<s>
was	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
from	O
2013	O
until	O
its	O
cancellation	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
announced	O
its	O
cancellation	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scalebound	B-Device
was	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
assumed	O
control	O
of	O
Drew	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
progressed	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Draconis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thuban	O
is	O
usually	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
give	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
dragon	O
when	O
performing	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
when	O
Platinum	O
established	O
in	O
2006	O
but	O
the	O
studio	O
decided	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
develop	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
making	O
Scalebound	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
attempted	O
to	O
re-pitch	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
prototype	O
was	O
made	O
but	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
generate	O
any	O
interest	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
101	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
101	I-Application
was	O
almost	O
finished	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Scalebound	B-Device
was	O
revised	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
officially	O
began	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
Bayonetta-styled	O
action	O
and	O
reflexes	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
core	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
promised	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
"	O
will	O
remain	O
at	O
the	O
quality	O
that	O
’s	O
always	O
defined	O
 [ Platinum's ] 	O
action	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scalebound	B-Device
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
once	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
other	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamiya	O
cited	O
the	O
1987	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Sorcerian	B-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
fantasy	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
gigantic	O
monsters	O
,	O
"	O
different	O
scenarios	O
,	O
"	O
expansive	O
possibilities	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
tons	O
of	O
adventures	O
"	O
and	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hydra	O
boss	O
and	O
"	O
lots	O
of	O
amazing	O
dragons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
1987	O
PC-8801	B-Device
MA	I-Device
release	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Hydlide	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
hardcore	O
game	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
dragons	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yong-hee	O
Cho	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
the	O
Pulse	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Force	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
missed	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2015	O
,	O
alongside	O
Crackdown	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scalebound	B-Device
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
late	O
2016	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Inaba	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Scalebound	B-Device
remains	O
an	O
intellectual	O
property	O
fully	O
owned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
it	O
if	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Platinum	O
,	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
Scalebound	B-Device
were	O
reworked	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
