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[entremet]

I loved the PSone incarnations of these games and all of them had a lot of charm.

It seems that Sony is not big into fostering many of their Japanese properties these days, with only Hot Shots/Everyone's Golf receiving installments to current day.

Those other Japanese properties where what gave the PSOne a different entity and endeared me the platform.

SCE of late is a very western focused company it seems.

Ironically, the last Sony game that gave that same feel was Hohokum and that's a Sony Santa Monica game.

With The Last Guardian in limbo, what does SCEJ have left to look forward to other than Hot Shots?

 

[Shmeagatory94]

Ape Escape please

 

[TacticalFox88]

Ape Escape.

Platinum Games.

You know you want it.

 

[Traumnovelle]

Jumping Flash is perfect for Morpheus.

 

[entremet]

Ape Escape.

Platinum Games.

You know you want it.

That would be over the top lol.

 

[diamount]

If they do with PaRappa, don't rehire Dredd Fox as he is a scumbag.

 

[Shmeagatory94]

Ape Escape.

Platinum Games.

You know you want it.

I dont know if this would be good or bad lol

 

[entremet]

It looks like Gravity Rush 2 may be Japan Studio's next big release actually. Hasn't it been teased?

 

[SolidSnakex]

It looks like Gravity Rush 2 may be Japan Studio's next big release actually. Hasn't it been teased?

Yeah, Toyama recently told Famitsu that when people see it they'll understand why it's been out of public view for some time.

 

[Producer]

Yoshida dont care for those games

 

[Ultratech]

Ape Escape? Probably. (Still semi-popular enough.)

Jumping Flash? Hard to say. (As others mentioned, it would be interesting to play with VR.)

PaRappa? Doubt it.

 

[kirby_fox]

I honestly would have expected at least one of them but only if PSASBR did a lot better. Kind of like how Nintendo brought back Kid Icarus after Brawl. Bring back dead franchises because the character is intro'd to more people.

Maybe with PS Now the games will at least be brought back streaming.

 

[wapplew]

Patapon, loco loco first.

 

[213372bu]

Nah, PaRappa's VA himself is "too busy" and "in demand".

He'll let you know after that flash tribute tho.

 

[Hero Prinny]

i thought there was talks about parrapa coming back with a indie studio developing it or something like that, like at every conference people bring it up and yet still nothing. I doubt its true.

 

[TheRealTalker]

APE ESCAPE

:-:

 

[outunderthestars]

God I would love a Vita Ape Escape game. That system seems like it was made for one, yet Sony appears to hate us.

Let Sanzaru make it.

 

[Dan]

I wouldn't be shocked if Ape Escape received a new PSN game.

 

[Gambit 1138]

Bring back jumping flash

Please God

 

[batbeg]

Patapon, loco loco first.

LocoLoco: Twice the Loco, None of the Roco

A tale about a Mexican inmate named Loco breaking out to kill those who wrongfully put him in prison... and anyone else who gets in his way! Third person shooter, cinematic framerate, ost featuring singing children happily.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Ape Escape, please!

 

[edeo]

Parappa was great but Lammy was a more cohesive game.

A simple game I wish would return would be katamari. Even if it's the same old thing.

 

[F4r0_Atak]

I loved the PSone incarnations of these games and all of them had a lot of charm.

It seems that Sony is not big into fostering many of their Japanese properties these days, with only Hot Shots/Everyone's Golf receiving installments to current day.

Those other Japanese properties where what gave the PSOne a different entity and endeared me the platform.

SCE of late is a very western focused company it seems.

Ironically, the last Sony game that gave that same feel was Hohokum and that's a Sony Santa Monica game.

With The Last Guardian in limbo, what does SCEJ have left to look forward to other than Hot Shots?

The fact that they put a Parappa reference in the PS4 launch video gives me hope. As for Ape Escape, it will become either a low or mid budget title aimed for casual gamers and families, might be a fun thing with Morpheus.

 

[Mr Nash]

Would totally go for a new Jumping Flash or Ape Escape game. Also would not complain if Sony decided to put out a new Legend of Dragoon. ^_^

 

[sn00zer]

Ape Escape.

Platinum Games.

You know you want it.

Lol no

Jumping Flash could be done by just about anybody though... not like there are huge must stay tenants of the series outside of Robbit

 

[rjc571]

Ape Escape would have been perfect for the Vita, but unfortunately nobody bothered to alert Sony about the Vita's existence.

 

[Khaos_Knight]

I would love another Ape Escape on PS4 or at least PS1/PS2 classic releases for AE 1 - 3 on PS3.

 

[NEO0MJ]

I don't think Sony will bother with such franchises anymore.

 

[JaseC]

I want PaRappa to be revived just to see Dred Foxx's reaction to the news that Sony will be casting someone else in the role.

 

[wenis]

Oh god a new ape escape would slay!

 

[Jeels]

There's a Playstation move ape escape game...

 

[sn00zer]

Sony murdered Ape Escape...if you thought Nintendo was bad at milking they got nothing on mid 2000s sony...honestly I think Sony believed people no longer liked Ape Escape due to poor sales of the spin offs...no Sony we love Ape Escape games not games that happen to have Ape Escape monkeys in them

Main series
Ape Escape (PlayStation) - June 1999
Ape Escape 2 (PlayStation 2) - July 2001
Ape Escape: On the Loose (PlayStation Portable) - March 2005
Ape Escape 3 (PlayStation 2) - July 2005

Spin-offs
Ape Escape 2001 (PS2) (Japan only) - July 2001
Ape Escape Million Monkeys (PS2) (Japan only) - July 2006
Ape Escape Racing (PSP) (Japan only) - December 2006
Ape Escape SaruSaru Big Mission (PSP) (Japan only) - July 2007
Ape Quest (PSP) (released in North America & Europe exclusively on the PlayStation Store and a UMD in Japan only) - January 2008

Party games
Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (PS2) (Japan & USA only) - July 2004
EyeToy: Monkey Mania (PS2) - August 2004
Ape Escape Academy (PSP) - December 2004
Ape Academy 2 (PSP) (Japan & Europe only) - December 2005
PlayStation Move Ape Escape (PlayStation 3) - December 2010

EDIT: The series desperately needs an adrenaline shot of creativity. The gameplay is really really fun, but from the safe artstyle to the copy and paste between games, they really need to innovate. Honestly outside of the pretty great monkey design the game has no attachable characters or artstyle, would love a reboot in the style of modern western cartoons.

 

[Rajang]

Yoshida dont care for those games

You're wrong. Yoshida loves Ape Escape. It's one of the first games he ever produced.

 

[googleplex]

A Project Morpheus VR version of Jumping Flash would be an amazing pants sitting experience.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Would be a good opportunity to hand these IPs off to smaller, maybe even independent studios.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

the game has no attachable characters

Spike and Jake brah!

 

[Benzychenz]

Ape Escape please Sony!

I actually just made a thread about it yesterday lol.

It's probably my favourite platformer series up there with Mario, and above Crash, Ratchet, Jak, Rayman and Banjo.

 

[fvng]

The move enabled Ape Escape game had really rad anime sequences and i'm not even a fan of anime

 

[sn00zer]

Spike and Jake brah!

Ill give you Spike and Spectar and thats about it.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Ape Escape has a chance. The others, not so much.

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

Ape escape: maybe. they still reference this one alot. A new one could be pretty interesting.

Jumping flash: pretty much dead. Would be cool with Morpheus though.

 

[NEO0MJ]

You're wrong. Yoshida loves Ape Escape. It's one of the first games he ever produced.

I bet he feels it's a stain on his great career.

 

[Sorcerer Supreme]

A new Patapon game would be great.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Jumping Flash w/ Morpheus support please. The rest can piss off.

 

[sn00zer]

I bet he feels it's a stain on his great career.

This genuinely made me lol

 

[Biker19]

Ape Escape's the only franchise out of the three that has even a slight chance of making it onto PS4. The other two franchises are basically dead.

 

[Protome]

There were enough rumours about a new Parappa game towards the end of last gen that I'd bet there was something in the works. At this point though I can only imagine that project is long dead.

 

[witchedwiz]

Nah, PaRappa's VA himself is "too busy" and "in demand".

He'll let you know after that flash tribute tho.

Came here to read something along those lines..
Gaf you never disappoint!

 

[marc^o^]

Jumping Flash for Morpheus would be quite something.

 

[Chuck Norris]

Give me a new Patapon