Hydrophobia Dev To Be Liquidated
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That game was a step away from being a horror game (hence the title Hydrophobia).
Really wish Bioshock or Silent Hill
ownpour -which might I haven't played Downpour yet- had that kind of water mechanism. Pretty damn original, I want to see more of that.
Really wish Bioshock or Silent Hill
ownpour -which might I haven't played Downpour yet- had that kind of water mechanism. Pretty damn original, I want to see more of that.
This game has been released almost 2 years ago. Didn't they do anything profitable in that time? What I don't get is that these companies bet all their money on one (sea)horse, and when it bombs, just go down with the ship. Ever heard of divide and conquer?
The rate at which indie developers are churning out small (but enjoyable) titles, to keep them afloat is much more efficient than what the Hydrophobia devs have been doing.
The rate at which indie developers are churning out small (but enjoyable) titles, to keep them afloat is much more efficient than what the Hydrophobia devs have been doing.
How ironic... But in honesty, Hydrophobia was ambitious and the engine was interesting enough. Problematic though was the game itself: I played through it entirely, and only near the end of the game do you truly get to play with the water physics. Had they given you the powers earlier in game I think it may have been MUCH better.
So excited for the engine in this, bought it, terrible, terrible game. Learn to animate water in 3DS Max, you'll genuinely have more fun and learn a better skill then, "uuhhh, so I do this? and then that? How was I supposed to figure that out?"
Well, this does explain why the PSN version dropped the price to a floor-thudding $2.99. At that price point, if the game turns out to be shit I won't feel quite as disheartened and vitriolic as I would if I ponied up $15-60. About an hour in, and it's feeling like the game convinced itself it's Bioshock Lite with the philosophical undercurrent guiding you through a steadily flooding citadel. Delusions of grandeur, sure, but it's adorable in a pathetic sort of way. Like a shelter dog, or Alone in the Dark.
As for Dark Energy, it's sad to see a developer die off when they're still wet behind the ears, forced to liquidate their assets to keep from being flooded with debt and...erm...y'know what? Fuck this. I hate puns anyways.
And fuck my theater professor for making me watch the school production of Urinetown.
As for Dark Energy, it's sad to see a developer die off when they're still wet behind the ears, forced to liquidate their assets to keep from being flooded with debt and...erm...y'know what? Fuck this. I hate puns anyways.
And fuck my theater professor for making me watch the school production of Urinetown.
Sucks for anyone to lose their job, but at the same time I am only so sympathetic to them because they put all their eggs in a basket that was full of holes. Being forced to release 6 major patches before a game is considered "playable" is not good planning. There probably were some other mitigating circumstances that forced the release of what appears to have been an unfinished product, but especially considering people got to play a demo first, you better get it right on your first impression or else people are just not going to pay up.
Wait the game was out already? I remember how they had offer a vacancy for some job position in their company years ago. Either way I'm not too bother, it was a small company so I knew the game wouldn't be good.
Wow, another company drifting into administration. How are they going to water this down?
[small]God, that was awful.[/small]
[small]God, that was awful.[/small]
Look at all these puns, they're terrible, obviously you're doing something wrong, you aren't telling the jokes properly.
Maybe tell them on an easier difficulty setting?
Maybe tell them on an easier difficulty setting?