zhuge
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http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=788
Not sure what else he has done to deserve this so excuse me for being biased but this is the guy known to have brought about the downfall of the Might and Magic series. Many attribute at least part of the blame of a less than spectacular HoMM4 to him, not to mention the utterly rushed feel and degenerating quality of the later Might and Magic games. If NWC had not fallen because of 3do’s bankruptcy, we might be enjoying HoMM5 right now with most game features personally supervised by the original creator of the series, Jon van Caneghem no less.
As things were, Hawkins repeatedly cut budgets, forced games out much earlier than when they were ready, fired almost the entire M&M staff and most of the HoMM staff after the latest sequels were released, amongst a whole list of other atrocities.
Trip Hawkins was a blight upon the turn based strategy world as Herve Caen was upon the role playing games. To see him receive the award, roils my blood.
Not sure what else he has done to deserve this so excuse me for being biased but this is the guy known to have brought about the downfall of the Might and Magic series. Many attribute at least part of the blame of a less than spectacular HoMM4 to him, not to mention the utterly rushed feel and degenerating quality of the later Might and Magic games. If NWC had not fallen because of 3do’s bankruptcy, we might be enjoying HoMM5 right now with most game features personally supervised by the original creator of the series, Jon van Caneghem no less.
As things were, Hawkins repeatedly cut budgets, forced games out much earlier than when they were ready, fired almost the entire M&M staff and most of the HoMM staff after the latest sequels were released, amongst a whole list of other atrocities.
Trip Hawkins was a blight upon the turn based strategy world as Herve Caen was upon the role playing games. To see him receive the award, roils my blood.
