• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Nearly 5 years later, are you still upset about Scalebounds cancellation?

Are you still upset Scalebound was cancelled?

  • Yes

    Votes: 67 27.6%
  • No

    Votes: 28 11.5%
  • Never was

    Votes: 148 60.9%

  • Total voters
    243
Scalebound had caused quite a stir when it was fully confirmed cancelled back in January 2017.

It was the most polarizing game Microsoft ever produced, half were excited and were eagerly anticipating the title while the other half thought it looked like trash every time they showed a trailer or gameplay demo. The reactions to the cancellation were also polarizing.

While Platinum was discovered to share more of the blame then originally thought we will never know the truth about what actually happened. All we know is there was no bad blood. So they said.

Are you still upset about the cancellation?
 
More slightly annoyed-ish I guess. Never really thought too much about it. Was a cool idea, but other than the developer's pedigree, it's not like it's a known franchise with unresolved plot points or even showcased anything as far as groundbreaking gameplay. It was just a cool idea that felt like it had a strong prototype going for it that just never took off.
 

Hobbygaming

has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
They should give it another shot, Scalebound had potential but change the music. Flying the dragon looked cool and fighting alongside the dragon also looked cool
 


This video explains really well why this game was destined to fail. A larger than life scope from a studio with a solid track record but zero experience with the complex mechanics the game promised.

Mostly assumptions we don't really know what happened.
 

Alx

Member
I was only interested in the game because it was made by Platinum (the productions of which I liked) but was so far from their comfort zone that I wondered if they could make it work. So it didn’t really come as a surprise that they couldn’t in the end.
 

DeaDPo0L84

Member
It's a game that did exactly what many criticize the Xbox division for and that's taking a chance on a brand new ip. Would the game have met the bar many would have set for it, probably not. But it was at the very least a small blip of excitement during a relatively mundane period for Xbox.
 

Krizalidx11

Banned
No, hoping Platinum games will stop making games for at least 5 years so they can catch up with other games


That weird sunset/sunrise filter they use on the top of the screen in their games is so annoying, find it in MGSR,Bayo,Transformers and freaking Ninja Turtles
 
Nobody wax upset about it. The last preview got more hate than anything.

People only liked it after MS canceled it before it was dudebros with dragons and beats.
You must have missed it then, because people were definitely upset. Also many were autoblaming Microsoft putting them 100% at fault for awhile until more info came out.
 

Kagey K

Banned
You must have missed it then, because people were definitely upset. Also many were autoblaming Microsoft putting them 100% at fault for awhile until more info came out.
Oh I didn't miss the outrage. I just remember the general concensus before the can cancelation.
 

Kimahri

Banned
I wouldn't say I was upset, but I wish I'd gotten a chance to play it. That said, I really didn't like the main character with his gung ho attitude and modern music. I like fantasy worlds to be, well, fantasy worlds. Not blended with ours.
 
You must have missed it then, because people were definitely upset. Also many were autoblaming Microsoft putting them 100% at fault for awhile until more info came out.
No MS did not. It was also quite clear the game run like a dog and the game was missing it's millstones. I wonder if that's why Platinum hasn't shown anything of Bayonetta 3?
4 years in and still nothing :messenger_smirking:
 

fermcr

Member
So much fuss for a canceled game that never looked great to begin with.

PlatinumGames come out laughing from all this. They received 4 years development money from Microsoft and had little to show for.
 

Rolla

Banned
No. The disappointment wore off over time. But I am to this day still confused by Phil Spencer's PR statement at the time.

 

ZywyPL

Banned
I never understood the hype for this game, the gameplay was so average, and it run at 20FPS. If anything, it should've been canceled much earlier.
 

GuinGuin

Banned
Yes. Anyone who says they don't want another Platinum game is lying. It was shameful for Microsoft to throw Platinum under the bus like they did too. Pretending it wasn't up to their standards? Platinum has never made a bad game. That was such a dirty lie.
 

Alx

Member
Yes. Anyone who says they don't want another Platinum game is lying. It was shameful for Microsoft to throw Platinum under the bus like they did too. Pretending it wasn't up to their standards? Platinum has never made a bad game. That was such a dirty lie.
They have never made a multiplayer-focused game where you give instructions to a dragon-buddy either. I mean, it would have been strange to cancel a Platinum beat-em-up because they know that genre like the back of their hand, and even their worst ones are still good games, but this was different.
It's a good thing that they tried something different, but it's also ok to admit when you fail and pull the plug to start over.
 

sublimit

Banned
Based on their last E3 presentation any sane person could see that it was going to suck anyway although Xbox fanboys would have tried their best to convince us for the opposite! :messenger_beaming: Beggars can't be choosers.
 
Last edited:

zombrex

Member
Idea was interesting on paper but would be terribly hard to successfully make fun and engaging. Top that with little mainstream appeal and it was best to cancel it.
 

GuinGuin

Banned
They have never made a multiplayer-focused game where you give instructions to a dragon-buddy either. I mean, it would have been strange to cancel a Platinum beat-em-up because they know that genre like the back of their hand, and even their worst ones are still good games, but this was different.
It's a good thing that they tried something different, but it's also ok to admit when you fail and pull the plug to start over.

The Japanese have a culture where they will accept blame even if it's not really theirs to let their bosses save face. I'm sure the game would have been tremendous but Microsoft just didn't give them enough time to complete their vision.
 
A little bit to be honest mostly because I thought it looked cool, unique, was created by Platinum games. Microsoft really could of used an original exclusive Japanese game with a decent budget behind it. Unfortunately I think I would of known the fate of the game at the end, so maybe it was for the best as crazy as that may sound.
 

Xyphie

Member
No because things are usually cancelled because they are bad. There's no schemer at Microsoft that wanted to keep what would be a 100 Metacritic-rated game from you.
 

Bernkastel

Ask me about my fanboy energy!
It was everyone's GOTY after cancellation.


Here are some comments before they announced cancellation.
"xbonegros are so casual they need a help from dragon to beat the game "
"looks like a ps2 game "
"reason it's Xbone only.... It only works 720p. "
"It looks cheap and terrible and something from 15 years ago. "
"CINEMATIC 15 FRAMES PER SECOND "
"So someone gave Dante a hair cut and gave him a pet dragon........ok. "
""Play AS a Twitch Streamer" is this games logo... Soooooo immersion breaking!!!!!!!!!! Stupid headphones! "
"maybe only year exclusive lol " (replying to someone who said its xbox exclusive)
"maybe only year exclusive lol "
"Of course the headphones are coming in a deal that's why they gave them to the character. Microsoft said give us a item to sell "
"FPS be lower than my expectations for upcoming Bethesda titles"
"it looks super laggy, nothing else "
"Meanwhile Nier ran at 60 since the first trailer and actually has good animations and combos. I' m still exited simply because it's Kamiya, but it feels like Microsfot his holding him back and forcing graphics over actual depth and framerate "
"Looks fun, but WOOOOW is the main character's dialogue/attitude cringeworthy. >_<"
"You're welcome to migrate over to PS4 for greatness and RPGs. "
""pre-alpha gameplay" Lmao, nice marketing. "
"is it even 30 fps ?"
"Silky smooth 15 fps and 720p. nice. "
"Great I can be a douche with beat headphones listening to whinny rock music while the better character flies around in the background."
"Meanwhile Nier Automata plays great, with smooth framerate and good graphics, and most of all it plays like a Platinum game. This game doesn't even look like a platinum game, this game is a huge pile of mess. 😏 "
"that 2 fps tho "
"beautiful 20 frames per second. Amazing unsynchronized audi and movement. 10/10 GOTY "
"What is that? 8fps? "
"my eyes can't handle this fps "
"Of course he's wearing headphones. Jeez. "
"Is it 20 fps? "
"Xbox One does one thing.... it plays television really well... "
"wow this game 10 fps because very slow "
"It looks like it's playing at 15fps. Wtf..."
"I mean, if I had to choose between this or Horizon, I would get horizon ... "
"I don't want the "tude", the headphones and the "cool" music... NOT epic. Doesn't match. "
"Emo dante joins lost planet "
"Looks like a cheesy and overpowered (with pet dragon) version of Final Fantasy 15. "
"them framerate drops "
"The combos look so boring... Take some inspiration from DMC or GOW will you?"
"B. O. R. I. N. G "
"The concept of this game looks like it was written by a 10 year old. "
"what i dont get is if you have no interest in scalebound or xbox..why are you here watching the video and leaving a comment...are people really that insecure "
"i swear this comment section is cancer, are you all seriously arguing about which console has better games? grow up"
"You can tell the actor is a straight up white boy. "
"the main guy. It looks like he was made specifically for white males, age 10, who do nothing but drink Dew & much ritos all day, think staying up to 11pm on school nights is "wicked-sick," and are about to go through a rebelious stage. I hope we don't have to be this prick who litterally jumped right out of 2002. "
"I'm not going to lie this doesn't impress me at all. The Devil May Cry series has better gameplay then this. This looks like a game Nintendo would make. Definitely not worth buying an Xbox one for, they should put this on PC that way they can at least get this game to sell properly."
"This is terrible when compared to Horizon zero dawn.. LO "
"Yeah, should've bought a PS4...."
"The game is so choppy "
"This looks bad. :-( "
""go over there" 5 hours into this game I'll smash my tv I hate repetitive voice commands"
"dear god, that xbone signature 15 fps is giving me headache just from watching this "
"bad grafic style, lookliike action figure"
"looks like the whole game is on some slowmotion mode "
"The best part was when the main character stopped talking. "
"The world doesn't look impressive at all. It's like they put a lot of effort in the combat graphics and forgot about the environment "
"this game looks so... dull? uninspired? boring? "
"So can i have a manly sword instead of that toothpick? "
"cracka anime got it... pretty lame "
"30 fps lock and dropping heavily.. "
"the main character seems so douchey and grating. He's trying to be hip and witty and laid back, but it's just so forced and stale. Ugh, just kill me. "
"22 ~ 18 fps what the hell "
"Framerate bound "
"Here's a dragon to ride! Oh wait, you can only ride him in cut scenes or traveling to next level. LAME AF "
"Looks very slow. What are you doing Platinum..? A game for grandmas? Also, framerate better be 60 constant and not that horrible slideshow. "
"that frame rate "
"Compare this to Horizon Zero Dawn. Shocking. "
"How does platinum games make a game slower than devil may cry 1 "
"Uncharted I chose Youuuu! xD "
"Wow, Pokemon has taken a big step! "
"has a dragon but walks everywhere Genius "
"They should call this game 5fps bound lol! "
"the frame rate is too low "
"Rip Fps ^^ who agree "
"Uncharted 4 and Bloodborne. .. end of story... "
"Looks boring"
"What's with the horrible fps..? o_O "
"Glorious cinematic 15 FPS "
"Not for me, I'll pass on this one. "
"A headset while fighting? What is this BS? "
"5 ps per second "
"Horrendous frame rate and slow, simplistic combat aside, (I know it's only pre-alpha so these will naturally change after release) why are we seeing such an increase in generic, edgy, pseudo-hip protagonists these days..? Almost every word that came out of that character's mouth was painful and cringe worthy. And the dubstep battle music didn't help any. I blame Microsoft studios for this one. I can't imagine Platinum Games trying to appeal to such a demographic. I.E., The couple hundred 15 year olds that may arbitrarily decide to pick this game up one day. RIP. "
"Ugh, this turns me off in the worst way. It definitely feels like an XOne exclusive. "
"That "Music" is horrendous. "
After cancellation suddenly it was the best game to be ever made.
 
Last edited:
Top Bottom