A new PLAYSTATION Network game, Shikitei: Four Seasons Garden has surfaced in the latest issue of a Japanese magazine. The innovative looking game is said to be hitting the Japanese PLAYSTATION Store on June 26, 2008. Hit the link to view the hard-to-decipher scans.
This Environmental Simulator/Virtual Gardening Tool will be for download on the Japanese PSN on 6/26 for 1500 yen (about $15).
According to the official homepage this game will feature an option for customized soundtrack which you can listen to any music stored on your PS3 in game during viewing mode.
There are 5 base gardens featuring 4 Japanese and 1 Western style garden.
The game will feature Time, Day/Night, Weather, and Season simulation which will all affect your scenery and your plants growth.
There will be over 150 plants some of which will be unlocked after certain requirements are filled.
Over 20 types of animals will visit your garden, with future expansion packs that could be purchased which will increase the variety to over 40 types..
You can take screen shots during the video viewing mode and share it online with other players on the game's dedicated pictures forum.
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Editor's Note:
The above info is translated from the original Japanese gpara.com article and official site in no particular order.
Goto the source of the article for more pictures and details.
I want to know when do we get this on PSN? Maybe I can get my grandma to come and play this game with me while I listen to NIN.
The Genius said it.
This sounds like a nice way to relax... im glad PS3 is getting all these casual games which r superior to the wii's ... pity no one knows about them.
The latest from Sony Japan's development lab is a game that encourages players to watch rather than play. The company unveiled today Shikitei (unofficially, "Four Season Garden"), a downloadable PS3 title where you build a garden and watch what happens.
Sony refers to Shikitei as an environmental simulator rather than a game. Your objective is to design your garden, planting trees and placing lights and other items as you see fit.
There's some heavy technology going into title to drive the simulation. Tree branches and growth differ for every tree you have in your garden, all driven by computer program.
Seasonal and time changes are included as well. The title will feature over 150 items, including trees and even animals like cats, birds, and rabbits. As these items are obtained, they're added to a growing item encyclopedia which can be consulted at any time. Items are added through over 40 item packs that will be sold through the PlayStation Store following the main game's release.
That will probably sell about 1000 copies in the US/EU but could eclispe the million mark in Japan. You have to give ANY simulator in the Asian market a puncher's chance (who woulda thought a homo-erotic high school dating simulator would sell that many copies!).
keep them rolling SONY
2008 and beyond are just your years
I think it looks to be the most reaslistic game ever after KZ2 and CRYSIS