Current Events > An apology from the studio behind the new hit Lord of the Rings game Gollum

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Garabandal 05/26/23 1:47:04 PM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/5/5/AAfY4qAAEgyH.jpg --- Side? I am on nobody's side, because nobody is on my side. <cite>Garabandal posted [p:973732009] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/5/5/AAfY4qAAEgyH.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jennywentnorth8 05/26/23 1:50:16 PM #2:	Man I don't remember the last time I saw a game studio straight up issue an apology for their game sucking. <cite>Jennywentnorth8 posted [p:973732079] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Man I don't remember the last time I saw a game studio straight up issue an apology for their game sucking. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 05/26/23 1:54:43 PM #3:	Ohhh, Daedalic made Gollum. Since they gave the world the Deponia franchise, all is forgiven. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:973732167] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Ohhh, Daedalic made Gollum. Since they gave the world the Deponia franchise, all is forgiven.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 05/26/23 1:55:17 PM #4:	I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology? --- #FeelTheBern http://i.imgur.com/q5z4CUu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6B9oFXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sy42Dlf.jpg <cite>lilORANG posted [p:973732184] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Requiem 05/26/23 1:56:44 PM #5:	Daedalic made the game? Aren't they known for more... picture based "point and click" adventure games? --- Copyright free literature available at http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page... otherwise known as Tex-Mex <cite>Requiem posted [p:973732204] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Daedalic made the game?Aren't they known for more... picture based "point and click" adventure games?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baha05 05/26/23 1:57:04 PM #6:	lilORANG posted... I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology? I mean thats kinda hard depending on what makes the game bad in the first place. Many passion projects can exist and be pretty damn bad. Not to mention if a publisher is attached you tend mot ro bad mouth your bosses. --- "He may be Mr. Clean, but his soul will always be dirty!" <cite>Baha05 posted [p:973732208] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology?</quote>I mean thats kinda hard depending on what makes the game bad in the first place. Many passion projects can exist and be pretty damn bad.Not to mention if a publisher is attached you tend mot ro bad mouth your bosses.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LincolnDuncan 05/26/23 1:57:28 PM #7:	I read that, and now I still see the lines of text minutes later--the white on black burned into my retina --- "I'm not a very nostalgic person, I neither have regrets nor occasions for self-congratulations." - Leonard Cohen <cite>LincolnDuncan posted [p:973732212] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>I read that, and now I still see the lines of text minutes later--the white on black burned into my retina </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 05/26/23 1:58:17 PM #8:	No wonder it failed if a company that is only known for making point and click games made it. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:973732224] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>No wonder it failed if a company that is only known for making point and click games made it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 05/26/23 1:59:42 PM #9:	lilORANG posted... I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology? It's generally not up to the lads making the game to decide when the game comes out They get a date and it goes out on the date even when it's unfinished. Hence the "Crunch" period. It's very rare in todays day and age that any non Indie game is released in a state the devs making it are happy with. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:973732259] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>I'm not a game developer and not exactly savvy to the industry, but if they had just made the game good from the beginning, maybe they could have avoided issuing an apology?</quote>It's generally not up to the lads making the game to decide when the game comes outThey get a date and it goes out on the date even when it's unfinished. Hence the "Crunch" period.It's very rare in todays day and age that any non Indie game is released in a state the devs making it are happy with.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Requiem 05/26/23 2:00:07 PM #10:	I kind of makes sense, judging by the gameplay / artstyle. If any other studio made this title, it probably would have ended up a Styx clone. --- Copyright free literature available at http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page... otherwise known as Tex-Mex <cite>Requiem posted [p:973732265] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>I kind of makes sense, judging by the gameplay / artstyle.If any other studio made this title, it probably would have ended up a Styx clone.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vyrulisse 05/26/23 2:02:20 PM #11:	Looks like it came straight from ChatGPT. Lord of the Ring --- http://i.imgur.com/6VeX04D.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKz2U4fvA4U <cite>Vyrulisse posted [p:973732310] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Looks like it came straight from ChatGPT.Lord of the Ring</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 05/26/23 2:04:08 PM #12:	"our game did not meet the expectations we set for ourselves" The game crashes quite literally five times an hour, what exactly were those expectations? --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:973732347] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>"our game did not meet the expectations we set for ourselves"The game crashes quite literally five times an hour, what exactly were those expectations?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baha05 05/26/23 2:05:18 PM #13:	DrizztLink posted... "our game did not meet the expectations we set for ourselves" The game crashes quite literally five times an hour, what exactly were those expectations? A fun working title but most likely got tanked due to Publishers? --- "He may be Mr. Clean, but his soul will always be dirty!" <cite>Baha05 posted [p:973732378] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>"our game did not meet the expectations we set for ourselves"The game crashes quite literally five times an hour, what exactly were those expectations?</quote>A fun working title but most likely got tanked due to Publishers?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 05/26/23 2:05:33 PM #14:	Requiem posted... I kind of makes sense, judging by the gameplay / artstyle. If any other studio made this title, it probably would have ended up a Styx clone. Not even Cyanide Studios wants to make a Styx clone. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:973732385] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Requiem posted...</cite><quote>I kind of makes sense, judging by the gameplay / artstyle.If any other studio made this title, it probably would have ended up a Styx clone.</quote>Not even Cyanide Studios wants to make a Styx clone.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate_reaver 05/26/23 2:07:02 PM #15:	Requiem posted... Daedalic made the game? Aren't they known for more... picture based "point and click" adventure games? Yes. And not particularly good ones --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate_reaver posted [p:973732420] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Requiem posted... </cite><quote>Daedalic made the game?Aren't they known for more... picture based "point and click" adventure games?</quote>Yes. And not particularly good ones</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Requiem 05/26/23 2:07:33 PM #16:	UnfairRepresent posted... It's generally not up to the lads making the game to decide when the game comes out They get a date and it goes out on the date even when it's unfinished. Hence the "Crunch" period. It's very rare in todays day and age that any non Indie game is released in a state the devs making it are happy with. To be fair, on the flipside of the coin, you could end up with a neverending development if someone doesn't set the timeline (aka Duke, Starcitizen). But, yeah, "limited development time" has been an issue for a long time since the beginning of video games after pong. --- Copyright free literature available at http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page... otherwise known as Tex-Mex <cite>Requiem posted [p:973732433] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>It's generally not up to the lads making the game to decide when the game comes outThey get a date and it goes out on the date even when it's unfinished. Hence the "Crunch" period.It's very rare in todays day and age that any non Indie game is released in a state the devs making it are happy with.</quote>To be fair, on the flipside of the coin, you could end up with a neverending development if someone doesn't set the timeline (aka Duke, Starcitizen).But, yeah, "limited development time" has been an issue for a long time since the beginning of video games after pong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 05/26/23 2:09:48 PM #17:	Jennywentnorth8 posted... Man I don't remember the last time I saw a game studio straight up issue an apology for their game sucking. Funny you say this because this exact corporate apology format has become so familiar to me. Jedi Fallen Order, Redfall, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk, off the top of my head, and I know there have been several more. --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:973732493] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Jennywentnorth8 posted... </cite><quote>Man I don't remember the last time I saw a game studio straight up issue an apology for their game sucking.</quote>Funny you say this because this exact corporate apology format has become so familiar to me. Jedi Fallen Order, Redfall, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk, off the top of my head, and I know there have been several more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/26/23 2:11:51 PM #18:	This is what happens when the marketing departmentsets the release date. Unfortunately "we'll fart it out to retail right damn now, and fix it later" seems to be vastly preferred over "we'll release it when it's done". Revelation34 posted... No wonder it failed if a company that is only known for making point and click games made it. Yet a company only known for making visual novels (literally Visualnoveler) made a pretty decent (and pretty hard) ARPG (Eternal Radiance). <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:973732535] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>This is what happens when the marketing departmentsets the release date.Unfortunately "we'll fart it out to retail right damn now, and fix it later" seems to be vastly preferred over "we'll release it when it's done".Revelation34 posted... </cite><quote>No wonder it failed if a company that is only known for making point and click games made it.</quote>Yet a company only known for making visual novels (literally Visualnoveler) made a pretty decent (and pretty hard) ARPG (Eternal Radiance).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame_Zero 05/26/23 2:12:06 PM #19:	Shotgunnova posted... Ohhh, Daedalic made Gollum. Since they gave the world the Deponia franchise, all is forgiven. I think literally every game they made prior to this were point-and-click adventure titles. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:973732538] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Shotgunnova posted... </cite><quote>Ohhh, Daedalic made Gollum. Since they gave the world the Deponia franchise, all is forgiven.</quote>I think literally every game they made prior to this were point-and-click adventure titles.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitbuller_26 05/26/23 2:12:59 PM #20:	And who actually wants to play as Gollum? Let alone the game not being good. <cite>Pitbuller_26 posted [p:973732561] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>And who actually wants to play as Gollum? Let alone the game not being good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 05/26/23 2:14:11 PM #21:	To address bugs and technical issues. It's not even that. It's the outdated quest system and the whole game looking like a ps2 game. Game can't be fixed, it needs to be deleted and redone. --- Load me into the matrix and dont pull the plug <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:973732584] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>To address bugs and technical issues.It's not even that. It's the outdated quest system and the whole game looking like a ps2 game. Game can't be fixed, it needs to be deleted and redone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 05/26/23 2:15:27 PM #22:	Vyrulisse posted... Looks like it came straight from ChatGPT. Lord of the Ring We sincerely apologize for the typos in our apology about our game --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:973732604] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Vyrulisse posted... </cite><quote>Looks like it came straight from ChatGPT.Lord of the Ring</quote>We sincerely apologize for the typos in our apology about our game</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/26/23 2:16:36 PM #23:	Cobra1010 posted... To address bugs and technical issues. It's not even that. It's the outdated quest system and the whole game looking like a ps2 game. Game can't be fixed, it needs to be deleted and redone. Gollum Wonderworld, huh? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:973732625] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Cobra1010 posted... </cite><quote>To address bugs and technical issues.It's not even that. It's the outdated quest system and the whole game looking like a ps2 game. Game can't be fixed, it needs to be deleted and redone.</quote>Gollum Wonderworld, huh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 05/26/23 2:18:11 PM #24:	Frankly, no amount of patches will fix a game whose story and core gameplay are this bad. It would be better to just let it wither, but I guess the developer doesn't really get a say in that. --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:973732651] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Frankly, no amount of patches will fix a game whose story and core gameplay are this bad. It would be better to just let it wither, but I guess the developer doesn't really get a say in that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 05/26/23 2:21:10 PM #25:	Hayame_Zero posted... I think literally every game they made prior to this were point-and-click adventure titles. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackguards_2 It'd more that they made some PnC's that were solid so that's all people remember them for. They have a massive catalog of shovelware that no one pays attention to. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:973732711] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Hayame_Zero posted... </cite><quote>I think literally every game they made prior to this were point-and-click adventure titles.</quote>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackguards_2It'd more that they made some PnC's that were solid so that's all people remember them for. They have a massive catalog of shovelware that no one pays attention to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__ 05/26/23 2:24:44 PM #26:	Please show me one person who is a passionate player of this game. --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:973732760] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>Please show me one person who is a passionate player of this game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 05/26/23 2:27:00 PM #27:	__aCEr__ posted... Please show me one person who is a passionate player of this game. Hatred is a passion. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:973732796] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite><quote>Please show me one person who is a passionate player of this game.</quote>Hatred is a passion.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TendoDRM 05/26/23 2:28:34 PM #28:	As a big fan of The Lord of Ring, I don't care. --- Cel Damage! Tonight at 8:00! <cite>TendoDRM posted [p:973732822] in An apology... [t:80456672]...</cite> <quote>As a big fan of The Lord of Ring, I don't care. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > An apology from the studio behind the new hit Lord of the Rings game Gollum