Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
3DS
21st Dec 2011
25th Nov 2011
7th Jul 2011
- Tags
- Official Site
- konami.com
Reviews
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Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights News
News Try a Spot of Doctor Lautrec with Flash Demo
What a challenging conundrum
We don't have downloadable demos on 3DS yet, so Konami's free web-based demo for Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights is a nice chance to try before you buy. The Doctor Lautrec Flash game takes you through the game's 19th Century Parisian introduction with a little dialogue and puzzling to get your mental muscles...
News Dr. Lautrec Solves the Riddle of the New Trailer
It was in the kitchen with the candlestick
Konami's story puzzler Dr. Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights may have missed its summer release — according to Nintendo's 2011 release schedule, it's now down for November — but it's still looking like another interesting addition to the 3DS software line-up. We now have a fresh new trailer from...
News Developer Blog Excavates More Details on Dr Lautrec
Info at the drop of a hat
If you're curious about the development of Dr Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights, Konami has just opened Pandora's box with its first developer video on the game. The blog delves into the creation of Konami's first new IP for 3DS, detailing the design of the lead character and his 19th Century Parisian world. We'll have more...
News Not Konami's Intention to Make Lautrec Look Like Layton
Producer talks about sequel possibilities
There's a reason why there are similarities between Level-5's Professor Layton games and the upcoming Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights from Konami, as the game's producer Noriaki Okamura explains. Speaking to Planet3DS, Okamura acknowledges superficial similarities such as the main character's top...
News This Dr Lautrec Trailer Reminds Us of a Rather Devilish Puzzle
Do you need a hint coin?
Konami's created some of gaming's greatest heroes: Solid Snake, Simon Belmont, the dude from Contra. Now the firm is ready to introduce its latest leading man, heading to 3DS in the summer. Dr Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights was revealed last year and immediately attracted attention due to its superficial similarity to...
News Doctor Lautrec Might Not be Your Typical Puzzle-Solving Hero
Clues as to what Konami's 3DS puzzle game is all about
With so many video game franchises out there, there are bound to be some that contain characters that look alike, no? Be it a simple case of coincidence, or what is supposedly the simplest form of flattery, Konami has revealed a little bit more on its upcoming puzzle-solving protagonist that...
News Excavating the First Dr Lautrec 3DS Screenshots
Top hat doctor
Konami's Dr Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights for 3DS caused quite a stir with its unveiling in Famitsu this week, and the first screenshots are now here to give you a better feel for the archaeological title. Set in 19th Century Paris, you control the genius archaeologist Dr Lautrec, who must explore the network of tunnels below the...
News Konami Wants You to Meet Doctor Lautrec on 3DS
Professor Layton's French cousin, perhaps
Just because 3DS is seeing an outing from the top hat professor in the form of Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle doesn't mean that Konami won't try to steal a little of the astute one's thunder. This week's Famitsu magazine contains a reveal of Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights, an...
About The Game
Enter 19th century Europe and the world of Doctor Jean-Pierre Lautrec.
He's a brilliant, eccentric, sarcastic professor with little or no friends but a healthy obsession for solving mysteries. One day, a woman named Marie visits Lautrec bearing a curious gadget. The mysterious map that the gadget displayed seemed to point the way to a fantastic hidden treasure belonging to Louis XIV of the House of Bourbon, a dynasty that had collapsed a century earlier. As they search for the treasure, they find themselves targeted by a mysterious man named Vidocq. They are blocked at every turn by the Knights of the Iron Mask, a mysterious group of men with iron masks and claws. And then they must fight the Treasures Animatus. Work as Doctor Lautrec, aided by his perky and emotional sidekick Sophie, to unlock the mysteries within and search for the lost treasure of Louis XIV. Search for clues, solve puzzles to unlock new mysteries and gain more information as the quest continues. The story is told in both 2D and uses the power of the 3DS in 3D to enhance game play giving gamers the ability to look around for clues like they're in the game. Journey through single player Story Mode or link up with up to 4 players in Treasure Hunt Mode to collaborate and compete against each other. Immerse yourself in the world of Doctor Lautrec where mystery and adventure can be found around every corner.
- Utilises the Nintendo 3DS technology allowing fully immersive game play experiences in both 3D and 2D adventures
- Journey through more than 20 hours of interactive, puzzling game play
- Includes as many as 250 different brain teasing puzzles to solve
- Solve spot the difference puzzles, drawing puzzles, puzzles that require the gamer to search the environment for clues, matching puzzles and many more each with increasing difficulty, to find the answers to the next adventure
- Uniquely complex characters will engage gamers through a robust story
Comments 6
i like the art style of the game and the in game graphics are insanely good looking
Reminds me dr.layton
Obviously inspired by Prof. Layton. Hope its not a copy-off Layton but a good imitator like Sonic to Mario.
May get this if reviews pass it as good.
@2: Its Professor Layton. btw, when will there be a review of the game play?
While I admit that the first impression points toward a Layton knock-off, it really turns out to be something else entirely.
Where the Layton games entirely focus on puzzles thrown in just about everywhere, Lautrec actually has maps and a bit of action mixed into it. Another good call is that Lautrec is an Archeologist doing his job (unlike our top-hatted gentleman, whose paycheck contents are a puzzle in itself), so the plot focuses on such and almost gets an Indiana Jones feel every now and then.
Lastly, the game has much quirkier characters and humour, as well as a distinctive art style much more reminiscient of the Puyo Puyo style.
So, saying that this is a Layton clone is like saying oranges are like lemons: similairities are there, but the flavor of both is absolutely different.
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