We heard about Sol Cresta — a sequel to arcade shoot-'em-ups Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta — around April Fool's Day this year, and, honestly, we weren't sure if Platinum Games was pulling our leg (partly because it was their April Fool's joke for 2020). But now, a few months later, they've released a (very real) trailer, which names Hideki Kamiya as the writer, and Yuzo Koshiro (Kid Icarus: Uprising, Smash Bros., Etrian Odyssey) for the game's music.
The previous Cresta games were both top-down space shooters, with the additional gimmick of having to "dock" your ship in order to advance.
Both games were made by Japanese developer Nichibutsu, and designed for arcade cabinets, but after the retirement of the studio's founder Sueharu Torii, the rights to their video game library were sold to Japanese publisher Hamster Corporation, who are responsible for Arcade Archives on Switch.
The game will appear in Hamster's "Neo-Classic Arcade Series Vol. 1".
Although the game was announced for 2021 earlier this year, the trailer seems to imply a 2022 release date — before shooting the date back into 2021. We see what you did there, Platinum.
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I will buy anything with music from Yuzo Koshiro. His contributions to stuff like Streets of Rage, the Smash Ultimate remixes and the first Persona Q game were highly enjoyable
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That logo is rubbish. It says Sol Presta. Which sounds like something a bargain bin magician would say after pulling a crushed rabbit from a beret.
@TheFrenchiestFry The music in the trailer is great sounding, they’ve definitely let him loose with the FM synths.
@nessisonett I've honestly NEVER seen that C as anything other than a C rather the P you saw.... Oo. That logo hasn't changed.
“The game will appear in Hamster's "Neo-Classic Arcade Series Vol. 1".”
Is there any word on the other games that’ll be in this collection?
Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes.
I absolutely love Terra Cresta (and Moon Cresta.) I totally fell for the April Fools a couple of years back...but absolutely no regrets haha. GIMME!!!
Now that this is a thing, where's Crazy Climber 3?
A new retro shooter yes:)
@nessisonett and the L kinda looks like an R too.
Sor Presta
Sounds like an uncommon injury.
@gaga64 Sorry, I can’t come into work today, I have a Sor Presta 😂😂
@gaga64
Not the most readable fantasy typography, for sure.
Can't wait to flipgrip my sor presta!
Yuzo for the win!
So when the heck is it gonna be released…approximately?
I actually have this for PC Engine. It’s a solid game and I hope they take it as more than a joke.
Tate mode or riot
@TheFrenchiestFry Get ye the mainline Etrian Odyssey games, then. They feature some of the best work he's done in his career.
This looks a bit… weird 🤨
@nessisonett Yeah, that C looks like just about every letter that's not C. Very bad logo design. The game looks great, though.
@Ralizah Etrian is definitely on my radar. My friend's told me a lot about it since it was the only Atlus series he had experience with before getting into Persona and SMT
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