The dire conditions many Japanese citizens are experiencing after the earthquake and tsunami are not just affecting the country, but the world as a whole. It’s important to remember that no man is an island and the disaster has affected game designers as well. While delayed and cancelled titles make sense, there have been plenty of other titles that have fallen by the wayside due to massive tragedies over the years.
Disaster Report 4 might be technically lacking in a lot of areas, but it is stuffed full of heart.
A great game hope its successful enough to warrant a sequel, I also wouldn't mind that natural disaster game made by the same director game that involved classic Japanese super heroes and monsters translated for the West.
TSA writes: "Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories has faced a lot of bad luck on its decade-long path to release. Initially in development back in 2010 for the PlayStation 3, the survival game set during the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Japan was set to release on March 10 of 2011. The game was already delayed from that date when the massive Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in Japan on March 11; Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories was outright canceled just a few days later."
This game is actually great, it’s a great B level game that I missed sorely during the PS2 days. It’s definitely worth a shot if you ever Played the first two on PS2 or enjoy niche games outside of the AAA and indie space.
William says: "While Disaster Report 4 is a very stiff and jerky game, it is at least entertaining. Just don't try to play it twice."
Terrible timing on SEGA's part with Propeller Arena.
I was really, really looking forward to Six Days In Fallujah. It wasn't supposed to be another shooting game, they meant it to be more like a historical game, and to show what happened over there. You can tell from that short video that it was a very serious type of game. Its a shame the media still doesn't take video games seriously, I bet you anything that a movie of the same thing would get a free pass, thats bullshit.