Serena Nelson writes: "It's not unheard of to see someone step down from working on a project, especially one as big as Project Phoenix, but the update makes it sound like this position was filled with exactly one person. One person that apparently was the sole programmer on the project. A programmer that, it seems, has yet to do any work whatsoever. And, of course, the team is desperate to fill the vacancy in order to try to push the game out eventually. So, they've turned to the backers asking...practically pleading...them to spread the word that they need a new Unity programmer."
“I do want to finish the game. I do want to, I even want to, I never said this in an interview before, but I even want to refund their money because we didn’t keep the timeline.” Yura explains.
Kickstarter backers can be a negative bunch, but it seems they reserve most of their piss and vinegar for Japanese developers. Why is that?
Joanna Mueller writes: "In the end, CIA's increased scope only served to drive backers further away. Players were not impressed when the team finally released a vertical cut of the new 3D gameworld. CIA was reluctant to start over after investing so much money into their 3D models."
This isn't looking good at all. What a shame as it did look promising.
Wow.
People who back games on kickstarter really need to start seeing beyond a few concept art pictures and promising pitch. Before people throw money at projects they should do research and ask themselves and the developers if there is actually anything substantial behind those glittering images.
Personally, I never trusted Project Phoenix. Just like Playdek, I thought they bit more than they can chew.
I've had bad vibes about this project since the beginning. Mainly because it was funded before it even had concepts. I guess people throw money on the screen when they read "JRPG" and "Nobuo Uematsu". They really have no idea what they are doing.