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<\/a><\/p>\nBoth series shine in the story department and are primarily \u00a0text based games. \u00a0Professor Layton games include many puzzles in between the dialogue and cutscenes while Phoenix Wright games require some point and click investigations and trials that test your logic. \u00a0The games have similar approaches so fans of either series should easily warm to the other. \u00a0So what can a professor of archaeology and a defense attorney accomplish when they join forces?<\/p>\n
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A Ridiculous Story The story begins with a few introductory puzzles and a simple trial to introduce the concepts and gameplay from both series. \u00a0The protagonists, which include Professor Layton, Luke, Phoenix Wright and Maya, meet a mysterious girl named Espella Cantabella in modern day London before being transported to Labyrinthia, a medieval city filled with witches. \u00a0The rules for both games are bent and distorted to fit the time period. \u00a0Magic is very much real in Labyrinthia, and of course, the mechanics of a witch trial is very different from a modern trial.<\/p>\n Naturally, Professor Layton rises to the challenge and works with Phoenix Wright to become prominent public defenders for witches on trials. \u00a0Phoenix Wright learns to deal with group testimonies and\u00a0Professor Layton displays new uses for logic.<\/p>\n Combined Mechanics On the other hand, Phoenix Wright fans will have to adjust a little. \u00a0The point and click investigations are entirely removed in favor of the Professor Layton-style puzzles, but the trials are still the predominant aspect of the game that drives the story. \u00a0Almost all of the witch trials will feature group testimonies. \u00a0Your client is guilty until proven innocent, and the witnesses are actively trying to prove your client guilty. \u00a0They will team up and change their testimonies as they see fit to get your client declared guilty. \u00a0While this has no real bearing on the classic mechanics of finding contradictions, the approach to proving your client innocent is a little different. \u00a0You are still asked to find oddities in the statements provided by the witnesses and showing evidence when something seems suspicious. \u00a0These cross-examinations help edge closer and closer to the truth and moves the story forward.<\/p>\n The difficulty level remains as challenging as ever, but the rules have been eased drastically, presumably to accommodate newcomers. \u00a0Hint coins are given very liberally and can be used in puzzles and trials to reveal very precise solutions.<\/p>\n Dominant Forces
\n<\/strong>To reconcile the more modern, realistic feel of the Phoenix Wright games to the more wacky Professor Layton series, the story transports the protagonists of both series to a fantasy world of the medieval era. \u00a0Not only are there knights, markets and limited technology, there is also a very disturbing set of witch trials.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>For fans of either games, there is a lot of influence from both series. \u00a0Plenty of puzzle make it into the game, and the trials are prominently featured. \u00a0The puzzles are found throughout your investigations as you chat with others and find interesting objects. \u00a0The puzzles that are derived from Professor Layton games still remain very much the same. \u00a0They are easily bent to feature a few medieval touches to the usual pattern spotting, close reading and space perception challenges. \u00a0The puzzles are still as charming as ever, and there’s a good variety of them so that you aren’t confronted with the same puzzle over and over, like in the last Professor Layton game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Neither series took roles that were too dominating. \u00a0Professor Layton obviously had a greater influence in the story while Phoenix Wright commanded the attention of the gameplay. \u00a0But the presence of both series are felt in everything from the gameplay to the art to the music. \u00a0Though I have to say, Phoenix Wright does seem a little incompetent when compared to the brilliant Professor Hershel Layton. \u00a0The two characters are often supporting one another, but also clash on key points, so they work as partners and adversaries.<\/p>\n