It looks like one of the PSP’s most beloved franchises is being given a spiritual successor. The series creator, Hiroyuki Kotani, announced Ratatan at the Bit Summit, which as we mentioned is a spiritual follow-up to Patapon, one of the most popular Sony IPs that was, at the time exclusive to the handheld PSP. Kotani also revealed that the original Patapon composer, Kemmei Adachi, will also be on board for the project. The title will be crowdfunded via Kickstarter, with a dedicated page set to go live on July 31.
In addition to the original developers reuniting for this IP, the title will also have Toshiyuki Yasui who is known for his work on the God Eater franchise as well as Freedom Wars. The studio, known as Ratata Arts, will be working with fellow developer TVT, which also happens to be Yasui’s own studio. A reveal was also trailer, which showcases the art style that is very reminiscent of Patapon and has the signature playful vibe that the developers are associated with. Although the trailer runs at a mere 25 seconds, it truly offers a huge glimpse as to what they’re working on.
As we already mentioned, Ratatan is a spiritual successor to the Patapon series, which made its debut on the PSP back in 2007. The game has the player control a set of anthropomorphic eyeballs that go by the title’s namesake. Players would then direct the sentries to attack and defend using the beat of the game’s drum track. The title was later ported to the PlayStation 4 in 2017, while it also received two sequels, Patapon 2 and Patapon 3 in 2008 and 2011 respectively. Patapon 2 would also see a later release on the PlayStation 4 in 2020, while the third entry has not been re-released in any form or capacity. Kotani states that more news will be released on July 28 for Ratatan, along with the aforementioned Kickstarted page which will be up on July 31.