Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Screens

Hoping to steal the 'Puzzling Crown' from Professor Layton, Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights should be hitting the 3DS sometime later this year and here are the first screens of the game in action.

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights centres on a treasure map that details a series of locations the player must visit as the game progresses. Doctor Lautrec, an archaeology professor, is a combative figure whose love of mysteries and history draw him to follow the many instructions the ancient map details. Lautrec is not a popular man at the University where he teaches, with his unorthodox attitudes also reflected in his less than moral ways of tackling puzzles. Thankfully, he is assisted by a young, eager student called Sophie who uses the adventure to learn from the master and to temper his... excesses.

Screenshots of Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights for Nintendo 3DS

As such, the player steers Lautrec through the game, using reasoning, logic and a keen eye to decipher riddles, solve object-related puzzles and work out the puzzle at the very heart of the map. Thanks to the power of the Nintendo 3DS, the game makes full use of the system's added dimension to add 3D solutions to key puzzles, including the ability to scrutinize located objects from all directions, or zoom in to highlight a piece of scenery that matches something on the map. Similarly, the linking scenes are also viewed in stunning 3D, with the cartoon links brought to vivid life.

In total, Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights offers hours of puzzling and exploration, with a rich cast of supporting characters on hand to both assist and hinder Lautrec's quest. As the Doctor and Sophie search for clues, rival Professors will attempt to sabotage his mission, while an elegant scholar is revealed to be a member of a notorious crime gang. And, even then, that's just the start of the many perils that Lautrec and Sophie find themselves facing...

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  The game plays differently- but everything else- character design etc. is a rip of Layton. It's a strech- but it fits.

  Trent, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  because of the title?

  Dennis, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Only until recently had I discovered Doctor Lautrec is not a cheap puzzle game that try to cash-in on Professor Layton's success. Now that I know this is a JRPG it is a must get for me.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  The game feels like a split image of Kaze no Nostalgia, so I have no idea why people compare this with Professor Layton.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00