Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
| Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Blue Sunset Games |
| Publisher(s) | Console Labs S.A. |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | April 28, 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence is an action-adventure video game developed by Blue Sunset Games and published by Console Labs S.A. It is a sequel to Franko: The Crazy Revenge.
The game was released on April 28, 2023.[2]
Development
[edit]The sequel to Franko: The Crazy Revenge was originally worked on from 1995 to 1996, then the development team broke up.[3] In 2002/2003, there was an attempt to create Franko 2: No Mercy for the Game Boy Advance - the project was abandoned once Nintendo rejected the violent elements of the video game.[4][5][6] Later in June 2013, Franko 2: Revenge is Back was announced.[7][8][9]
In January 2014 the game's developers - Tomasz Tomaszek and Mariusz Pawluk from World Software, had a crowdfunding campaign on Wspieram.to create a sequel to Franko: The Crazy Revenge.[10][11][12] It was announced that IMGN.pro would be the game's publisher.[13][14] The team reached their goal of PLN 34.5 thousand, a record-breaking amount for Polish crowdfunding.[15] The developers said that at the time they began the crowdfund, mechanics of the game were already 70% built, while other elements (maps, graphics, cutscenes, dialogues) were 20 - 30% completed.[16]
In late 2014 it was announced that the game's main programmer had left the project, leading to a search for a development team who could complete the game.[17][18]
Graczpospolita reported that by 2015, communication between developers and the fans had "completely gone down".[19] Gry Online declared that it was considered by many to be a "dead game".[20]
In terms of gameplay, they announced a decision regarding the use of firearms in the title:
"For some time we have been thinking about whether to throw firearms into the game. [...] Franko is first and foremost a fist fight and that is what her substance, mechanics, gameplay and sense are, which means that the introduction of firearms could disturb the atmosphere of potential "realism". We didn't want to make a spectacular fighting game, but a "mundane" fighting game. Therefore, introducing a firearm in the wrong way could upset the balance. [...] So we decided to finally implement the firearms ourselves. However, we can promise that it will be very little in the game and it will depend on the player whether to use it at all."
— Developers to Graczpospolita, 2016, [21]
In 2016, the development team wrote a message to their fans, "We work, we work. [...] in the meantime, be patient as you have not done so...", before explaining the challenges they've faces in the process.[22][23] They further added that the core development is done by one person with a few other part-timers and freelancers.[24] In 2017 it was announced that after 5 years of development of the game, they'd like to release the first part for the 25th anniversary of the original - in 2019.[25]
Pawluk said the game "has been scrapped, because despite the passage of several years the developers could not provide the quality that the original creators and fans would be satisfied with. Bah, as I found out, there wasn't even a developed combat system despite several years of work".[4]
In 2018, the rights were acquired by the Gdańsk studio Blue Sunset Games,[4] and the game was since rebranded as Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence with the development beginning from scratch.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Gracze są głodni scrollowanych bijatyk – wywiad ze współtwórcą Franko 2". www.komputerswiat.pl (in Polish). 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ a b c Król, Michał (2018-10-31). "Franko 2 "został zaorany", gra powstaje od nowa. Zmieniła też właściciela i trafi na konsole". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Franko 2: Revenge is Back". www.exec.pl (in Polish). 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Brutalna krucjata w kolorowym świecie Nintendo - Franko 2". Polskie Gry Komputerowe (in Polish). 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Redakcja (2014-12-16). "Kłopoty Franko 2: Revenge is Back. Twórcy zabierają głos". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Zapowiedziano Franko 2: Revenge is Back – polska legenda powróci na urządzenia mobilne | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Polski klasyk wraca po 20 latach. Oto Franko 2: Revenge is Back! - HCgamer.pl". 2013-07-22. Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2014-01-20). "Franko 2 na PC! Ruszyła zbiórka funduszy na Wspieram.to". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Wspieram.to: Franko 2". wspieram.to. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2013-06-15). "Polski klasyk wraca po 20 latach. Oto Franko 2: Revenge is Back!". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2014-02-25). "IMGN.pro światowym wydawcą Franko 2". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Franko 2 – IMGN.pro światowym wydawcą sequela polskiej bijatyki | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Franko 2 ufundowany. Następca bijatyki z 1994 roku rekordzistą polskiego finansowania społecznościowego | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Franko 2 zmierza na PC. Rozpoczęto zbiórkę pieniędzy na kontynuację polskiej bijatyki | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Polski crowdfunding znowu zawodzi tym razem przez Franko 2 - eJay - 17 grudnia 2014". gameplay.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Kłosiński, Daniel (2014-12-17). "Problemy twórców Franko 2 - z zespołu odszedł jedyny programista". Eurogamer.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2015-07-13). "Wiemy co się dzieje z Franko 2!". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Franko 2 cały czas w produkcji? | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "W internecie zawrzało. W Franko 2 pojawi się broń palna". 3 March 2016.
- ^ Król, Michał (2016-08-07). "Moda na "sukces" epizod milion pięćset. Tak, twórcy Franko 2 znów dali o sobie znać". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2016-05-05). "Co się dzieje z Franko 2? Twórcy odpowiadają". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Premiera Franko 2 w 2017? Dwa lata czekania, a gra nadal jest w powolnej produkcji". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Król, Michał (2017-05-05). "Premiera Franko 2 dopiero w 2019 roku". Graczpospolita.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Pi, Lena (2022-12-26). "Вышла демоверсия битемапа Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence". Igromania (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-02.