Limited Run Games E3 2019 Roundup

I am one of those gamers who is clinging onto all of my physical media, so needless to say I am a big fan of Limited Run Games and all the support they give us collectors.

The first announcement of the night was that of Night in the Woods, a long-requested game, developed by Infinite Fall, which received critical acclaim. Night in the Woods is a 2D side-scrolling adventure game in the style of old Double Fine and Lucas Arts games and will release in Q4 of this year.

After the exciting announcement of Night in the Woods, Limited Run came out with some bittersweet news about the last PlayStation Vita games line up which included 14 games:

Deadbolt – Q3
Guacamelee! – June 11th
Super Mutant Alien Assault – July 5th
Pix the Cat – June 21st
Revenant Dogma – 2019
Mutant Blobs Attack!!! – June 14th
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution -2019
Atari Flashback Classics – July 2019
Super Meat Boy – 2019
Damascus Gear Operation Osaka – 2019
Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo – 2019
Metal Slug 3 – July 12th
Papers Please – 2020

For us in the PlayStation Vita community, this is a big deal as Sony has been slowly cutting off life support for the handheld, which has halted production in Japan.

Now the Vita may be dying but Limited Run is bringing many forgotten games back from the dead:

Transistor – July 5th – Nintendo Switch & PS4
Turok – Q3 2019 – Nintendo Switch
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil – Q3 2019 – Nintendo Switch
Blaster Master Zero – Q4 2019 – Nintendo Switch
Red Faction – July 12th – PS4
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Now – PS4 & Switch
Hover – July 26th – PS4

Most of the time I don’t see myself playing Indie games because they do not have a physical release, and I just end up forgetting to play them, but thanks to Limited Run I now get whole sweet of Indie games including:

Bad North – Q3 2019 – Nintendo Switch
Blazing Chrome – Q4 2019 – Nintendo Switch & PS4
Freedom Planet – June 21st – Nintendo Switch & PS4
Dark Devotion – Q4 2019 – Nintendo Switch & PS4
Rogue Legacy – July 19th – Nintendo Switch & PS4

Limited Run has also shown off two great surprises. The first being the there will be 3DS support for the Atooi Collection which includes five games: Mutant Muds, its sequel Mutant Muds Super Challange, Bomb Monkey, Zeo Drifter, and Chicken Wiggle, all coming soon with no release date at the moment.

Also announced were:

Corpse Killer 25th Anniversary Edition – July 30th – PS4
Double Switch 25th Anniversary Edition – Pre-order July 19th through August 2nd – Nintendo Switch
real MYST Masterpiece Edition – Q3 2019 – Nintendo Switch
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition – June 28th – PS4

All these games are great and make my wallet cry, but nothing made me more sure that my bank account will be emptied as the next 2 announcements. First, Shenmue 3 collectors edition will be released on November 19th for PC and PS4. Only 1000 copies for PC and 4000 copies for PS4 will be available.

Second, (and the final announcement), was over 10 Star Wars games including the entire Jedi Knight series, X wing, Rebel Assault 1 and 2, Tie Fighter, Episode I Racer, and Bounty Hunter. They will be released on June 28th for PS4.