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One of the less immediately obvious effects of the shift to digital distribution as one of the main ways people get their videogames is that it suddenly becomes much easier to “lose” a game, in the curatorial sense. In previous generations, a cartridge or disc for a particular little-known title It might be weird, but it still existed in the physical world, ready for some lucky bargain hunter to stumble upon. But if a game was only available by download, and then the option to download said game is removed, then your existence is exactly as fragile as many consoles hard drives that still persist at any given time.
The most famous example of this kind of digitally induced scarcity is, of course, that of Hideo Kojima. Silent Hill puzzle PT, that now only exists on a dwindling number of PlayStation 4 (and in the minds of everyone who played it, where his legend of glowing horror just grow). But there is a smaller, but still vocal contingent that has been asking a similar question for the past 6 years: Where the heck is the Scott pilgrim game?
Designed to match Edgar Wright film adaptation From Bryan Lee O’Malley’s beloved graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim vs. The world: the game translated the metaphorical concepts of O’Malley’s video games’s books directly into a River City Rescue-Performing beat-em-up, sending Scott and Ramona fighting all over the streets of Toronto. Well regarded at the time, the game was especially heralded for its aesthetic touches., featuring art by pixel art genius Paul Robertson, and a soundtrack from chiptune favorites Anawhereguchi. And how PT, has gained a certain legendary status due to scarcity in the intervening years, never since it was removed from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 digital showcases at the end of 2014. It became quite frustrating that both O’Malley and Wright had begged publisher Ubisoft on Twitter to bring back the game in honor of its 10th anniversary (and that of the movie).
And behold: Scott pilgrim the game is finally back. Possibly hoping to divert attention from some of the other things you’ve been yelled at recentlyincluding widespread accusations of abuse ignored in the company’s ranks—Ubisoft revealed today that it will be implemented Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Full Edition later this year, bringing the cult classic out of the shadows to PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Will the game be able to withstand all the expectations that have been placed on it during its years of unavailability? Who can say.
However, that soundtrack is still great.
