With the release of the PS5 just weeks away, you might not be looking to expand your PS4 library. This is a mistake, because the lame-duck months of an older console are the best time to score some fantastic deals on bestsellers and hidden gems. However, the PlayStation Store isn’t the easiest to navigate, even when you know exactly what you want. That means absolutely brilliant games can sometimes fall through the cracks. One of the most memorable, innovative, and downright hilarious Japanese games made in the last 15 years is currently on sale for just $10 (with a free demo!) thanks to Sony’s Big in Japan Sale. If you get a kick out of story-driven adventures and virtual tourism, you absolutely need to check it out.
It’s very tough to compare 428 Shibuya Scramble to any other game, because it’s so insistently odd and idiosyncratic. You take control of five different characters whose…