One of my biggest fears has always been becoming a one-trick pony corralled in a niche that I absolutely cannot stand. I've seen many people fall into this pitfall before me and become absolutely miserable and hating things that, at one point, they loved dearly.
I love Slime Rancher, I always have. I watched the game grow and develop before my very eyes, and that's an experience I cherish dearly. However, the game's story has been completed. The characters have been fleshed out and developed. I began AoTR when that development didn't exist to flesh out the Far, Far Range in a way that I could be happy with, and continuing that vision just feels wrong to me.
I want to move on as a writer. I want to push forward onto bigger (and hopefully better) stories. Therefore, it's necessary I leave it behind and quell the unjust feeling of suspense I have shoveled onto the few remaining fans of the story. I'm sorry this statement took so long for you all.
I understand if I lose my small gathering from this. I'm sure there's other writers out there that can scratch your itch better than I ever could. However, for those of you who wish to stay, I hope I can make up for my abandonment with stories I hope you can enjoy.
Thank you for reading this far, you have the patience of a saint to put up with my ramblings this long. I hope you can find even a minuscule amount of satisfaction from this statement.
~M
