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Unsung Story Announced For Switch, Xbox One, And PlayStation 4
Unsung Story, a drama-ridden tactical SRPG that recently got a new lease on life when it changed developers, has been announced by its new publisher Little Orbit to be releasing on Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
The story of Unsung Story is a long and twisted one, starting with a Kickstarter in early 2014, leading to years of development hell and genre changes, then finally original developers Playdek handing off development to Little Orbit. We talked to Little Orbit CEO Matt Scott in early August about how the company is trying to reinvent itself with projects like Unsung Story.
The game was originally intended as a mobile title, but Playdek then changed focus to develop the game as a PC title. Little Orbit is now focusing on consoles, with Scott saying the change is partly because of his fond memories of playing Final Fantasy Tactics on his PS1 from his couch. Additionally, a few of the backer rewards from the original Kickstarter are being cancelled due to being determined wasteful by the new publisher. According to Scott:
"The biggest example of the first case is the Game Package sold as a $5 add-on. This package promises 3 exclusive stages only for the backers that ordered it, and only 329 backers purchased it. That means we would be producing 3 extra stages of the game for a small group of players, and we can never release those stages anywhere else. That's not a commitment we can make. For now, we are going to cancel this item. However we are evaluating the possibility of offering a new add-on closer to launch that will give backers a discount on purchasing some form of DLC that isn't exclusive.
Similarly only 52 backers selected the Kindle version of the main game and 61 backers selected the Kindle version of the Card Game. Windows Tablet had equally low orders. It's possible that back in 2014, both of these platforms were more viable, but today we need to focus on systems that the majority of backers chose.
The late addition 2nd T-Shirt is another example. Only 5 backers selected this add-on, so it makes no sense to go through the work and effort of making it."
Unsung Story was originally projected for a 2015 release date, but the new date is unknown, as development has been almost completely restarted.
[Source: Polygon]
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