Everwild (Rare's new IP) "completely rebooted." Targeting 2024 release.

Source: Video Games Chronicle

Some key points:

• The departure of creative director Simon Woodroffe led to an overhaul of the game.
• Gregg Mayles was brought in for the reboot. Rare is "optimistically" targeting a 2024 release.
• If they do make the 2024 release, it will mean the game took a full decade to develop, since it was already kicking around in prototyping for years before the 2019 reveal.

Thoughts?

The article's decade claim is not making much sense. Prototyping, is just that prototypes of potential games. If the game is being rebooted then it most likely is based on a new protototype.

With that said, this news is not surprising. Last year January, these folks were still saying that they are trying to figure out what Everwild would be. 😐 6 months after the reveal. 😑 They don't know what the hell they are doing with this game.

So, it has been confirmed that the game is vaporware, well at the very least the original idea. The idea that they didn't even know.

EDIT: This also fits into, "If there is no gameplay, assume the game doesn't exist."

Wow, that is disappointing. That's one of my most anticipated. Bummer.

@Pedro:

Mate, I just very slightly paraphrased what the article said.

And I am responding to it. 😎

Prepare for the Starfield delay.

@Pedro:

Yeah, but it wasn't my claim. It was just a nearly copy and paste from the article.

I can edit it towards the article if you like. 😊

I knew it from the first time i've heard them saying that they don't even know how the combat system is gonna be like. They aim for 2024, but in reality it could be for 2026. By then, the next xbox will be released.

I know this is not a fair comparison, but remember when Rare would drop banger after banger, year after year? I miss those days...

When was that? If we are talking about the early years of 3D then you would be correct.

If RARE was with Sony, their games would be $70 AAA masterpieces. MS is slowing them down.

You mean Sony would have closed the studio years ago. 😎

Creating avatar clothing for over 5 years is worse than closure. MS humiliated them.

🙄😐

You know i am right.

Well, that’s a big kick in the nuts. Here’s to hoping whatever it becomes is great.

Bummer, the concept looked interesting

@hardwenzen: Or maybe they just want to get it right? Remember Cyberpunk or have you forgotten that already? Must be the drugs.

A bit unfortunate, am really interested in seeing what this game will be like. It is what it is though so I’ll just keep myself occupied with numerous other games until they’re ready to show off this game.

I love how so many of you talk about drugs on SW lmao. Is this place full of drug addicts that assume others are like them?

@hardwenzen: See? You can’t even follow a simple forum post. You’re high as a kite…

Nothing to see. You assume i am stoned like you possibly are.

@hardwenzen: You’re always stoned. It’s obvious from your inane babbling…

Okay drug addict, i understand your story 😖

@hardwenzen: No, sweetie, you don’t understand anything.

Not too sure why you're calling me sweetie lol. Kinda fuckedup if you ask me. And no, i don't understand someone who talks about drugs on SW. Sorry to disappoint, bud.

Well that at least explains the absence of one game I was hoping to see more of. Honestly that and Avowed were two games I really was hoping to see more of. I hope Avowed is just in the early stages and they didn't have much to show yet.

Been saying it all along, 2025 will be a big year for Xbox.

This is excellent news. With previous Xbox this game would have either been completely cancelled or released early and unfinished like Crackdown 3. Now, with a truckload of games on the way, they can afford to let the game cook till it's ready instead of rushing/killing it.

Shelve this, I want a Sea of Thieves 2, Rare 😩

The real Rare now is working at Playtonic games.

God, Yooka Laylee and the impossible lair was so good.

Well, not showing anything for a long ass time is a very clear sign that it's not going that well. Not surprised at all.

Why thought it was going to come out anytime soon when all they showed is a CGI trailer after trailer.

@hardwenzen: If Rare was with Sony, they would have been forced to remake TLOU again.

Not gonna lie, this hurts. :(

That is correct, back when Rare was still with Nintendo when Rare deliver major hit games like 007: Goldeneye, Banjo/Kazooie, Conker, Diddy Kong Racing, Jet Force Gemini, Battletoads, (not the new one) kameo, and so much more on SNES/N64. Their last game was Starfox Adventure on GC and from their, Rare left its mark on Nintendo.

Still surprises me Nintendo didn't want to buy Rare even though Rare itself ask Nintendo to buy them and they turn them down😢

Here's my thoughts on the situation. Someone else gets hired on and they scrap the teams original work? Kinda of a dick move imo. Yeah you are the new director now but damn the team spent a ton of time on that and now have to start over because the new guy says so? That's how games become bad and the team will be burnt out working on the game by the time it releases now and they may end up rushing and cutting corners.

Also just as a developer in general, it's always a motivation killer for someone new to come in and completely scrap your old stuff and make you start over. Red flag right for Everwild and Rare just isn't what they used to be any more, hard to expect quality from them when they are a shadow of their former selves.

Xbox is the place to be for empty promises!

And broken dreams.