Official PlayStation Magazine - 04.2020

046

PREVIEW

From darkness

to demons, the

ecosystem to

everything else, this

month is all about

facing hard times

head-on. Whether

you’ve got a

magnificent mech

or just a sharp blade

and your wits to rely

on, you’ve got this.

PREVIEW

ROUND-UP

OPERENCIA:

THE STOLEN

SUN

FORMAT PS4 / ETA MAR

PUB ZEN STUDIOS

DEV ZEN STUDIOS

This first-person RPG

borrows heavily from classic

games in its genre, plus

Central European folktales,

and mixes in a dash of

history for good measure.

You journey through a

land submerged in eternal

night on a quest to rescue

the abducted Sun King,

Napkirály. You encounter

real-life historical figures

given a legendary makeover,

alongside fantastical beasts.

Exploring dungeons via a

familiar-feeling tile-based

movement system, and

vanquishing monsters in

turn-based fights, it all feels

decidedly nostalgic. How’s

that for a bedtime story?

CLOUDPUNK

FORMAT PS4 / ETA TBC

PUB MERGE GAMES

DEV ION LANDS

Nivalis has a neon-drenched

skyline that goes “down

a hundred miles and

up a thousand,” and as

Rania, the titular delivery

company’s newest driver,

you’re ducking and weaving

between those skyscrapers

in your company-issue

hover car. You meet a

cast that ranges from AI

to android to human and

back again in this neo-noir

exploration game; Rania

may have been hoping for

an uneventful first shift but

she soon discovers just how

quickly things can change

in this city full of stories.

What’s more, your decisions

make some of those

changes happen.Buckleup

and enjoy the ride.

PAPERBEAST

FORMAT PS VR / ETA TBC

PUB PIXEL REEF

DEV PIXEL REEF

You are an origami God

in this inventive game’s

recently announced

sandbox mode. Using

PS Move controllers, you

can experiment freely

with weather effects,

spawn plants or beasts,

and directly reshape

the contours of the land

however you see fit.

This is all standalone

and separate from the

main narrative mode in

this independent offering

from Another World dev

Eric Chahi. Both modes

centre on an ecosystem

that has blossomed out of

long-forgotten data where

the strange wildlife reacts

and alters its behaviourin

response to what you do.

DELIVER US THE MOON

FORMAT PS4 / ETA TBC / PUB WIRED PRODUCTIONS

DEVKEOKENINTERACTIVE

In a post-apocalyptic future, humans

looked ever upwards as climate and

energy crises affected Earth. They

discovered a vast reserve of Helium-3 on

the Moon and quickly made it their primary

power source. Unfortunately, disaster

struck and all contact between the Earth and

the Moon was severed. Now, emerging from

the darkness, you are sent to re-establish

the energy supply and save humanity. In our

hands-on demo, we did everything from

listening to audio logs to launching a rocket.

We’re eager for this one to touch down.

SAKURAWARS

FORMAT PS4 / ETA 28 APR

PUB SEGA / DEV SEGA

For the uninitiated, this

JRPG has got it all: giant

robots, cute girls, and – get

this – cute girls piloting

giant robots. What a twist.

It’s set in an steampunk

version of Taisho-era Japan,

and Tokyo is staring down a

demon invasion. You are

captain Seijuro Kamiyama,

head of a combat division,

and it’s up to you to get

your soldiers ready for

the worst-case scenario.

Featuring the series

mainstay, the dynamic

dialogue system (called LIPS

• really), what you say
  matters on and off the
  battlefield. All we’re saying
  is, you should choose your
  words wiselyaround anyone
  who knowshowto pilot a
  giant robot.