Why Did Minecraft Story Mode Stop Being Updated and Removed From Sale?
Since its introduction in 2015, Minecraft: Story Mode has remained a beloved digital adventure game, narrating an epic story where players take the lead. However, with the sudden removal from sale, fans and investors alike are scratching their heads, asking WHY. Is it game burnout? Shift to new products? We sought answers in the vast expanse of the vast Minecraft universe
The Conquest of The Past
Created by Telltale and Mojang’s partnership (now acquired by Xbox Game Studios), Minecraft: Story Mode was inspired by the success of Tales of Zelda and other famous adventure games like Monkey Island (Source – IGN). Introduced in Episodes 1-1, these six short episodes wove a memorable tale based on the world popularized through Minecraft. Fans joined the lead characters, Jesse/Rezzed, as he/she took on the mantle of The Hero in the world in peril** by the force of the Order Of The Kindler.
This ambitious expansion of content allowed for significant growth throughout the franchise. Story episodes were punctuated by unique twists, crafting mechanics, unique characters – even an array of exciting enemies with distinct battles. With four seasons plus the first batch of episodes based on the first ‘Mineshaft’ storymode, excitement grew.
By the year [2018: The final series] this game has had remarkable success spanning the years across multiple networks and platforms (IOS, Android Mobile, Windows phone, Computer, PS4 – and even Microsoft’s Xbox)! Evidently more than successful, this mode has been rekindled interest in people to Minecraft which has fueled growth and loyalty.
There is, and there cannot be any denying
Telltale (the Partner): Since the shutdown of Telltale last year around September2018 due to financial hardship, development and release control were fully transferred to developers Mojang (acquired By Xbox GameStudios- and Skyworks of course).
Source: Variety – The Business Press
And that, for certain, is in part responsible Why Minecraft didn’t have an entire new expansion, why even the possibility of an updated Version stopped. In short since the shutdown The Partner didn’t have the capital or the will it was better to focus on it’s last games. Then, the development and the update slowed down completely.
Technical Issues to Overcome;
Moreover, Minecraft Story MODE has required a significant rewrite of the framework, as the source software was NOT COMPATIBLE The New Code The New source Code (Python) was much different. Due to numerous bugs, Technical issues, an upgrade, needed to, prevent crashes and compatibility on different browsers, devices and Windows. Therefore, an attempt to modify it became unsustainable.
An attempt to migrate the game caused more issues. Migrating to a new source The New language and a New Development Environment Would Require significant labor and resources From Mojang Itself
What Is The Remaining Legacy of These Episodes – A Story’s Endings?
Even given the compelling reasons from the past stories (even though development was discontinued), still a lasting remembrance lies within Minecraft in the current state For those involved, Minecraft game developers to players who may have, for example Minecraft: THE ISLAND In the vast Minecraft world now, its impact has reached the peak.