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Has any game been delayed more than Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road?
The upcoming Inazuma Eleven game was first announced back in 2016 as Inazuma Eleven Ares and was set to be released in 2018. It got delayed to 2019, after which time it was renamed Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes and delayed to 2020. In 2020, it was delayed to 2021, and then in 2021 it was delayed to 2023.
By the time it was shown again, it was Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and then in 2023 it was delayed to 2024. In 2024, it was announced for June 2025, but was then delayed to a final release date of August 21, in a live stream that promised this was the release date “for sure.”
But now Level-5 has announced that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has been delayed one last time, to November 14 (or November 13, depending on where you live).
Another delay this late feels concerning, but it seems it’s mostly because of the voice recording and localization time due to the amount of content in the game. Fantasy Life i turned out well despite its concerning number of delays, so hopefully the same will be true of Inazuma Eleven.
…But I have to admit, this is making me a little nervous for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.
Do you think this is truly the final delay for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road?
Uhh… the literal meme of game delays, Duke Nukem Forever? Which still has such a fantastic title for that record, at over 14 years!
I thought about that, but did it actually get so many release windows and delays, or was it just indefinitely delayed for a decade? But good point, Inazuma Eleven won’t take that crown… we hope…