Sadness (video game)

Sadness
Developer(s)Nibris
Designer(s)Piotr Bielatowicz[1]
Writer(s)Adam Artur Antolski[2]
Composer(s)Arkadiusz Reikowski[3]
Łukasz Babieno
EngineGamebryo[4]
Platform(s)Wii
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Sadness is a cancelled survival horror game developed by Nibris for the Wii, and was one of the earliest titles announced for the system.[5] While the game initially drew positive attention for its unique gameplay concepts, such as black-and-white graphics and emphasis on psychological horror over violence, Sadness became notorious when no evidence of a playable build was ever publicly released during the four years it spent in development.[6][7] It was revealed that Sadness had entered development hell due to problems with deadlines and relationships with external developers,[2] leading to its eventual cancellation by 2010,[3][8] along with the permanent closure of the company.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGN_sadness_July_06 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Phillips, Tom (13 May 2009). "Nibris - The Full Interview". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference game_canceled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "GAMEBRYO BREATHES LIFE INTO Wii'S FIRST BLACK-AND-WHITE HORROR TITLE". Emergent. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference sadness_announcement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Whincup, Nathan (19 October 2010). "News: Nibris Bites The Bullet Bill". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. ^ Fletcher, JC (25 May 2010). "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2017-11-01.