10TimesGamesDevelopersSaid

FuckYouToTheFans
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Itsweirdhavingthatfeelingthatagameowesyousomething,especiallyafteryouveputhundreds
and hundreds of hours into it, or paid for something that turns out to be different to what was
advertised.Maybeitdoes,maybeplonkingdownyourhardearnedcashandsuccumbingtoafew
twilightshiftgamesessionsmeansthatgamedevelopersshouldendeavourtoprovidesomething
that would please as many people as possible? Of course they dontthough, and it turns into a
caseofDamnedifyoudo,damnedifyoudont,asontheonehandshoulddevelopersbefreeto
pullthenarrativerugoutfromunderyouatamomentsnotice,therebygoingdowninthehistory
booksregardless?OrshouldrigorousbetatestingandQAsessionsironoutallthekinksandprovide
themwithaclearpictureofwhatllworkbestforeveryone,therebyscupperingtheirinitialvision?
Whataboutwhenallacompanyreleasesisfootageofcertainlevels,orshotsindevelopmentthat
belywhatthegameisreallylike?Someofthebiggestcontributionstothisdeveloper/consumer
dividehavebeenwheneverythingseemstobelininguptogoacertainwaythroughrumoursand
interviews, only for that golden egg of a final product to never materialise. Either way theres a
hostoftimesthroughoutgaminghistoryspastwherewewereallsetforthebigfinishormerrily
enjoyingourtimethroughoutonlyforittofallapart,leavingscarsonfanspsychesthattothis
dayhaveneverfullyhealed.
10.ThatFinalFantasyVIITechDemo
ItsinevitablethatsomedaySquareEnixwillrebootFinalFantasyVIIeveniftheyllgetmoreflack
remodellingoneofCloudshairspikesthananygoodwillforfinallygettingroundtoit.Flashback
to2005though,andforthefirst50secondsofwhatwethoughtwasgoingtobetheunveilingofa
remasteredFFVII,gamerswereinacollectiveheaven.LookatthegraphicsonAerisface!Lookat
thedetailinthatskirtandflowers!Ohmantheyreactuallyremasteringthesoundtracktoo,here
comes the big logo reveal anoh.
ThosewerethewordseveryFinalFantasyfanstillhasburnedintotheirbrains;TechnicalDemo
ForPS3.Ofcourseitsonehellofaniceideatoshowwhatthe(atthetime)newhardwarecould
do,butdidyouhavetopickoneofthemostbelovedtitlesofalltime,andonethateverysingle
dayanewbornbabycriesoverthefactithasntbeenremade?Tothisdayitsneverbeenfollowed
upon,yetwegettheoverblownpyromaniacsnightmarethatisFFXVcomingnextyear.Comeon
Squenix,sortyourprioritiesout.
9.PlaystationNowsStorePrices
SotheentirebackcataloguesforallthepreviousSonyconsolesaregoingtobeonhand,andfora
cheapmonthlyfeewellbeabletoconnectanddownloadthem?ThatsBRILLIANT.Theideaofa
Netflix for games is a genius one, and one that every gamer simultaneously lost their nut over
whentheideaofreplayingeverythingfromTekken3toSSXTrickycameabout.Oh,butthenwe
found out that the servicewas actuallymore Netflixian than we thought and content was tobe
streamed to your console from a server hub, meaning graphics were dependant on your
connection, and as for precise command inputs? Scratch them off the list. Thats not the worst
though,therealnailinthecoffinoftheservicebeforeitsevenoutofbetatesting,isthepricing
structure.FourHOURSfor$4.99,or$14.99forjustoveramonth?!Wecanbuythediscsatretail
foranynumberofgamesthataremorethanayearortwoold,allforalmostaquarteroftheprice
ofthe90day$29.99option.Attheminutethewholethingisludicrous,andservesasabigwayfor
Sonytomineyournostalgicgoldmineforallitsworth.
8.WhenSnakeBecameRaiden(MetalGearSolid
2)
Now lets get one thing straight, although therell be loads of you out there who just nodded in
approvalatthisentry,MGS2isstillaphenomenalgame.ItstillfeaturesSolidSnakealbeitinone
levelthatmostfansplayedforfreeasademoalongsideZoneoftheEndersanditstillhada
very weighty, thoughtprovoking plot that dealt with patriotism, politics and powerhungry
octopussuitedvillains.Sofar,soMetalGear.However,whatwerereferencingwiththispointwas
that moment you realised you were in the eye of the bait n switch. That moment when all the
previoustrailersandgameplayfootageofSnakeboiledoverintoanimmenserage,andwerealised
wedbeendeceived.WeallthoughtSnakesoundedabitdifferentinthesenewerlevelsbefore
hewasintroducedproperly,andallourfearswereconfirmedwhenitturnedouttobeRaiden
thefoppyfringedalbinowithapenchantforwusserywhoendeduponestepbehindSnakeatall
times.HideoKojimasgambledidpayoffinthelongrun,ashenotedhimselftheonlywaytoadd
extradimensiontothecharacterwastomakeyouseehimthroughsomeoneelseseyes.Butcome
onKoj,didyouhavetobesocutanddryaboutit?
7.Aliens:ColonialMarinesShockingRetail
State
Theysaynevermesswithawomanscorned,wellhowaboutanentirefanbasewhoseheroesare
giant acidspewing aliens who would like nothing better than to smash your eyes in?
ItonlytooktwoyearsfordevelopersGearboxtojackthisonerightup,astheaboveclipcanattest
tojusthowdrasticallydifferenttheinitialdemosofthegamewerewhencomparedtothe2013
retailversion.Havingproblemsthroughoutthegamesdevelopmentisonething(andithasbeen
welldocumentedbythispoint),anddowngradingthegraphicsandA.I.isanother,buttothengo
forwardreleasingDLCandfurtherbreakingdownexactlywhatswrongwiththecopyofthegame
manyofusheldinourhands,isreallytoomuch.
6.SimCityServerMeltdown
EAcandoalotofthingsright.MillionsofusworldwidelapupthelikesofFIFAandMaddenonan
annualbasisonlytothencomplainthatnothingschangedagainbutstillassoonasFIFAhad
perfected their game and overtook PES for the football crown it was off to the cloning factory
forevermore.Youdthinkwithsomuchheftandqualitycontrol,theydhavebeensuitablyready
for the onslaught of avid statcrunching gamers dying to get stuck in and create their perfect
utopias.They werenot.Insteadevenfollowingmonths offeedbackandcommentsletrightand
centre as to what needed to be tweaked, swapped out or removed entirely, EA and Maxis
collaborative entry into the Sim City canon is a total disaster on every level. Servers crash on a
regular basis, A.I. control patterns fall over themselves trying to look busy and worst of all
thealwaysonlineprerogativemeansbeinglockedtoloadingiconsandscreensnotminutesafter
puttingthediscin.Acompleteanduttermess.
5.DriverTutorial
Switchinggearstoaparticularlyfrustratingmomenthere,andonethatselevatedfarabovemany
otherentrieswevepreviouslycoveredbecauseofonespecificthing:Itwastheveryfirstthingyou
didinthegame.ManypeopleforgetthatitwasactuallyDriver2thatgaveusagiganticsprawling
freeroaming 3D city years before GTA III landed and made the genre what it is today, and the
reasonforsuchathingisthathundredsofpotentialflagflierswereputrightoffbythisridiculous
tutorial.Justasmuchaf**kyouasarightofpassage(maybethatswhattheyweregoingfor?),
buildingasystemofdrivingmechanicsaroundveryfloatyandskidinducingturnsandthenasking
youtoperformveryspecificmanoeuvreswasarecipeforbuttonsmashingfrustrationifthere
everwasone.
4.MassEffect3sEnding
Probably the most well known entry on this list, the ending of ME3 managed to simultaneously
reigndownanentireskyofmiddlefingersuponthefans,whilstalsoconjuringupenoughhatred
topropelEAinto2012snumberonespotforWorstCompanyInAmericabyConsumerist.Itsno
surprisethough,especiallybeingthatyouneededonlytypethegamesnameintoGoogletosee
anynumberofcriticspublishingverylengthypiecesaboutjusthowmanythingswerepromisedto
beinthegame,onlyforthefinalproducttofeaturenoneofthem.Noneofthechoicesyoumade
throughout the game mattered in those final few moments, and upwards of 100 hours spent
practically living another life as Commander Shepard were condensed into three differently
coloured options on screen. Oh and did we mention the requisite plotpoints and narrative
requiredtomakeanysenseoutofthisfinaleweresoldseparately?Yeah,MassEffect4isgoingto
havetobesomethingincredibleindeed.
3.NoYakuza5InTheWest
FormanytheslightestrumourthatthenextinSegasphenomenalYakuzaseriescouldbecoming
toWesternshorescreatesenoughexcitementtoforgetthelastwordinGrandTheftCornflakes.It
standstoreasonthatforanywhohavedevotedthetimetothecharacterfocussedmeleecombat
RPGhasitupthereonalistofthegreatestgamesofalltime.Thereforeitsastrangeonethatthe
serieshasntreallycaughtonoverhereinawaythatthedevelopersthinkjustifiesthempayingfor
localisationbutwhybringouttheotherYakuzagamesifnotthenewestone?Partfivehasbeen
outinJapanforalmosttwoyearsnow,andwithYakuza6prettymuchonitswaytooitsagiant
slapinthefacetothosewhohaveputhundredsofhoursinthepreviousgames,onlytonotbe
abletokeepgoing.
2.MicrosoftsXboxOneReveal
Obviouslyatthisstageouropiniononthenextgenerationofconsolesisallbutsewnup.Thatisto
say,theyremainfairlyoverpricedpaperweightswithapenchantforoccasionallydazzlingyouwith
niceshinygraphics,buthaveabsolutelybuggerallinthewayofsystemsellingtitles.However,it
still feels as if this mentality was fostered early on, asmany of us were sitting quite contently,
wondering exactly why we needed a new console in the first place, being that with GTA on the
horizon,thefootageofwhichwasstillcharmingourpantsoff,washingthemandironingthemfor
another week of pantcharming. But we tuned in to the live broadcast anyway, because back in
thosedaysMicrosofthadallthefansintheworld.The360wasthegotoconsoleofchoice,and
forallitscharmandgrannyfriendlymotiongames,theWiijustwasnttheoneforthehardcore
gamers.Sowhathappened?Theyresolutelyweedonallofourcollectivebonfiresbystickingwith
theoneperipheral that didnt remotely work with the original system. Cue months of outrage
leadingtoaversionoftheconsolebeingreleasedwithoutsaidperipheral,andanR&Ddepartment
leftscratchingtheirheadsastowhatthepointwasindevelopingthethingwasinthefirstplace.
1.UbisoftHidingWatchDogsReal Graphics
InTheGame
MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutWatchDogsanditsridiculousgraphicalcontroversy,somuchsothat
it seemed people were focussing far too much on an element of the game that just didnt exist
anymore.MaybetheversionofthegameUbisoftshowedoffatthatfirstunveilingwasabletolook
sobeautiful,becauseonlythatpartofthecityhadbeencreatedsofar?Maybecornerswerecut
out of sheer necessity for the final version, andthere was nothingto really getannoyedabout?
Then we saw the screenshots and footage of the game as it was supposed to look, asit was
revealed thatwith only a few minortweaks, the full game could be restored to itsformer glory.
Still, this wouldnt bea F**k you to the fans, as Ubisoft came out and said the changes were
integralto the running of the game, and to maintain things such as framerate when playing
ThenyouseetheabovefootageofplayersdrivingaroundChicagowitheverythingturnedupto11,
anditlookspositivelygorgeous.Ifitreallycamedowntothisoptionofwouldyouratherhavean
extrafewframesofresolution?thentheoptionfortheserenderpassesshouldstillhavebeenin
the game, but instead Ubisoft seemed to acknowledge their failings, and do absolutely nothing
aboutthem.
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