Redfall’s one 12 months anniversary got here and went on Might 2, 2024 with no phrase from writer Bethesda regardless of the broadly panned sport receiving no updates in six months and homeowners of the $100 version nonetheless awaiting further content material.
As reported by Kotaku, followers who purchased the $100 Chunk Again Edition of Redfall, regardless of the bottom sport being obtainable day one at no further price to Xbox Sport Go subscribers, had been hoping for an announcement concerning their lacking downloadable content material as an anniversary celebration.
No point out got here from developer Arkane, Bethesda, or bigger proprietor Xbox, nonetheless, leaving November 2023’s patch notes as the final communication on this lacking content material. “We’re persevering with growth of The Hero Go and we’re excited to share extra about Redfall’s new heroes and different updates later subsequent 12 months,” Arkane stated on the time. IGN has requested Bethesda for remark.
The Chunk Again Edition, which remains to be obtainable to buy at full worth, comes with a weapon pores and skin, attachment, and different outfits for the 4 principal characters alongside the Hero Go, which guarantees two further playable characters someday after launch.
“Blissful Redfall 1st anniversary,” wrote Greaterdivinity on Reddit. “That is half a s**tpost as a result of it does not appear Bethesda or Arkane or Microsoft have made point out of this milestone wherever.”
The feedback had been affected by gamers eager for any type of replace on Redfall. “Was actually hoping they might have launched one thing by now,” stated ThomasorTom. “A tweet or weblog submit or something.” Sawt0othgGrin added: “That is loopy the Chunk Again Edition nonetheless hasn’t been honored after a 12 months.”
Redfall’s handful of post-launch updates did not come notably quick both, however this six month wait units a brand new document. It took over a month for Arkane to launch its first large patch for Redfall regardless of the launch being criticised for having bland missions, unengaging fight, poor AI enemies, struggling efficiency, myriad bugs, an all the time on-line requirement, and extra.
It took 5 months for the Xbox Sequence X model to get 60 frames per second help, and Arkane upset followers once more the next month when its third patch was headlined by a brand new sniper rifle as a substitute of extremely requested options like an offline mode. And this was the final followers heard.
In our 4/10 evaluation, IGN stated: “Redfall is a bafflingly dangerous time throughout the board. Plagued with bland missions, boneheaded enemies, and repeated technical issues, Redfall merely wasn’t prepared for daylight on this state.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.