Cliffy B says goodbye : Othor Games

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:54 pm

http://epicgames.com/community/2012/10/cliff-bleszinski-departs-epic/

A lot of known game developing figures seem to shifting around lately from Lionhead, to Bioware and now Epic.

Todds next.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:05 pm

DONT CURSE US

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:07 am

I hope Todd joins Acti-Blizzard and takes his regenerating health and Apple UI with him.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:45 am

I hope Todd joins Acti-Blizzard and takes his regenerating health and Apple UI with him.

todd is amazing

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:17 am

I hope Todd joins Acti-Blizzard and takes his regenerating health and Apple UI with him.

Haha lmao Acti-Blizzard wouldn't fall for those gimmicks.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:47 am

Apple UI

If it was an Apple UI, it would be better. This is just a crappy knock-off "we don't actually understand what 'Apple UI' means" UI.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:27 am

If it was an Apple UI, it would be better. This is just a crappy knock-off "we don't actually understand what 'Apple UI' means" UI.

Yeah, I agree.

"What if Apple made a game?" -Todd Howard

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:13 am

I'll let Todd off this hook for the rest of this year, since when he was going to give a lot of details about Dawnguard at GTV(???) the [censored] host kept cutting him off.

Anyway, I don't know who this person is, or even heard of epic ._.(but then again I stopped caring about this stuff when Enix merged with Square)

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:14 pm

Todd needs to take his apple products and "streamlining" policies and shove them... Well you get it. I want the grand Elk back.

Alas TES is mainstream now, and it makes me weep.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:18 pm

Here I thought he had died.

No, he just quit.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:26 pm

Alas TES is mainstream now, and it makes me weep.

Indeed, when people like my [censored] cousin are "playing" Skyirm the writing's on the wall unfortunately.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:27 am

todd is amazing

This.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:50 am

Too bad. Jazz Jackrabbit will always have a place in my heart.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:50 am

Indeed, when people like my [censored] cousin are "playing" Skyirm the writing's on the wall unfortunately.

Oh god, it's popular! It immediately svcks! Quick, my hipster friends, we must find and play a much more obscure game!

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:50 am

Too bad. Jazz Jackrabbit will always have a place in my heart.

ZZT is still the best game by Epic, and Cliffy had nothing to do with that one. :happy:

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:29 pm

Oh god, it's popular! It immediately svcks! Quick, my hipster friends, we must find and play a much more obscure game!

:tongue:

Of course, what the person means is that the game is now being made to appeal to a more general audience, in difference to a more niche design that was directed to the smaller audience he was a part of

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:53 am

Oh god, it's popular! It immediately svcks! Quick, my hipster friends, we must find and play a much more obscure game!

Rofl, this. Hipster mentality just blows my mind. So silly.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:59 pm

A lot of known game developing figures seem to shifting around lately from Lionhead, to Bioware and now Epic.

Don't be fooled - they probably did this to hide from the spotlight, and secretly join their forces to establish a secret development company with an ultimate goal: to break EA's hegemony and destroy everything attached to their commercialized practice. If that is the case, then Todd definiately needs to pick a side - let's hope that Skyrim was a one-time insecurity, not the change of mind state.

Rofl, this. Hipster mentality just blows my mind. So silly.

It's not hipster mentailty, or at least in most cases, I believe. Sacrificing essentials for popularity is bad, mkay?

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:49 am

Maybe Epic will be better off.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:16 am

Of course, what the person means is that the game is now being made to appeal to a more general audience, in difference to a more niche design that was directed to the smaller audience he was a part of

Except it's practically the same thing. The whole idea that says if it's generally popular, it svcks. Because, ya know, everybody but hardcoe gamers are stupid, and stuff.

I'm not trying to defend Bethesda's direction with Skyrim. There are a lot of legitimate problems with the game. But, yeah, being popular isn't really one of them.

» Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:30 am

If the fact that every game I would take a bullet for is obscure by today's standards, coupled with the fact that sequels to those games have chosen to sacrifice complexity for simplicity makes me a hipster, then so be it.