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In aLinkedInpost, Gagnon agrees that “Dauntless today is no longer Free to Slay.
Theyve gutted the core gameplay and crafting mechanics.
We never would have made decisions that are so blatantly not player-focused.”
Gagnon is referring to Forte Labs' bizarrely secretive 2023 purchase of Phoenix Labs.
The blockchain company toldGame Developerthat it didn’t realize all the secrecy was a “giant red flag.”
It was described as a Minecraft and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-inspired multiplayer sandbox RPG.
An artist attached to the projectincidentally revealed that Crash Bandicoot 5 had been in the works elsewhere, too.
If you thought the art looked good, you should have had the chance to play it.
I spent hours on the holiday playtest.
When the layoffs came, we lost them too.
We’re still feeling the hole and knowledge left from that crop of folk getting let go."
In her LinkedIn post, Gagnon reflects on the spirit that made Dauntless what it was.
I then had to make the very difficult decision to go on leave from the studio to recover.
c’mon, if not for us creators, FOR THE PLAYERS."
In brighter news,Monster Hunter Wildslooked better than ever inour hands-on preview at Capcom’s Japan headquarters.
