Looking forward to the 2.5D brawler Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin? Sadly, you’ll have to wait a little longer than originally scheduled.

XSEED Games and Edelweiss have formally announced that the game will see a delay into 2020, instead of its original Winter 2019 release window. Edelweiss director Nal released a statement explaining the delay as follows:

The release has been delayed from this winter to 2020. Please accept our apologies. We know how excited many of you are for this game, and our dearest wish is to share this title with you as soon as we possibly can. At the same time, we believe strongly that we should create a game that we’re entirely proud of, without leaving any regrets.

Development is proceeding apace. The battle system is just about done, and we’re making improvements to related systems. A large amount of the remaining work is with adjustments to the RPG-like elements, as well as cutscenes, but the end is in sight.

Ever since I was a student, I’ve always wanted to make an action RPG, but I wasn’t quite sure if I had it in me. For 15 years, I put my utmost effort into reaching that point where I could, and it’s finally coming together in this title.

— Nal

While unfortunate, it looks like the game at least get more time and polish before release. In the meantime, you can catch up with a new Japanese trailer with more gameplay details below: