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| developer = Little Orbit
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| platforms = {{ubl|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[macOS]]|[[Linux]]|[[iOS]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
| released = {{ubl|December 17, 2020 {{small|(Steamearly Early Accessaccess){{efn|For Microsoft Windows only}} }}|TBA}}
| genre = [[Tactical role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| engine = [[Unity (engine)|Unity]]
| producer =
| designer = [[Yasumi Matsuno]]
| artist =
| writer =
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'''''Unsung Story''''' is aan <!-- Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Video games]], early access games are considered upcoming -->upcoming [[tactical role-playing game]] in developmentdeveloped by Little Orbit. The game was announced via the [[crowdfunding]] platform [[Kickstarter]] in early 2014 by developer [[Playdek]], and originally marketed as being under the creative direction of [[Yasumi Matsuno]]. The game is meant to be a [[spiritual successor]] of ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' (1997), a game he directed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-14/unsung-story-rpg-meets-kickstarter-goal-with-1-day-to-go|title=Unsung Story RPG Meets Kickstarter Goal With 1 Day to Go|date=February 14, 2014|website=|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/why-unsung-story-could-be-the-first-proper-successor-to-final-fantasy-tactics| title=Will Unsung Story be the First Proper Successor to Final Fantasy Tactics? Signs Look Good| author=Jeremy Parish| work=[[USGamer]]| date=2014-01-14| accessdateaccess-date=2016-10-02| archive-date=2016-05-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530140802/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/why-unsung-story-could-be-the-first-proper-successor-to-final-fantasy-tactics| url-status=dead}}</ref>
In February 2016, Playdek announced that development had been stopped for lack of resources.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sykes|first1=Tom|title=Final Fantasy Tactics director's Unsung Story put on hold|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-tactics-directors-unsung-story-put-on-hold/|accessdateaccess-date=23 September 2016|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=7 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Good|first1=Owen S.|title=Development has stopped on Unsung Story, studio tells Kickstarter donors|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/8/10937186/development-has-stopped-on-unsung-story-studio-tells-kickstarter-donors|accessdateaccess-date=23 September 2016|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=8 February 2016}}</ref> In early 2017, Playdek announced that Little Orbit would continue the game's development in their place, with Little Orbit buying all of the rights and assets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482445197/unsung-story-tale-of-the-guardians/posts/1952566|title=Update 56: A NEW BEGINNING... · Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite webmagazine | url=http://www.pcgamer.com/kickstarter-disaster-unsung-story-has-been-sold-to-the-developer-of-barbie-her-sisters-puppy-rescue/#comment-jump | title=Kickstarter disaster Unsung Story has been sold to the developers of Barbie & Her Sisters Puppy Rescue | last=Fenlon | first=Wes | websitemagazine=[[PC Gamer]] | date=2017-08-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/a-timeline-of-unsung-story-one-of-the-biggest-kickstar-1797466457 | title=A timeline of Unsung Story, one the biggest Kickstarter failures ever | last=Schreier | first=Jason | website=[[Kotaku]] | date=2017-08-02 }}</ref> ''Unsung Story'' was released in [[Steam (service)|Steam]] [[Earlyearly access]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] inon December 17, 2020, withports the full version currently in developmentmeant for Windows, [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]] at full release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littleorbit/unsung-story-tale-of-the-guardians/comments?comment=Q29tbWVudC0yNDMzOTkwMw%3D%3D&reply=Q29tbWVudC0yNDMzOTkzOQ%3D%3D |title=Unsung Story |website=Kickstarter |accessdateaccess-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, Matthew Scott of Little Orbit shared to Kickstarter that Matsuno not been involved with day-to-day development of the game since 2018, and felt uncomfortable with his name being used in connection with the game. As a result, Little Orbit stopped using his name in the game's marketing.<ref>"Early Access Update & Matsuno" - January 6, 2021 post to the game's Kickstarter-hosted blog.</ref> In 2024, it was revealed that Matsuno's direct involvement with the project ended in 2016, after the initial stages of development.<ref name="PCGamer2024">{{cite web |last1=Fenlon |first1=Wes |title=10 years on, the most infamous gaming Kickstarter of them all is still trying to reach the finish line: 'I want to explicitly state that this project is not dead' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/10-years-on-the-most-infamous-gaming-kickstarter-of-them-all-is-still-trying-to-reach-the-finish-line-i-want-to-explicitly-state-that-this-project-is-not-dead/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=16 October 2024 |date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
==References==
* {{Official website|https://www.gamersfirst.com/unsung-story/}}
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[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Little Orbit games]]
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