First Time for Everything
Platinum has more or less had a good track record with their games. One of their debut titles, Bayonetta, is regarded as one of the best action games in recent years, with its sequel taking equal amounts of praise. Other titles such as Metal Gear Rising, MadWorld, and Anarchy Reigns have their flaws, to be sure, but they’re still regarded as generally fun games with solid followings. (In the case of MGR, fans have demanding a sequel to that more than any recent product in the Metal Gear universe.)
Scalebound is, for better or worse, the first game of theirs to get the axe. On one hand, being 13-1 is pretty impressive for a studio that’s only been around since 2009. On the other hand, having that black mark, even if it’s just one, isn’t a good look for you. Platinum was by no means an untouchable developer, but as more news about the game’s cancellation surfaces, there are going to be those looking to remind everyone that Scalebound was the supposed Golden Goose that couldn’t deliver, either on their end or Microsoft’s.