Inti Creates is not developing Red Ash. They are doing Bloodstained however.
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Mighty No. 9 delayed to 'Spring 2016'
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Well, good thing I threw enough money at this that I got to play the demo. So I didn't have to wait for the final release to find out that it's just kind of a mediocre Mega Man fangame with a combo mechanic that isn't actually all that fun.
Also holy shit the reason for the delay is online multiplayer? The thing people will probably stop playing after a week? They could have just delayed the online multiplayer and have added in an update later on as well.
Also holy shit the reason for the delay is online multiplayer? The thing people will probably stop playing after a week? They could have just delayed the online multiplayer and have added in an update later on as well.
This is likely the reason they opted for delay over releasing piecemeal.
To be honest, I think all of the delays, the second kickstarter, Red Ash and the disappointing art style have already done that damage
texhnolyze
Banned
And they still haven't updated the original release date on the checkout page.
wrong. the impressions from people/sites (eurogamer for example) that played it have been pretty positive.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
I'm surprised Kamiya's tweet hasn't been posted as per usual! I still can't believe the game isn't done yet. I'm doubtful at this point that backers will think this was worth it
Holygriever
Banned
Mighty No. 9: Recore
That doesn't stop the majority of games releasing with large day 1 patches.
This game's development has been nothing but a train wreck.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Don't forget the signature edition lol
Waiting for the mighty ninth delay...
chronic_archaic
Member
I was still kinda excited for it but forget it I don't care anymore.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Time to bring in Nicalis.
maquiladora
Member
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
He's a businessman
Probably. I'm already of a mind that the simultaneous physical release is the cause for going the delay route now anyway.
mrmickfran
Member
oh my god
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
No it's going to be the best video game of all time. You'll see.
I gave Inafune $400 (ಥ⌣ಥ
Kickstarter was so innocent back then.
We need a support group.
The problems seem to stem from having problems with online features on so many completely different platforms. So when there are problems in the online code that affect all platforms, it takes time fixing those problems on all platforms since the fix is different on all (or most) of them. It's not like Inti Creates is the first ever quality developer to have had problems with online portions of their game. A lot of developers have had problems even when their game is only on a single platform, let alone when shit is on as many platforms as MN9 is.
PendekarRajawali
Member
I'd already lost my interest since last year. I'd pick it up if it's good and when it's cheap. Maybe.
TheSpoiler
Member
That's like the easiest scapegoat ever. Of course shit never goes as planned. I'm one of the most tolerate people of delays when it comes to video games. I'm patient.
What I'm not cool on is the flippant nature of Infaune and his awful planning skills. Part of being a seasoned veteran developer is learning to schedule your shit properly. It's also up to him to not make promises and statements that could later backfire.
People spent money invested in this product. They have a right to be upset that it's not delivered on time.
How does having a simultaneous release block them from being able to patch the game? All of the platforms they are releasing on have the ability to patch games.
It's not even in parts. It's like the single player mode and all the extra stuff, and then the online portion, which isn't all that big in the first place.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Um, I didn't say anyone was saying the game itself was bad. I was saying the development and everything around it has been a shit-show. And uh... It has.
Danlord
Member
They should have also signed an exclusivity deal with Microsoft as being an Xbox One exclusive would likely mean more sales, higher profit
narutomaki04
Banned
well, I guess at least it's still coming out sometimes.
Sammy Samusu
Member
He left Capcom to make copies of MH and MM. I never trusted him.
It's netcode they are working on. It's still gonna look like a turd.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Dude, this has happened multiple times already, it's time to stop defending it so hard. It's understandable that shit may not go as planned, but this is twice now that the game has been 2 weeks out from launch and it suddenly gets pushed months away. Pushing a game months ahead, multiple times, isn't something that just "some small issues" causes, like they continue to say. Something clearly is not going right with something other than the SP that was the focus of this campaign in the first place, yet they continue to bullshit people by saying "it's just small issues". Beyond that, the last 2 delays have been because of an online component (if they are to be believed) that literally no one asked for. At some point it's probably time to look at things and decide if maybe said feature wasn't such a good idea and just get the game out there so that your company doesn't become even more of a joke.
Will that even be possible now that any publicity it gets is going to be marred with reminders of the delays and other oddities?
Maybe I'm a cynic, but I feel like that's what we'll end up remembering about this whole thing.
Game's might have day 1 patches but those usually just fix some bugs that have been found after the game went gold. Sony wouldn't release something like DriveClub completely without its online portion with a promise that it's coming some day.
And lol, this is far from train wreck level of development. The game's content seems to be complete and it seems fairly polished & of decent quality at least (whatever you might think of the art style). Having problems with online features is extremely common, so to call this a train wreck just because they don't want to release a game with broken net code is stupid hyperbole.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
LMAO
That is the questionable part of all of this. It wasn't something people wanted. By most accounts the game itself is pretty ok, besides the art style people who tried it had mostly positive impressions.
Inti Creates generally does a great job at the games they develop. I think the management is at fault here (Innafune as a publisher to be exact :/).
This. I wouldn't mind getting the single player part of the game first with a multi player patella that came later.
This delay doesn't bother me as I backed the minimum to get the game ($15) and I have plenty of other games to hold me over while I wait (as I have done for the previous delays as well).
It was a stretch goal. This delay could have been avoided if the kickstarter made less money.
SliceSabre
Banned
I can only laugh.
TheSpoiler
Member
The game is content complete, as you say.
it's just missing the online portion that's necessary for most here.
And yet, two weeks from release, they decide to label it "Spring 2016".
It's like you say the words, but the possible realization is not there.
Serenade_King
Banned
Yeah, what I meant was that if a developer with many games worth of experience is having so much trouble I can't see Hyde doing any better with Red Ash. But I'll be happy to be wrong because I still want to see how Red Ash ends up being (if it wasn't obvious by my Avatar pick
).WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
No it's going to be the best video game of all time. You'll see.
I gave Inafune $400 (ಥ⌣ಥ
I had to
I guess Uncharted 4 will also be pure, total & utter shit & it's a total joke from the highly incompetent Naughty Dog with no good reason given for said delays since it's been delayed multiple times already as well ¯\_(ツ
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