WiLD
PS4 exclusive WiLD had players’ interest piqued when it was first revealed back in 2014, the same year development began. A year later, a gameplay trailer was shown at Paris Games Week, highlighting the gameplay that saw players assume a human in the Neolithic period, who can use magic powers to possess and control various animals.
You could see through the eyes of a Hawk and scout out the landscape from above. Whistle in your bear (yes, a fucking bear) and ride on its back to the location, then use a wolf to pull off some stealthy, ferocious attacks on your target. If I recall correctly, there was also a giant sexy snake lady in the gameplay trailer. It was wild.
Alas, WiLD has literally gone completely dark since Oct. 2015, outside of some screenshots posted by lead designer Michel Ansel in Jan. 2017. Considering Ansel is now confirmed to be working on Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil 2, there’s now a big question mark over whether WiLD will ever see the light of day.
Granted, I don’t know how many players remembered WiLD in 2019, let alone expected it to release. But with every year that goes by with no sight of it, the more the term ‘vaporware’ feels fitting for WiLD. Here’s hoping it’s just getting held back as a PS5 exclusive. Optimism, people!
