Witchfire Delayed to Early 2023 Due to Adding Semi-Open World Combat and Exploration - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 October 2022 / 1,602 Views
The Astronauts announced the dark fantasy first-person shooter, Witchfire, has been delayed from Q4 2022 to early 2023 as they are working to upgrade the "combat and exploration from arena style to semi-open world style."
"It’s only the second week of Q4 2022 but I am here early to tell you: we are not going to launch to Early Access in Q4 2022. We are now aiming for early 2023," said The Astronauts creative director and co-founder Adrian Chmielarz.
"Usually, games miss their target date simply because developers underestimate the time needed to make a good game. It’s as simple as this. While we have not 100% committed to a day, month or even a year, we can also admit we will release later than anticipated. However, in our case, the reason is different.
"And that reason is: we have redesigned the core experience of the game.
"Well, not all of it. But a certain crucial element nonetheless.
"To be clear, Witchfire is still a rogue-lite dark fantasy first person shooter. That did not and will not change. But the way the player experiences the world has changed significantly. We’ve upgraded combat and exploration from arena style to semi-open world style, and that took time."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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