Generally, a game’s release shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s nice when it is for players, letting them download it straight after an announcement. But it should never be one for its developers. At the very least not in the way Indivisible’s release on Nintendo Switch today apparently surprised its creators, Lab Zero.
According to Indivisible’s lead designer, Mike Zaimont, Indivisible launched today on Nintendo Switch without any indication that it was coming. It was a nice surprise for fans waiting for a portable version of the RPG, especially with the 20% discount at launch, but it shocked developer Lab Zero, as Zaimont explained on Twitter.
HEY, THAT THING EVERYONE WANTED?@IndivisibleRPG is out RIGHT NOW digitally for Switch in North America!
Feel like you missed the announcement? You’re not alone, our team found out because people on Twitter sent us congratulations! I had no idea! But there it is! :^P
1/ pic.twitter.com/bByIeD0rhj— Mike Zaimont (@MikeZSez) April 28, 2020
According to Zaimont, Lab Zero was unaware that the port was launching today, with no communication from publisher 505 Games. The port is also missing content, with Zaimont pointing out that cooperative play, New Game Plus, and additional content added to other versions via patches were missing. Although he praised the game’s overall technical performance (indicating that Zero Labs did no work on the port) he ended the thread with, "This launch does not represent the quality standards of Lab Zero. It just doesn’t. I’m sorry. It wasn’t us."
Source: GameSpot
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