There have been ongoing video game delays throughout the year and it seems it's set to continue in the month of December.
Joining the various other titles that have been pushed back in 2020 is N1RV Ann-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action by developer Sukeban Games. If the name sounds oddly familar, that's because it's the sequel to VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action.
It seems the game will no longer launch this year, and will now arrive "when it's done". The team is looking to shift its focus and while production "won't stop" this particular game will no longer be its main promotional focus.
"For the time being we’re changing N1RV Ann-A’s release date to an indefinite one and we’ll start shifting our public push towards other projects. N1RV Ann-A’s production won’t stop or slow down but it also won’t be our main promotional focus for a while."
"Or for an even shorter version: N1RV Ann-A’s release date is now WID (When It’s Done) and we might have other projects to announce in the coming months that will come earlier than N1RV Ann-A."
Sukeban Games' Fernando Damas goes into more details about the delay over on the official developer page - explaining the various factors that played a part, such as creative differences, delegating programming work too late and attempting to restart production in a more formal way.
You can learn more about N1RV ANN-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action in the original announcement post. In the meantime, it might be worth checking out the original game, if you haven't already.
[source gematsu.com]
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That's a shame because VA-11 HALL-A is an excellent game and I'm pretty keen for a sequel. Glad they're not rushing it for the sake of getting it out though. Hopefully it's worth the wait when it does eventually release.
I was wondering why we hadn't seen this in so long. Really disappointing for me, considering how good the original game was.
Aww man. I've been waiting for a long while for this. I guess I'll wait a bit longer.
Noooooo, I’ve been seriously looking forward to this. The original is absolutely brilliant, it’s actually emotionally mature while still being funny and charming, unlike 99% of video games. Hopefully it does arrive at some point and won’t just be the next vapourware.
For those of you looking to scratch that itch while waiting for this sequel, I highly recommend Coffee Talk and Necrobarista. Coffee Talk is currently on Switch, with Necrobarista arriving next year
That's a shame for the fans of this, I hope for their sake they are able to play this one day.
@tabris95 On the subject of Coffee Talk, you can buy it on GOG.com without DRM, so you'd truly own it. They also sell a digital art book and OST for the game. I highly recommend GOG to anyone who plays PC games.
https://www.gog.com/game/coffee_talk
At this point is official, don't use Cyberpunk in your games' title. It's a too dangerous name and prone to delay the game.
@BakaKnight LOL. That's cold.
I loved the original VA-11 HALL-A game.
take ur time king, ill be waiting
Dang. This game was great for helping me unwind. Can't stress how much I was looking forward to the sequel. (Also 2064: Neurodiver, but that's no longer coming to switch at launch)
I've still got at least one playthrough to see everything, plus there's the school-life spinoff (the sequel of which was also indefinitely delayed) and as others have said, other games have begun mimicking the style and gameplay
I was a little taken aback at the core creative decisions for the preview when I previewed it for Nintendo Life at PAX seven centuries ago in 2019 (ha), and I wonder how much different it really is now. Am also a fan of the original.
Good, original game was trash, hope it ends up being vaporware.
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