Abandoned Games
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Yes, many, it's not much different for me than playing a game in development, and most games have very bad endings that would be better not to have.
HHG is still being developed. On the discord there is a link to the development roadmap.
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Proud Father is the only one that made me sad because of what happened to Westy and the effect it had on the entire development community with so many other people dropping or redesigning games out of fear for what happened. Seath Black said they were going to continue it at one point but they are already busy with their own games so if that does end up happening it could be a while.
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charmin2314
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Yes i usually play abandoned games if they look interesting, there are some games that even though they were abandoned, some of them have a good amount of content to the point that they feel like almost completed games, specially the ones that were developed for years but suddenly got abandoned.
I wouldn't say tick all of the boxes but there was:
A Wife at Stake [eHellJay]
And within 48 hours, the dev stated (verbatim)
"Too bad. The game has been shared today on[website redacted by me] by one of the subscribers.
There's only one way to prevent pirates from taking advantage of it: stop development.
No one will see the end of it. Moving on..."
I mean, ok. That's the fastest release to abandoned that I'd ever seen. Now, to be fair, that wasn't the initial release (if I understood right), but was the first release to that pirate site. That stuck in my head, somehow.
A Wife at Stake [eHellJay]
And within 48 hours, the dev stated (verbatim)
"Too bad. The game has been shared today on
There's only one way to prevent pirates from taking advantage of it: stop development.
No one will see the end of it. Moving on..."
I mean, ok. That's the fastest release to abandoned that I'd ever seen. Now, to be fair, that wasn't the initial release (if I understood right), but was the first release to that pirate site. That stuck in my head, somehow.
Broooo same here, one of the only LiS themed games that grabbed me. I remember a bathroom scene being really hot, played it so long ago. One of my first VNs. Shame.
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Unfortunately it happens too many times, and most of games had good potential.
This has happened a few times, yes.
But fortunately there are devs who take the reins and "finish the game" adding their own stuff.
For instance, Blackheart Games. They took The Personal Assistant that had been abandoned by JL Creation and added the Blackheart plot.
But fortunately there are devs who take the reins and "finish the game" adding their own stuff.
For instance, Blackheart Games. They took The Personal Assistant that had been abandoned by JL Creation and added the Blackheart plot.
holy sht thanks for the info. I really thought its abandoned cuz I always check in Fuck95 whether its still updating but theres always the abandoned tag
A few, often by way of recommendation
powerlurker44
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Okay, so most games (that is, those that are not complete on first release) either become completed over time or are abandoned at some point, for a variety of reasons. Some never make it past the demo stage, some only exist as proof of concept for a later game that contains most of the same elements, and many stop getting work done for personal reasons on the part of the creators, among many other reasons of varying validity. Very rarely is a game resurrected or the project taken over by a fan. From the looks of things, almost all of us have at least one abandoned game we enjoyed up until it stopped updating.
My question to you all, which I hope is distinct from other threads here, is not "Which one do you wish got more time?" but "Which one is still worth our time?"
Other threads have already brought up what games made you sad when they got abandoned. This thread is not here to make them redundant. This thread is to tell each other "Hey, I know you'll never see the end of this one, but there are great scenes/jokes/story beats/characters that mark it as a hidden gem." Be as specific as you like about what made the game fun for you and that others might like, too.
In other words, what abandoned games still have enough content and story that, even incomplete, are still entertaining enough to justify the space they take up on your hard drive?
For me, I could replay some of the versions of Breeding Season for a very long time (until I can get the hang of Cloud Meadow, or get a graphics card that can handle Breeders of the Nephelym). The gameplay was addicting, the mechanics had just enough depth, and I liked making all of my monsters breed with every other monster on my farm to make the best and strongest specimens.
Okay, your turns!
My question to you all, which I hope is distinct from other threads here, is not "Which one do you wish got more time?" but "Which one is still worth our time?"
Other threads have already brought up what games made you sad when they got abandoned. This thread is not here to make them redundant. This thread is to tell each other "Hey, I know you'll never see the end of this one, but there are great scenes/jokes/story beats/characters that mark it as a hidden gem." Be as specific as you like about what made the game fun for you and that others might like, too.
In other words, what abandoned games still have enough content and story that, even incomplete, are still entertaining enough to justify the space they take up on your hard drive?
For me, I could replay some of the versions of Breeding Season for a very long time (until I can get the hang of Cloud Meadow, or get a graphics card that can handle Breeders of the Nephelym). The gameplay was addicting, the mechanics had just enough depth, and I liked making all of my monsters breed with every other monster on my farm to make the best and strongest specimens.
Okay, your turns!
