In the video game industry few studies are as recognized as Platinum Games, who manage to deliver one gem after another in the third-person action genre. That is why we are happy to report that sun crest It already has a confirmed release date, as Platinum Games confirmed that it will arrive on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC next February 22.
If the name of sun crest looks familiar to you, it’s because it’s not really a new franchise, but a sequel to two arcade classics: Moon Cresta from 1980 and its successor Terra Cresta from 1985. As expected of a sequel, the genre of Sol Cresta is a top-down shooter, a very popular genre in the 80s.
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Originally Platinum Games Sol Cresta announced on a day of April’s Fools in the USA, on April 1, 202, so it was believed that it was a false announcement. However, shortly after the company confirmed that it was a real announcement and they were really working on Sol Cresta, the first installment of a new series they are planning.
That’s not all, because Sol Cresta is also the first game in the program Platinum Games Neo-Classic Arcade, a new series that takes classic arcade games and polishes them with modern technology, offering improved visuals and gameplay like the one boasted by Sol Cresta in its trailers.
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Even if Sol Cresta is a sequel to Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta., for Platinum Games it is not a continuation of that series, but a tribute to the entire genre. “The idea behind it is not to see a specific IP for a game, but to take the feeling of these old games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era and bring back the days when you really had to find the fun and didn’t have all the features. campaigns and whistles that we have now.”