Yes, of course there were loads of people who have known and been excited about this for literal years. I don't know why men always have to act all smug when games that aren't specifically catered towards them are super shocked that people would have an interest in them. Reminds me of dudes on here being surprised that people are looking forward to Animal Crossing as well.
Yeah, I'm of the opinion that blog post was basically pouring gasoline onto the fire. Trying to be funny but it wasn't, came off as condescending. Now here we are with the forum burning.
I bet any bad thoughts went right out the window when they heard that proposition. Its not greed necessarily, when you're an indie dev your livelyhood is tied into pretty much every game doing at least okay. If it came down to weathering a storm for a few months but guaranteeing I wouldn't have to go and find another job to keep my kids fed, AND guaranteeing I have the money to make my next game.... I'd do it in a heartbeat. As much as it sucks from a player perspective, as a dev having your number one concerns covered is huge.
It's not confusing to me. They want to bait users into getting banned by arguing in bad faith. A big ass list was put together of all the shit arguments people presented in these discussions(which is usually threadmarked within 2 pages, but is MIA), so most of the shit stirrers are stuck with "Lol! love the salt. Buying 10 copies right now ;)"
The fire would've been a LOT less intense than say Shenmue 3 or Metro, as small indie studios like those get a lot more empathy from people. You know these people depend a lot on deals like that to keep going.
Well the blog post certainly removed the game from my Steam wishlist! All of the other games I was excited for that went EGS-exclusive are still there, and I will buy them once the exclusivity deal is over.
Yeah, this is what I think too. It would have been so much better, and actual fans of the game who have legitimate grievances could have discussed them in discord without fear of being labeled a toxic gamer. But unfortunately with the blog post, they DID attract people who were never going to buy the game anyway who just flooded the discord and shit everything up, to the point where now if anyone says anything negative at all (including people who simply say that they just didn't like the tone of the blog post but are happy they're getting paid), they're all lumped in together.
double fine is really the only reason I paid attention to the game in the first place. same reason I bought/played "kids", "mountain", and have been following "knights and bikes" closely.
I remember talking with a college buddy about how charming the reveal was and that it might be worth picking up in a Steam sale. I just immediately forgot its name.
Absolutely this, as usual straight white people are disgusting, I'm sure they are going to donate that epic money.NOT
