Sadness (video game)

Sadness
Sadness
Developer(s)	Nibris
Designer(s)	Piotr Bielatowicz
Writer(s)	Adam Artur Antolski
Composer(s)	Arkadiusz Reikowski; Łukasz Babieno
Engine	Gamebryo
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	Cancelled
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single-player

Sadness was a survival horror video game in development by Nibris for the Wii console, and was one of the earliest titles announced for the system.^[5] While the game initially drew positive attention for its unique gameplay concepts, such as black-and-white graphics and emphasis on psychological horror over violence, Sadness became notorious when no evidence of a playable build was ever publicly released during the four years it spent in development.^[6]^[7] It was revealed that Sadness had entered development hell due to problems with deadlines and relationships with external developers,^[2] leading to its eventual cancellation by 2010,^[3]^[8] along with the permanent closure of the company.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference IGN_sadness_July_06 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Phillips, Tom (13 May 2009). "Nibris - The Full Interview". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference game_canceled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "GAMEBRYO BREATHES LIFE INTO Wii'S FIRST BLACK-AND-WHITE HORROR TITLE". Emergent. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference sadness_announcement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Whincup, Nathan (19 October 2010). "News: Nibris Bites The Bullet Bill". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
^ Fletcher, JC (25 May 2010). "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
^ "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

[IGN_sadness_July_06-1] Cite error: The named reference IGN_sadness_July_06 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Antolski_interview-2] Phillips, Tom (13 May 2009). "Nibris - The Full Interview". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[game_canceled-3] Cite error: The named reference game_canceled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[gamebryo-4] "GAMEBRYO BREATHES LIFE INTO Wii'S FIRST BLACK-AND-WHITE HORROR TITLE". Emergent. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2009.

[sadness_announcement-5] Cite error: The named reference sadness_announcement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Nibris_closed-6] Whincup, Nathan (19 October 2010). "News: Nibris Bites The Bullet Bill". N-Europe. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

[joystiq_cancelled-7] Fletcher, JC (25 May 2010). "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

[8] "Composer says Wii's 'Sadness' was cancelled, releases soundtrack". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

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