Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game is Toronto nostalgia overload
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game is Toronto nostalgia overload
The game based on the cult classic Toronto-set comic series is back after a decade – and its effects have intensified By Richard Trapunski
Is it possible to be nostalgic for nostalgia?
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game has so many layers of nostalgia layered on top of each other, it’s hard to separate them. Playing it in Toronto during a pandemic just piles even more nostalgia on top of that.
The game, now labelled the “Complete Edition,” was a minor sensation when it was released back in 2010. It popularized a retro sensibility that became ubiquitous among games made by indie video game developers. It’s been de-listed since 2014 (likely due to licensing issues) and unavailable on newer consoles, which has only grown its cult legend.
Many who know me understand that I’m an avid fan of old school beat-em ups. A decade ago, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game” solidified itself as one of
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game : Knives Chau Unlocking Guide
Photo : Screenshot from The Retro Gaming Fool s Official YouTube Channel Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game will soon bring to its fans and audiences around the world (especially the gamers) its physical re-release under video game developers Limited Run Games for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch consoles. It features the five main characters in the game which were also the main ones from the graphic novel and the movie, namely Scott, Ramona, Wallace, Kim, and Stills. Yet a hidden one, named Knives Chau, could be unlocked along the way through a different manner.
âScott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Gameâ sets physical pre-order record for Limited Run Games
Close to 60,000 physical copies have been pre-ordered so far
Credit: Ubisoft
Limited Run Games president and owner Douglas Bogart revealed on Twitter that pre-orders for the physical verison
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game sold 45,000 copies on the Nintendo Switch alone, with an additional 15,000 units on the PS4.
Check out his tweets below.
For those asking PS4 is close to hitting 15K! Switch is definitely the preferred platform for this one!
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Over the weekend, on January 16, Bogart had revealed that 25,000 copies of the game had been purcahsed by fans within just three hours of pre-orders going live. âThank you so much for your support in making this our biggest release of all time!,â he said at the time. Pre-orders opened on Friday, January 15, and will run through February 28. Physical pre-orders bundles can be found here.