In a post on their blog, Yacht Club Games have expanded on the international release schedule for the highly-popular Shovel Knight. Although there is no set date for a release outside of North America, they have provided a very clear and frank explanation of the process of getting a game rated and approved for sale.
Currently the classification in Australia is at the “External Ratings” stage, where the developers are waiting on the Classification Board to give Shovel Knight it’s final age rating.
Yacht Club Games said on the External forces affecting the approval process:
These teams work hard but they also have their own systems, schedules, and structures in place. We’re not the only game in the world and so we can’t expect every team to drop what they’re doing and immediately focus on only us. Often times working three times as hard does not get the game done three times as fast as these require back and forth communication. As both the development team and publisher, the timing of our game’s release is ultimately our responsibility!
This process can take some time, but fingers crossed this all flows through quickly and smoothly. So what’re your thoughts on this? Were you a Kickstarter supporter, and if so, how do you feel about the delay? Let us know below.
Just like the Cybertruck then.
Tears of the Kingdom gear.