It seemed too good to be true, and apparently it was. They'd even cast veteran actor David Bradley (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, the next Doctor Who Xmas special). The 'Game at a Glance' page gives a good idea, but in short it was a futuristic space RPG with internal ship battles like XCOM and external ship battles like Star Trek Online, with a story inspired by Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek where you could get to know your crew before taking them into battle and exploring a open universe. The reason that the death of The Mandate stings is that it's initial Kickstarter pitch was fantastic. The final piece, The Mandate website and forum (which is still active with backers commiserating the game's demise), is due to expire on August 19 so it will be quietly taken offline then. Recently backer 'Count Thalim' on the forum dug up legal documents suggesting that Perihelion Interactive has been dissolved, with The Mandate trademark not renewed since April. They claimed they would have an update every month on the forum, but this hasn't happened. It is still a work in progress and we will follow up with you in upcoming developer's updates when we have managed to close a deal," they said. "We have been working on securing more fundings since the end of 2016. The April update was to admit that this year Perihelion was reduced to only "a core team" due to continual negotiations with their publisher EuroVideo about funding. Here's yesterday's story about Unsung Story's troubled development for further reading! Furthermore Perihelion's own website is offline, and the developer itself may have been dissolved.Ĭheck out our list of the Best RPGs on PC! It is now August 2017, with the game two years out from developer Perihelion Interactive's estimated release date, and there have both been no updates from the developer since April.
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