Unsung Story is an upcoming tactical role-playing game developed by Little Orbit. The game was announced via the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in early 2014 by developer Playdek, and originally marketed as being under the creative direction of Yasumi Matsuno. The game is meant to be a spiritual successor of Final Fantasy Tactics (1997), a game he directed.[1][2]
| Unsung Story | |
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| Developer(s) | Little Orbit |
| Composer(s) | Hitoshi Sakimoto |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | December 17, 2020 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
In February 2016, Playdek announced that development had been stopped for lack of resources.[3][4] In early 2017, Playdek announced that Little Orbit would continue the game's development in their place, with Little Orbit buying all of the rights and assets.[5][6][7] Unsung Story was released in early access for Windows on December 17, 2020, ports meant for macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One at full release.[8]
In 2021, Matthew Scott of Little Orbit shared to Kickstarter that Matsuno not been involved with day-to-day development of the game since 2018, and felt uncomfortable with his name being used in connection with the game. As a result, Little Orbit stopped using his name in the game's marketing.[9] In 2024, it was revealed that Matsuno's direct involvement with the project ended in 2016, after the initial stages of development.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Unsung Story RPG Meets Kickstarter Goal With 1 Day to Go". Anime News Network. February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ Jeremy Parish (2014-01-14). "Will Unsung Story be the First Proper Successor to Final Fantasy Tactics? Signs Look Good". USGamer. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Sykes, Tom (7 February 2016). "Final Fantasy Tactics director's Unsung Story put on hold". PC Gamer. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (8 February 2016). "Development has stopped on Unsung Story, studio tells Kickstarter donors". Polygon. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Update 56: A NEW BEGINNING... · Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ Fenlon, Wes (2017-08-01). "Kickstarter disaster Unsung Story has been sold to the developers of Barbie & Her Sisters Puppy Rescue". PC Gamer.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (2017-08-02). "A timeline of Unsung Story, one the biggest Kickstarter failures ever". Kotaku.
- ^ "Unsung Story". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Early Access Update & Matsuno" - January 6, 2021 post to the game's Kickstarter-hosted blog.
- ^ Fenlon, Wes (16 October 2024). "10 years on, the most infamous gaming Kickstarter of them all is still trying to reach the finish line: 'I want to explicitly state that this project is not dead'". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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