Freedom Planet Delayed (Again)
It looks like the developers of Freedom Planet are having more trouble than expected porting the PC version to Wii U.
Just last week it was reported that the game wouldn't be ready to release on the 13th of August and therefore pushed back to August 20th due to a bug found that caused Wii U consoles to freeze, requiring a hard reset. The developers anticipated a weeks' worth of time would be needed to fix the problem, but the latest patch didn't exactly do the trick...
Steven DiDuro of the development team recently posted the following statement on the GalaxyTrail forums:
"We received some sad news today: Our patch for the Wii U version of Freedom Planet didn't fix all of the freezing issues. In light of this, we are canceling our launch for the time being. We’re only going to announce a release date after the game is fixed and free of all issues not present in the PC version.
I understand that some fans out there were already upset at the last delay and that further delays would be the last straw, and to them I can only say that I’m sorry. I do not intend to deliver anything less than a 100% faithful and clean port, regardless of how long it takes.
If any of our new Wii U fans are interested in playing the PC/Mac/Linux version to tide them over, we’ll keep you updated on any sales or bundles we may be involved with in the future. We also have several extra announcements coming later this month for our planned character DLC, so stay tuned.
We’re sorry again and thank you for your patience!"
When it eventually releases, Freedom Planet will let you fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls, and monster girls do most of the butt-kicking! It's a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force. You can track the game's release by clicking here to stay up to date on when you can get your hands on the title... For now, all we can do is hope that the game comes together soon because it sounds like a lot of fun!
If you want to check out Freedom Planet now, it's currently $14.99 on Steam.