Scalebound director Hideki Kamiya is calling on Xbox head Phil Spencer to help him bring the action RPG back, years after it was officially canceled. The PlatinumGames title was originally going to be released in 2017, with Microsoft Studios set to publish, but it ultimately never saw the light of day. Kamiya is now working at Clovers on an Okami sequel, but has taken to social media in the hope that Spencer and Microsoft might bring the game back to life.
Scalebound was originally announced back in 2014, and focused on the headphone-wearing, sword-wielding Drew, who'd work with a dragon called Thuban. It dovetailed from Kamiya and PlatinumGames' work on Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101, but never saw the light of day. Now, however, Kamiya has put the call out to bring the action RPG back.
In a new video from his studio Clovers, Kamiya is filmed reminiscing about Scalebound, and says "I'd love to make it again someday." Kamiya quote tweets the video saying "Let's do it, Phil!" presumably in reference to Xbox head Phil Spencer.
Scalebound is one of those canceled games that's come up a lot over the years, with people from both PlatinumGames and Xbox weighing in on its untimely end and potential future. Back in 2017 Spencer suggested that Scalebound was announced "too early," with PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba admitting that "both sides failed" the game.
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