Is this really the final Platinum4 reveal?
Today was the day that Platinum Gameswas expected to drop the final revealof the fabled “Platinum4,” a quartet of announcements about theBayonettadeveloper’s future plans. Early this morning, Platinum made good on its word, with a new trailer for shmup sequelSol Cresta.
As showcased in the trailer below,Sol Crestais the long, long,loooongawaited collaboration between Platinum Games and retro-enthusiasts Hamster Corporation, who have come together to develop and release a brand new sequel to 1980 coin-opMoon Crestaand its 1985 sequel,Terra Cresta.
Specifically renown for their mind-blowing “docking” mechanics, theCrestatitles were a big hit in the arcades and on home computers, and this franchise is finally ready to blast a whole new universe of video game fans into the next generation and beyond.
Well… perhaps not, as it appears that this is merely a tongue-in-cheek gag with Platinum to celebrate April Fool’s Day. But this jape does leave us with two questions: Firstly, is this joke actually the fourth announcement of the Platinum4? I’d kind of like it if they had to gall to commit to that. And secondly, would aMoon Crestareboot be all that bad? I really dug that game and, to be honest, I’d be stoked to see it return.
Either way, Platinum’s three previous reveals –The Wonderful 101 Remastered, Hideki Kamiya’sProject G.G., and the developer’snew Tokyo office, are allvery real. WasSol Cresta trulythe final Platinum4 reveal? I guess for now we’ll just have to wait and see.
