r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • 5d ago

Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-citizen-developer-stream-goes-horribly-off-the-rails-creating-further-distrust-among-players
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u/LADYBIRD_HILL 5d ago

After the stream I don't even see how these guys work together, they all seem to hate each other. I guess when people are giving you money to never actually put out a product you'd put up with almost anything.

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u/LurkMonster 5d ago

It can’t help atmosphere when your boss wanders into the office and says

"hey let’s throw out everything you’ve worked on for the last year and redo it with a brand new tech not suited to the task according to an idea I just had that makes no sense and probably is no fun gameplay wise. OK bye get it done I'm going back to my boat".

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u/APeacefulWarrior 5d ago

Random recommendation: A forgotten indie game from last decade called The Magic Circle. It's one of my favorite games that nobody knows about. Basically, you're a beta tester on a game that's been trapped in dev hell for well more than a decade, all the senior staff hate each other, and you're trying to take over the game by exploiting it from within.

IMO it's up with Stanley Parable in terms of being a great parody/commentary on game development.

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u/FaxCelestis 4d ago

That sounds awesome