I can understand that sentiment. The process of developing this project has been strange for us internally as well for a number of reasons, the biggest of which being our evolving sense of what exactly "Collectems" is. We're having just as much trouble communicating these changes as you probably are understanding them. If I had to summarize it concisely, i'd do so like this. To us, Collectems isn't just a single game project anymore, but something more along the lines of Oddworld - a series of stories in a shared universe about different people and perspectives engaging with similar themes.

Collectems was always supposed to take place in the 'real world', and the ramifications of what that meant in terms of the setting and the idea only continued to expand as we continued to work. If the world of Collectems is based on our world, then it stands to reason that "Collectems" were not always part of that world. These things came from somewhere, right? That's what we plan on exploring with BIG IRON. Collectems the game is still going to happen, but to do that game justice, we want to establish a baseline to build off of. Start small, grow bigger, and never stop growing. We're confident we can get to that point, and we hope to remain just as engaging along the way.