Square Enix says it still “recommends Balan Wonderworld with confidence” following Yuji Naka’s explosive series of tweets last month in which he alleged Square Enix dismissed him from the game’s development around six months before launch.
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Naka filed a lawsuit with Square Enix over the dismissal, which has since been resolved.
The statement was made during Square Enix’s quarterly earnings call with investors on Friday (May 13), while also confirming its involvement in the now-settled lawsuit with Naka (via VGC).
Balan Wonderworld was released in March 2021 to overwhelmingly negative reviews and was equally poor commercially in terms of sales for Square Enix.
Jordan Oloman described the game as “a beautiful tragedy” in NME’s two-star review.
