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Cliff 'CliffyB' Bleszinski Seemingly Retires from Game Development
- Thread starter Saty
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Im sure it may change.
Right now the burn and impact of it alls a little to close. Give him a few years
But at this point i dint think hell make a new studio. Might just do consulting, or work on a specific project for a studio
Right now the burn and impact of it alls a little to close. Give him a few years
But at this point i dint think hell make a new studio. Might just do consulting, or work on a specific project for a studio
Honestly, at that point it should've been a free PS+ game or something. I guess some players would've bought microtransactions.
Yup.
I thought about this the other day with my idol Ken Levine.
Publishers used to think a name would sell a game, so they were given large budgets and ample creative freedom to work with. But that thinking ended 5-7 years ago when the results didn't match.
I can already see it in my head
A kickstarter for "Cogs of Conflict"
Yeah. LawBreakers may have been a big financial failure, but if he was able to support his former employees reasonably after the studio's closure, then he deserves credit for that.
I feel like there are a lot of people who drop off the map after working in the industry for a few years, assuming it's not a grunt-level position. I'm guessing you won't ever have to work again, so he might as well do what he wants to do.
I'm actually bummed about that- I think he is a talented creator.
You win some you lose some,that's life- Gears was a huge success,Lawbreakers was not,it happens.
Hope he will reconsider.
You win some you lose some,that's life- Gears was a huge success,Lawbreakers was not,it happens.
Hope he will reconsider.
I get it from both sides honestly. It's good that Cliff prioritized paying his employees, something he wouldn't have been able to do most likely, had he refunded all purchases of the game.
On the other hand, players who supported the game now have an essentially useless product just a little over a year after its release.
I know Cliff's reputation isn't all that bright, but he's been responsible for some amazing games, so I hope he sticks around.
On the other hand, players who supported the game now have an essentially useless product just a little over a year after its release.
I know Cliff's reputation isn't all that bright, but he's been responsible for some amazing games, so I hope he sticks around.
Cliff can run a little hot from time to time. He probably needs some more time removed from the lawbreakers situation, but I think he'll come back. You can tell just by how he conducts himself in interviews that his mind is racing 100mph. He's too creative to just sit at home.
He's a great idea man, I'd love for him to join an already well established team that can kind of put the reigns on him a tad. Then he can just focus solely on new ideas and game mechanics rather than running a team and trying to market a game.
He's a great idea man, I'd love for him to join an already well established team that can kind of put the reigns on him a tad. Then he can just focus solely on new ideas and game mechanics rather than running a team and trying to market a game.
Jesus at that entitled tweet he responded to asking for a refund because the game didn't do well.
Pretty much. Most gamers think of games as being made by companies rather than people so that's a losing proposition.
Him teaming up with Rod would be dope. But I feel he is done with games. He might come back and make something small, but After lawbreakers disaster I don't think he will be back in a big studio environment.
Yup, it really would have benefited from being on PS+ or sticking with their original F2P ideas. Lawbreakers also needed a better art style, the serious and gritty dudes in armour really missed the mark. Finally, the game needed better patch support and a reactive dev team, I got qucikly tired of how OP the Wraith was and just packed it in, even though I enjoyed playing it.
I don't know if I'd classify that as a retirement. That was just a sabbatical where he took a break after spending literally his entire adult life up to the point as an employee of Epic.
mad props on him for taking care of his employees though.
You see too many stories of people getting fucked over by closures.
You see too many stories of people getting fucked over by closures.
Lawbreakers was just so much random bad timing...came right after OW, came right as BR games overtook oxygen supply in popularity...and died right before BR games kinda started to return to earth in popularity. Like if it came out 6 months pre-OW, or today, it might have had a chance. It was never going to blow up, but not be DOA like it was.
I like the tweet. It's kinda pathetic to be bitching about a refund when the damn studio closed.
He should partner up with Phil Fish for a return years down the road, both of them were great developers that just let things get to their head too easily. I think it'd be great to see them take that passion and turn it on its head and the industry and make something great from it, rather then just giving up and going away.
It's their choice though and I wish Cliffy the best, thanks for all the great games and memories I had playing them.
It's their choice though and I wish Cliffy the best, thanks for all the great games and memories I had playing them.