First, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for supporting us throughout Early Access.
The thoughts and opinions we received from everyone were incredibly helpful. Your feedback fuels the development team as they work hard to complete the final touches, making ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist even better than before.
We have an announcement and an apology to make.
As a result of all the improvements and adjustments we have made, the parts of the game available throughout Early Access have changed considerably. Some of these improvements for the 1.0 release include a tutorial cutscene, changed item locations, adjustments to the map display, and level design revisions.
While we believe this was the right decision to improve ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist, unfortunately, these changes mean that players who joined us in Early Access will have to start over, as save data will not carry over to the 1.0 version.
We understand this will disappoint some players, but we ask for your understanding. Our highest priority is giving you the best, highest-quality version of ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist, and this difficult, yet necessary decision resulted from that goal.
We sincerely apologize for making this announcement with only one month left until release. However, we are confident that we will deliver an excellent experience for both fans of the series and newcomers who have never played our games before.
At Binary Haze Interactive, our guiding principle in development is to do our utmost to make “fun” and “beautiful” games. Keeping this in mind, we are putting all our effort toward the January 23 (JST) full release of ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist.
We humbly ask for your understanding regarding this matter.
Binary Haze Interactive CEO and Creative Director
Hiroyuki Kobayashi