The Switch might have only got Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories in April, but series' developer Granzella has seemingly already begun work on the fifth game.
In a 2020 retrospective article on its official website, the end of a section about the fourth game discusses the fifth title. It's mentioned how "planning and partial prototyping" for Disaster Report 5 has already started and to "look forward" to more news in the future. Here is the message in full:
Rumors of a “5“
There might be some of you saying “All you have to say are advertisements?,” so I will share a bit about our next title.
According to information I acquired from sources I am unable to disclose, planning and partial prototyping for Disaster Report 5 seems to have already begun.
As for whether or not “Stiver Island” (Capital Island) is involved in the story this time… I’ll leave it at that for now as I’d rather not lose my job.
Please look forward to more news in the future!
As noted by Gematsu, it's not the first time Granzella has necessarily teased the fifth game, but it's the most official so far.
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories has a lot of references to a fifth entry - including the ability to change the title screen to read "Disaster Report 5?" - so it's no surprise to hear a fifth game is on the way.
If you're interested in getting to know more about this series before the next game is officially announced, be sure to check out the fourth entry, available now on the Switch. You can also read our review.
[source gematsu.com]
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I'll have to check out 4 at some point, if I get the chance.
@Kalmaro there's a demo in case you wanted to try it out.
DR4 was a bit of an acquired taste for me. I didn't hate the demo, I just wasn't up to putting in the time for it. Can't say a DR5 will change my opinion but we'll see. Got a backlog to get through first.
We need a Disaster: Day of Crisis remake or remaster :/
Hope the ladies of 5 have even nicer legs the ones of 4.
Say what you want about the last entry, but at least it has an ending. https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/disaster_report_4_summer_memories1
I love Disaster Report 4!! By the way, if you guys are into physical copies, I highly recommend getting the physical version of that game now. It's been out for under a year and I couldn't find one for under 100 dollars. I had to secure one because I love oddities like this.
@fafonio : One of many gems that I had skipped on Wii back in the day. I would love to give it a chance now, and I think the Switch audience would be a lot more receptive to such a game than during the Wii era. A budget priced HD port a la Super Mario Galaxy would be good enough (maybe with lossless audio if it wasn't already for good measure).
I think Nintendo are sitting on a gold mine with their GameCube/Wii library. They could release barebones HD ports on a cartridge and they'll sell like hotcakes.
I thought about picking up the digital of number 4 in the current sale but it still felt like too much at £33 when stuff like Assasins Creed and Saints Row for example are £20 or less. :-/ (Granted they're older games but you wouldn't know it if you put them side by side with Disaster Report) I'll definitely get it at some point in 2021 though.
I'm going to ask in all honesty, is this game worth buying? I am curious if this game is worth my time.
To those asking, Disaster Report 4 is an objectively bad game. Bad graphics, performance, controls, design and localisation. But there is something totally unique about it that makes it worth playing. I bought the special edition for £80 and don’t regret it (but then, I’m a fan of the series).
If you’re ever in the mood for something different and see it on sale, go for it.
Can’t wait for 5
@GammaPhonic Did it ever receive any patches that you’re aware of please?
@MattAllsopp if I recall correctly, there was a small patch shortly after release that fixed a couple of minor bugs. Performance is still total jank though.
Unfortunately DR4 was one of the worst games I played this year. The Switch port ran poorly along with puzzle-pathing to progess the story being nondescript and beyond cryptic.
Planning on picking it up during the current sale on PS4 (mainly that version for the VR support).
If you want to play a game of similar genere/theme then play disaster day of crisis.
I love this series and hope this one makes it onto Switch. 4 seemed a little rushed in some parts though.
It's easy to jump to the worst conclusions when you see "Disaster" and "Development" in the same headline.
@GammaPhonic Thank you
So, even if the game is good or bad, it’s guaranteed to be a disaster?
Fingers crossed it runs and looks a lot better than 4! (Although I liked all the free costumes).
I got Disaster 4 this Year for a pretty good price. I can recommend it, if you're looking for something special.
And i'm not sure, why the Switch version gets so much hate. I runs on Unreal Engine 4 and does not look much worse than on PS4.
Its a pretty slow Game, which can be annoying
They never even fixed 4. So sloppy to announce the next game when after releasing a product so inferior.
This one of the most detailed games out. Don't listen to that reviewer. He has no understanding of Asian culture and thinks normal shorts are hot pants, and has only played the male in the game.Play it on pc with 60fps or more, and right now it's almost half price and has a demo. . There is no game like it out, and it got badly reviewed based on it initially being ps3 game. The pc graphics look closer to ps4 and run smooth at the 60fps settings. The creator had to buy the license to remake the game and detail the city, localize it , port it. This is not a triple aaa budget studio. If you lived in Asia you would notice the detail. This is the future of narrative games, and will only improve.
Disaster Report 5 is already out if you change the title in Disaster Report 4.
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