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[efyu_lemonardo]

Gitaroo man is one my favourite games of all time. Really hyped for this.

Was it ever ported to anything more modern?

 

[AngelHime]

very interested, nice art too

 

[Yukinari]

But when are we getting a sequel to Mojib-Ribbon??

 

[Magnet]

Gitaroo man shits all over parappa

Kind of a pointless thing to say. PaRappa was a pioneer of rhythm games and Gitaroo Man came out 5 years later. Of course you'd expect the latter game to have progressed the genre and created a better game. I don't think that takes anything away from PaRappa.

Anyway, looking forward to this, assuming it's a PC and/or console project.

 

[Yazuka]

Oh, interesting. I really like Gitaroo Man.
So this might be something for me.

 

[tanuki]

Hope this is as LEGENDARY as Gitaroo Man

 

[Deft Beck]

Was it ever ported to anything more modern?

There was a PSP port with two additional songs.

Otherwise, not really. Pipe dream is a PS4 remaster, but that might get REALLY expensive.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Was it ever ported to anything more modern?

PSP

 

[AAMARMO]

Nice.

 

[Vespa]

Registering strongly on the hype'o'meter.

 

[ffvorax]

Loved Gitaroo Man, not much Parappa, but still it was a really nice rhytm game fot his time...

Curious about this new project.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

What are the chances of this being a mobile title?

 

[MrT-Tar]

Incredible news. Still need to get round to playing Gitaroo Man, it's sat unplayed in my collection for approaching 3 years now.

 

[mejin]

OPM UK mentioned this project, didn't they?! I hope it means a PS4 game.

 

[ScientificPizza]

This could be incredible

 

[BDGAME]

Ps4 exclusive or can it launch in Switch too?

 

[Toadthemushroom]

I'm not expecting this to be another Guitaroo Man or Ouendan, the market has changed. The funding that Koei or Nintendo put behind Guitaroo Man or Ouendan would be way more than what this game will get, so I'm not expecting lavish 3D visuals or a lavish original live soundtrack.

What I am expecting is something new, something inventive, either in terms of the control input or the style of gameplay. Which is what Guitaroo Man and Ouendan strove to do.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Not super into the main character's design but hearing that music snippet leaves no doubt that this will have the same catchy kind of beats as Parappa. GIVE MORE DETAILS PLS

 

[DarknessTear]

Incredible news. Still need to get round to playing Gitaroo Man, it's sat unplayed in my collection for approaching 3 years now.

Play it right this second.

 

[Deft Beck]

Not super into the main character's design but hearing that music snippet leaves no doubt that this will have the same catchy kind of beats as Parappa. GIVE MORE DETAILS PLS

It sounds like they might have gotten back the Ouendan sound designer.

Can anyone translate the kanji on the right side of the key visual?

 

[sugarless]

Watch this "project" name never change and the game be released as Project Rap Rabbit.

 

[Jetboxx]

Wow! Very good.

 

[Veal]

Oh shit! This seems like a dream collab! Let's go!

 

[spindashing]

This is good news.
For those unfamiliar with Gitaroo Man:
https://youtu.be/sjbtmxW3Reo (skip to 1:15)

https://youtu.be/0YbRclMWFcE (skip to 1:49)

https://youtu.be/BRjzkdLuIfA (skip to 2:13)

Big PaRappa fan but... WTF. I NEED THIS.

 

[added_time]

Awesome! I love those old quirky rhythm games!

 

[Vard]

Dream collab. Love the art - can't wait to play it!

 

[PoshAlligatorRD]

It sounds like they might have gotten back the Ouendan sound designer.

Can anyone translate the kanji on the right side of the key visual?

It means something like "King Frog Memory Story", or that's what those kanji mean I think. I'm not good enough to be able to translate it into much meaning. Refers to the big frog guy and his castle, I assume.

 

[The Boat]

Major Minor sucked major ass, but iNis is behind this so yaaaaaay!

 

[AlexFlame116]

I recently played Parappa the Rapper for th first time when the Remastered version released and I feel in love with it. I bought the second one when it was in sale recently and loved that one too.

I'm so looking forward to Project Rap Rabbit now!

 

[Brazil]

I didn't give a shit but then INIS HOLY FUCK

 

[Ridley327]

So, NanaOn-Sha's tight aesthetic design combined with iNiS's rhythm gameplay prowess in one game? With this looking like a match made in heaven, I would be extraordinarily surprised if this winds up anything less than awesome.

 

[Rojiraan]

This is what I call a dream, a real dream. And the art is gorgeous. Wonderful.
Really happy to see that Rap Rabbit is official. I hope (need) to see it on PS4/PC(/Switch ?).

And if they succeed to show a trailer during the Sony E3 conf, this will be majestic.

 

[RecRoulette]

Waiting for the mobile announcement. The art looks awesome though.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

I am so down!

 

[Deft Beck]

It means something like "King Frog Memory Story", or that's what those kanji mean I think. I'm not good enough to be able to translate it into much meaning. Refers to the big frog guy and his castle, I assume.

Perhaps then the story is about the duo at the left rediscovering this frog character's past in lieu of the odd police state they seem to live in (drones, UFOs, etc)?

It could be that this frog king's spirit is like the Master Onion figure.

A lot of NaNaOn-Sha games feature that mentor-mentee relationship (Parappa, Um Jammer Lammy, Major Minor).

 

[MudoSkills]

The songs from Gitaroo Man have been on heavy rotation in my head for the past 15 years or so - so you could say I'm very much excited by this.

 

[Wamb0wneD]

Bosman is going to be hyped af.

 

[VichoCardenas]

I'm screaming and crying of joy at the same time.

 

[Gattsu25]

Big PaRappa fan but... WTF. I NEED THIS.

Yeah, that's exactly why I posted them.


People have reason to be excited for Parappa's developer being involved (both due to how fun it is and its popularity) but the involvement of iNiS was the big news for me as (IMO, of course) Gitaroo Man is the best of the "old guard" of music games.

 

[Lord British]

I'm screaming and crying of joy at the same time.

Good times, bad times, it's gonna be happy
You can get, you can feel, big noise, good song

 

[Guymelef]

PlayStation Europe twitter account follows @ProRapRabbit I hope that means this is a console game and not mobile...

 

[Inviusx]

Get hype.

 

[blahness]

There was a PSP port with two additional songs.

Otherwise, not really. Pipe dream is a PS4 remaster, but that might get REALLY expensive.

Major gripe is that A) it is not available in the US digitally B) it is not vita compatible

 

[Choomp]

Yo shit this is gonna be awesome

That art is so sick.

Bosman still crying tears of joy.

I'm happy for Kyle with this one

 

[jon bones]

woah that art and title are fuckin dope

 

[Spinosaurus]

Not enough people mentioning inis also did Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents.

So fucking in.

 

[Shin]

Loving the art, looks like a ronin rabbit of sort.
Getting Samurai Champloo vibes from this, sooo good.

 

[Deft Beck]

PlayStation Europe twitter account follows @ProRapRabbit I hope that means this is a console game and not mobile...

Doing some deep diving into the account's followers...

Matthew Pellett is the product manager of PQube, a UK-based games publisher, who has published such games as Fate: EXTELLA and the upcoming Akiba's Beat. They also own and operate the online games retailer Funstock.

Kamipallet, who appears to be the game's character designer, has been reposting a lot of UE4 and Unity stuff on their timeline. A lot of Comiket indie game projects, too; an indie game of theirs appeared at Comiket 91 and they plan on attending BitSummit.

Andy Tsai appears to be a localization manager who works at iNiS.

Keiichi Yano, well, is one of the big heads behind iNiS.

--

If I were to guess, this could be a mid-budget digital title on PS4/PC with a limited console physical release.

EDIT: From a quick look at iNiS' website, they have also been doing UE4 engine tests.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

I need to see gameplay before I can get too excited.

 

[WarRock]

Rap battles in feudal Japa? I'm okay with this.

With drones, flying saucers and motorcycles.