Patapon hasn’t pattered or ponged in a new game since 2011, when Patapon 3 launched on the PSP.While there’s no clear indication yet that another formal entry is in the works, some of the original creators have banded together to announce a spiritual successor called Rattan.
Ratatan is on Kickstarter
according to video game chronicles, This title was announced at the Japanese indie game festival BitSummit. Patapon designer Hiroyuki Kotani and musician Kenmei Adachi have teamed up again for Rattan. They both co-developed various games for Sony such as LocoRoco and Ape Academy 2. Ratatan’s Kickstarter campaign will also launch at 9am PT on July 31st, though the goal has not been disclosed.
Ratata Arts and TVT are keeping the release date and platform secret, Ratatan’s early concept art teased The concept art features a diminutive protagonist, which can be heard in the teaser trailer. It’s not shown much in the teaser trailer, but her voice has a quirky tone similar to Patapon’s, and Ratata’s body is also very similar to Patapon’s body. And while that teaser trailer lacked gameplay, producer Kazuto Sakajiri went into more detail, saying that Ratatan has roguelike elements and supports up to four-player multiplayer. I made it clear that
“The three main game concepts are over 100 cute characters fighting on screen, four-player simultaneous combat, and more adventure and roguelike elements than Patapon,” Sakajiri told VGC.
Kotani said Patapon was “a really unique experience for its time” and that the team “want to make a game like that again for the modern age.” He didn’t rule out a sequel to Patapon, but the studio wanted to create its own game first. He said he holds no grudge against Sony for what happened at Japan Studios, stating, “If I had the chance to talk to Sony about making a sequel to Patapon, I would.” [the studio will] go from there. ”
Patapon was released for the PSP in Japan in 2007 and was lauded for its fresh take on the real-time strategy genre, mixing rhythmic elements where the player gives commands to the beat. This sequel was released more widely in his 2008. Its sequel also came out in Japan in 2008 (and was released more extensively the following year), building on the core system of the original with even more flesh. 2011’s Patapon 3 was very different from his first two games in that it retained some elements of its predecessor, but was built more around co-op and competitive play.
It was the last release from Patapon until the PS4 remaster came out in 2017. The remaster was praised for its visuals, but criticized for the newly added input lag. The sequel was also remastered for PS4 in 2020 and had the same issues. Patapon 3 has not received a remaster.
