• Sparking@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      They were kind of sabotaged. Who thought it would be a good idea to make a game about golumn? Like why not make a game about a hobbit instead if you have to make a LOTR non-violence game?

      • Storksforlegs@beehaw.org
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        Yes! A Hobbit farming sim. Imagine getting to design your own hobbit hole and farm? Id buy a game like that.

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          A 3d srardew valley style game where you play as a Hobbit would be just… Sooooo good. Nice

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            1 year ago

            The in game potatoes can have the tooltip description, “Po-tay-toes, boil 'em, mash 'em, stuck 'em in a stew.”

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    Not surprising but still sad, of course the people making the stupid choices dont face the consequences. I feel for the employees

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    From the headline I was hoping some execs fell on their sword but nope. Workers get the shaft and higher-ups keep their job to look after the rest of the business.

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    1 year ago

    just think of all the money that this game had poured into it…and the failure is why the Embracer Group (THQNordic) is cancelling games and re-prioritizing it’s studios.

    I’m gonna be livid if my Deus Ex Reboot / 3rd sequel got cancelled because of this…

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      Is a new Deus Ex game confirmed? Because I have heard absolutely nothing about that and was under the impression they were done with the series.

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        Embracer / THQNordic mentioned last year they had interest and basically wanted to do where cyberpunk failed expectations

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          1 year ago

          God, that’d be amazing but I’ve been burned so many times in the past that I can’t hold my breath.