Next ‘Professor Layton’, ‘Fantasy Life’ Titles Headed To Smartphones

Briefly: This, I did not expect.

Celebrated developer Level-5 has revealed the next games in the Professor Layton and Fantasy Life franchises… and they’re headed to smartphones.

The announcement was made during last night’s Level-5 Vision 2015 event, with both games set to launch on Japanese devices this Summer. As noted by Siliconera, Fantasy Life 2 “is similar to the previous title, as it features 12 Lifes, and a new “Village” feature, where you’ll collect villagers. The game has more of a Sim vibe going on, where you’ll build the city, and will have a larger room to build this time.”

Little information was revealed about Layton 7, aside from its Summer release window. The game sounds vastly different from previous Layton titles, and “involves cards and fortunetelling, where players will have to use their wits and skills to figure out who the “Vampire” is.”

A 3DS version was not mentioned for either title.

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