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Level-5's Time Travelers also coming to Vita and PSP
Time Travelers, the 3DS mystery adventure game from Level-5 and 428 writer Jiro Ishii, isn't just a "3DS mystery adventure game" any longer. A Famitsu leak, in advance of the Level-5 World event, reveals that Time Travelers is venturing to both the PlayStation Vita and the regular old PSP in addition to 3DS. We're hoping this announcement portends the announcement of some actual details regarding the game. We know very little, except that it's set in Tokyo 20 years in the future, and stars two people who have knowledge of the future beyond that.
Level-5's Time Travelers confirmed for 3DS
And the Level-5 hits just keep coming. In addition to Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, the company also confirmed that its previously announced Time Travelers will indeed be released on the 3DS. There aren't many new details about the game, with Siliconera reporting that a trailer was shown during Level-5's Vision 2010 event in Japan. The game apparently involves the exploits of a young girl and a terrorist, both of whom have knowledge of future events. The game will have an involving story and marks the first time that project collaborator Jiro Ishii has worked with CG instead of anime art or live actors. Release date and pricing are still trapped in the future for now. Head over to Famitsu for a handful of images. Update: Check out off-screen footage of the trailer after the break! (Thanks, Fernando)
Level-5 working on 'Time Travelers' for new hardware
This week's Famitsu (via Andriasang) outs a new project from Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX developer Level-5: "Time Travelers," the first game out of Level-5's Tokyo office. The project is a collaboration between producer Akihiro Hino and Jiro Ishii, who directed "sound novels," like the acclaimed 428 for Chunsoft. Little is known about the game. The single piece of art featured in the magazine depicts a girl looking out over a ruined city from a clock tower. As translated, Ishii explained that the game has "the theme of the calamity that has become a trauma within me." Ishii is from Nishinomiya, a city affected by the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995. As mysterious as Time Travelers may be, even less is known about the platform its being developed for. Hino said that the game is "centered on hardware that's not yet in this world; [and] it will expand to other hardware." It does seem appropriate that a game about time travel would be announced for a platform that doesn't exist yet. Considering Level-5's success on the DS, we'd guess Time Travelers is in development for 3DS, though it could also be designed for Project Natal or PlayStation Move --- or even a platform that's yet to be revealed. How great would a 3D game called Time Travelers be, though?
