Hopefully, the upcoming update will help quell some of this fire. If Cyan didn’t promise a box for Obduction, but rather just a “physical copy”, things might have gone smoother, too. If backers were sent an actual box, even if it was a small one, things wouldn’t have blown up as much as they have. Making backers who are angry wait this long is almost certainly a death knell for them from a PR perspective. They promised to release an update addressing these “concerns”, but that was a week ago.

After a long string of comments by pissed-off backers, the developers finally stuck their heads in and left a comment. I’m not particularly happy about it myself, to be perfectly honest.Īpparently, the people at Cyan were taken aback and surprised by the backlash. Considering they expected a box and got a case with two discs, a single sheet, and a slip cover their anger is easy to understand. Pretty much everyone who’s commented in the past couple weeks are not happy with what they received. If you are to take a peek into the comments section, you’d find the place in an uproar.

You can see my deconstructed copy in the image below. What we got was little more than a jewel case with a flimsy cardboard slip cover. What backers understandably expected was an actual box.

In the rewards section, anyone who pledged at least $75 was promised “an exclusive Obduction special boxed edition containing the game for Windows or MacOS”. The problem we’re seeing now is with regards to the physical copy that backers have started to receive. However, the latest issue isn’t with the game itself. Despite that, the game has been met with pretty positive reviews. However, most of that has been due to development issues. It’s no secret that Cyan’s latest magnum opus Obduction has been beset with controversy since the Kickstarter ended.

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