Playdius Games rolled out their E3 content this past week, and even though they didn’t get to share in the big spotlight on the press conference stages of Sony or Microsoft, or receive any kind of feature in the Nintendo E3 Direct, they did put together a collage of games they had on display on the convention show floor.
The trailer centers around four upcoming games from the Playdius publishing line, including the JRPG-inspired crowdfunded title Edge of Eternity, the music-rhythm game Lost in Harmony, the wickedly fast 3D platformer Impulsion, and the quirky game Old School Musical. You can check out all four games below in the E3 trailer.
The trailer starts with Impulsion from Driving Force Games, which is an upcoming title for PC. It’s a mix of parkour platforming and 3D space puzzle solving, almost like combining Mirror’s Edge with Portal… but faster… way faster!
The upcoming game Old School Musical is an off-kilter kind of title where you journey through a number of different adventure scenarios, ranging from space battles to medieval fantasies while attempting to complete the music-rhythm challenges. It’s a wholly unique game from La Moutarde, and it’s set to arrive for PC and Nintendo Switch. This is also the first time I’m hearing about Old School Musical, so it’s good that Playdius decided to attend E3 because it opens up some of their lesser known games to more expansive coverage from little ‘ole sites like this.
Next on the list is Lost In Harmony from Digixart, which features an exclusive track from Wyclef Jean. The game is a mix of endless running and musical immersion, where the various soundtracks change the kind of challenges you face while racing through a wide range of different locations. Lost In Harmony originally came out some time ago for mobile devices, but Digixart then re-released on PC, and now it’s set to arrive on the Nintendo Switch.
And then there’s Edge of Eternity, which is set to come out for Xbox One, PS4 and PC from Midgar Studios. It’s a classical JRPG kind of game that looks like a cross between Xenoblade Chronicles and Final Fantasy XV.
The combat in Edge of Eternity is still turn-based, so if you’re not into that kind of thing it may not appeal to you, but if you’ve been itching for something that hearkens back to the PSX and PS2 era, you might want to keep an eye on it.
