Flash backward with me for a moment. Owe it is very much necessary given how long WiLD has been under radio silence. It is the year 2014, Sony is still riding high on its pro gamer sentiment while we laugh at Microsoft instead of viewing them as the lesser evil. A quaint game by the name of WiLD is announced promising a vast continent-sized world to explore and survive in. Along with the ability to control and raise numerous animals.
It is the creative vision of Michel Ancel who would go on to catch a terminal case of the “Blue Bug.” that drove him to make Beyond Good and Evil 2 into the woke mess that had to be completely revised to make it even presentable. At the time it was an amazingly charming project with a hint of sexy on top of a supremely good looking game.
Soon the project would go into radio silence indicating the game had entered a state of development hell that would drag its development out for over 6 years. Now showing the first signs of life in years the game has updated its website with new concept art that depicts a less cartoony and more serious-looking game.
An explanation exists for the change in tonality with the appearance of the game. As no surprise, the game was in development hell and lacked any sort of direction with its lead focusing more on Beyond Good and Evil 2 according to a leak from 4chan. Accordingly, the game eventually found some direction and saw its development shifted to the Decima Engine. Serving as the likely cause of the change in aesthetics and tonality.
>WiLD from Wild Sheep Studio (Back in 2017 the game was a mess and lacked direction with Michel Ancel devoting more time to Beyond Good & Evil 2. He is still on board just in a lesser capacity. The game has switched to Decima Engine and will be on PS4 and PS5.)
Somewhat validating the lack of direction is a 2018 article from Vice that delved into the mystery of what happened to the game. Aside from noting the complete radio silence with the exception of yearly posts assuring people the game is still in development, Vice was able to garner quotes that were indicative of a complete lack of direction on the project.
“Thank you for your interest. Wild Sheep Studio is still early stage and we’re not issuing press statements for now.”
“This team has a lot of energy, creativity. It’s something I’ve learned over the years, identifying teams that have creative ambitions. This team is in the right direction, and we want to help them create a good PlayStation exclusivity. So we are not going to jostle them if they do not want to compromise on a subject. We wait patiently.
Thus the game is still in development and will probably see another tease when Sony gets around to further unveiling the Playstation 5. Given it is a Sony exclusive in current year with a lead developer dedicating his life to wokeness we can probably kiss any attractive or femininity goodbye. Everything else is up in the air at this point.
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