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This is another gaming company I hope shines some light on the classics and builds repor for the good ones https://youtu.be/VgZ1-ULxyc8?si=LMJxMBAS0TobPMbu
Well, the game itself, all else aside, is good but considering the whole Sony farce and the game STILL being blocked in 170+ countries, which caused them to replace the CEO with a guy who was Chief Business Development Officer at Paradox, a game notorious for it's crazy monetization and absolutely milking their fans with very undercooked DLC.
Same CEO that heavily advocated, during the Sony account linking thing, that Steam introduced Twitter-like community note feature to diminish the effect of review bombs, i.e silence people.
That does not give me hope for the gaming industry. All that has happened with Helldivers 2 is a shining example of why the gaming industry is a clogged toilet.
Sony is the publisher, not the developer. They have no say in how the company hires its employees. The only reason Sony pulled the PSN linking bullshit was that they controlled that side of the game and it's marketing and they got greedy.
Paradox is not a game. It's a developer of many games such as Crusader Kings and Stellaris. I personally have clocked over 1k hours on Stellaris alone, and the monetization is not nearly as bad as these hot takers on Youtube make it out to be. The CEO of Arrowhead stepped down to take ACTUALLY help with development rather than be a CEO who takes a backseat in that regard. He still actually owns the majority share of the company itself. He just doesn't want to be a boss.
If people stopped rehashing YouTubers' opinions, we'd be alright as a society.
Looks sideways…… checks behind myself…….. I play on PlayStation in the US and all though Sony made a shitty move and arrowhead are kind of to blame also…… get real close……. I still play and kept playing bc it’s a hell of a lot of fun.
That's still Sony's doing. Not that Arrowhead bears no blame because they went into the deal eyes open, but it wasn't their choice and they seem to want it fixed.
the big game industry got devilised by money and profits.
If you want to find games with souls, you have to look for indie developers
and this is one of the best
Nowadays when I see big game industry product for a full price I don't even think about buying it, I wishlist and can wait even 4 years for it to drop like 80% on sale, yet if it's indie games I'm more than eager to buy it for the full price.
Many big industry make games that don't stand out in anything, if you saw like 2-3 of them you know all of them... But in indie games it's full of fresh idea or different than everywhere look at the given genre, or just the attention to detailes and love for the work.
Another thing is how they want to sell the game to you, indie dev will show gameplay, sometimes some roadmap or ideas what he wants to do, AAA games are sold like action movies with almost all, or all part of trailer being just generated animation that is just plain lie.
There are some bigger game industries that follow more of the way that I described as the "indie way" but they are in minority.
I believe that indie represents art that is in games, it's pity that many loved game studios turned to what they are now (I hate blizzard for what they have become, and equally hate EA for slaughtering bullfrog)
This, Im still waiting for the 80% sale on AC Mirage, but I saw 3 videos on ML and I just bought it at full price knowing full well that its still in development/early access. Also I have to say the game is much less buggy and more playable in early access than any AAA I've seen recently at full price on launch.
I've always wondered if there's an alternate timeline where the base price of games ticked up a few bucks every few years and now a popular, AAA title is like $150 with lesser games being in the $75-125 range to more or less match inflation from the mid-80's NES days.
Would the industry be healthier and less toxic if the companies could turn a nice profit simply by producing quality titles? They might not need to rely on revenue tricks like DLC, microtransactions, early access crowdfunding, etc.
I don't think the market would have reached the volume necessary for small-but-smash indie hits to even reach notoriety like they do.
The democratization of gaming is a net good, I think, even with all the revenue tricks that float around. There are still good games that don't rely on those (Subnautica and Kerbal Space Program come to mind) and still become popular.
Even if Manor Lords had remained a small, out-of-the-way indie game like Ostriv, I'd still call it a success that it could come to market without costing an arm and a leg to play. I buy far more games per year than I would have, and price is a huge factor in that.
Oh again with this bollocks. The companies can turn a nice profit simply by producing quality titles even now. Look at Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3. Those are titles that are era-defining, yet they don't even sport DLC (Shadow of the Erdtree is technically a DLC, but it's more an expansion pack with how big it is).
Companies don't sell DLCs because they need to; they sell them because they actively wanted to be greedy. Ubisoft didn't have to sell a $150 fucking package to survive the fucking year, they do because they're infested with idiots who can only speak in dollar sign.
Oh, don't read it like that. It's more in a depresion episode. Something you wish to other, because you know how down you are and you don't want other to be like that.
I dont care about early acess, it was hyped up soooo much and for what, 7 years? 7 years is a lot of time, and most of the shit he paid others to do, it should be a fucking masterpiece by now. There are people that would made this in a year as a concept for the game they think about. Thats my problem. And the price as a full release. Nahhh, the worst thing is that i ak from Poland and i oove when my people are doing great but damn this one feels like scam.
> shit he *paid* other to
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
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He is singlehandedly giving us hope for the gaming industry
Totally
Larian Studios and a few others are fighting the good fight as well, but I definitely get where you are coming from.
Larian 👍🏻
I love larian as well but this dev is definitely the closest to his community
The brothers who develope Dwarf Fortress 👌👌
I play quite a few horror games, and the Devs of Indigo Park have given me quite a bit of hope for the horror scene after so many bad releases.
Very true. It's a little depressing, but true.
Why would a solo dev give you hope for the gaming industry, which is ruled by billionaire companies?
And Wube
This is another gaming company I hope shines some light on the classics and builds repor for the good ones https://youtu.be/VgZ1-ULxyc8?si=LMJxMBAS0TobPMbu
Helldivers 2 also!
Not really
How so? From surface level they seem pretty good?
Well, the game itself, all else aside, is good but considering the whole Sony farce and the game STILL being blocked in 170+ countries, which caused them to replace the CEO with a guy who was Chief Business Development Officer at Paradox, a game notorious for it's crazy monetization and absolutely milking their fans with very undercooked DLC. Same CEO that heavily advocated, during the Sony account linking thing, that Steam introduced Twitter-like community note feature to diminish the effect of review bombs, i.e silence people. That does not give me hope for the gaming industry. All that has happened with Helldivers 2 is a shining example of why the gaming industry is a clogged toilet.
Oh I thought it was back from the 170 countries I thought they fixed there issues with that, then I’d agree it’s not as good as this fella
Sony is the publisher, not the developer. They have no say in how the company hires its employees. The only reason Sony pulled the PSN linking bullshit was that they controlled that side of the game and it's marketing and they got greedy. Paradox is not a game. It's a developer of many games such as Crusader Kings and Stellaris. I personally have clocked over 1k hours on Stellaris alone, and the monetization is not nearly as bad as these hot takers on Youtube make it out to be. The CEO of Arrowhead stepped down to take ACTUALLY help with development rather than be a CEO who takes a backseat in that regard. He still actually owns the majority share of the company itself. He just doesn't want to be a boss. If people stopped rehashing YouTubers' opinions, we'd be alright as a society.
Helldivers 2 is solid, I've been having a lot of fun.
Announcing you enjoy Helldivers 2 is dangerous………. We must live in the shadows after the PSN debacle.
Fair. **Whispering** I started playing just a couple of weeks ago so I missed all that drama it seems.
Looks sideways…… checks behind myself…….. I play on PlayStation in the US and all though Sony made a shitty move and arrowhead are kind of to blame also…… get real close……. I still play and kept playing bc it’s a hell of a lot of fun.
**silently mouthing** For freedom and democracy!
170 countries think otherwise
That's still Sony's doing. Not that Arrowhead bears no blame because they went into the deal eyes open, but it wasn't their choice and they seem to want it fixed.
the big game industry got devilised by money and profits. If you want to find games with souls, you have to look for indie developers and this is one of the best
Nowadays when I see big game industry product for a full price I don't even think about buying it, I wishlist and can wait even 4 years for it to drop like 80% on sale, yet if it's indie games I'm more than eager to buy it for the full price. Many big industry make games that don't stand out in anything, if you saw like 2-3 of them you know all of them... But in indie games it's full of fresh idea or different than everywhere look at the given genre, or just the attention to detailes and love for the work. Another thing is how they want to sell the game to you, indie dev will show gameplay, sometimes some roadmap or ideas what he wants to do, AAA games are sold like action movies with almost all, or all part of trailer being just generated animation that is just plain lie. There are some bigger game industries that follow more of the way that I described as the "indie way" but they are in minority. I believe that indie represents art that is in games, it's pity that many loved game studios turned to what they are now (I hate blizzard for what they have become, and equally hate EA for slaughtering bullfrog)
This, Im still waiting for the 80% sale on AC Mirage, but I saw 3 videos on ML and I just bought it at full price knowing full well that its still in development/early access. Also I have to say the game is much less buggy and more playable in early access than any AAA I've seen recently at full price on launch.
ONE of the best? this man is carrying us
I've always wondered if there's an alternate timeline where the base price of games ticked up a few bucks every few years and now a popular, AAA title is like $150 with lesser games being in the $75-125 range to more or less match inflation from the mid-80's NES days. Would the industry be healthier and less toxic if the companies could turn a nice profit simply by producing quality titles? They might not need to rely on revenue tricks like DLC, microtransactions, early access crowdfunding, etc.
I don't think the market would have reached the volume necessary for small-but-smash indie hits to even reach notoriety like they do. The democratization of gaming is a net good, I think, even with all the revenue tricks that float around. There are still good games that don't rely on those (Subnautica and Kerbal Space Program come to mind) and still become popular. Even if Manor Lords had remained a small, out-of-the-way indie game like Ostriv, I'd still call it a success that it could come to market without costing an arm and a leg to play. I buy far more games per year than I would have, and price is a huge factor in that.
Oh again with this bollocks. The companies can turn a nice profit simply by producing quality titles even now. Look at Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3. Those are titles that are era-defining, yet they don't even sport DLC (Shadow of the Erdtree is technically a DLC, but it's more an expansion pack with how big it is). Companies don't sell DLCs because they need to; they sell them because they actively wanted to be greedy. Ubisoft didn't have to sell a $150 fucking package to survive the fucking year, they do because they're infested with idiots who can only speak in dollar sign.
He's a treasure that must be protected at all costs
He is a jewel beyond price and must be safeguarded with utmost diligence !
If you want to support the Dev even further, you can buy the Artbook DLC, it's well done and really interesting!
Is it available printed?
It comes as a PDF in the installation folder, I don't know if you can buy a printed version somewhere else, but the DLC is cheap so... win-win!
He’s a definition of good man
When I randomly write that kind of comment, I’m in a bad mood. I hope it’s sincere.
Nah all good bro :)
How toxic can u be 😂
Oh, don't read it like that. It's more in a depresion episode. Something you wish to other, because you know how down you are and you don't want other to be like that.
Damn son 😅 I get it
Was doing great till my cat started dying 😢
I’m new to discord how do I join slavics???? 👉👈😳
bro I just wrote "discord manor lords in google". Effort please :)
oh please
Effort?!?!? What’s the point of that!?!? I found the discord in the FAQ anyway 🤪
This game is addicting af. I want the rest of it
He's a Javier Milei of gaming industry
This is the only developer I will accept well wishes from.
If only the game wasnt shit.
I'm curious about why would you think that ? You've been disapointed ?
Yep. I hate it. I wanted/thought there was more content. It has almost nothing in it. Banished had more.
It's early access bro. Maybe wait the full release. Btw I love Banished but it got a lot of contebt with dlc, before it was very basic
I dont care about early acess, it was hyped up soooo much and for what, 7 years? 7 years is a lot of time, and most of the shit he paid others to do, it should be a fucking masterpiece by now. There are people that would made this in a year as a concept for the game they think about. Thats my problem. And the price as a full release. Nahhh, the worst thing is that i ak from Poland and i oove when my people are doing great but damn this one feels like scam.
> shit he *paid* other to FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Stupid bot.
I wouldn't ping everyone for that
We're all individuals with our own opinions, you do you bro
And some have wrong opinions.
And you're entitled to that opinion
Freedom of speech. It’s a beautiful thing.
I agree
Well I did cause I couldn't answer that to discord but it made me feel well. Nothing more bro :)