Reply To: (KS) Ninja Division/Soda Pop out of money for Super Dungeon Explore: Legends

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I doubt there is malice here.
Mismanagment and mistakes, definitely.

Also note that it is not odd to have radio silence when companies are in a rough spot.
The wrong type of info during such a period can worsen the problem and create a death spiral.
The only odd thing is that they haven’t filed for bankruptcy yet.
You’d think that with zero funds and effectively zero employees that would be the expected result.

OTOH once that happens any hope of ever seeing the pledges is reduced to zero.
As such it is a bit of good news.

It is interesting to see that Relic Knights is expected to need 3 times the original budget … *ouch*
Good news is indeed that we are only waiting for physical products …

The scale makes it tricky to judge what ‘way of the fighter’ did, but it definitely was overbudget.
I must admit that I had forgotten that the minis for this one hadn’t arrived.

The cost-to-date charts don’t look wrong. The vast majority of the money directly related to projects reads like standard.
Super dungeon is the definitely looking iffy though.

The one thing that makes this tricky is that ND have been licensed these games.
So I’m guessing this construct with their IP-holding company is the one thing that has somehow given them hope that this can be finished ?
I know nothing of how businesses work (and definitely not familliar with American law), so I hope anyone else can shed a light on these numbers.

I’d advice anyone to make sure they’ve downloaded any Relic Knight related materials.
It at least gives you a chance to play the game.