Sometimes it just seems like certain developers have a difficult time accurately gauging the amount of time and manpower that goes into producing a game. Be it due to grossly underestimating an ambitious project or due to unfortunate circumstances that set a game back months or years, there are some games that make you wonder if it’ll ever actually be done. For Nintendo fans, Chromophore: The Two Brothers is one such game, though the developer insists that it is still a thing.
Just for some context, the game was announced for the Wii U eShop back in 2012 and was slapped with delay after delay, and then was seemingly shelved when the studio shifted focus to YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, which was also bound for Wii U. Now, neither game has shown up on the platform—although YIIK has been announced for the Switch—so a fan asked Ackk Studios on Twitter if Chromophore is still coming, assumedly for Switch now. Here was their response:
What do you think? Will they ever get this port done? Have you played it on PC? Drop us a comment in the section below.
[source twitter.com]
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That's cool. A modern Gameboy game?
Never played on PC but since on Switch, sure.
It's received some awful reviews from the Steam community.From 141 reviews,102 of them are negative.I only had a quick glance through some of them but the main criticism seems to be it's full of bugs.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/259760/Two_Brothers/
@OorWullie That's partly due to why it's taken so long. They had a deal with a third party to port the game to PC, and that other company ripped them off bad. They were left with an unfinished, barely functional port and they've been working to put out the fire since.
I'm still very interested. Extra Credits listed them in a Games You May Not Have Tried and/or James Recommends video a long while back and once it was announced for Wii U I held off. Still holding off, still very interested! I like the aesthetics and even if it gets middling reviews I'm still down for a title that plays with mechanics and aesthetics in interesting ways, even if it's not completely successful. Thrilled it's not dead!
If it's still coming, I'll still buy it. I've loved the look of it ever since it was announced.
I really hope they get both games out on switch. I love inde rpgs and the more the merrier! The more indies the merrier for that matter as long as their work is polished. Taking the time to get it right is important. I wish them all the best and eagerly await....
Looks interesting and very similar to a Zelda game. Hope it doesn't take too long.
Wow. Haven't thought about The Two Brothers for years. Glad to see it's still breathing.
The pixel art is well done. The Steam page says this game is littered with bugs. Maybe that'll be fixed in the future.
HOLY CRAP!!! I was really wanting this when it was meant to release two years ago. The game looks fantastic.
Are we still getting 90's Arcade Racer?
A Game Boy game on my Nintendo Switch. Yay?
Nay.
Already waiting 5 years for this!
It was a big surprise seeing YIIK being confirmed for Switch in a Japanese Nintendo Announcement video. That Ackk Studios game looked even more rad than Two Brothers. I will get both if they can finally release them on Switch.
This game... Never saw so many bugs in a video game, it was really impressive!
I will never forget this game juste for that.
Now... After releasing this buggy mess, the dev' decided to restart from scratch.
It's why it's taking so long.
Oh, and because of health issues too.
I'm probably going to get this for curiosity's sake. Can't wait till it gets to a point where I'm swamped with games on my Switch and dunno which to play at any given time.
Also - the game says Two brothers, but I only see one dude. Where's the second!? Unacceptablllllllleeeeeee!
Looks like a decent RPG, not in the same caliber as Atlus or Square Enix in term of quality but definitely better than any RPGs Kemco made.
Gross, I love the 16 bit era but I also love color. This game will go no where if this graphic design doesn't change. Shame because it would be in my top 3 most anticipated.
Two Brothers...I know another game involving two brothers that hasn't come out yet... You all know the one.
They've had at least 2 years to realize stylizing "Y2K" as "Yiik" is stupid. I'm not happy to see them still use it :/
As for this game, still looks good - I got no problem waiting for it. Its not like there's a dearth of pixel art RPGs inspired by Crystalis/Seiken Densetsu/Ys/Zelda out there, and THIS sole champion was THE GAME that needed to fill that void in the marketplace The market isn't exactly dying for a new one, so they can take their time. Just make it good and get it done eventually... and even then, who knows if that will be enough to make it stand out from all the other ones?
@NinChocolate: No. 90's Arcade Racer got tanked by the scam artists at Nicalis who have only ever pushed Cave Story out the door successfully. The developer, Pelikan13, delivered the finished Wii U build to Nicalis and their agreement was done; he has no idea what they're doing with it (besides not publishing it), and has moved onto other games. He put out the Final Fight/Streets of Rage throwback, "The Takeover" on Steam successfully by himself: http://store.steampowered.com/app/418620/The_TakeOver/
90's Racer is never coming out as long as Nicalis exists, just like console/handheld ports of Yatagarasu: Attack Cataclysm they swore they were doing ("Legend of Raven"). Or anything they announce that isn't Cave Story. Man, they suck >
Cliqist lays out the entire sad tale of that one. Its a complete bummer that absolutely would've been avoided if only the developer signed with a competent publisher that had a proven track record instead of the flunkies at Nicalis. http://cliqist.com/2016/08/23/90s-arcade-racers-bizarre-journey/
@EternalDragonX: Its an homage to Game Boy titles, not 16-bit. Might as well hate it for not being a throwback to Gamecube games while you're at it
@TruthfulVoice oh man, that's depressing to hear. Dang. But thanks for the update
Is this for 3DS or Switch or both?
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