Armed Fantasia, a Wild Arms spiritual successor, has been cancelled
The JRPG Armed Fantasia, a spiritual successor to the Wild Arms series, has been cancelled by its publisher 505 Games and its parent company Digital Bros. Nintendo Everything first reported the cancellation on September 24, noting the game was planned for Nintendo platforms. The decision was attributed to factors including changing market conditions, additional investment requirements, a troubled development cycle, and strained publisher relations.
The game was funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2022, which raised nearly $3 million. The cancellation resulted in a non-cash asset impairment of Euro 18.7 million for Digital Bros, according to Nintendo Everything.
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The spiritual successor to classic JRPG Wild Arms has seemingly been cancelled, four years after its Kickstarter raised…
Armed Fantasia, a spiritual successor to the Wild Arms JRPG series, has been cancelled by its publisher 505 Games, a subsidiary of Digital Bros. The game was one of several projects for which Digital Bros decided to discontinue development, four years after its Kickstarter campaign raised nearly $3 million. The cancellation follows a rocky development period and strained publisher relations, despite the completion of a vertical slice build.
Colourful JRPG Armed Fantasia has been cancelled, four years after a successful Kickstarter campaign descended into delays and lawsuits
The JRPG Armed Fantasia, a spiritual successor to the Wild Arms series, has been officially cancelled by publisher 505 Games and its parent company Digital Bros. This decision follows a troubled development cycle that began with a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2022, which raised significant funds but led to delays and a lawsuit involving the related game Penny Blood and its publisher Dangen Entertainment.
Wild Arms spiritual successor Armed Fantasia, which was planned for Nintendo platforms, has been cancelled
The JRPG Armed Fantasia, a spiritual successor to Wild Arms that was funded via Kickstarter and planned for Nintendo platforms, has been officially cancelled by publisher 505 Games and its parent company Digital Bros. The decision was made after multiple attempts to revise the game's gameplay, citing changing market conditions and additional investment requirements. This cancellation resulted in a non-cash asset impairment of Euro 18.7 million for Digital Bros.
