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.
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.
Normally games like this have multiple art directors who specialize in different areas of the game (UI/Textures/Character Models etc) so it's not unusual to have people coming in during all points of development.
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.
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.
He works in the industry. He's a publisher for Gameindustry.biz. It's a pretty big website for news.
Yeah it was odd to ask that on Twitter. Nobody is going to come out and say it there lol.Interesting. Seems like an odd question to ask on twitter for someone that could possibly be in the know.
I swear Retro feels like an impenetrable-fucking-fortress with how much literally nothing leaks out.Slightly off-topic, but I really want the Jason Schreier expose on what's been going on at Retro for the past 5 years.
You mean Nintendo?I swear Retro feels like an impenetrable-fucking-fortress with how much literally nothing leaks out.
Nothing will probably beat Mother.So at this point it's clear MP4 will set Nintendo's longest record for time between announcement and release.
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.
That's crazy.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.
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.Interesting. Seems like an odd question to ask on twitter for someone that could possibly be in the know.
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.
LOL. Nobody even believes in Star Fox GP for months now.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.
Nothing leaks from them because they aren't making anything.Even Nintendo leaks. Retro is a fortress. Nothing ever leaks from them. DKCR leaked like the day before announcement tho
Can I ask why was it so hard to fill this position? Out of curiosity.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.
facts lol
Thanks. I haven't been following to closely. Last thing I remember was a Twitter post Retro made about BBQ ribs. /=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.
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.Can I ask why was it so hard to fill this position? Out of curiosity.
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.Can I ask why was it so hard to fill this position? Out of curiosity.
Those things are not related lolIf they truly don't have an art director on the project, this game is at least 2 years out.
hahaha3 years to make. 1 year to port to Switch 2.
4 years.
I'm expecting this to be a cross gen title, so 2023 at the earliest.
Those are not related, and the game is probably 3 years out, maybe 4.If they truly don't have an art director on the project, this game is at least 2 years out.
I feel your pain reading some of these comments lol