Roughly 2,555 days after a ‘day one’ giveaway, individuals are lastly receiving copies of a recreation they gained 7 years in the past

An elephant by no means forgets, and neither does Stage-5 apparently. After initially being slated for launch all the best way again in 2018, soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven: Victory Highway is definitely popping out (for realsies!) on November 13.

Presumably underneath full confidence in its authentic launch date, the developer held a giveaway round seven years in the past for a fortunate group of players to win a replica of the sport when it launched. The giveaway went reside, winners had been picked, and all was good.

After which the sport bought delayed to Could 2019. After which once more to 2020. After which once more to 2021. In an indication of outstanding foresight, Stage-5 then skipped a 12 months to delay the sport into 2023. After which, uh, it bought delayed into 2024 earlier than being delayed into 2025. It truly bought pushed again once more earlier this 12 months—twice, actually—shifting the discharge from June to August, and at last to subsequent month.

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With the November launch date right here to remain, Stage-5 hasn’t forgotten about those that had been bestowed a replica in its giveaway all these years in the past. As reported by Automaton, winners have been despatched a letter from the developer with their prize and a pleasant facet heaping of apologies for the wait.

One winner posted a snippet of the letter to X, with Automaton translating a part of it as: “We deeply apologise for the numerous delay in sending out the prizes for the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Highway giveaway” together with directions on the way to redeem the sport as soon as it is out. A machine translated follow-up from the unique poster reveals that they had been “nonetheless in elementary faculty” when the giveaway occurred, and now “about to grow to be a highschool scholar”.

One other X consumer additionally shared their letter, writing: “My daughter was in fourth grade when she gained, and she or he’s a highschool sophomore now lol”. The passage of time is terrifying, etcetera etcetera.

As any individual who says she’ll do one thing after which instantly forgets as soon as one other job presents itself, I’ve to admire Stage-5’s dedication to fulfilling its giveaway duties. Hopefully the seven-year wait was price it for many who’ve been eagerly awaiting Inazuma Eleven: Victory Highway’s launch. It might be a little bit of a bummer if the sport was naff, eh?