You folks remember Mad World, right? The isometric, grimdark Jandisoft MMO that’s missed several testing and Steam deadlines now? Back in November, the team said it had gone radio-silent with players as it worked things out with Netmarble, which is slated to publish the game globally. A lot of folks in our comments back then thought the game was toast.
But as it turns out, the promise that the team would be posting again when it could is now being met, as Jandisoft has returned this week with a development update and a vow to “post this sort of dev letter more often.” There’s quite a bit in there, including some clips from the companion-like pets, facial expressions, the traveling meter, and Dawn, the character who follows your memory-addled character around (it’s a bit Planescape: Torment-esque). It also suggests there was more to the delays than just Netmarble’s intervention.
“In the last alpha, we focused more on giving each map unique personalities to it in terms of stories, looks, mood, and people living in them,” the studio explains. “However, they had little relation to your journey to regain your memory. The new version we are working on right now will focus more on that early in the game. This was also the main reason why the next Alpha test was pushed back. Hopefully.”
Happy #LunarNewYear guys, and check out our latest dev diary where we talk about the addition of facial expressions. https://t.co/WW60f99paV #screenshotsaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/jZTaHY2duW
— MAD WORLD MMORPG (@jandisoft) January 24, 2020
