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So weird tweet from Ape Escape's 20th Anniversary Twitter (possible project cancellation?)....take with iceberg sized grain of salt
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Ape Escape 20th Anniversary Twitter hinting at 2020 Ape Escape News
Below tweets seem to indicate big Ape Escape news in 2020. You can click on translate in the tweet itself to see a poorly translated version of the tweets.
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Japanese Ape Escape 20th Anniversary Twitter is very active and its driving me crazy
New 20th Anniversary Theme Showing up at events A Siren crossover Yosp with a monkey PlayStation, Why must you tease me? ... ... Why must you parade around these delightful nostalgia monkeys? ... ... Is it just the 20th anniversary PlayStation? ... ... Is it more? TELL ME YOUR MONKEY...
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PLAYSTATION FRANCHISE IN SMASH?! [Click here for more details, also be sure to like and subscribe]
Oh look DK has a banana gun, haha this must be a neat thing from the DK series! LIES! The banana gun is from MGS3. Now....why does Snake have a banana gun? I'll tell you why. APE ESCAPE APE ESCAPE IS IN SMASH. If you like that and more be sure to like and subscribe for all the hottest...
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I don't think it was a crazy pipe dream to hope that this Twitter account being made meant they were trying to do something for the franchise. Otherwise why bother?
Not to mention having a surprisingly meaty bonus game in the form of Mesal Gear Solid, which is ridiculously faithful for all the right reasons!
I had a feeling we weren't getting anything
Still sucks to hear though.
Oof, it'd be terrible if that was the case
Still sucks to hear though.
Oof, it'd be terrible if that was the case
Believe it or not, Mesal Gear is the reason I tried the Metal Gear franchise and ended up playing through the whole thing, lmao.
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I always kinda felt that Ape Escape 3 was another series where the apes were a cameo.
Hmm... you know what I agree, I hope we don't get a Smash bros sequel
But the main objective is still catching the monkeys! It's still all about the monkeys. The TV/Film aesthetic just added a lot of variety to the locales/themeing. Plus you could go into the dressing/break rooms with all the monkeys chilling out, that was great.
I don't think it's very clear as to whether the account is "shutting down." Here are the translated tweets.
Also I haven't really followed the account much, but I don't think they ever actually teased that a new game was in development. They teased news / information, but IIRC they technically delivered with various merch, a Toro mobile game cameo, etc.
Also I haven't really followed the account much, but I don't think they ever actually teased that a new game was in development. They teased news / information, but IIRC they technically delivered with various merch, a Toro mobile game cameo, etc.
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I dont think the account is shutting down, I think something clearly didnt work out
Hey! You take that back.
We're allowed to keep:
Marvel movies
Smash bros
...
I'll allow DC to do their thing, sure.
Other than that.... NO MORE!
Is that what the tweet was about?
Dang Sony, why?
Hopefully it is some elaborate ruse to bring out another account announcing a game because the Ape Escaped and so needs to get caught again but if not that was the most bizarre and tragic twitter promotion story I've ever seen for a game.
Dang Sony, why?
Hopefully it is some elaborate ruse to bring out another account announcing a game because the Ape Escaped and so needs to get caught again but if not that was the most bizarre and tragic twitter promotion story I've ever seen for a game.
It's the best platformer Sony ever made and arguably is better than some of Nintendo's/Rare's 3D platformers thanks to its great level design and catching mechanics making each world fun and varied
WHAT.A.FUCKING.JOKE. 😄😄😄😂😂😂
You telling me those 20th anniversary tweets are actually nothing???
I'M SHOCKED.
*PRETENDS TO BE SHOCKED*
Well, not that shocked.
Lol.
You telling me those 20th anniversary tweets are actually nothing???
I'M SHOCKED.
*PRETENDS TO BE SHOCKED*
Well, not that shocked.
Lol.
Sigh.
Why would they tease a cancellation on their own official PR account?
The account is a 20th anniversary celebration. Anniversary celebrations last for ONE YEAR, give or take.
The accounts starts with Piposaru peeking from a tree, and closes the story with him leaping back to the forest. In the words of Lucas, it's like poetry, it rhymes.
If I were to put on my 'tales from my ass-umption' hat on, AE4 was supposed to be announced by this point in the marketing cycle back when they first started the account, but COVID-19 pushed back all the reveals planned, and this anniversary ended before they could officially unveil it.
And no, Sony wouldn't abruptly announce an AE4 just to match a low-profile Japan-focused celebration of an anniversary if there was a bigger stage for it.
Why would they tease a cancellation on their own official PR account?
The account is a 20th anniversary celebration. Anniversary celebrations last for ONE YEAR, give or take.
The accounts starts with Piposaru peeking from a tree, and closes the story with him leaping back to the forest. In the words of Lucas, it's like poetry, it rhymes.
If I were to put on my 'tales from my ass-umption' hat on, AE4 was supposed to be announced by this point in the marketing cycle back when they first started the account, but COVID-19 pushed back all the reveals planned, and this anniversary ended before they could officially unveil it.
And no, Sony wouldn't abruptly announce an AE4 just to match a low-profile Japan-focused celebration of an anniversary if there was a bigger stage for it.
I thought so to but not including the AE4 bit rather instead it was just an anniversary year long celebration which they likely wanted to do more for like more merchandise or other things. Not really a new game.
I said it in the other PS thread but
1) you wouldn't announce a canned game or rather hint at it exactly one year after tweeting. Stuff really doesn't align like that for something so sporadic like a cancelled project.
2) They wouldn't make a new image a year later following the same theme of the Ape inside the forest for said unexpected news. I rather expect that said last images used was likely made around the same time they made the first Ape in a forest image and the held on to it for a year just for the full year final tweet.
"Until Next Time" likely means until another milestone is reached and they can do some celebration again following suit and doing more then what was limited to them celebration wise due to Covid. Like selling other things or maybe streaming old games, etc...
Yeah this seems more likely to me too, if there is a game in development they might have wanted to announce this year to coincide with the 20th anniversary. Since Covid happened everything gets pushed back, and they weren't able to announce this year.
Who knows if there is a game in development, but if there is I wouldn't take this as a cancellation.
Nope, already called my uncle at Nintendo, the sequel is cancelled. Shame because apparently it has the same roster as Ultimate but with Goku, Twintelle, Masterchief and Knack, the latter is surely a big blow to everyone out there. The blood of losing Knack for Smash bros, is in your hands.
Who knows. But I will say, if they were building a new Ape Escape and then cancelled it, I'll be very disappointed. I'll be especially disappointed if a new Ape Escape died so the Astrobot property could live. :^(
I had a really fun time playing 2 for the first time when it hit PS4 and 3 is supposedly even better. I'd be 110% in.
I got to be honest.
Correlating that tweet to a possible canceled project, seems a bit of a reach.
Correlating that tweet to a possible canceled project, seems a bit of a reach.
I'm really gutted that the Twitter account is closing tbh. I got it in my head that all that social media activity was heavily hinting at a new game in the works, but... I guess there never was one in the first place.
A real shame. The timing felt right for the proper return of Ape Escape.
A real shame. The timing felt right for the proper return of Ape Escape.
people discovering japanese gaming twitter accounts teasing everyone for jack shit is always funny
im so used to this
im so used to this
Yes and no. It's obviously missing some of it's charm and gameplay design from losing the second analogue stick so I'd def recommend PS1 version over it. That said they did the best they could and the upgraded models look quite nice for a handheld game.
So play the PS1 version but the PSP version is a pretty neat thing that sadly got hold back by the control scheme.
The visual upgrade was why I was thinking of starting there, but I remember not getting far into it when it came out because of the controls.
For what it's worth, provided I'm remembering correctly...
There was supposed to be some events happening centering around the anniversary, but due to the COVID-19 situation, I believe they were postponed/cancelled. Unfortunately, with the way the Twitter account is reading... Sigh.
There was supposed to be some events happening centering around the anniversary, but due to the COVID-19 situation, I believe they were postponed/cancelled. Unfortunately, with the way the Twitter account is reading... Sigh.
SIE's awful in general with it comes to legacy content and IP.
It really sucks.
I can appreciate that they foster new IP. That's a good thing, but one of the big reasons why their Smash brothers clone did so poorly, among other things, is that Sony has refused to foster a broad range of long term IP outside of some tentpoles--God War, GT, and Ratchet.
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