Universal Prevail (by JohnnyTwoShoes)

I agree best to wait and see
Also agree with you virtual I would buy again if need be but first I want to hear from them either way if nothing else I just want delete it and enjoy what it is

 

You'll hear from them through Touch Arcade and Rob's piece of news for sure. Max confirmed through his Twitter that they were meeting to talk about the events and prepare an article to clear everything out.

What I'm doing is, while I wait for the final version, play a bit, try new universe seeds to see if I find something cool, etc. I still have to find a way of stealing the spaceships to the police when they come to help the people I'm attacking obviously, I also backed up the IPA downloading through iTunes. Too many lost-forever IPA's in my App Store life to lose this one too.

 

This seems like more of a soap opera than a video game.

 

It was removed from the U.S App Store and I seen gameplay on YouTube that was uploaded 2 days ago and it looked like it ran smooth. I was just about to buy it so now what?

 

Shit outta luck!

 

In very few words, the version released shouldn't have been released. It ran smooth, but was incomplete. Therefore, you can only wait.

 

I have a huge amount of sympathy for the dev of this game. Five years is a massive investment of time and effort and to have the game released early by design or, more likely in my opinion, in error before it is ready is really unfortunate. Having just completed a two-year project I know there can be moments when the "to-do list" can seem overwhelming and on a game as ambitious as Prevail that feeling must only be magnified. Sometimes the only thing that keeps you going is the thought of finally releasing the finished, feature-complete and (hopefully) bug free game into the world. I hope the dev is able to refocus on the project and get it back on track. It's clear the game has huge potential and it would be tragic if it didn't finally see light of day, fully formed and as its creator intended.

Suminell.

 

Lol dude I didn't know his TA username until now; it's not quite as obvious as "Eli". Haha.

 

Sorry for having an awful and ambiguous username, 2010 me didn't really anticipate writing for TouchArcade!

But yeah, the story with a brief description of what went down with the Prevail release should be coming out soon (a more in-depth article may come out in the future once I've spoken to Josh) - sorry for the wait. I did go and speak to Max on Tuesday, and hopefully he will be able to come to the forums and answer any questions you may have that aren't answered by the article. Bottom line really is anyone who may have bought the game early should be able to get a refund through Apple, so in that regard things should be okay.

Thanks to everyone for being understanding and respectful after my last post, both myself and Max greatly appreciate the actions of the community after this sudden release, and it's yet another example of how the TouchArcade community really is one of a kind, and I love you all dearly!

 

Prevail will be rereleased?

 

Thanks for keeping us informed. Bottom line for me is that although I would have preferred everything had come out normally, I was able to play an unfinished version of Prevail and I was very happy to do so. No refund request from me. In fact, I got Plunderland for free when JTS put it for free to try and get more presence in the App Store, so I'll consider the $5 as a support towards getting Prevail finished (whenever that happens).

I hope so. In any case, I'm pretty sure Rob's article will shed some light on what to expect from now onwards.

 

We waited too long since this was announced for a bad controlled game...

 

Hi Jbruno99, welcome to the Touch Arcade community. Since this is your first post, I invite you to fully read the 60+ pages of the upcoming Prevail thread (under the "upcoming games" subforum), plus all this thread of what was released a few days ago, before judging about the quality of this version of Prevail.

 

Excellent restraint!
I wanted to shout and call him a moron....

 

I don't know yet. Definitely not in its current guise or anytime soon.

 

Let's hear the story! Glad I grabbed the game when releaesed, at least it's playable in its current form!

 

after playing a while, bugs would come?

i can play it correctly

where is the point you mark 2 or 1 rates on this game?

 

if I had a nickel for every time I've thought that in 20+ years of game development...

 

Hey guys,

I'm Max, one of the original co-founders of Johnny Two Shoes.

Rob is posting up details of our interview later today and I'll be checking this thread to answer any questions I can that you have.

 

Your nickname on TA is your mail address? You might want to hide it ^^ There's a horde of happy/unhappy gamers ready to ask you a 1000 questions about the drama.