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RUMOR: Nintendo has plans to revive a 'Dead and Buried' game (Update: Possibly Scalebound?)
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yeah, i know development was rocky.
Just shutting down the reddit post
I can't find where I read this information but I swear I remember reading that Platinum approached Nintendo about Astral Chains before the Switch even launched, so if that was the case (not really sure if it is) then the whole Scalebound becoming Astral Chains doesn't make sense. With that said I highly doubt its Scalebound though. Feel like Nintendo would want to go for something a bit more nostalgic.
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I'm reading people discarding derelict Scalebound. What has happened? Why does not anyone think it's Scalebound? New information?
Maybe I'm missing something, but it's interesting that Hideki Kamiya didn't post anything regarding the new Scalebound info.
No new info. Just doesn't make much sense to some folks, and there is no great evidence for it.
Well, the thread title was updated to specifically name Scalebound…….this thread would probably be 1/3 the size if it hadn't.
Either way, it's been entertaining.
Expecting a big budget(ish) open world online coop action RPG to be developed in 3 years is pretty unreasonable, especially from a relatively small indie developer like Platinum Games. Microsoft has been far too trigger happy canceling games in the past few years. I don't doubt there were some issues with Scalebound's development, but the idea seemed strong enough that with 1-2 years of extra development, I don't see why it couldn't have been polished & morphed into something really fun. Like the boss fight we saw. They could make the boss attack faster, be more aggressive and maybe add a couple of projectile/long distance attacks that require the player to be more mobile, adjust the dragons movement in ways that make controlling it feel more dynamic & exciting. Fix it without completely having to start from scratch. There are plenty of games that don't come together until final phases of development. Most recently apparently God of War 4 was really unfun just months prior to going gold. But then they adjusted some things & finished others and it came together to offer a great experience in the end.Microsoft funded them for years, ever since 2013 and the game was suppose to be 2016 but got delayed then delayed again. I do not blame Microsoft at all for cancelling the project that Platinum Games failed to deliver in time.
If it is Scalebound they need to remove Isekai aspect of the story. Wasnt feeling that shit or the headphones.
No. It wasn't. It was always a co-op game from the first paper design document. We didn't reveal co-op at first other than teasing it in the CG trailer and hinting hard in interviews. The first year we only showed gameplay, we only showed single player because that was always the marketing plan. The tons of players swarming was four players and their dragons in a boss fight. The same four players and their dragons hinted at in the CG reveal.
What was that Suda51 game that became Let It Die?
Little Big...something
What if Suda51 went back and said "Hey, how about we make the game we originally intended it to be?"
Little Big...something
What if Suda51 went back and said "Hey, how about we make the game we originally intended it to be?"
Wait...what now?
Idk why people are saying "they already have Astral Chain, why do they need Scalebound??"
Games are games dude, the more the merrier!
Games are games dude, the more the merrier!
So, announced and then cancelled, my guesses are...
Dead Phoenix - Gamecube exclusive that got shit-canned as part of the "Capcom 5" at the time.
Shadow Of The Eternals - Eternal Darkness spiritual successor. No confirmation that it was outright cancelled though after Dennis Dyack's failed kickstarters.
Legacy Of Kain: Dead Sun - Cancelled in favour of "Nosgoth", that multiplayer game set in the same universe.
Scalebound - Well it is just laying there, Nintendo might pump some money into Platinum to develop yet another exclusive for their system.
Sadness - That Wii horror game with the monochrome style.
Raven Blade - Shown off in cinematic form before launch in some form when the gamecube was about to hit, Nintendo cancelled it and put Retro on Metroid Prime.
Dead Phoenix - Gamecube exclusive that got shit-canned as part of the "Capcom 5" at the time.
Shadow Of The Eternals - Eternal Darkness spiritual successor. No confirmation that it was outright cancelled though after Dennis Dyack's failed kickstarters.
Legacy Of Kain: Dead Sun - Cancelled in favour of "Nosgoth", that multiplayer game set in the same universe.
Scalebound - Well it is just laying there, Nintendo might pump some money into Platinum to develop yet another exclusive for their system.
Sadness - That Wii horror game with the monochrome style.
Raven Blade - Shown off in cinematic form before launch in some form when the gamecube was about to hit, Nintendo cancelled it and put Retro on Metroid Prime.
I agree, just because they share some similar elements doesn't mean both can't exist, it's like saying why should Nintendo bother making Kirby games when they have Mario.
Still continuing the joke eh? Keep it up, it's very convincing.
just kidding :P
WIth Metroid kinda of blowing up in their faces and restarting I kind of suspect as the alphas were coming in they jumpstarted Eternal Darkness and greenlit it.
Scalebound would be cool, but it was really running poorly on XBox, I doubt they could optimize it in a reasonable amount of time to run on switch. They could stream it like Resident Evil 7, but I'm not sure how well that would be recieved.
Scalebound would be cool, but it was really running poorly on XBox, I doubt they could optimize it in a reasonable amount of time to run on switch. They could stream it like Resident Evil 7, but I'm not sure how well that would be recieved.
They resurrected Bayonetta into basically being their own franchise.
They weren't dissolved, they just work on the Hulu app. They've stated many times that the Wii game is ready to go and they could upscale it for Switch easily.
Project giant robo, but that's probably just labo robot kit
Ah, didn't know that. Thanks for clarifying. Ah, just realized JP wasn't for Japan, JP Kellams. Hope you're doing good.
Other than my twitter being a disaster, I'm doing real good. :)
Sorry to see all the hell that happened on your Twitter today. Fanboys and such are crazy and make gaming a hell for us.
Yep you got it, they never dissolved they've just been focused on ap development for game consoles. And yeah there was an interview the other year
The fact your talking so freely about the project, it's probably safe to assume that this isn't the game Nintendo reviving then. If it was, you'd be media silent.
Pack it up everyone, time to speculate on other games.
I voted Megaman Legends 3. It seems like platinum has enough going on already.
Megaman has had all those classic collection releases and 11. It's time.
Megaman has had all those classic collection releases and 11. It's time.
If Nintendo is picking up Scalebound, I'm not surprised. Open world fantasy is swiftly becoming a trademark genre for Switch, Nintendo are solid PlatinumGames supporters, and there's precedent for them doing this type of thing- they can basically swoop in and reap the benefit of a half-finished game its owner isn't willing to cough up for. All the pieces fit. Nintendo also has ten times the producing experience Microsoft does, so they'll see that the game is done right. Assuming this is all actually happening, of course.
Regarding the game itself, while I can't say I was ever truly excited about it based on what we were shown, I never doubted PlatinumGames or Kamiya. I was fully ready to go ahead and buy a Xbone (and did) in anticipation of the game based on their pedigree and enthusiasm alone. Also, I don't think we were ever publicly let in on what the full potential of Scalebound offered. Not even close. The stuff the press was reporting on behind closed doors close to its cancellation sounded really exciting.
Fingers tentatively crossed.
Regarding the game itself, while I can't say I was ever truly excited about it based on what we were shown, I never doubted PlatinumGames or Kamiya. I was fully ready to go ahead and buy a Xbone (and did) in anticipation of the game based on their pedigree and enthusiasm alone. Also, I don't think we were ever publicly let in on what the full potential of Scalebound offered. Not even close. The stuff the press was reporting on behind closed doors close to its cancellation sounded really exciting.
Fingers tentatively crossed.
Supposing Astral Chain actually served as a base to Scalebound, both games are still different enough to co-exist and Platinum could very well have changed the game to be something even more different, maybe had the focus changed to the dragon, I dunno, if this is real it will probably be very different from what we've seen. Specially if the game's main ideas weren't working well like some claim.
Also someone verify JP Kellams!
Also someone verify JP Kellams!
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