Ratatan, the brand new rhythm recreation from the designer of Patapon, delays early entry launch in response to unfavourable demo suggestions
Ratatan, the non secular successor to the fantastic PSP rhythm recreation Patapon, turned up on the PC Gaming Present earlier this yr to disclose a brand new trailer, in addition to a demo on Steam and an early entry launch date of July 25.
However with that date now only a few weeks away, developer TVT Co. has determined to push it again, and for that you could blame—or thank, because the case could also be—the demo.
The Ratatan demo was downloaded greater than 200,000 instances, the staff mentioned in a Steam replace, leading to greater than 1,200 Steam consumer evaluations and a pair of,000 feedback despatched on to the developer. “The sheer quantity of responses has exceeded the staff’s expectations!” the studio wrote.
Sadly, that suggestions was not solely constructive. There are 5 “details” that gamers weren’t pleased with:
- The tutorial and UI being obscure
- The roguelike construction and reward pacing feeling unsatisfying
- Frustration over some Ratatans being unable to make use of abilities
- Lack of impression in visuals and presentation
- Requests for enhancements to content material construction, pacing, and mid-term gameplay circulate
And, merely put, there’s not sufficient time between now and July 25 to handle the complaints—thus the delay. A brand new launch date hasn’t been finalized but however will likely be introduced as quickly as attainable; TVT Co. warned that even with the delay, “it is probably not attainable to handle all of those requests by the point we launch [into] Early Entry.”
The studio additionally reminded followers that “Ratatan will not be Patapon,” seemingly a response to complaints from some gamers that the brand new recreation will not be what they had been anticipating. “[Ratatan] is an indie recreation aiming to ship a very new expertise,” TVT Co. wrote. “So there’ll naturally be some variations in path.”
TVT Co. additionally mentioned it is wanting into “making changes” to rewards for its Kickstarter backers to make sure they’re handled “pretty and appropriately,” together with attainable extra rewards for console backers “since they must wait longer to play the sport”—PC backers will get the early entry model, however individuals who wish to play on console must look forward to the total launch—and “establishing considerate measures tailor-made to the help tiers and chosen platforms of our backers.” I do not know what meaning however TVT Co. mentioned particulars will likely be shared in a future replace.
(If you happen to actually wish to play Patapon, by the best way, it is lastly coming to PC on July 10.)