Canceled video video games are sometimes shrouded in secrecy, the form of factor we solely study by way of leaks effectively after the very fact. However Dinosaur Polo Membership, the indie studio behind the minimalist technique video games Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, has come out and revealed a recently-canceled venture in a refreshing bout of transparency.
The sport was codenamed Magic Faculty, and it was an try for the studio to department out from the clear, streamlined experiences it has turn out to be identified for. The issue? Because the idea grew in scope, it turned clear to the studio {that a} a lot larger group can be wanted, which led to them abandoning it.
You may get a way of what it could’ve been like within the footage above, in addition to the idea photographs within the gallery under. (There’s much more over on Artstation.)
“Finally, we merely didn’t see a path ahead for Magic Faculty,” studio CEO Amie Wolken mentioned in an announcement. “Nonetheless, we nonetheless wished to share the wonderful work the group had produced over the course of prototyping.”
One silver lining: not one of the group engaged on the sport are being let go. As an alternative, the studio says that the plan is “to redirect their expertise to the brand new tasks inside their celebrated Mini sequence.”
Whereas it could be disappointing that Magic Faculty received’t ever launch — it certain sounds cool to me — it’s fantastic to see a studio be so open in such a tight-lipped business. And for many who labored on the sport, it’s a giant bonus to have the ability to truly share the work they did on it, even when there’s no last product for individuals to play by.
“A lot nice sport growth by no means sees the sunshine of day as a result of studios are sometimes shy about sharing when issues don’t go as deliberate,” added Wolken. “As an alternative, we’re selecting to have fun what we discovered alongside the way in which and the unbelievable work from our group.”
