- NigelFrobisher@aussie.zoneEnglish5 days
This is why all model design should be AI generated, so it doesn’t make anyone feel anything at all.
- Jestzer@lemmy.worldEnglish6 days
I didn’t realize this finally came out. The Steam reviews are not looking great at all.
6 daysI haven’t checked the reviews, so I don’t know of any actual problems with it, but in a lot of ways they set themselves up for failure.
It’s been in development for what feels like fucking forever, so expectations are high. It’s the successor to a massively popular game that influenced so many memes and a decent bit of online culture, so even without bloated expectations it has huge shoes to fill. Lastly, it’s the sequel to a game that relies entirely on user made content to thrive, so there was always going to be a big gap (which may never actually be filled) while you wait for users to make new content for the new engine or to transition existing content over.
- OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish6 days
This is why you should seek out audience feedback before release.
- ms.lane@lemmy.worldEnglish4 days
They did, but in the worst way-
It’s been in closed beta for years, most people on the forums disliked the neckless NPCs since they were first introduced 8ish years ago - but those with beta access were full of toxic positivity, ‘yes men’ - who all decried the negativity as just a small band of haters.
Later, after the game released it turned out almost no one likes the neckless design and it’s genuinely turned people off buying the game.
Remember - Toxic positivity helps no one.
this game’s character models have been shown publically for like eight years, i don’t know why it’s suddenly a problem now. i like the sausage people personally, they’re unique. not that they are the focus of a gmod successor, really
