Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy
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| Original title | レ イ ト ン ミ ス テ リ ー ジ ャ ー ニ ー カ ト リ ー エ イ ル と 大 富豪 の 陰謀 | ||
| Studio | Level-5 | ||
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 Level-5 Nintendo |
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| Senior Developer | Kuniaki Iwanami | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Android, iOS , July 20, 2017 Nintendo 3DS July 20, 2017 October 6, 2017 Nintendo Switch August 9, 2018 November 8, 2019 |
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| platform | Android , iOS , Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo Switch | ||
| genre | Adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Touch screen | ||
| medium | Module, download | ||
| language | German, English, Japanese | ||
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Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the conspiracy of millionaires ( Japanese レイトンミステリージャーニーカトリーエイルと大富豪の陰謀 Reiton Misuterījānī Katorīeiru to Daifugō no INBO ) is a puzzle game for mobile devices with the operating systems Android and iOS , which was released in July 2017 and was also released for Nintendo 3DS in October. It is the seventh part of the main series in the Professor Layton series . In 2018 the game was released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch and in Europe on November 8, 2019.
action
Katrielle Layton, daughter of the famous Professor Hershel Layton, after whom the game series is named, opens a detective agency in London. In the course of the game she has to solve twelve cases that she u. a. lead to several tourist landmarks in London.
Characters
- Katrielle "Kat" Layton - daughter of Professor Layton and the protagonist of the game.
- Sherl - Katrielle Layton's dog, who accompanies her and can talk to her.
- Ernest Drowrig - Katrielle Layton's assistant.
- Emiliana Perfetti - The rival of Katrielle Layton.
- Inspector Darjeeling Aspoirot
- Purisuke
- Harry Gilmont
- Ridley Fremens
- Scuola Garfletcher
- Clark Gospeck
- Amon
Game principle and technology
The game world is divided into individual locations that are unlocked as the game progresses and are then accessible to the player. The places are represented by two-dimensional, hand-drawn images. At various locations, Katrielle meets hand-drawn NPCs with whom automatic dialogues can be conducted. There are puzzles to solve in most locations, whereupon the action progresses.
At the same time, you can play mini-games, dress Katrielle or redecorate the interior of her apartment. For Katrielle you can unlock different outfits in the course of the game or you have to buy them as DLC.
Deluxe version
The deluxe version of the game for the Nintendo Switch contains compared to the versions for 3DS, iOS and Android
- revised puzzles from the old versions, as well as over 40 new puzzles,
- a new screen layout adapted to the new console,
- all DLC content, i.e. outfits for Katrielle of the old versions from the start, as well
- over 50 new unlockable outfits.
There is also a Layton Museum in the bonus area , where you can unlock images of earlier Layton games. Unlocking is done by redeeming museum points, which you get by solving puzzles of the day . These can be downloaded from the Internet.
reception
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Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy on Metacritic achieved a score of 74 from 23 aggregated ratings. GameRankings aggregated 14 ratings to a score of 75%.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Official website (German)
- Official website of the 3DS version (German)
- Official website of the Switch version (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b GameRankings.com: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
- ^ A b Metacritic.com: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy. Retrieved August 17, 2017 .