Mina the Hollower delayed

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MacArrowny
10/06/2025
05:50 PM
#1
https://www.yachtclubgames.com/blog/delay-extravaganza-ii-the-tail-continues/

Supposed to be a short delay, but no details of how long yet. Does it still make 2025?
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colliding
10/06/2025
05:54 PM
#2
I feel like if it was still going to make 2025 they'd say so

February 2026?
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SHINE_GET_64
10/06/2025
05:57 PM
#3
Mina the Delayer

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paperwarior
10/06/2025
05:57 PM
#4
So much for that cool Halloween release.
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DeepsPraw
10/06/2025
06:07 PM
#5
Every reaction to the demo I've seen has been lukewarm to negative. Honestly I'm not sure a short delay will be enough to fix the game
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VintageGin
10/06/2025
06:27 PM
#6
DeepsPraw posted...
Every reaction to the demo I've seen has been lukewarm to negative. Honestly I'm not sure a short delay will be enough to fix the game

What exactly is the negative/lukewarm feedback you've been seeing? Have only seen positive feedback so far and held off on playing the demo myself because I wanted to wait until the full game (since I backed it already anyway).
Gin
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paperwarior
10/06/2025
06:38 PM
#7
I haven't seen other people's feedback but I played the demo and it didn't seem to work very well as a game. Which is discouraging since Shovel Knight is overall really good.
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SHINE_GET_64
10/06/2025
06:45 PM
#8
I mainly came away from the demo thinking wow they nailed the Link's Awakening look

too bad it plays nothing like a Zelda game and I feel like I was kinda sold a lie?

Not that it was bad, but it did not meet what my expectations were going in.
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andylt
10/06/2025
07:14 PM
#9
SHINE_GET_64 posted...
too bad it plays nothing like a Zelda game and I feel like I was kinda sold a lie?
what games does it play like?
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SHINE_GET_64
10/06/2025
07:25 PM
#10


andylt posted...
what games does it play like?

It's like a Castlevania game but from a top down perspective
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WazzupGenius00
10/06/2025
07:36 PM
#11
Castlevania is an insane comparison to me, I dont see that at all from the demo
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Meow1000
10/06/2025
08:08 PM
#12
I've never even heard of this before
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HeroDelTiempo17
10/06/2025
08:26 PM
#13
WazzupGenius00 posted...
Castlevania is an insane comparison to me, I dont see that at all from the demo

The sub-weapon mechanics and aesthetic are obviously being taken from Castlevania (her main weapon is a whip!) and maybe this overlaps with the Bloodborne influence but yes I agree it doesnt play like Castlevania. It plays like if a 2d Zelda game actually had good combat lmao

I'm not sure if anyone played Unsighted but it has very similar vibes to that, where they understand the spirit of 2d Zelda intimately but are very much doing their own thing with it. This is exciting to me! Shovel Knight was described as a mega man clone but it also was taking influence from things like Zelda 2, I'm more than happy to let them cook on this one

Oh alternatively: if you played Tunic, you know how people say that game's combat is kind of porting soulslike mechanics into a 2d Zelda? What if they did it in a way that didnt suck
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DeepsPraw
10/06/2025
08:31 PM
#14
WazzupGenius00 posted...
Castlevania is an insane comparison to me, I dont see that at all from the demo
bro you literally get limited-use subweapons that you refill by hitting candlesticks and the first one you get is an axe that flies in an arc. The CV influence could not be more blatant
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DeepsPraw
10/06/2025
08:37 PM
#15
HeroDelTiempo17 posted...
It plays like if a 2d Zelda game actually had good combat lmao
Maybe this is a hot take, but I don't think topdown zelda-likes should have "good" combat since at that point it starts feeling like an entirely different genre
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Raka_Putra
10/06/2025
08:39 PM
#16
First time hearing about this.
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VintageGin
10/06/2025
08:46 PM
#17
HeroDelTiempo17 posted...
Oh alternatively: if you played Tunic, you know how people say that game's combat is kind of porting soulslike mechanics into a 2d Zelda? What if they did it in a way that didnt suck

Hey! Tunic's combat was fine. Maybe not what I'd call good . But definitely serviceable!
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GOGZero
10/06/2025
09:20 PM
#18
Most unfortunate. I was looking forward to playing this on Halloween.
It's ok if it has to get delayed so it can be the best game it can be.
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Hbthebattle
10/06/2025
09:35 PM
#19
i played the demo and liked it so idk where you're hearing people didn't like it from
:)
colliding
10/06/2025
09:54 PM
#20
yeah I gotta play this just to see if it's bad or not at this point
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