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Sony Announces New Ratchet, Jak, Sly Cooper

Posted by simoniker on from the many-platformers-pimping-on-the-keys dept.

Thanks to Yahoo for reprinting a press release revealing third versions of the Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank series for PlayStation 2 are due out Fall 2004. The press release notes the "upcoming sequels will continue to push the boundaries as both teams incorporate revolutionary gameplay elements", although with only 12 months between iterations, either fast work or simultaneous development teams seem needed to really push the envelope. Elsewhere, a sneak peek at the next Official PlayStation Magazine reveals a follow-up to another Sony-published title, in the form of Sly Cooper 2: Band of Thieves, the sequel to the underselling, but critically acclaimed late 2002 PS2 platformer.

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  1. Re:What do you mean, don't get me started on FF? by ooby · · Score: 2, Informative

    Square just happened to label their projects worked on by their lead designers as "Final Fantasy" sort of like a label for a particular kind of RPG that Square's people felt were representitive of their best work.

    Two great games (among others) by square never recieved the "Final Fantasy" title: Rad Racer and Chrono Trigger. Albeit, Rad Racer predates Final Fantasy and was not an RPG (but it was their first "3D" game if you had the glasses).

    Chrono Trigger, on the other hand was arguably the finest game made for the SNES. Yet, it was not called Final Fantasy: Chrono Trigger. True, it was later re-released for Playstation with FFII under the title: FF Chronicles.

    Now onto that FFX comment...

    *rant* I liked X a lot, but X-2 was really bad except for their fighting engine, which was exquisite. Luckily, I only rented it. I expected the game to take me >40 hours to complete without finding all the secrets, and it took me 20. The whole diva-based storyline made me gag. */rant*

  2. Sly Cooper - The most unappreciated Great game eve by pudge_lightyear · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well... the subject line may be a bit much, but Sly Cooper definitely deserved more attention than it got. I love all three of these series, but Sly has got to be the most creative, the most polished, the most interesting, and the most original. Hopefully, Sony won't change much of the formula as a result of this games limited sucess.

    Again, both Jaks and both Ratchets are great games, but I'm not sure that I'd call either original. Sly actually adds a great deal of new ideas to the Super Mario genre.

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  3. Re:If Sony is handing out sequels... by titzandkunt · · Score: 2, Informative


    "[If Sony is handing out sequels... ] ...why not toss one ICO's way?"

    It looks like they are

    T&K.

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