Hello, all! As the time ticks away to another year, Team Top Hat has since reached 5ish years! To which, we think now is time for some transparency… As much as we hate to admit it, the game has now come to a complete crawl. We’ve come a decent way to get to where we are, in no small part thanks to those that have previously joined us and lent their help to shape everything from the story and world-building, to the puzzles, music, and programming of our engine: The Layton Editor.
Everything had fallen to silence once again, and for that, we truly apologize to those that have waited for any response from us.
Most would take near inactivity as a means to give up, but with a project that has gone on for a decent length and seeing its own rises and falls… we don’t simply wish to see this game die. It’s the culmination of everyone’s hopes and dreams for characters to have proper development and Layton himself to have more adventures. Especially, if those adventures can now be properly told on an engine that is quite literally built off of the original games.
And so, we call upon everyone that has an interest, everyone that has a love of a series that just recently revived itself once again… we want nothing more than to revive our team and finish this game for all the fans that want more stories for this top-hatted man!With that said, we’ll be explaining more of the story in the upcoming post, to give everyone an idea of what mysteries await those just seeing this post. If we have your interest… This will be a public call for several roles!
What we need:
Artists
Preferably those demonstrating an understanding of Layton’s designs.
This will consist of Character Designers, Puzzle Artists and Background Artists.
Storywriters
Preferably, people with a strong understanding of Layton's narrative, world building, and storytelling
Puzzle Creators
Those that know of the puzzle mechanics, picarat distribution, and display a creative prowess for brain teasers
Programmers
Preferably those experienced in Python, C/C++ and/or assembly[for NDS])
We hope that you consider applying but please only do so if you are available and willing to respond to progress reports!
