You may remember that last year PlatinumGames released a video of an apparently fake press conference where Hideki Kamiya and co. announced nine new “upcoming” games as part of a series called Neo-Classic Arcade. This year, the studio is back at it again as it revealed a “Spectacular Side-Scrolling Action” game starring its V-Tuber and mascot, Pt Shirogane.
The game was announced on the fictional show “Happy-Go-Lucky Underground Radio”, hosted by Pt. You can watch the full reveal in the video above (be sure to turn on the subtitles), with a small amount of gameplay footage (assuming it’s a real game) appearing around the 3:17 mark.
This looks like some sort of neon platform filled with hovering robot enemies and giant glowing bullets. If it’s a joke then it’s pretty well done, if not then we imagine there’s still some work to be done.
This title would be the second in the Neo-Classic Arcade series which, according to PlatinumGames websitein the end it will consist of the following titles:
Volume 1 – SOL CREST Free-Form Vertical Scrolling Shooting
Volume 2 – Galactic Badass Beat ‘Em Up Action (WIP)
Volume 3 – Battle Action Block-Breaking Game (WIP)
Volume 4 – Sci-Fi Superhuman Soccer (WIP)
Volume 5 – Pt Spectacular Side-Scrolling Action (WIP)
Volume 6 – Constella Style Side Scrolling Shooting
Volume 7 – High Speed Action Racing (WIP)
Volume 8 – Dynamite Sexy Puzzle Game
Volume 9 – Ultimate Top-View Bastard Action (WIP)
Volume 10 – Apocalyptic Battle of the Giant Robots (WIP)
Of course, the big question is, is it real? Last year’s fictional press conference shed a very clear light on the whole “we’re sketch guys here” affair with its long list of WIPs, but you never know for sure with PlatinumGames.
The Neo-Classic Arcade series — which “seeks to capture the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology,” according to the studio — sounds like nothing more than an April Fool’s joke, but PlatinumGames says the collection started with Sol Crest, and when was that announced? That’s right, April 1, 2021.
So does this mean the side scroller starring Pt is the real thing? Could be. Maybe not. We know Kamiya has a habit of trolling fans, but this wouldn’t be the first time an April Fool’s announcement has turned out to be true. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see…
What do you think of this post? Is it just a joke or is something real on the way? Let us know in the comments.
