Update: While the latest patch is still not live on Xbox as of yet, it appears to be available on PlayStation and PC, prompting the team to share exactly what it entails.
A variety of major bugs have been rectified, but there's still work to be done. The next focus is said to be on certain resets in the game, minor glitches and work on the in-game maps. We're still waiting on an ETA for these fixes.
Original Story: Baldo: The Guardian Owls launched on Xbox last week and we were super excited for it here at Pure Xbox. However, the lack of reviews on release day made us cautious to pick it up and judging by the online reception, we were right not to.
Over the weekend, players were hit with an infinite loading bug, specifically on Xbox. Players were unable to progress after a certain point, rendering most of the game unplayable. Thankfully, the patch was rectified on Monday, but there's still an array of issues within the game.
As mentioned by our sister site Nintendo Life, the game is riddled with game-breaking bugs and other glitches which is making progress very hard. These issues have also been reported to be happening across all platforms by various users on Twitter. Many have also requested refunds since the issues have surfaced.
According to the game's social media account, the patch for these issues is currently in certification and should hopefully surface within the next few days. But even when it eventually does, we would probably recommend waiting to see what the verdict is in case there are any issues later within Baldo.
Again, it's unclear how long this approval process will take. The team has been mentioning it since its launch on Friday but the patch is still yet to surface. If you've been thinking of jumping into the world of Baldo, we recommend holding fire for a little while longer.
Have you picked up Baldo: The Guardian Owls yet? Let us know in the comments below.
[source twitter.com, via nintendolife.com, reddit.com]
Comments 4
Being an indie game they may not have the budget for testers is why I think some of these smaller games come out like this sometimes. AAA games have no excuse though.
I'm waiting to buy this, waiting for it to be payable. It's a massive shame games are coming out buggy, unready, or just flat out broken. If we could get instant refunds I bet you would start seeing more polished games upon release. There should be some kind of protocol where a game has to pass a certain test before being allowed to hit the market. I don't know...seems that in this day in age of hot fixes and updates galore any game can come out in any state and be deemed acceptable so long as it gets "patched". Imagine buying a coat only to find holes in it and instead of getting a refund the seller stitches it up, pats you on the head, and tells you to keep warm.
yeah really disapointed...the bug was major loozing all progress and reward items, I realy like the game and the art style even if the battles are very hard and unfair, but this was very bad, I know the game is made by only 2 people so i'll wait till a big update and then come back to it.
I’ve been wanting to play this game, but I’ll definitely wait for the patch first. Hopefully it gets sorted out, the game looks great otherwise.
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