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[IbizaPocholo]

PATLABOR the Case Files announced for PS5, PC

Publisher Good Smile Company and developer Chime Corporation have announced 3D action game PATLABOR the Case Files for PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

www.gematsu.com

Publisher Good Smile Company and developer Chime Corporation have announced 3D action game PATLABOR the Case Files for PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

The game's staff includes mechanical supervisor Yutaka Izubuchi, script supervisor Kazunori Itou, and character art supervisor Akemi Takada.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

We are so back.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I like Patlabor, but this looks fucking GHETTO.

 

[Puscifer]

I love Patlabor! Anyone reading this should watch Patlabor 2 - it deserves to be up there with Ghost in the Shell

 

[Skifi28]

We are so back.

I was so happy to see the announcement. It seems to be based on a short they released a few years back which was really good.

The game announcement on the other hand....meh

 

[kevboard]

 

[gpn]

Looks AA, but if it gets released with English, I'll get it. Love me some Patlabor.

 

[MrCunningham]

PATLABOR the Case Files announced for PS5, PC

Publisher Good Smile Company and developer Chime Corporation have announced 3D action game PATLABOR the Case Files for PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

www.gematsu.com

I loved the OVA's and the movies back in the day. But I don't think I have ever really bothered with the anime series, or the Manga it was all derived from. I mean, this does look interesting to me. I'll keep my eye on it.

 

[Alexios]

Patlabor is rad, loved how they did the mech controls with the different modes for standard movement and different controls for fine finger movement to disarm bombs and shit. But this looks low budget low effort. And why couldn't it have manga or anime aesthetics instead of plain 90s cg like

 

[Ovek]

Looks jank as fuck. I'll add it to my wishlist.

 

[lh032]

Gundam detective game?

 

[Strider7]

I'm in! I love Patlabor!

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Looks like absolute shit and lowest effort possible. Patlabor IP deserves way better.

 

[ZehDon]

That Steam page is... not great.

 

[MrCunningham]

Gundam detective game?

Looking at what is there, it just seems to recreate scenarios from the Patlabor series. Mostly from the Movies/ OVA series, it seems. No signs of any of the human characters from the series. It just seems to be various mech combat set pieces. Which could be interesting. What is here does not look like it's a high budget game. The ideal Patlabor game would be to have a mix of character driver detective story elements outside of the mechs and combat scenes inside of the mechs.

 

[Pejo]

Man, I love the mech designs in Patlabor but this game looks like PS2 quality shit...

I'll still keep an eye on it though.

 

[Juza]

We are so back.

Honestly, the original Patlabor crew was just on another level. Every single character had such a distinct vibe that made them feel unique. I seriously doubt this new generation is going to come anywhere close to the OG Section 2 legends.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

PATLABOR the Case Files will come to PC and PS5 in Summer 2026.

Relive numerous iconic scenes from "Mobile Police Patlabor" in this home console 3D action game.Play from different perspectives— Main Missions as Special Vehicle Section 2, and Another Side Missions as their adversaries.Over 20 Labors appear in the game Master everything from the Ingram to the Griffon and Type Zero Includes Simulator Mode where you can engage in shooting practice and Labor-vs-Labor combat.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Even if the game looks like a PS2 game, I'm happy it exists.

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[archangelmorph]

Why dredge up a beloved 90s mecha manga IP if the goal was simply to make some Jank ass fuck trash?

 

[Fbh]

Love Patlabor but this looks like shit.
Remove the IP and it looks like some random single dev asset flip on steam

 

[March Climber]

Why dredge up a beloved 90s mecha manga IP if the goal was simply to make some Jank ass fuck trash?

Love Patlabor but this looks like shit.
Remove the IP and it looks like some random single dev asset flip on steam

Once you look up the publisher you'll realize why it's low budget:

Steam Publisher: Spike Chunsoft

Official Steam community hub for Spike Chunsoft. Stop by and say "hi!"

store.steampowered.com

They're one of the few Japanese publishers who are stuck in this weird limbo of still making games that look like they belong on the PSVita (or at best Switch 1) even though the vita died a long time ago.

I wonder if they'll encounter a tough time once we are in the full-on Switch 2/PS6/Xbox Helix generation.

Edit: Nothing personally against Spike Chunsoft. I think they make fun games. But they don't have the shield of 'indie' around them so they tend to take flack for their very low budget endeavors.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Why dredge up a beloved 90s mecha manga IP if the goal was simply to make some Jank ass fuck trash?

It literally looks like a PS2 game with all that grey fog and basic textures. It doesn't look like an Unreal Engine 4/5 game at all. Maybe UE2?

 

[ShirAhava]

Robotech:Battlecry eat your heart out!

 

[Danjin44]

As much as I love PATLABOR most anime licence games just not all that great.

So far Armored Core is the only mecha game for me.

 

[Gambit2483]

Why dredge up a beloved 90s mecha manga IP if the goal was simply to make some Jank ass fuck trash?

Haven't you heard? There's an entire jank/trash games genre out there, with their own Fandom