I can't believe that guy who asked on Twitter "what happened to the Retro game he heard about", hasn't given us an update.
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Retro Studios tweets job listing for an Art Director for Metroid Prime 4
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They have a three creative directors thing going on right now (it's really weird...) and one of those guys was promoted from lead artist so he can probably help with the art in particular while they search for a dedicated art director.
But game developers taking 8-16 months to fill a position, while common, just seems like incredibly bad practice in the game's industry. Hiring takes forever and a day.
Anyway, will be interested to see how they replace Vince Joly.
But game developers taking 8-16 months to fill a position, while common, just seems like incredibly bad practice in the game's industry. Hiring takes forever and a day.
Anyway, will be interested to see how they replace Vince Joly.
The former creative director and art director quit because he was mad that Nintendo was doing art outsourcing for Prime 4. He was the only person to hold the position of art director and they've been without someone in that position for the whole year so far.
That whole outsource your workforce thing? That was way before it was announced Retro took over Prime 4.
They were hiring for an art outsourcer then as well (and did manage to fill this position fairly fast).
He works in the industry. He's a publisher for Gameindustry.biz. It's a pretty big website for news.
Yes. They were possibly working on 2 games. One might've been canned. We hope the second game is coming and of course they're making Metroid Prime 4 now.
Interesting. Seems like an odd question to ask on twitter for someone that could possibly be in the know.
Yeah it was odd to ask that on Twitter. Nobody is going to come out and say it there lol.
I swear Retro feels like an impenetrable-fucking-fortress with how much literally nothing leaks out.
Nintendo in general is pretty damn locked down, but Retro in specific takes it even further.
Nintendo hunted the leakers in this forum like Terminator and Sara Connor.
We had an opening for a Senior VFX artist, we really needed one. We pay well, job is cool, etc, etc
After a year+ and some crazy interviews (seriously, VFX people! Who knew!) we gave up. Closed the opening.
Weird industry.
After a year+ and some crazy interviews (seriously, VFX people! Who knew!) we gave up. Closed the opening.
Weird industry.
Even Nintendo leaks. Retro is a fortress. Nothing ever leaks from them. DKCR leaked like the day before announcement tho
Sounds like he is being sarcastic, I get the idea that he knows such game never existed and he is mocking the supposed insiders that were passionately confirming its existence.
Ahh, if he was referring to Star Fox GP, that'd make sense.
LOL. Nobody even believes in Star Fox GP for months now.
Nothing leaks from them because they aren't making anything.
Can I ask why was it so hard to fill this position? Out of curiosity.
I'm more surprised Nintendo is still funding a studio that hasn't released anything for so long.
Unless NCL themselves decided to cancel the projects despite being satisfied with their level of quality. Which is a real possibility too I guess.
Unless NCL themselves decided to cancel the projects despite being satisfied with their level of quality. Which is a real possibility too I guess.
Thanks. I haven't been following to closely. Last thing I remember was a Twitter post Retro made about BBQ ribs. /=
They had the same art director for a decade and he was the #1 person in their studio.
Not a lot of VFX people out there so the few ones you find already have jobs that try pretty hard to keep them happy ... so you have these really confident, valuable candidates who know their worth and thus are very much on the eccentric diva side of the fence. Once the statute of limitations is up I'll dish some details but we laugh about this stuff internally often.
In short, want to work in videogames? Make explosions! You'll work forever. Total life hack.
I don't know why it is, there just seem to be very few people who go this route despite it being in high demand. Good starting point for any young people who want to find a career in games though.
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Those are not related, and the game is probably 3 years out, maybe 4.
Way back in 2000-2001 in the early days of Dolphin/Gamecube, didn't Retro have like 3 or 4 other games in development (in addition to Metroid Prime) that all got cancelled?
Ravenblade
a Football fame
a vehicle combat game
Those are what I remember.
So with a game having been in development for years at Retro, in more recent years, which may or may not be canceled, seems like the norm for Retro, now with MP4 in development.
Ravenblade
a Football fame
a vehicle combat game
Those are what I remember.
So with a game having been in development for years at Retro, in more recent years, which may or may not be canceled, seems like the norm for Retro, now with MP4 in development.
How can some people legitimately expect this game to be out before 2022? Seriously...
I mean, they're still in pre production. We're not getting this game next year nor in 2021. I actually find 2022 to be a little of a stretch, but at least it's possible.
2023 is my bet, alongside the Switch successor. It's a super safe bet
I mean, they're still in pre production. We're not getting this game next year nor in 2021. I actually find 2022 to be a little of a stretch, but at least it's possible.
2023 is my bet, alongside the Switch successor. It's a super safe bet
