Sol Cresta launch delayed
Posted on November 3, 2021 by Ervin in News, Switch eShop
Sol Cresta, a shoot-’em-up game developed by Platinum Games, has been delayed from its December 9th release date to an unspecified time after 2021. The delay was announced by game director Hideki Kamiya during a livestream earlier today. Here’s what he had to say according to a translation from Nintendo Life:
The release date for Sol Cresta of December 9th…working hard to make that date, but very sorry but that release date has become not possible. I apologise very sincerely from the bottom of my heart…We are very sincerely sorry for making you wait further.
…We really do apologise for delaying the game, but some schedule issues, some quality issues that we want to focus on, make sure that everything’s right, and we came to the tough decision of delaying the release.
No new release date has yet been confirmed for Sol Cresta on the Switch eShop.
In case you missed it, here is an overview for Sol Cresta:
DOCK, SPLIT, and FORM UP!
Pilot three ships and free the solar system from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game!PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology, and the first project in this endeavor is Sol Cresta. Sol Cresta takes the docking and formation strategies of classic shooting games Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta and elevates them with the “free-form docking” system. The flagship Yamato, composed of the ships Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano can utilize various attacks depending on how the three ships are aligned. Docking, splitting, and reforming the ships as needed is the key to defeating the invading armies of Mandler.
