Gary Whitta
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It's why I've never, and I'm sure there are some out there that I would have enjoyed if I played, it's why I've never bothered to even try and play another kart racer. I'm like, why would I play this when I could just be playing Mario Kart? 1,000%.
Well, hopefully the developers will end up in a good place, and I don't know if there are layoffs involved in this or whatever. Again, it's always sad to see this happen, but in this particular case, it's not...
Well, hopefully the developers will end up in a good place, and I don't know if there are layoffs involved in this or whatever. Again, it's always sad to see this happen, but in this particular case, it's not...
may it's maybe not difficult to understand why it happened it's another case of like corporations just not understanding what people want and like throwing something at them that they think makes sense to them but like doesn't make sense to you know to players to fans well we'll see what happens with the reported playstation smash moba that they're working on over there oh are they working on one there was like a there was an article about something coming back uh
may it's maybe not difficult to understand why it happened it's another case of like corporations just not understanding what people want and like throwing something at them that they think makes sense to them but like doesn't make sense to you know to players to fans well we'll see what happens with the reported playstation smash moba that they're working on over there oh are they working on one there was like a there was an article about something coming back uh
That was their version of doing it. Yeah, that was their version.
That was their version of doing it. Yeah, that was their version.
We'll see. We'll see. This is an industry that is not... Much like my industry, it's not an industry that is particularly good at taking the correct lessons from both success and failure. Story number four.
We'll see. We'll see. This is an industry that is not... Much like my industry, it's not an industry that is particularly good at taking the correct lessons from both success and failure. Story number four.
Well, it's interesting that this should come up today because last night I took an edible and I was watching YouTube videos. And I was like, oh, I should watch, because I hadn't got around to watching any of the developer direct stuff. So I went on to the Xbox YouTube channel. I was watching a bunch of trailers. And this one caught my eye. I actually ended up watching the whole thing.
Well, it's interesting that this should come up today because last night I took an edible and I was watching YouTube videos. And I was like, oh, I should watch, because I hadn't got around to watching any of the developer direct stuff. So I went on to the Xbox YouTube channel. I was watching a bunch of trailers. And this one caught my eye. I actually ended up watching the whole thing.
It was like a four-minute trailer. I watched the whole thing thinking, this is really interesting. It's a big original universe, right? It's a big swing. You said it's an independent game, but it looks kind of AAA to me, right? At least AA. It looks like they spent money on it. Big cinematics, big story. The combat looks really interesting.
It was like a four-minute trailer. I watched the whole thing thinking, this is really interesting. It's a big original universe, right? It's a big swing. You said it's an independent game, but it looks kind of AAA to me, right? At least AA. It looks like they spent money on it. Big cinematics, big story. The combat looks really interesting.
I like how when they actually get into the combat, you'll see it at some point, I imagine, like the numbers are popping off, like in a, almost like in a turn-based. You know, your damage numbers are popping off.
I like how when they actually get into the combat, you'll see it at some point, I imagine, like the numbers are popping off, like in a, almost like in a turn-based. You know, your damage numbers are popping off.
This looks kind of cool, right? It looks super cool. I would play this. Oh. This went from like a game I'd never even heard of to like, shit, maybe I should check. It's going to be on Game Pass.
This looks kind of cool, right? It looks super cool. I would play this. Oh. This went from like a game I'd never even heard of to like, shit, maybe I should check. It's going to be on Game Pass.
Everybody's looking forward to this. It has that kind of like, where'd this come from kind of vibe, you know? I think this game could be good. Do you think this movie could be good? Like an adaptation? I mean, it's too early to say. I don't know anything about it. I know the Story Kitchen people. They're good people. And they do this a lot. They snatch up
Everybody's looking forward to this. It has that kind of like, where'd this come from kind of vibe, you know? I think this game could be good. Do you think this movie could be good? Like an adaptation? I mean, it's too early to say. I don't know anything about it. I know the Story Kitchen people. They're good people. And they do this a lot. They snatch up
games, sometimes even before they're released and say, we're going to have plans to make this into a movie or whatever. Whether it actually will come to pass, who knows? Right now, I'm just talking about the game. I think this looks like a cool game.