PaRappa the Rapper 3 was a game planned for the PS2 or PS3 that served as the direct sequel to PaRappa the Rapper 1 and 2, so the game is probably after the end of PaRappa the Rapper 2.
However, the idea during development the game enter in a development hell and it was cancelled.
It was scheduled for a June 2007 release.
Plot[]
Unknown.
Why It Was Canceled[]
- Masaya Matsura had trouble with the idea for the game.
- Masaya Matsura had taken too long on the planning stage because of limited time.
- Initially, the game would be for PlayStation 2 just like its predecessor, but due to delays in development, it was decided to migrate the project to PlayStation 3 whem the Matsura received the dev kit of PlayStation 3, But they Discovery that PlayStation 3 architecture is very difficult to make games Run Properly with no income problems.
- Scarce ideas to justify a sequel and some who voice some characters refused to reprise their interpretations, also different creative ideas ended up causing problems between Sony and Masaya Matsura, he even thought about continuing the franchise in another way but came to no conclusion in the end.
- Sony did not find it profitable to invest in the Project, the project was moving slowly and each delay resulted in more expenses and the game would not reach the launch in 2007.
Result[]
- The first PaRappa the Rapper game was remastered on the PlayStation 4 in the 20 aniverssary of the first game.