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Key Metroid Prime Staff Leave Retro Studios
- Thread starter Lost Fragment
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Pai Pai Master
Banned
Escorted off the premises?
AceBandage
Banned
Zilch said:
That happens in pretty much every job, actually.
Systems_id
Banned
Yeah, made it sound like something went down.Zilch said:
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Retro Studios seems to have a lot of turnover. I wonder what's next for them.
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
batbeg said:
Shacknews is reliable.
Shadowlink
Member
I hope this doesn't mean that they aren't with Retro anymore 
Green Shinobi
Banned
Why don't these studios make more of an effort to keep their core talent?
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
koam said:
Depends on whether you leave on good terms. Either way, you can't make exceptions without risking lawsuits so the general HR trend (and the policy at my company) is to escort former employees from termination point until they leave the building. The danger of internal damage (deleting data off of machines, servers, etc.) is simply too great.
The point is that I wouldn't read too much into the "escorted" part. It may be SOP at Retro whenever anyone's employment ends.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Standard procedure for most companies if an employee is known to be leaving to a competitor. Of course, it's also standard procedure for firings and layoffs as well, but I don't think that's the case here.Zilch said:
I was technically "escorted out" when my previous internships ended and when I left my last job at my own will. It does sound bad in this context though.
Anyways, it sounds like some Retro guys want to go work on non Nintendo stuff. They're talented - I loved their work with Nintendo and am eager to see what they do next.
Anyways, it sounds like some Retro guys want to go work on non Nintendo stuff. They're talented - I loved their work with Nintendo and am eager to see what they do next.
Dead Prince
Banned
aww. hope to hear if they create a new studio.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Here's hoping they get a good job with a new dev house, they deserve better.
mysticstylez
Banned
Hopefully this will push the Metroid series in a different direction. Although all 3 Prime games were good, one more is too much.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
mysticstylez said:
yeah. i'd be interested to see retro do something new, and metroid--for the time being, anyway--developed at a studio in the east, just to see what changes it would bring.
Shadowlink
Member
Aren't they like the best in Retro like was Matt Cassamassina said?
AceBandage
Banned
beelzebozo said:
They already confirmed to be working on a non-Metroid title.
jj984jj said:
I... *sees tag* oh.
slaughterking
Member
At least they weren't Yokoi'd.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
NOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!!!!!
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Sorry to sound callous, but if this means that Pacini will never work on another Metroid game again I'm glad. I respect the man's talent, but the series was being taken in a direction so far outside of the foundations of the franchise that they seemed more like Metroid themed games than proper "Metroid experiences". There are probably more appropriate channels for his particular brand of design philosophy, and I'll be interested to see what he pursues now.
Next step: Get Kensuke Tanabe as far away from the Metroid universe as possible and put the series back in the hands of a good Japanese development team for a crack at a 3rd person adventure without all the baggage of being a sci-fi FPS.
Next step: Get Kensuke Tanabe as far away from the Metroid universe as possible and put the series back in the hands of a good Japanese development team for a crack at a 3rd person adventure without all the baggage of being a sci-fi FPS.
BrodiemanTTR
Member
And there goes all my interest in any forthcoming Retro projects.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Ouch, that hurts
Damn, that's sad news. I hope that they find another place to go to, and that Retro doesn't suffer too much from this setback. Capcom suffered a similar staff leakage recently and they're still doing fine, I still have faith in the team.
Damn, that's sad news. I hope that they find another place to go to, and that Retro doesn't suffer too much from this setback. Capcom suffered a similar staff leakage recently and they're still doing fine, I still have faith in the team.
AceBandage
Banned
jj984jj said:
Sorry, but seriously, Retro has already said their next title will be one that their fans should be excited for, so if it had ANYTHING to do with snowboarding on the Wii, it would be a snowboarding third person shooter set on the moon.