OXM UK writes: "Spoilers in films have been carefully avoided for years.
Through ruthless pursuit of those posting spoilers on forums without the appropriate tags and hounding those who threaten to reveal them in day-to-day conversation about films, we know not to give away crucial plot information that's designed to be a surprise.
But what about games? Spoilers in games aren't quite as touchy, as plot doesn't take a central role quite as often, but even so there were some cool moments built around surprise revelations. The fate of Aeris in Final Fantasy VII, the U-turn in Metal Gear Solid 2 after the opening tanker section and Albert Wesker in Resident Evil is actually a bad guy. Gah..."
Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.
That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.
That's standard. Teams are together for a Project, after its done some..and sometimes most devs are fired until the next Project is in the works and people are needed again. Only the core members stay in the time between the hot phase of the game development.
What’s annoying is people don’t understand how contractors work, either. All of this is uninformed knee-jerk reactions without any understanding of how employment works in this industry. There are key developers and staff that stay with a studio/publisher, but often times it’s a hire per project and then seeking new employment for a project. That’s how it’s always been…
That's a fair point too. I would say that in light of its tepid critical/commercial response and ongoing mass layoffs across the industry I think it's understandable for fans to worry about the longer-term implications. We'll see how it plays out in the future.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "In one sense, it feels strange to even think Pieces Interactive had big shoes to fill with this series' legacy. Given what's come before, did it really? And yet, even when considering the last two flops over a two-decade span, there's still something about Alone in the Dark emblazoned on a title screen that carries a sense of revered history. In that respect, perhaps this reboot's best accomplishment is in honoring that spirit through its inventive world. It's also fair to emphasize knocks against its survival-horror design, some puzzle-solving, and so on; it certainly won't be considered a trendsetter like the 1992 classic. Still, the amount of goodwill wedded to its brighter qualities makes for something that dawdles the line between unfortunately-flawed and impressively-enticing."
The new Alone in the Dark remake doesn't do anything especially noteworthy, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It's just... cromulent.
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except for Bioshock
They missed the ending of Crackdown. That was a pretty big twist IMHO.
Not going to lie. That list was pretty snooze worthy.
Darth Vader is Luke's Father? Come on man you just spoiled 10 games for those people that are still hanging on to their xbox 1/ps2 still waiting to see which console comes out on top.
you get RROD, then have to call UPS.
Isn't that the spoiler for any 360 game?
Just a joke people lol. Peace.