Hershel’s true love ended in tragedy, who was he able to find happiness with again in order to have a family in the first place?

Luckily, we won’t have to wait too long to find out. Check out the trailer for yourself and speculate with us, and make sure to dust off your thinking cap, since we’ll have a whole lot of puzzles to solve once next year hits.

Lady Layton is set for a 3DS, iOS and Android release.