2017 is the year that Sony are really tapping into the nostalgia that PlayStation fans have for games from the ’90s and ’00s. This week it’s the turn of LocoRoco Remastered to coddle you with cheerful rolling blobs, level tilting gameplay and the joyous sounds of Japanese children singing in a made up gobbledigook language. I can’t wait.
Perhaps you want your nostalgia trip to be a little more… fictional? In that case, Strafe has got you covered with a “Rogue-lite” first person shooter that masquerades as a game from the 90s. Then there’s Jeff Minter bringing Polybius to PlayStation VR, and BUTCHER, a 2D side scrolling ode to the heyday of Doom and Quake, and even Resident Evil: Code Veronica X
Here’s the list, courtesy of the EU PS Blog:
PS4
- ACA Neo-Geo Over Top
8th May - The Virtual Orchestra (Preview)
(Only in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lux, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK)
8th May - LocoRoco Remastered
9th May - Human Fall Flat
9th May - NBA Playgrounds
9th May - Bloons TD 5
(Only in Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, NZ, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, SA, Spain, UK)
9th May - Butcher – Special Edition Bundle
9th May - Butcher
9th May - Butcher – Official Soundtrack
9th May - Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
9th May - Instant Indie Collection: Vol. 5
9th May - Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
10th May - Polybius
10th May - River City Melee: Battle Royal Special
(Not in Russia)
10th May - Lethal League
10th May - Digerati Bundle 5 Pack Part 1
10th May - Strafe
11th May - VR Karts
11th May - Demon’s Crystals
12th May - Birthdays the Beginning
12th May - Eclipse Games Bundle
(Not in Australia)
12th May
PS Vita
DLC
9th May
Farming Simulator 17
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
camdaz
VR Karts? That’s new to me, I’ll have to check it out.
Sitorimon
Birthdays the Beginning for me. I want to create all of the animals
Sitorimon
And river city melee maybe too. Such a strange game series but enjoyable.
tonyyeb
NBA Playgrounds looks cool, NBA Jam meets 3D. £15.99 pushing the limit on price though.
TSBonyman
I’m tempted to pick up Loco Roco but i bought the retail UMD for PSP, then bought the digital (PSP) version for Vita … i don’t suppose it’s cross-buy what with being remastered… sigh..
It is an absolute joy though, maybe i’ll wait for a deal.
zb100
Mmminter does VR – definitely need to pick that one up.