Otherside, an NFT gaming firm backed by $450 million from Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Yuga Labs, launched its latest game, Project Dragon, with chaotic and buggy results.
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The third-person shooter, hosted in the Otherside metaverse, debuted last weekend, allowing players to compete on an 8-bit city map.
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Reactions have been mixed. Some players praised the game, but many criticized it for being chaotic, buggy, unresponsive,
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and having terrible aim lag. One player quit after 15 minutes, expressing disappointment with the product despite the substantial funding and development time.
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Another criticized the delayed progress towards a fully functional metaverse, noting previous promises for completion by the end of 2023.
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Despite the issues, some players see potential in the game. Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano acknowledged the chaotic state,
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attributing it to the scale of the launch, which involved over a thousand players compared to the few
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hundred in internal tests. He assured players that the game will improve with monthly updates.
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Project Dragon’s launch is part of a series of events for an "always-evolving experience." Players needed an NFT from specific sets to participate
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Yuga Labs, which raised $450 million in March 2022, has faced challenges, including giving up IP rights for two games and announcing layoffs this year.