A few years ago... well, more than that, but still... an upcoming GBA game called Project Exile was drawing unusually positive buzz. It was an RPG that looked like it was going to have one of those epic plots that 2D games have rarely attempted since the heyday of Phantasy Star and Shining Force. Even better, it was coming from totally unknown developers Studio Archcraft, so it had the allure of the heartfelt indy game. Sadly, Project Exile, like so many in-progress projects, ended up falling off the enthusiast press's radar.
Well, there's some hope for Project Exile now. It's back under the new title Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled for Nintendo DS, and publisher Graffiti Entertainment seems confident that the game can finally ship before Q2 2008 is out. The game has a new ,a href="http://www.graffitientertainment.com/downloads/BlackSigil/BlackSigilOfficialTrailer.wmv">trailer out that makes it look like an old school RPG gamer's delight, and in general, it's good to see smaller and more personal projects like this thriving.
