Hytale, Riot’s game that was going to challenge Minecraft, is canceled after 7 years in development
On December 13, 2018, one of those exciting ads arrived in the world of the video game, of which they star in prestigious magazines, raises the expectation of the fan and strength to everyone in the sector to talk about the subject. With a dream trailer, the Hypixel studio showed the world for the first time Hytale, a game that launched the glove directly against Minecraft, with the powerful support as a producer of the creators of League of Legends: Riot Games. Seven years later, The dream is dead: the project has been canceled and Hypixel will close its doors.
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Only the initial trailer has already been enough to turn Hytale into a global phenomenon. With more than 60 million viewsthe promises that were sung from the same died between an audience delivered. The same foundations that have kept Minecraft as a reference for so much time in terms of freedom, scale and possibilities, but modernized and capable of much more. Greater emphasis on the role and adventurer element, with a combat system itself; intricate dungeons; Mounts … In addition to a whole set of tools that indicated that we were not only talking about a game, but of a whole platform: community servers, modding tools, block to block to block, native scripting in real time, ease of creating mini -games …
The end of a story of ambition
Everything was going to be an evolution to the better of everything that represents the work created by Markus Person “Notch”, a frontal assault on the best -selling game in history, on the part in addition to a team formed by those responsible for the Major modding server of Minecraft itself (Hypixel), people with an intimate knowledge of the game, their community, strengths and weaknesses. However, time passed and promises did not materialize in something remotely tangible, cooling the spirits to the sad final resolution, verbalized by means of the co-founder of Hypixel, Noxy.
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“This is not the conclusion that none of us wanted”he declared in an official statement. “But after exploring all possible ways, it was clear that we could not give life to Hytale in a way that did justice to his original promise.”
From what follows from the statement, the development faced multiple technical and creative challenges, including a complete game of the game engine: Development faced multiple technical and creative challenges, including a complete reset of the game’s engine: “Video -game development is brutally difficult, especially when trying to create something original for a creative and passionate community,” the founder acknowledged. “Even after restarting the engine, Hytale was not as advanced as we needed.”
According to the statement, alternatives were considered to reduce the scope of the project or modify the deadlines, but they all involved compromising the essence of the game. “It would not have been the game we set out to do. And it would not have been the game you deserved”
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Seven years of unsuccessful development
The decision has been accompanied by a Riot Games commitment to support the affected team. “Riot not only supported us for years, he is also ensuring that the team receives generous compensation and resources for their transition,” they said. The creators of LOL first financed the original project and then ended up buying the study in 2020, a faith test they had in the proposal.
It should be noted that This decision does not affect the popular server of Minecraft managed by Hypixelwhich will continue to operate independently. But Hytale becomes part of the games whose ambition ended up leaving them too close to the sun to end their burned wings.
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