Prevail - Open universe game - by Johnny Two Shoes - DEV BLOG (Plunderland creators)

[beelzebubble]

Originally Posted by Ayjona

So, after following the game for so long, you are disappointed that the developers take their time to polish and improve the game? Might I recommend the world of AAA console development, then? It is full of games rushed out to meet unforgiving launch dates

I don't want to be a dick but, reading comprehension!

What sucks (and I'll reiterate, this is just my opinion) is the fact that we were getting a steady stream of updates all seemingly leading up to a release date and now we have no release date and few or no updates.

I can deal with the release date being pushed back (I'd love a month at least but I'll admit I'm impatient, I hate waiting for things when I have no idea how long I have to wait) but a lack of updates is actually enough to change me from a definite customer to merely a potential one or in some cases (depending on how cool the game looks) even a "non customer".

PR and advertising is hard, I can imagine. I also realize that most indie iOS game makers have no idea how to do it nor the resources. Still I make the comments I do in an effort to help devs I have an interest in better understand how some of their customers feel (and what they want, aka how to keep them jonesing).

[beelzebubble]

Originally Posted by 4ce

so show some respect!

Would they rather my respect or my money?

[4ce]

Originally Posted by beelzebubble

Would they rather my respect or my money?

I think they would rather be proud of their game which as a fan, I will give them my respect and my money!

[jumpman475]

Originally Posted by Ayjona

I get the feeling that Prevail is the kind of game project that just keeps growing at an accelerated pace (Johnny Two Shoes' Twitter lends some credence to this theory : "Creating content systems so we can make almost anything happen in Prevail - sure is a lot of work. BUT DAMN ITS COOL"), and thus JTS decided to just take their sweet time and let the game swell out of but also into epic proportions. Eventually, they'll have to submit to gravity and touch down, but for now, they soar far beyond their initial ambitions.

If this is the case, I would't complain if they spent another half a year injecting epic into awesome. Thus, every wednesday/thursday night Prevail is not released, my expectations just grow

Yes, totally agree with you on all fronts. Johnny Two Shoes set a high benchmark and earned themselves quite the reputation with Plunderland. The world is expecting a super high quality game in Prevail, and I doubt that Johnny Two Shoes will let us down. Have faith in the brothers. Every new day brings us one step closer to the release.

[crex]

Originally Posted by jumpman475

I doubt that Johnny Two Shoes will let us down.

Agreed. Plunderland was one of the very few games that followed intensely up until the release, and it was phenomenal.

[joshsslade]

Hello everyone,

Sorry about our lack of updates but we have been concentrating on getting the game done, we have made a lot of tools to make development of content much faster and allow more ideas to be possible.

We hear your shout outs for not wanting to constantly check back for updates so we have put together a sign up list so you can chuck in your email and be alerted to new updates and progress with minimal effort.

Sign up for Prevail progress updates:

PrevailApp.com

Hopefully this will make it easier for you all.

Thanks for those who have explained our situation on our behalf, sorry about the wait but we want this to be something special.

We have been working away and have a lot of cool things to show in the coming updates.

Thanks for the support everyone!

[renton]

can't wait for prevail ! DL plunder land to
play through again ! full of win !
many thanks to the dev's for such a masterful experience

[joshsslade]

Originally Posted by renton

can't wait for prevail ! DL plunder land to
play through again ! full of win !
many thanks to the dev's for such a masterful experience

Thank you for the kind words!

Always good to hear people enjoy what we spend so much time trying to make fun hehe

[Jdragoon19]

Originally Posted by joshsslade

Hello everyone,

Sorry about our lack of updates but we have been concentrating on getting the game done, we have made a lot of tools to make development of content much faster and allow more ideas to be possible.

We hear your shout outs for not wanting to constantly check back for updates so we have put together a sign up list so you can chuck in your email and be alerted to new updates and progress with minimal effort.

Sign up for Prevail progress updates:

PrevailApp.com

Hopefully this will make it easier for you all.

Thanks for those who have explained our situation on our behalf, sorry about the wait but we want this to be something special.

We have been working away and have a lot of cool things to show in the coming updates.

Thanks for the support everyone!

Done. Looking forward to this quick, efficient updates (hopefully)

[4ce]

Can't wait to see what you have added! I can't tell you how excited I am for this game! THANK YOU for taking your time and making a game worth playing Looking forward to the email updates too, great idea!