RedlineRonin
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But it's true ¯\_(ツ_/¯
I'm not gonna repost the list (from 2017 alone) of games, as it's been posted enough in this thread, but you can't honestly believe that
But it's true ¯\_(ツ_/¯
I'm not gonna repost the list (from 2017 alone) of games, as it's been posted enough in this thread, but you can't honestly believe that
Traditional single player games in the AAA space without micro-transactions and loot boxes will be a rarity from now on. You can deny that all you want but it's true.
Maybe they should team up? Two Ls to make a W!
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Right. It's possible that it was both in dev hell and also that they don't want to do linear SP games too. That said, their initial message said little to nothing about development troubles, so forgive me for thinking this just seems a damage control excuse.
*fans protest*
"Oh did we say that? Sorry we shitcanned it because... dev troubles, game was a mess! Yeah that's it." *cue everyone posting gifs about vindication*
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So EA are lying to investors instead of throwing the devs under the bus? That's very un-EA of them.
I kinda assumed there was more to it, as regardless of quality the game would have made a fucktillion bucks, but I also think being unable to fully microtransaction it up played a part too.
Also, a second mega high-profile disaster in a row for Hennig can't be good either. I really hope she doesn't just peace out.
What was the first one?
I guess it is about her version of Uncharted 4.
"the project was a mess", translation: "they were way behind schedule with the loot crate integration"
So EA basically fired a bunch of people by closing the studio. They release a statement to at least safe face, not just for them, but for the people working there for them to be able to find new work.
People on forums go ballistic, as they tend to do. Jason clarified that the project is a mess from what he heard. Wonder how the jobless people at the studio feel now.
Story behind that?
So EA are lying to investors instead of throwing the devs under the bus? That's very un-EA of them.
What was the first one?
There's much more in Jason's book.Jason Schreiers book Blood said:Some say the Uncharted 4 team didnt get the staff and resources it needed to survive, because The Last of Us and Left Behind had vacuumed up so much of Naughty Dogs attention. Others say that Amy Hennig had trouble making decisions and that the nascent game wasnt shaping up very well. Some who were working on Uncharted 4 wished that there was a more cohesive direction.
It's their studio so it's as much about not throwing themselves under a bus too.
As if anyone would just say it was due to single player. They would forever deny that the new reality is MP with microtransactions
You wanna quote the post where I said the bolded?
Sure, there might be loot boxes and microtransactions. And there just as easily might not be (as there weren't with a long list of critically and financially successful single player games this year).
So what am I denying? What you're seeing in your crystal ball?
"the project was a mess", translation: "they were way behind schedule with the loot crate integration"
Jim Sterling told me that AAA game execs are really good at lying and shouldnt be trusted anymore.
Well to be fair, EA literally said that a linear SP game wasn't the direction they wanted to go anymore. Can't fault people for believing that.
but yeah, sterling's schtick is his thing. He has no idea outside of what's on the surface.
Don't really get the hype behind amy hennig.. but then again I dont really like any of the uncharted games. So yea, im missing something I guess. Still hoping for a sp sw game though.
Soul Reaver, yo
Edit: Oh yes they did make Battlefield Hardline after Dead Space 3. Which was a failure too.
It wasn't.
It wasn't.
From what I can find out on the internet, it sold less than 4 million on all 5 platforms combined and it got price drops pretty quickly. That's less than Dead Space 2, pretty sure it failed to make any profit.
So EA are lying to investors instead of throwing the devs under the bus? That's very un-EA of them.
I expected something like this to come out after Andromeda. The lack of footage or news around this game was also alarming.
if the game was indeed a mess, people need to stop defending visceral. Given a AAA budget; they fucked it up...
Sometimes the studios fuck up.
I mean we were told that Visceral were working on a Star Wars game like in 2013? I knew it was in trouble when they didn't show it at E3 this year. I mean EA showed nothing besides Anthem and more Battlefront 2.
Hope Amy Hennig finds a new home. I think Insomniac or Crystal Dynamics would suit her well.
Best wishes.