Now that Phil Fish has announced he's quitting games due to twitter slandering, Makoto Goto has some words for him.
A writer and editor turned game developer who has previously worked for websites such as Destructoid and the Escapist, TechRaptor was lucky enough to talk to Allistair Pinsof for a series of interviews about the current state of the gaming media.
This is a great interview, pretty much reminds you why GamerGate was set up in the first place, to counter "fishy" stuff like this in the industry
I mean this is just Indie stuff can you imagine the situation with big developers and what sites do to get on their good side.
Totally disgusting that the industry has come to this.
Im not surprised to be honest but let this be a lesson to all those people smearing #gamergate as a hate group and a misogynistic movement. This is what we fight for and this is the sh*t that needs to stop.
Phil Fish is a thief and the reasons as to why Fez 2 will never come to fruition is because he is a talent less hack
Both of the interviews with Pinsof have been fantastic. Hope this gets all the exposure it can.
most publications seem to be ignoring it hoping it disappears
im looking at you giantbomb r/games r/gaming polygon gamasutra and all you corrupt fools
(CriticalIndieGamer) Indie gaming is a serious business these days, but it is sometimes a little too serious for my liking. An industry that was started for fun has become the domain of a few sanctimonious, self-aggrandizing, and downright annoying developers. Admittedly, some small part of me secretly enjoys the controversy courted by these mavericks, so let’s take a look at five of my favourite game developer meltdowns.
From EGMR, "Indie games can be amazing experiences where quality truly shines through, but many a time the same cannot be said of the developers behind some of these games. Over the past year, I had my own experiences and witnessed a lack of PR sensibilities, and in some instances professionalism when indies communicated with members of the press. What I have noticed quite frequent is the lack of tact some developers have when communicating in a public forum, which needs to be highlighted. It is quite evident that some developers don’t realise that their social media feeds are a public forum, and that what you say in a public online context can have some real consequences."
Goto is a far more admirable man than Fish. Well played Goto. Just smile, be nice and keep improving. A life well lived is the best revenge. I like how he even tried to encourage Fish. If Fish still acts like an idiot after this, than he is beyond reach.
Edit: Also Fish has the opportunity to see the forgiveness that Goto showed, and apply the same forgiveness towards Beer. Yeah Beer is a total jerk, but considering that Fish did to others what Beer did to him, he should just let it go. No need for Beer to be stigmatized as being any worse than Fish (whether Beer should be fired or not, however, is an issue for his employers And their sponsors to determine). Let this be a slap on the wrist for Beer, and a reminder to Fish on what it's like to be humiliated publicly when unprovoked.
And people are defending Phil Fish? Good riddance!
Fish is just being a baby. He basically just took his ball and went home. Look if your in the public eye, and make a form of entertainment, like video games, or movies. Some people are going to love your work and tell u how great u are. And some will hate it and bash u for it. The fact that someone at gametrailers got so under his skin that he just quit all together seems ridiculous. I think fish needs therapy, no one should let a twitter battle alter the life like that. Seems super dumb.
Big bow to him
Well....im sorry but I kinda have to agree with him on that.
Phish makes a lot of very good, valid points. In fact, the entire panel did.
Japanese games try to do too much for you, the player...and they take out a lot of the mystery and joy of having to discover things and do things on your own. You gotta have a pop up dialogue bubble for just about everything in most of these games...and it's not necessary. Let us play the game and let us figure it out on our own, without you basically telling us what to do and where to go. Im a big boy. I dont need you to hold my hand.
Phish is blunt and yeah, his comment was a little insulting...but it was true, nonetheless.
EDIT: Here is a perfect example of what Im talking about. The Legend Of Zelda - Wind Waker. Just look at how they practically tell you what to do. Theres no mystery to it. No self discovery and no self satisfaction. This type of game design NEEDS TO GO!
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