cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/hytale/p/450908/hytale-is-out-now-in-early-access

Note: Not my screenshot

It’s been over 7 years since the game was announced, and after being cancelled by Riot and bought back by the original devs, against all odds it is FINALLY playable!

The game was supposed to come out in an hour but it seems the devs released it early. I’ll wait and see some early gameplay but it looks like I might buy it on launch day. Feels surreal that the wait is finally over.

  • Glide@lemmy.caEnglish
    104·
    17 hours ago

    The first purchasable version of Minecraft I remember didn’t even have a working health bar.

    Notch sold the game to Microsoft long before it was ever a complete game. Why program something when you can sell players on an idea and then sell that idea to Microsoft?

    • WolfLink@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      131·
      15 hours ago

      Notch sold the game to Microsoft long before it was ever a complete game.

      I know it’s a bit fuzzy with Minecraft since it’s constantly getting updates, but I find the claim that Minecraft was “incomplete” before selling it to Microsoft is a big stretch.

      Version “1.0” came out 3 years before the Microsoft sale, and at least to me, the game felt “complete” long before 1.0