Sato City is a cancelled action game that was in development for the original PSX and PC, it would have been published by Merit Studios. The game was set in a post-apocalyptic world, generated with pre-rendered backgrounds (ala Resident Evil). Sadly we dont have any more info about this project, but Merit Studios never published any game for the Playstation. Could Sato City have been released on the PC with a different name?
Thanks to Celine for the contribution! (Scans from PlayMag issue #4)
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4 Responses to Sato City [PSX PC - Cancelled?]
derboo
October 1st, 2010 at 1:57 pm
This was also announced for PC. There’s a news post in German mag PC Spiel 6/96 with the same image, describing a somewhat Blade Runner-esque scenario.
monokoma
October 4th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I have added this in the “PC” section too, thaks derboo :)
dadrester
June 9th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Merit Studios later became Eutechnyx. On their website they mention that they are in the early stages of development on a game called sato city.
“We’re in the early development phase of an all-new IP called Sato City, in which we plan to use this new technology to create what is hopefully an exceptionally engaging character-oriented development system. “
monokoma
June 9th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Interesting info, thanks a lot Dadrester! Maybe they are working again on this after so many years… i could try to send them an email and ask about it :P