So, the Scooby game got cancelled. (Patreon)

And it really fucking sucks.

It was Akanoes who told me, with a "Sorry your game was cancelled, btw" and I didn't know what he was talking about. Nobody at Gunsmoke had even told me. They apparently also released a lot of the game's assets without asking (I own the copyright). So there's that.

After having me change the game script twice, get rid of all the clothes and customization, and then reduce it to a linear visual novel, it finally got canned. It was a long, weird process in which I -because of all the changes- spent way more time and energy than it should have been necessary, and GG spent more money than it should have spent.

All the art but the "bad ending" image -and much much more that wasn't going to be used- was -and is- already done. I even asked them if there was something they didn't have so I could send it to them after I came back from my hiking trip. They never replied. Yeah, I don't get it either.

Here's their post announcing it to their patrons, so you can read their version as well:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/learning-22448092

Not a very nice day for me. But hey, at least I got a ton of writing and painting practice. Always look on the bright side of life, as the Pythons say. Talk soon,

Newman.