Gentle Troll's visual novel Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker launched on June 9th — the exact same day Nintendo dropped a Direct with just 24 hours' notice, burying almost everything else that released alongside it.
With no time to shift the launch date, the studio had no way to dodge the collision. The Direct pulled all the attention toward announcements like Ocarina of Time and Kingdom Hearts IV, leaving Dreamwalker without much of a spotlight. The game is a prequel to Tavern Talk, a D&D-inspired visual novel set in a fantasy tavern.
It's a rough break that had nothing to do with the game itself — just bad timing. Last-minute Nintendo Directs are a genuine hazard for smaller developers who can't pivot a release on a day's notice.
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