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Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell" (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What's interesting to me is of course how cheaply Bioshock got made compared to today's blockbuster hits. Somewhere, we took the wrong turn in regards to modern game development, truly.

Too many managers to pay and as a result too high personel costs, I would assume. :<

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I contend that the next great Deus Ex game will not come out of Ubi, and it won't be under the name Deus Ex, but it will be a new kind of immersive sim made with love by developers who grew up on the originals.

I contend this for a lot of the classic franchises tbh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is what should happen. You like the game, make one that’s inspired by it, grow the concept and give it new life.

No. We get franchises and wallowing in profits of milked IPs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Worse, you've even got some copyrighting gameplay concepts, Shadow of Mordor with their "nemesis system."

Imagine if the concept of the "first person shooter" was locked down by Atari after their employees made Battlezone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Just like how Thief lives on as Gloomwood.