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We Might Not Like It, But More Games Need To Be Delayed

With releases like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Cyberpunk 2077 rescheduled to release months later, gamers are worried delays are becoming the norm.

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Garethvk1570d ago

I worked with two gaming companies as I was getting started in the media. I saw one take their time and get a game out when it was ready and at least stable that a couple of patches would finish it. The other would often ship games out incomplete. There were two instances where things promised on the box were not in the final game and one where everyone in QA and Duplication refused to sign off on the game but were told it had to ship now. They were more concerned with how many "units" shipped each quarter versus quality. About a year after that last mess shipped they moved offices and closed a year later as despite having a very long record for quality; the new owners did not care and the final two ran things into the ground.

Ashunderfire861570d ago (Edited 1570d ago )

Man that sucks. I can already guess the company that rushes things out the door. It's probably is a company own by EA right?

It's very bad that as a game developer you work like 4 years on a game that could end up being terrible! It's like all that hard work is wasted smh! Then you get the backlash from gamers, when it's the greedy AAA publishers rushing everything out the door! I feel you man.

I study game design at Camden County College New Jersey, where I got my Associate Degree in. For 4 Game Design classes working on projects, it was a small taste to what the gaming industry was all about. In Game Design 3 and 4 I was working on 8 month project, where towards the end it was all about getting it done. The dream of the project just diminishes overtime. Yes we had some drama from classmates and some disagreements. Some dropout of class because of the extreme workload that affect them working with other classes. Some people got fired from Team leads that has to act like a boss, but my teacher makes the final decision at the end on who stays and goes. The 8 month project was to be complete in time for the show in the auditorium for family and friends attending. The project I worked on was called Cara a simple 3 level first person magic shooter, where Cara the mage go down the basement fighting demons off to save her parents. It really look like a classic Doom game that turn out great. In the end we end up with 1 programmer, 3 testers and the rest game designers and sound designers. About 10 of us, but before that it was like 22.

I remember when a game developer from the industry was looking at my class, and talk to my teacher who was also an Indie developer for Island Officials in Woodbury, New Jersey. The game developer told my teacher yea that's how it's truly like in the gaming industry. I know I can't compare my experiences to your experiences in a more AAA game studio, but I know how you feel. I even read about game studios who went through the same experience I went through, like the one that did the game Anthem for EA games! It was all about getting the project done despite the drama between your co-workers, after the dream of the project diminishes. I had a familiar feeling to the game developers of that game Anthem.

Garethvk1570d ago (Edited 1570d ago )

Sierra On Line

Zibard1570d ago

They should announce release dates only after they are confident about it.

Thundercat771570d ago

And yet, still, many situations can arise and impact the release date.

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rainslacker1570d ago (Edited 1570d ago )

That doesn't always work, but it would lessen the chances of an official public delay. They'd still have their internal targets. Plus, some of these delays are to help put it in a better release window without as much competition, unless it's from square which likes to delay their games to eventually have it release day and date next to some of the biggest franchises in the industry....but that's just bad luck on their part.

Otherwise, people should just realize that delays are going to happen, and while a rough or exact date will be announced, it doesn't mean that it can't move. It also doesn't mean it's the end of the world, or those people's lives are irrevocably ruined, nor does it spell trouble in paradise so long as the new release date seems like it will be met, and the game hasn't gone into development hell.

AnubisG1570d ago

I don't have a probblem with game delays if it means we get a less buggy, more complete game. I rather wait.

Saijahn1570d ago

Delays don’t work. There’s still going to be bugs etc that need to be patched.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Understands That A Tonberry Is The Scariest Thing In The World

The tiny green slasher villain returns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and is as frightening as ever.

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MeteorPanda8d ago

The way it was handled was so dumb. One shots in melee...your teammates are to ostupid to get away from its attack. So you most often end up alone in a certain fight.

Hofstaderman7d ago

Two words, one accessory....Safety Bit

MeteorPanda7d ago

Needing an accessory to keep a.i from dying and only one of them isnt great.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B10d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv729d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii9d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast9d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM9d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife9d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit9d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife8d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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Source Code For The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk 2077 Has Allegedly Been Compromised

Source code for CD Projekt's action role-playing games The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have allegedly been compromised.

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just_looken22d ago

Well they are using unreal engine now thanks to there work culture and horrific job on making cyberpunk so for the future no impact.

But it will be interesting to see what mods will be made

https://rebel-wolves.com/

just_looken21d ago

7 disagrees shows how many look at one dlc that had a rip off fight from ghost in the shell and goes wow what a goat team i love cdpr while ignoring that they only made 2 games that were good witcher 2/3 in 20yrs.

But its a new world we want a criminal that support's legal murder as president/support shoplifting love toxic work environments and have a mass casualty event every other day.

GhostMirror21d ago

I’ll admit I didn’t play it at launch, but Cyberpunk 2077 is a really good game now.

And who the hell knows what you’re even going on about in your second paragraph here.

EazyC22d ago

Wait a min...I swear to god CP2077's source code got leaked before. CDPR needs to stop using "password123" for all their accounts 😅

just_looken21d ago

Na its hundreds ex employees no doubt just getting there revenge.

Profchaos21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

This is the same leak the threat actors have been trying to sell the source code after cd project didn't pay the ransom.

They didn't manage to sell the source code to any company largely because it would be unethical for say EA to buy it so the threat actors failed to find a buyer.

After they failed to make any money they went through with their threat of simply giving it away.