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Former Starfield dev says all decisions on Bethesda RPGs "run through" Todd Howard: "He would hate, hate, hate me for saying that" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I don’t think anyone should have that kind of power over a AAA game these days.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, AAA especially would benefit fromsomeone with that kind of power at the helm. Most AAA games feel like committee games, no clear vision besides appealing to the lowest denominator. The reason Kojima games are so praised and polarizing is because he has this kind of power to make sure his vision gets realized.

If everything has to go through Todd and the end result is Starfield then that just means Todd isn't suited to have that much power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I would say that someone like Kojima is the outlier. There are not many developers like him that can make all the decisions about a game and make the right ones/make decisions that gamers actually agree with. Even Death Stranded wasn’t as big of a hit as people expected it to be. It has developed a large cult following, but it didn’t quite have the same fan appreciation when it launched.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are not many developers like him that can make all the decisions about a game and make the right ones/make decisions that gamers actually agree with.

Care to give any examples of devs in his position that don't make good decisions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well Todd Howard is a good example. And I have very little faith in whatever Peter Molyneux puts out next. Thankfully there are many example because not many people are given the type of control over a game that this articles is talking about.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys 0 points 10 months ago

I personally don't think Todd Howard is a good example to back your point

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It works pretty well for Miyamoto and Kojima.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of course, they are two of the top game directors in the industry. But I think you will find a lot more examples of games where it doesn’t work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well you did say anyone

[–] Jakeroxs 1 points 10 months ago

And Miyazaki