Watermelon’s 2010 Genesis RPG Pier Solar and the Great Architects was a fantastic addition to Sega’s ancient 16-bit console. The game was a beautiful labor of love to RPG gamers who grew up in the good old days where Sega and Nintendo dominated every playground discussion, and fans from either camp lined up eagerly to defend their shiny box of choice. Unfortunately for those who don’t still have one of Sega’s 25 year old consoles tucked neatly into their entertainment center, you probably missed out on one of the finest, retro-inspired role playing games in recent memory.
Retro-focused developer blames bots, political correctness, and "digital fart ownership" for the company's financial woes.
"political correctness" - The excuse regularly given when someone doesn't want explain what actually went wrong.
Well, ya win some ya lose some, I guess. That's the cost of doing business. I pre-ordered a copy, it got cancelled, went on sale again and I couldnt even send them a payment. The game ended up launching without me even knowing or getting notified as they promised, so everyone got a copy, I didnt so I had to order another and twice the cost, that was supposed to ship in April and now theyre shut down again, I lose money and have to wait and wash rinse repeat. If they arent able to ship my item, then I lose my money and have to deal with scalpers now identifying rarity and trying to take even more money from me, thats just my luck. I put money in to Kickstart the really expensive Elysian Shadows over seven years ago and nothing has been done with that either, I just have that kind of luck. Kickstarters for video games are just bad investments, and honestly, its gonna ruin it for everyone else, its too bad.... Just buy from reputable dealers is the best you can do, dont trust people with giving them your money til the jobs done, thats how dishonest people have become and been.
Aggro Sky of Gaming Rebellion details the rise of Watermelon Games, Pier Solar and talks about their newest release Paprium.
At long last, retro-centric developer Watermelon has announced that Pier Solar is now available to purchase for the Sega Dreamcast on their official store.
Holy crap look how many platforms this game is on...
Pc
Linux
Ouya
Ps4
Dreamcast
Gensis
Ps3
Xbox one
Wii u
Andriod
Ps vita
Mac
WOW!
I hope this sells well for them, but I'm looking more forward to what they bring out next. Because I've already played this game and am looking forward to what's next.
Day one buy for me, need more old school fun. I think I'll get it for Wii U because it looks perfect for off-tv play sessions!
You'll love every minute of it. I enjoyed the Genesis release from start to finish. The game is more well out together than many of the better RPGs of the 16-bit era.
Was just thinking about this at work yesterday.
sigh no vita...
That would be nice. It's pretty much the only system that doesn't look to be getting it. watermelon's own Tulio Goncalves even said a 3DS version is possible.