Who would have thought? Naughty Dog once hailed as Naughty "Gods", now being lambasted with every expletive imaginable after spoilers hit the internet. One moment on top of the world, in a blink of an eye being shredded on YouTube to the host of hundreds of idiotic red pillers. Even looking at the video Neil posted on the ND channel has 10k likes and 10k dislikes.
Does this kind of extreme volatile reaction make you question a given decision when making a game? Does it scare you to see how quickly fortunes or reputation can turn, even if unintentionally? Do you ever think in the back of your head, well I wonder how the masses will receive this? No we shouldn't remove the Battle Rifle, people would go nuts!
Or fuck those people, we are going to make the game we want to make?
You have to wonder what a sister studio looking from a far like a SSM or Sucker Punch is processing this fallout. Is Cory just sitting in his room thinking to himself "Jesus fucking Christ"
It may sound like an over dramatization of the events, but after reading the hyperbolic comments, it's hard not to feel like the sky is falling. The swath of army of hateful comments is frankly terrifying so I can't imagine what it feels like from the game devs perspective.
Moreover, have you ever made a decision on a game that you stand by despite the public universally hating it?
Does this kind of extreme volatile reaction make you question a given decision when making a game? Does it scare you to see how quickly fortunes or reputation can turn, even if unintentionally? Do you ever think in the back of your head, well I wonder how the masses will receive this? No we shouldn't remove the Battle Rifle, people would go nuts!
Or fuck those people, we are going to make the game we want to make?
You have to wonder what a sister studio looking from a far like a SSM or Sucker Punch is processing this fallout. Is Cory just sitting in his room thinking to himself "Jesus fucking Christ"
It may sound like an over dramatization of the events, but after reading the hyperbolic comments, it's hard not to feel like the sky is falling. The swath of army of hateful comments is frankly terrifying so I can't imagine what it feels like from the game devs perspective.
Moreover, have you ever made a decision on a game that you stand by despite the public universally hating it?