A somewhat surprising announcement when you consider that our last preview of Endless Dungeon had been very positive, revealing a complete game, well put together and seeming rich enough in content to simultaneously satisfy tactical and roguelite enthusiasts.
Romain de Waubert, CEO of Amplitude Studios, justifies this decision through their OpenDev program: “The feedback we’ve received from our OpenDev sessions so far has proven to us that we really have something special on our hands and we want to make sure the game reaches its full potential. Players have always been at the heart of our studio philosophy and the release of ENDLESS DUNGEON in October will give us the extra time to continue working with the community and fine-tuning the game for the best possible experience from day one.“
The time for reflection
Amplitude has historically relied on its community to adjust their productions, validating or inflecting their mechanics according to the opinion of the public. Everything happens on their Games2Gather platform, which could be roughly summarized as a forum where developers and fans can interact, vote, grumble, praise… over the years. playtests exclusive. On this official blog, an article (in English) details the points to be reworked according to Amplitude:
- Meta progression, deemed too random to be satisfactory;
- Resource saving in-gamewhere industry tends to be overly large;
- General balancing;
- Many loose details, including the multiplayer experience, tutorials and distinctive elements between biomes.
To make up for their delay, Amplitude are adding exclusive content to pre-orders and early buyers. A set of three skins for the characters Shroom, Fassie and Comrade will reward your patience. Please note that if you pre-ordered the Last Wish digital edition, your early access exclusive will open its doors on October 17. Conversely, the French studio would like to point out that, according to the laws and standards in force, you can request a refund for your pre-order if you wish.
Strategic retreat
Of course, it is possible that this calendar decline is partially caused by the overly dense May 2023 releases; between Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Redfall, Darkest Dungeon II, Gollum and System Shock, not to mention Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on April 28 then Street Fighter 6 on June 2, there are enough big names to drain all wallets. Atlas Fallen, simmered by Deck13, also gave up coming out in May, unsheathing the same speech around the tweaking.
Only one unknown remains in the equation: the game Suicide Squad. If all insiders agreed that it would be postponed after its latest marketing fiascos, Rocksteady is officially sticking to the May 26 date.
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