From Software wasn’t always a household name behind some of the biggest action role-playing games in the industry, y’know? Prior to the surprise success of Demon’s Souls, the Japanese developer was making niche titles like the King’s Field series and Eternal Ring. Speaking of which, the latter is set to release on the PlayStation 4 next week as a PS2 Classic.
To be honest, your humble host knows next to nothing about this one, other than that it’s a first-person RPG released in 2000 around the world. The Trophies are already live and unfortunately there’s no Platinum attached, but the game will obviously be up-ressed and be compatible with all of the PS4 operating system’s features.
It’s the second PS2 Classic due out next week, as Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is scheduled to release on Tuesday as well. It definitely feels like these are coming much more frequently now. What are you hoping is next? Check out our list of 41 PS2 Classics that we want on the PS4, and share some of your suggestions below.
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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@Bentleyma I imagine this will be a LOT cheaper than Star Ocean, so there's that maybe?
I wouldnt mind getting The Summoner, loved that game. And the little hidden D&D scene is still hilarious 😂
I hope this means we get Persona 3 FES and Digital Devil Saga soon. Now that Persona 5 is one of the GOTY candidates and a huge sales success, it should be a no brainer to release the older SMT games for those who never played them or want to play them again.
@SuperSilverback I heard that the Summoner games were rated for the PS4. Though I'm not sure they'll heading to the PS4 anytime soon.
It's shocking that platinum trophies aren't compulsory in this day and age.
@Gaz "shocking"
The day Shadow of Rome (with plat) gets announced I'll pull out my last 3 hairs 😂
@kyleforrester87 Well yeah, shocking. Xbox made 1000 Gamerscore compulsory some time ago if I'm not mistaken. Be nice if PS followed suit and made platinums compulsory. First world problem for sure.
The more, the better. If it wasn't on PSP/DS/3DS/Vita earlier (or at least on GBA... what? Baldur's Gate was still quite fun), I'll welcome any such release that makes these games more accessible to me.
@HefHughner Persona 3 is at least playable on PSP and Vita (in a reportedly more pimped edition to boot), but I'm all for seeing DDS re-released - and many other SMT games for that matter. Between Persona 5 turning people's heads again and SMT 5 already announced (on top of SMT4 Apocalypse coming out last December and SMT Strange Journey remake due in Japan soon), it might indeed make sense to earn the franchise's legacy more recognition. Including the early games - while they're fan-translated, I might gladly go for a remake that doesn't bury the map deep in the menus. XD
Besides, isn't it the anniversary of the series in general this year?
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Well it reached Number One on NPD Top Ten PS4 Games for April, and Number Two for Top Ten Games for April. Considering it's a niche genre that is actually pretty impressive. It wasn't a huge success compared to really mainstream games, but even still. It's akin to a fighter fighting above their weight class; it was a pretty big success.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2017/05/april_2017_npd_persona_5_proves_jrpgs_still_have_pulling_power
Never tried this game? Interesting ...
Eternal Ring starts out really well as far as a simplified King's Field clone goes, but it devolves into a bit of a mess about 1/3 or halfway in. I'd instead recommend buying a PS2 on the cheap (if you don't have one) and playing King's Field: The Ancient City (and KF/KF2 on PS1, for that matter).
YES! I was calling for this, I can't remember when I said it though. >.< I'm just glad it's coming.
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