But I’d still hope for Sony to find another studio of theirs that has the talent needed to make an Ape Escape remake happen.ĭo you know Sony actually published a few fighters of their own back in the day? Shocking, I know. It sucks that Sony’s Japan Studio is unfolding as we speak, which keeps the prospect of this remake from possibly becoming a reality. The time is right for the first entry in the platforming franchise to get a remake that makes it look even brighter and plays just as well as I remember it. Those games still hold a special place in my heart thanks to the catchy tunes, whimsical feel, and entertaining gameplay they produced. Another franchise that reflects Sony’s old way of doing things is Ape Escape, which is an incredibly fun line of platformers that solely focused on chasing around mischievous monkeys and capturing them. Back on the original PlayStation and PS2, I got so used to playing a wide variety of games from Sony’s dev studios that tried something new - Jumping Flash!, Tomba!, Dark Cloud, The Mark of Kri, and Rogue Legacy are proof of that sentiment. The car combat genre is currently lying dormant - this remake proposition of mine could single-handedly revive it.įor some reason, Sony has moved away from its more “colorful” array of first-party titles and transitioned to a line of games that are more cinematic & darker in nature. I sorely miss Sweet Tooth and the rest of the unhinged Twisted Metal gang, so it’s high time that we got a full-fledged remake of Sony’s well-revered demolition derby.
Mashing up the first two games in the series in the same manner that we saw with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 would be ideal. Imagine the visual splendor that’s present in Destruction AllStars combined with the dark humor, chaotic action, and outlandish cast of characters Twisted Metal once thrived by. At this point, it’d make sense to revisit the Twisted Metal series once again and tackle it with the sole mission of remaking the first two games. The game certainly had its moments, but it was missing something from the series entries that came before it.
The move to themed factions over a full roster of characters and signature vehicles didn’t sit well with me. I’m gonna keep it a stack with you guys - the 2021 reboot of Twisted Metal reboot really wasn’t hitting like that. Sprucing up the visuals, adding a few quality of life changes, and retaining the same amazing collect-a-thon gameplay the original is known for would guarantee a Jak & Daxter remake’s success. I’d much rather see a portion of Naughty Dog’s development studio get handed the reigns to such a lofty project instead of working on a Last of Us remake. Remembering how amazing the 2016 remake of the original Ratchet & Clank turned out to be makes me wish Naughty Dog got to do the same for Jak & Daxter. I got a ton of mileage out of that game when it was originally released - running around beautifully realized worlds, listening to Daxter’s hilarious quips, and punching/spin kicking everything that moves was and still is a blast. And once they moved over to PS2, they injected open-world environments into their platforming formula to create the classic known as Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. They’re responsible for blessing us with the first three releases in the Crash Bandicoot series back on the original PlayStation. But old heads (including me) tend to reminisce about the development studio’s prior work on quality platformers. Naughty Dog may be known by modern gamers for their work on the Uncharted and The Last of Us series. I perused through all my warm memories spent with those types of games on previous PlayStation consoles and came away with six exclusives that are deserving of a PS5 remake. This whole Last of Us remake story got me thinking about what other PlayStation first-party games would actually excite most gamers if a remake for any of them was announced. Naughty Dog’s revered post-apocalyptic title was originally released in 2013, so it hasn’t even been long enough for anyone to truly miss it and clamor to revisit it in a brand new way.
The game has already been remastered for PS4 and still looks/plays great in its most recently updated form. To be quite honest, the move towards remaking The Last of Us doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. Learning that the powers that be at PlayStation are making the types of decisions that are causing unrest among its staff is troubling, to say the least. Jason’s report detailed how tumultuous the road to that project has been and the turmoil that arose when other PlayStation first-party studios were assigned game development tasks that they were none too pleased with. And Naughty Dog is responsible for getting it done, of course. Imagine my shock when I woke up to a head-scratching report from Bloomberg via Jason Schreier.Īccording to him, a remake of The Last of Us is currently in development for PS5.