Vapourware Divinity: Fallen Heroes - canceled tactical spinoff from Expeditions series devs

[Cyberarmy]

Wow, so they are all going for BG3 then resource wise.

 

[Harry Easter]

Aww, it was kind of clear, that it wouldn't come out this year, but still . Guess, they will remodel it into another game, but still... aww.

 

[fantadomat]

It is with a profound sense of regret that today we announce Divinity: Fallen Heroes has been put on hold, as we fondly celebrate the work done so far. We’ve been working with Logic Artists for over a year since before the announcement on March 27, 2019. Though enthused by the reception of the announcement and the energy of our fans, we have taken many things into consideration over the course of the last few months, and today we’re ready to talk about its future.

Originally scheduled for a November 2019 release, it has become clear to everyone involved that the game will need far greater development time and resources than are available now to bring it to fruition, in a fun and sustainable way.

Going forward, we at Larian will continue to work on Baldur’s Gate 3 with news coming soon, and Logic Artists will be focusing on their own Expeditions games. As an independent developer ourselves, we understand and value the importance of a developer investing into their own IPs, and their own future.

We’re sorry for the players excited for Fallen Heroes, who will have to wait an unspecified period of time, but we strongly believe that bringing Fallen Heroes to fans should be done in a timeline that allows it to be developed soundly.

We value the work that everyone has put in to Fallen Heroes, and though we lament its status as of now, we all agree that there’s a great game in there that will sometime reach the players who await it.

Logic Artists shared the following statement: “It's always sad to put an exciting project on hold, but sometimes the realities of development and release schedules simply assert themselves in ways that are outside anyone's control. It's been an incredible honour to work with Larian on their Divinity IP, and everyone at Logic Artists has been blown away by how helpful and welcoming Larian has been throughout the project.

There's no doubt we've learned much that will benefit our own projects in the future, and we'll always be grateful for that experience. As our own team pivots to focus fully on the third installment of the Expeditions series and a new IP of our very own, we wish Larian the best of luck with Baldur's Gate 3. We can't wait to play it!”

WTF Avonaeon

Maybe it was too complex for larian's fans.

 

[LESS T_T]

I'd imagine the development schedule was determined in consultation with THQ Nordic, the publisher and owner of Expeditions IP waiting for LA to fully focus on the third game, so they couldn't stretch it longer.

 

[Dodo1610]

I wonder whether this has anything to do with THQ Nordic buying Logic Artists.
That means no Divinity game for years...

 

[Belegarsson]

I guess you can say Fallen Heroes took an expedition off its intended course

 

[Infinitron]

I wonder whether this has anything to do with THQ Nordic buying Logic Artists.

They only bought the Expeditions IP, Logic Artists themselves are still independent.

 

[Sacibengala]

Baldurs gate 3 already giving us fruitition http://forums.larian.com//ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=656219&#Post656219

 

[Turuko]

Baldurs gate 3 already giving us fruitition http://forums.larian.com//ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=656219&#Post656219

oh ffs

 

[Darth Roxor]

well shit

 

[fantadomat]

I wonder whether this has anything to do with THQ Nordic buying Logic Artists.

They only bought the Expeditions IP, Logic Artists themselves are still independent.

But in that statement they said that they are busy with their expedition project,thus they must be making a new expedition for sure.

 

[TheImplodingVoice]

More money to shove into BG3

 

[Salvo]

Fuck. This could have been good.

 

[Galdred]

More money to shove into BG3

Or maybe turn based is no more the public they are aiming for!

 

[Lacrymas]

Oh well, so much for that. I guess they overextended their resources or are putting too much into BG3.

 

[TheImplodingVoice]

More money to shove into BG3

Or maybe turn based is no more the public they are aiming for!

Or maybe they should just focus on 1 game at a time

 

[Lacrymas]

It's another studio which was developing it though.

 

[Abu Antar]

It's another studio which was developing it though.

A studio that probably only has the resources for developing one game at a time.

 

[TT1]

It is with a profound sense of regret that today we announce Divinity: Fallen Heroes has been put on hold, as we fondly celebrate the work done so far. We’ve been working with Logic Artists for over a year since before the announcement on March 27, 2019. Though enthused by the reception of the announcement and the energy of our fans, we have taken many things into consideration over the course of the last few months, and today we’re ready to talk about its future.

Originally scheduled for a November 2019 release, it has become clear to everyone involved that the game will need far greater development time and resources than are available now to bring it to fruition, in a fun and sustainable way.

Going forward, we at Larian will continue to work on Baldur’s Gate 3 with news coming soon, and Logic Artists will be focusing on their own Expeditions games. As an independent developer ourselves, we understand and value the importance of a developer investing into their own IPs, and their own future.

We’re sorry for the players excited for Fallen Heroes, who will have to wait an unspecified period of time, but we strongly believe that bringing Fallen Heroes to fans should be done in a timeline that allows it to be developed soundly.

We value the work that everyone has put in to Fallen Heroes, and though we lament its status as of now, we all agree that there’s a great game in there that will sometime reach the players who await it.

Logic Artists shared the following statement: “It's always sad to put an exciting project on hold, but sometimes the realities of development and release schedules simply assert themselves in ways that are outside anyone's control. It's been an incredible honour to work with Larian on their Divinity IP, and everyone at Logic Artists has been blown away by how helpful and welcoming Larian has been throughout the project.

There's no doubt we've learned much that will benefit our own projects in the future, and we'll always be grateful for that experience. As our own team pivots to focus fully on the third installment of the Expeditions series and a new IP of our very own, we wish Larian the best of luck with Baldur's Gate 3. We can't wait to play it!”

 

[TheImplodingVoice]

It's another studio which was developing it though.

Nice! didn't know that. Thought it was done "in house". Thanks for letting me know.

 

[mondblut]

It is dead, Jim: http://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=656219&#Post656219

That's what happens when the team is only 33% diverse.

Spoiler

 

[Jinn]

Son of a bitch.

 

[J_C]

Meh. I had no interest in Fallen Heroes, it was clear that it just tried to milk the popularity of DOS 1 and 2. There was no real heart behind it. Thankfully Sven realized that they shouldn't overextend themselves.

 

[Infinitron]

As LESS T_T said, it seems that the primary obstacle to this game's development was on Logic Artists' end, not a lack of funding from Larian. They still want to finish and release it.

 

[Mazisky]

It's so weird. I thought they just had to remove the rpg part from Divinity 2 to have this game completed.