9, a re-energised retro-inspired 2D action platformer for Wii U.

Egas says that he took no pleasure in the decision, but “business-wise, this was the only logical outcome lest we risk going under.Prove your might and save the world in Mighty No. Egas states that the build was given “way later than planned” with “no intermediate builds and no source code until three or four months before they suddenly wanted to launch.” Given that this Herculean task of pumping out ports (what Egas refers to as essentially a “demake” of the console and PC editions) in a short timeframe was impossible, they abandoned the project. We weren’t involved with Engine Software ourselves, although we have been engaging with them in the past on other projects, just not on this particular project directly.”įrom his perspective, Comcept failed to communicate properly and deliver a final build on time. At that time I thought this was a great opportunity, but risky. A deal we’ve had to agree to in a very short amount of time due to the Kickstarter campaign requirements and the handheld platform version being a stretch goal, etc.

Egas states, “We had a deal in place that partially involved royalties. The property fizzled and mascot Beck shifted from a hot up-and-coming multimedia commodity (TV shows, toys, and a movie were planned) to a cameo character and a mere memory.Īlthough the company did hint at development troubles back in 2015, Egas opened up with Destructoid and elaborated further. Its troubled development process had colored perception entirely. It wasn’t the worst platformer in the world (for some it was actually okay, even, imagine that) but its art style was lacking and at that point the damage had been done due to mismanagement. 9 eventually did arrive in June of 2016 to a tepid response.

Those very rewards didn’t ship until a year after launch behind schedule, and several media outlets ( Destructoid included) had to track them down to get a timetable. Then there’s basically the masterclass in why campaigns shouldn’t host multiple elaborate levels of physical rewards - their brain had to communicate to multiple limbs to facilitate that nightmare. The company also made the curious decision to pack every feature they hit during their stretch goals into the 1.0 edition, causing further holdups due to multiplayer modes and ancillary extras much of the community didn’t even want.

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