Monkey Island-like Foolish Mortals moved to 2024, improvements inbound
Upcoming point-and-click adventure Foolish Mortals will now release in 2024.
Foolish Mortals is a «merry and macabre» Monkey Island-inspired adventure that takes place on the exotic locale of Devil's Rock. Players take on the role of Murphy McCallan, as he seeks the treasure of Bellemore Manor. Of course, it won't be easy, and McCallan will come across ghosts, voodoo and more during his adventures.
Originally slated to release this year, creator David Younger of Inklingwood Studios shared news of the delay as part of a recent blog update. Here, Younger also teased some improvements coming to the game's final release.
Younger stated the Foolish Mortals team decided to do an assessment of its project in September, in a bid to tie down a specific release date. In its mind, Inklingwood Studios had envisioned a launch to coincide with Halloween, but ultimately this was not a goal it could hit.
«Missing Halloween means that, if we rushed to complete, it would be around Christmas, but releasing then simply isn't a good idea because we'll be washed over by the big game releases and holiday season,» Younger said, adding the team's new plan is to release the game some time next year.
This will allow the studio to «further hone the game, really test it well, and ideally begin on porting to narrow the gap between initial release and console release,» Younger explained.
«There's no-one who wants the game released more than us, but we know that rushing it isn't something that's smart to do. Apart from time, the game is in a really healthy position as we continue implementing animations, bug-fixing, and commissioning the final assets we need.»
In addition to this update, Younger shared more on the studio's game design
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