The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer to close after disastrous launch - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    From the headline I was hoping some execs fell on their sword but nope. Workers get the shaft and higher-ups keep their job to look after the rest of the business.

    • DubiousInterests@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      From Daedalics statement they also gained federal funding as well. So I guess the execs enriched themselves with givernment funding then got rid of the workers after. Thats much worse.

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      They were kind of sabotaged. Who thought it would be a good idea to make a game about golumn? Like why not make a game about a hobbit instead if you have to make a LOTR non-violence game?

      • Storksforlegs@beehaw.org
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        Yes! A Hobbit farming sim. Imagine getting to design your own hobbit hole and farm? Id buy a game like that.

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          A 3d srardew valley style game where you play as a Hobbit would be just… Sooooo good. Nice

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            The in game potatoes can have the tooltip description, “Po-tay-toes, boil 'em, mash 'em, stuck 'em in a stew.”

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    I think the devs just bit off more than they could chew with a game type way outside of their norm.

    They’re used to making adventure and point and click games not big titles like they were trying to do for Gollum.

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      They were probably thinking they could get AAA game quality and indie game budgets, just by injecting a well known license.

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        I kinda hate that about companies. The ones who make hairbrained decisions are never the ones who pay the consequences.

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      They were thinking they’ll get their golden parachute regardless of their effort, and the workers will take the fall, just like they did here, so fuck project quality!

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    I feel really bad for the employees. Feels like the execs set them up to fail. Hopefully they land on their feet.

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    Always sad to witness folks losing their jobs, but I guess we all saw this coming. Here’s hoping they all manage to land on their feet.
    That said, I have to wonder what that second game was going to be about. Codename “It’s Magic”, probably something involving Gandalf or another Wizard? 🤔

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    Not surprising but still sad, of course the people making the stupid choices dont face the consequences. I feel for the employees

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      It’s unfortunate isn’t it. Kind of reminds me of my beloved Halo universe. Most anything that comes out is just hot garbage and it hurts me. I’d even take something mediocre at this point but most of it is just bad.

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    just think of all the money that this game had poured into it…and the failure is why the Embracer Group (THQNordic) is cancelling games and re-prioritizing it’s studios.

    I’m gonna be livid if my Deus Ex Reboot / 3rd sequel got cancelled because of this…

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      Is a new Deus Ex game confirmed? Because I have heard absolutely nothing about that and was under the impression they were done with the series.

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        Embracer / THQNordic mentioned last year they had interest and basically wanted to do where cyberpunk failed expectations

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          God, that’d be amazing but I’ve been burned so many times in the past that I can’t hold my breath.

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    Damn, this makes me incredibly sad. Edna & Harvey occupied my mind for quite a long time and shaped me as a person, even if just a little.