Apr 062026
Level-5 has announced the next Level-5 Vision, the showcase they’ve held regularly ever since their revival.
It will be streamed on April 10 at 21:00 JST, which is 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET, with English subtitles available.
The stream will feature “the latest news and updates” on their games.
So… are we excited?
I want to say yes. I love Level-5. Their sudden return with new announcements was one of the best Nintendo Directs ever for me, and even all the subsequent delays could be forgiven since Fantasy Life i came out to a great reception (although I still need to play it).
But Level-5 has been frustratingly supportive of generative AI, whether it’s the AI-generated art used in the trailer for Holy Horror Mansion or the presentation where their described AI use included coming up with side quests for Decapolice.
It’s made me worry about Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, even though they haven’t said anything about using AI there.
So, I’m going into this Level-5 showcase with more fears than hopes. How do you feel about Level-5’s upcoming games right now?
I agree with the fears. I worry about whether there will even be a human touch at all if they’re just using AI to just… fill in the blanks. At least for Layton, they had stated they were working with a specific group for the puzzles. Beyond that, I guess we will see…
My biggest hope for Layton is that development started early enough that they didn’t feel the need to use any AI, but that’s just a hope without any support behind it at this point.
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