Falksi
Arcane
I didn't think anyone could make a Monkey Island game so flat & boring as they did the Tales series. Good riddance.
Yes, I didn't forgive :
* killing Bone, the game that their first customers (such as I) bought to support a new studio with an original license
* going from few-puzzles to no-puzzle
* direct control in Monkey Island
* zero investment in their engine (no remappable keys in ten years with a 300 person studio ? Go fuck yourself, greedy bastards)
One more lesson : when you live by a niche (adventure gamers), respect your niche
So, now, Daedalic...
You could easily imagine them having become a kind of boutique developer working for the highest bidder, one game at a time, quality over quantity.
Unbelievable that this happened so sudden.
I have only played two of their games, TWD1 and The Wolf Among Us, but those were brilliant in their genre.
How can a company let go 250 people from one day to another without severance, without healthcare is beyond me. Oh, wait, they live in the USA, the best country in the world.
Yeah, but going to work in the morning, where they tell you that you have 30 minutes to pack....you can't prepare for that.Unbelievable that this happened so sudden.
It wasn't sudden, they've been having problems for a while now.
Whatever, call it that if it makes you feel better.I have only played two of their games, TWD1 and The Wolf Among Us, but those were brilliant in their genre.
In the genre of "barely a game" - sure.
True. But this incompetent? Fuck these people.How can a company let go 250 people from one day to another without severance, without healthcare is beyond me. Oh, wait, they live in the USA, the best country in the world.
Upper management incompetency.
So you can ask this typical edgy Codex question.Why is this thread in the adventure gaming forum?
Yeah, but going to work in the morning, where they tell you that you have 30 minutes to pack....you can't prepare for that.Unbelievable that this happened so sudden.
It wasn't sudden, they've been having problems for a while now.
Whatever, call it that if it makes you feel better.I have only played two of their games, TWD1 and The Wolf Among Us, but those were brilliant in their genre.
In the genre of "barely a game" - sure.
True. But this incompetent? Fuck these people.How can a company let go 250 people from one day to another without severance, without healthcare is beyond me. Oh, wait, they live in the USA, the best country in the world.
Upper management incompetency.
And ever so subtle Obsidian is at fast
THE VULTURES ARE GATHERING. THEY CIRCLE OVER YOUR PATHETIC CASTLE.
How does it work when a company shuts down but its games are still on sale? If noone else picks up the IP, where do the profits of defunct companies go if there is not reciever and administration left?
Imagine being the "Telltale Gameplay designer". What is this gameplay you speak of?
And ever so subtle Obsidian is at fast
Of course, blame the company, not the incompetence of the people involved. They knew what they were in, knew the conditions they have, they decided it suits them. Cry me a river now.How can a company let go 250 people from one day to another without severance, without healthcare is beyond me. Oh, wait, they live in the USA, the best country in the world.
Upper management incompetency.
Unfortunately, it's quite common in the exciting world of game development.
A similar thing happened to a friend of mine who works in HOPA development. One day, out of the blue, they fired half the company. He survived those cuts, but works in a state of constant fear that it's only a matter of time before they fuck up so badly that he will also be let go.
Was the wolf among us nice because of telltale or because of the source material? (I have not read the comics)I didn't see anything of value in this. Instead, The Wolf Among Us was rather nice, too bad it was only one season.
Unbelievable that this happened so sudden. I have only played two of their games, TWD1 and The Wolf Among Us, but those were brilliant in their genre. I hope the devs find new jobs soon.
How can a company let go 250 people from one day to another without severance, without healthcare is beyond me. Oh, wait, they live in the USA, the best country in the world.