▲ 213 ▼ Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry: 'They fundamentally don't understand art, they don't understand games' (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/games@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/69150608
[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children) In this thread, we each call out a stupid decision Microsoft made in the past! Microsoft passed on Alan Wake 2. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) But they okayed Alan Wake's American Nightmare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) True. Props for that, at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) I didn't mean that in a very positive way. I know there's a post-hoc artistique justification where Alan is a hack writer and everything in the dark place is only as good as his imagination... but a poorly made game is still a poorly made game, and trying to shove half of a Max Payne action shooter into an Alan Wake game is just asking for disappointment (just ask Amnesia fans about pigs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago I'm still puzzled that they made their masterpiece in SOMA and then wasted years of their life on Amnesia sequels. At least ONTOS is on the horizon. permalink fedilink source parent [–] raze2012@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) They bought out Rare and did nothing with them for 15 years. Now they are just "The Sea of Thieves" devs. Imagine a timeline where they became a 2nd party Nintendo studio instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago They didn't do nothing, they did viva pinata and Kinect 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) But they okayed Alan Wake's American Nightmare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) True. Props for that, at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) I didn't mean that in a very positive way. I know there's a post-hoc artistique justification where Alan is a hack writer and everything in the dark place is only as good as his imagination... but a poorly made game is still a poorly made game, and trying to shove half of a Max Payne action shooter into an Alan Wake game is just asking for disappointment (just ask Amnesia fans about pigs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago I'm still puzzled that they made their masterpiece in SOMA and then wasted years of their life on Amnesia sequels. At least ONTOS is on the horizon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) True. Props for that, at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) I didn't mean that in a very positive way. I know there's a post-hoc artistique justification where Alan is a hack writer and everything in the dark place is only as good as his imagination... but a poorly made game is still a poorly made game, and trying to shove half of a Max Payne action shooter into an Alan Wake game is just asking for disappointment (just ask Amnesia fans about pigs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago I'm still puzzled that they made their masterpiece in SOMA and then wasted years of their life on Amnesia sequels. At least ONTOS is on the horizon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) I didn't mean that in a very positive way. I know there's a post-hoc artistique justification where Alan is a hack writer and everything in the dark place is only as good as his imagination... but a poorly made game is still a poorly made game, and trying to shove half of a Max Payne action shooter into an Alan Wake game is just asking for disappointment (just ask Amnesia fans about pigs). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago I'm still puzzled that they made their masterpiece in SOMA and then wasted years of their life on Amnesia sequels. At least ONTOS is on the horizon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago I'm still puzzled that they made their masterpiece in SOMA and then wasted years of their life on Amnesia sequels. At least ONTOS is on the horizon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) They bought out Rare and did nothing with them for 15 years. Now they are just "The Sea of Thieves" devs. Imagine a timeline where they became a 2nd party Nintendo studio instead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago They didn't do nothing, they did viva pinata and Kinect 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago They didn't do nothing, they did viva pinata and Kinect 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent