Re-releases or remasters?
Bandai Namco, like Capcom, is a master of mining nostalgia. Whether it’s in the form of anime-based games from your childhood or re-releases they have it covered, and a new set of trademarks might be taking things to the next level.
Evidently the publisher has trademarked the following “Encore” projects:Klonoa Encore, Splatterhouse Encore, Wagyan Land Encore, Mr. Driller Encore,andGenpei Touma Den Encore. Of note,Katamari Damacy Encore(called “Reroll” in the west) is a remaster that used the same nomenclature.
Providing Bandai Namco follows through here the choices here are fairly deliberate, as many of these franchises refuse to die.Klonoasort of had a recent appearance inTekken 7as an art cameo, the firstMr. Drillerwas included in the recent PlayStation Classic micro-console, andSplatterhousewas heavily featured in the 2018 animeHigh Score Girl.
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