Operation Backlog Completion 2025
Dec 262022
 

Last month, Golf Story successor Sports Story finally got a release window after years of silence.

And on Friday, it came out!

It wasn’t quite as much of a shadow drop as it appeared to be at first, since Nintendo had been highlighting indie games all week long. Friday’s video included the official release announcements of Sports Story.

Only a digital version is available so far, but since Limited Run Games did a physical run of Golf Story, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did the same here. There hasn’t been any news yet that I’m aware of, though.

I loved Golf Story, so I was all set to buy Sports Story and start playing it right away.

However, I’ve actually decided to wait. I’ve seen a lot of people reporting bugs, including softlocks and crashes, enough to make me reconsider starting. Fortunately, Sidebar Games already responded to the concerns by saying a patch is in progress, so hopefully that will clear up the issues once it’s out.

At least I have plenty of games in my backlog to play in the meantime. I had thought Sports Story might be one of the last games I’d finish in 2022, but here’s hoping it’ll instead be a game I love in 2023.

Have you started Sports Story? Are you waiting for a patch?

Nov 092022
 

My wish came true!

The Indie World Showcase featured many interesting games, and it closed with the one I was hoping to see more than anything else – Sports Story.

Sports Story still exists, it looks better than ever, and it’s coming out in December!

According to the new trailer, Sports Story features, golf, tennis, soccer, and other several other activities, as well as dungeons to explore. The trailer also mentions that you can become a detective or spy, so considering how things went in Golf Story, I expect the plot to take some interesting turns.

The long silence before this update still has some fans worried, but everything from the trailer looks fantastic to me.

I’m so excited to have a Sports Story release window. I hope it has the same wacky sense of humor that Golf Story had, and I can’t wait to check it out in December.

Are you looking forward to Sports Story? What were your favorite games shown in the Indie World Showcase?

Nov 072022
 

Nintendo has announced an Indie World Showcase for this Wednesday, November 9.

It will start at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET and last roughly 25 minutes.

While I tend to find Nintendo Directs more exciting, there can be great announcements at an indie showcase.

Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are once again hoping for a release date, although since Silksong was confirmed to be out by next June during Xbox’s E3 show, it feels like there’s less of a desperate fervor around the hope for Silksong news this time.

(I still think there’s a chance I might play Hollow Knight before Silksong comes out.)

Meanwhile, another indie game people are hoping to see is one I’ve been waiting for news on as well: Sports Story.

It was all the way back in 2019 that Sports Story was announced, but it was delayed after that. The most recent update from the developers came last Christmas, and the silence since then has some fans worried.

Golf Story was a fantastic, funny game, so I’ve been excited for Sports Story ever since it was announced. I really hope we hear something about it soon.

Aside from that, there’s nothing in particular that I’m hoping for. What do you hope (or expect) to see at Wedneday’s Indie World Showcase?