Okay folks. I’ve got to get something off my chest. We are indeed working on a new game. And its not Eastshade 2. In fact, its not connected to Eastshade at all. It will look nothing like Eastshade in its rendering or its art style. It isn’t even first-person. There will be similarities. Its another lively world full of characters and stories, and once again will not have any combat loops. We feel it will again be a place you’d want to live. It will, of course, still have plenty of books and tea (we’re not monsters). I can’t tell you how excited we are about it.
We’re asked weekly if we’re working on number 2, sometimes even so bold as “so when is Eastshade 2 coming out?”. I’ll admit I often ignore the question, as I know there are some folks who would really look forward to a number 2, and I don’t always, in the moment, have the heart to crush that hope so thoroughly by answering. But occasionally I have answered folks with the truth, and despite my fear of disappointing, so far none have been anything but supportive and excited. So I think its time to put it out there. We are wholly devoted to something different now, and there is no number 2 planned. This is not a reveal. We’re not ready to show anything just yet, and we certainly don’t have a release time frame in mind. I just wanted to let people know what’s up, and perhaps quell any anticipation there is for a potential Eastshade 2.
I want folks to understand that the change in direction is not a calculated one. Its not a business decision. We’re just doing same thing I did when I started Eastshade Studios—We’re following our artistic whims where they lead us! Fortunately, I have found fans of Eastshade to be an open-minded bunch, and I hope people will love what we’re cooking up, even if its in many ways different from our past work.
