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Bloodlines 2 lead writer Brian Mitsoda fired.
- Thread starter Ivory Blood
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Werewolf Jones
Member
Just cancel the game.
I was so happy at first but as time went on its just gotten worse, I doubt it will match the first game anyway.
I was so happy at first but as time went on its just gotten worse, I doubt it will match the first game anyway.
I'm done with this game
Bloodlines 2 senior narrative designer Cara Ellison has left the project
Paradox Interactive confirmed that Ellison is no longer with developer Hardsuit Labs.www.pcgamer.com
Technically that's a good thing though.
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Kadayi
Banned
I'm done with this game
Bloodlines 2 senior narrative designer Cara Ellison has left the project
Paradox Interactive confirmed that Ellison is no longer with developer Hardsuit Labs.
Curious, let's see how it plays out though. I'd have thought the writing side of things would have been finalized by now and it was all about the bug-hunting and optimising, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fugitive Sex
Member
Another entertaining car crash to keep watching.
TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
Considering Cara's likely intention to forcefully push her agenda via writing in the game, yes.Technically that's a good thing though.
However, the constant firing of people is definitely not a good sign and by now I feel it is very safe to say that things are not going well with the project.
Spaceman292
Banned
Yes but it'll probably be sent out to die with no marketting and no hype, mediocre reviews then quickly fade from everyone's memories.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I'm done with this game
Bloodlines 2 senior narrative designer Cara Ellison has left the project
Paradox Interactive confirmed that Ellison is no longer with developer Hardsuit Labs.
Actually that could be a good sign.
The game is still going to be a train wreck though.
I can see it now... "Stunning and Brave Feminist Cara Ellison pushed out of Hardsuit Labs because the white male head made her crunch for 2 hours one Friday night, and they didn't ask her what topping she wanted on the pizza they were buying for the team"
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hyperbertha
Member
I take it one of the woke losers are gone? Tide changing at the studio? Hire Mitsoda back and I may buy.
Andodalf
Banned
Jason doesn't care about stuff like that if you're on the "Right side" of his views. Firing the guys they fired earned them a free pass to be terrible.
I was so excited for this game
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I'm now looking forward to this game for entirely different reasons than when I first heard about its development. Not to say I'll be buying it, mind you.
H
hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
Cara is ex-RPS and thus her departure is a good thing (though less good is that she's gone elsewhere to leech off some other poor fuckers). That said, it's a train wreck. It's time they put a bullet in its head.
Piku_Ringo
Banned
Just release the mitsuda cut
DJT123
Member
This is how I feel about Star Citizen. It's hilariously entertaining in ways Chris Roberts might not have imagined.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
The game that was about to reach new heights of wokeness and was used as a measuring stick against every other game is now hitting a rocky patch... Oh no it's so sad
TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
Which he'll report on only if it suits some agenda he wants to push, and will then only include the voices he wants to be heard...
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Ultra Violento
Member
Well this has been a constant shitshow hasn't it?
Such a shame, despite running into a game-breaking bug I still enjoyed bloodlines 1 back then.
Such a shame, despite running into a game-breaking bug I still enjoyed bloodlines 1 back then.
TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
Hard to say if this is on Paradox.
They are not the developer.
Piku_Ringo
Banned
I would think that is how you prove you're creatively bankrupt.
MiguelItUp
Member
Yeah, after all the drama with this game I'm really starting to pull back on any excitement I ever had for it.
Mokus
Member
That's expected. But I have the feeling that in this case, there is plenty of room for other big dramas that he can't ignore.
Vae_Victis
Banned
Nah, Paradox is not innocent here.
They gave a big, difficult and anticipated project to a tiny studio scrapped together from the leftovers of another small studio that itself had nothing but minor mediocre games under their belt since forever. Then they probably stood idle and watched said studio piss themselves for years in a vain attempt to punch above their weight and put together something acceptable.
If you are this cheap in the handling of your IPs, it's only fair you are left with nothing but a dumpster fire and a surprised Pikachu face.
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xrnzaaas
Member
I feel like this game will be a 10 times stronger case of punching above your weight than what we've witnessed with Outer Worlds. That's assuming it'll actually get released.
Barry Burton
Member
My fear has been that the construction of the game wasn't living up to what was demanded by the scope of the writing, and I think as a result there are going to be serious cuts in order to get something released next year. Not unlike what happened with the first game, unfortunately.
I hope it's closer to what
johntown
said, that it's a case of the creative side of the game being finished and so the writers are no longer needed to get the project to the finish line.
It's definitely cause for concern, though.
I hope it's closer to what
johntown
said, that it's a case of the creative side of the game being finished and so the writers are no longer needed to get the project to the finish line. It's definitely cause for concern, though.
In Your Vase
Member
I don't think it's a "Bloomberg-enough" story, which is telling of how far and how low Jason's career has become - if he only ever guns for the most-clicks-AAA-or-crunch-or-nothing, stories like these get lost, it's symptomatic of the blog/press culture.
Jason has a better chance of cowardly subtweeting a hot take vs. reporting something, but it depends how twisted his nuts are that day.
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
I'm so glad I didn't preorder this when it was discounted. Looks like it's going to be a mess.
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Wrath of the Toomics
Member
Looks like they replaced Brian Mitsoda and hired someone else for the lead writer role...
...with one of the writers for Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Hardsuit are so incompetent they don't even know what incompetent means.
Her twitter feed is mostly selfies, so that's a good sign.
...with one of the writers for Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Hardsuit are so incompetent they don't even know what incompetent means.
Her twitter feed is mostly selfies, so that's a good sign.
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TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
At this point, it could be much, much worse than selfies...Her twitter feed is mostly selfies, so that's a good sign.
Wrath of the Toomics
Member
There might be worse shit there, I didn't doomscroll.
Mostly disappointed about Mitsoda and then adding insult to injury by bring this "obviously qualified" dipshit to replace him. It's sad days for vampires.
In Your Vase
Member
New specific thread here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/mass...-as-new-lead-writer-for-bloodlines-2.1573415/