Outside of not having a parasite attached to your earnings called board members and CEOs, only having a team of 20 people or less also certainly helps.
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Cuphead studio director on delays and long development: ‘Who Cares?’ (IGN)
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Outside of not having a parasite attached to your earnings called board members and CEOs, only having a team of 20 people or less also certainly helps.
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Maybe, and even so who says that invertor would allow that even though they're earning money with the GAAS?
The original Cuphead was also delayed a full year, so...
Good shit, but the same way a blind person probably doesn't care what color shirt they are wearing.
I would like to see someone who has like 200 devs working on a project and bankrolling the game with $200M of someone's money that expects it back and say they don't care.
I am happy that they are doing this though. The realist in me just knows this isn't something most studios can do.
I would like to see someone who has like 200 devs working on a project and bankrolling the game with $200M of someone's money that expects it back and say they don't care.
I am happy that they are doing this though. The realist in me just knows this isn't something most studios can do.
God I love everybody at MDHR, and I absolutely can't wait to finally play the Delicious Last Course.
And what's with these negative responses? How the fuck are you people gonna pull the privileged card here when the creators of Cuphead have worked their asses off for years, doing things the hard way to create something that they're really proud of and also resonates with millions of people. Sure, they're in a unique position to have this opinion on game development due to their success, but come on.
And what's with these negative responses? How the fuck are you people gonna pull the privileged card here when the creators of Cuphead have worked their asses off for years, doing things the hard way to create something that they're really proud of and also resonates with millions of people. Sure, they're in a unique position to have this opinion on game development due to their success, but come on.
Bra-fucking-vo. Wish more companies and people in positions of power in general shared that mindset of work vs mental health, especially in the arts.
^ This. While many of us have chased the dream, there is a lot to be said for being part of a smaller, closer knit team who don't have the pressures of executives, massive budgets and answering to VC's. Quality of life and work are important.
The flip side is the talking points generated from the redfall and starfield delays
Seems like you are damned if you do and damned if you don't (fwiw I'm pro delays )
And what about most studios that have the luxury but don't do that?
In this industry, its certainly a damned if you do and damned if you don't result.
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They would complain anyway if the game was released broken, so may as well ignore
Or running a well managed studio who are able to plan for such eventualities without risking their livelihood
See the thread about Starfield. The toxicity is insufferable. People looking at any angle to paint a picture of turmoil and chaos rather then seeing a delay as a win for the game, devs and gamers (better quality game). These posters have no interest in the game being good, otherwise they'd be happy about the delay.
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So maybe the problem is that some games that have +$200M and hundreds of developers.
In addition to the game selling well, they very likely made/are making enough money from their Netflix deal they can mitigate delays or even eat a commercial failure head-on, if it comes to that.
It's not really about "being negative" just acknowledging context. It's good the team can afford this breathing room and the bosses are giving it to them instead of just focusing on more and more profits. It's also a luxury many teams, especially indies, don't have.
You can absolutely burn through your life savings and go broke entirely trying to make it in this business. It's not for everyone. It's easy to say "wow if only everyone was like this", but it's more complicated than that; much more.
Most of them can't even afford to entertain the idea to begin with. Time is money and money is livelihood.
Skimming through these threads Era is really a sad collective of contrarians I guess. Embarrassing.
I mean, maybe, maybe not? as a dev myself I would be fucking ecstatic if I just broke even with a game I made, and got just enough that I could make another one. profits are just icing on the cake of being able to make a game you love and believe in
Have you seen how much licensing with merch and a Netflix tv show? They were smart and let that ip out into everything.
So you suggesting games like GOW, GTA6, FF7...etc should've been made with 15 people? Ok, let me be serious.... 30 people, and over say... 20 years?
Or games like that shouldn't exist?
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They should exist and be delayed as many times as needed (as they are)
These fools just can't be happy bout shit.
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Love it, true words and heartfelt sentiment from a team which truly deserves every bit of their success.
Could not agree more. If there's one word that pops into my mind more than any other when it comes to Era it's contrarian.
Could not agree more. If there's one word that pops into my mind more than any other when it comes to Era it's contrarian.
I absolutely notice the difference and find it very much worth it. It's part of what sets this game apart. If the studio can take extra time, take care of its employees, and put out a superior product, I'd much rather see that than get something less amazing faster.
This. I mean not that they shouldn't exist, just that they shouldn't be the norm or what most developer strive to. I relate way too much at the Sonic image: shorter games, worse graphics, people that should be work less than the norm and be paid more than the norm.
The ever increasing bloat in games' budgets is a very ridiculous thing. I mean, yes, I LOVED TLOUPII and RDR2, but if getting those games means the suffering of some devs, yeah, no, I rather have happier and healthier developers.
