Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights is an upcoming video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is developed and published by Konami.

The game is known for baring an uncanny resemblance to the Professor Layton series in many areas including genre, characters and art style. However, the game differs in a number of different areas including, the environments and character models which are rendered in 3D whilst in the Professor Layton games they aren't. Also, the gameplay in Doctor Lautrec also includes occasional RPG-style battles.

Story
Doctor Lautrec is an eccentric and somewhat strange archaeologist with a very unconventional way of presenting himself to his university students. However, one day an ancient treasure map somehow comes into Lautrec's possession. The map lists a series of locations that lead to a great treasure. Armed with the map and accompanied by his assistant Sophie, Lautrec decides to hunt the treasure down.

Setting
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights takes in place in France, Paris during the 19th Century. The game will feature a number of famous landmarks in the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower during its construction.