VG247: "Everyone’s talking about Team Bondi, but is the Sydney studio just one of a growing number of developers bedevilled by harsh working conditions?"
There was a lot to love about Rockstar and Team Bondi's 2011 open world title.
One I never finished. I've been looking at the ps4 version off Amazon the last few months just never bit
I picked it up on sale recently, going to play it next summer. I'll get more out of it this time, first time around I treated the open world like it was GTA and goofed about, whereas now I'll play it with more respect. RDR2 has trained me well.
I also hadn't read Raymond Chandler at the time so presumably that'll add another layer of enjoyment too.
Absolutely stunning game. So underrated. Played through it again last year and it still stands up so well. Like many of rockstars games it’s actually a far better experience on PC. I didn’t enjoy it as much on console. Completed it at least 3 times on pc.
The rumours of a sequel are awesome news despite the fact I think Rockstar are now the shell of the company they once were.
GF365: "Out of the many historically accurate games out there, these are our picks for the six best games that are historically accurate. While these games aren't completely accurate, they depict the times and situations of history well. Plus, they're all a lot of fun to play, too."
Historically accurate from the past is tough to truly know and judge especially the farther you go back because history is written from the people in power and doesn’t mean it’s the truth just the narrative they wanted to tell.
I don’t care about historically accurate in most games because they are games not biographies or history books . Just make the game fun , good gameplay and such .
Ghost of Tsushima wasn’t historically accurate in many things but I loved the game . Many examples like it .
MotionScan technology is still a technical marvel.
This game was so far ahead of it's time. I'd like to see a sequel and what they do with modern consoles.
This is one of my favorite Rockstar games next to RDR and Bully I so wish LA Noire gets a sequel.
The problem with many industry's that produce 'art' is management can often take advantage of a worker's passion for producing that art. This is exactly what the game industry is doing. Workers: Look to the unionization of the TV/film industry for some pro-tips.
sorry, but comparing people making video games and some little girl working 18 hours a day for basically nothing is silly.
great article, good read
Ive posted this before but I worked at Rockstar in 2005 and for a good 3 months i never saw my friends and the only time i was at home was to sleep, wash and change my clothes.
They took care of you, the massive amounts of overtime meant you came out the other end with a fair whack of money, and food and drink is always supplied for free.
Still working so much takes its toll, we once done a full month without a day off and most of those days were 12-16 hours. Only sundays would be 4-6 hours as a break.
Before development reaches close to release the place runs more like a normal office. Also after release all staff at rockstar were given 1 months paid leave to do what they want with.
sorry but i dont feel bad for the people that worked at hard conditions , because they had the option to quit , and they were definitely making a lot money then the chinese sweatshop workers