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Warren Spector doesn't want to hear your Epic Mickey complaints
Spector is angry about the announcement of Wolfenstein: The New Order. He doesn't want to see the industry rehash another idea that's already been done over and over. He took to Facebook to complain, which paved the way for some comments on the Epic Mickey series. Here's what he had to say on that matter.
"You're welcome to write off my opinions but I have a right to express complaints about people recycling work as old as I am. I'm allowed to complain about the difficulty of getting new stuff green lit -- new IP, new game styles and so on given my perspective as someone who's constantly fighting the pressure to 'just make a shooter.'
"And given the venom aimed at Disney Epic Mickey by people with no concern for how hard the team worked I don't think I need any lectures about that. I know how hard developers work -- better than most people -- but I wish all that effort were spent on something that pointed toward gaming's future rather than looking toward our past."
Spector makes it really hard for me to respect him. On one hand, I appreciate his desire to push the industry forward. On the other, I don't like that he thinks that the games he enjoys are the only ones that should be published. The industry needs more new stuff, that's for sure. That doesn't mean we can't have the old and different at the same time.
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"You're welcome to write off my opinions but I have a right to express complaints about people recycling work as old as I am. I'm allowed to complain about the difficulty of getting new stuff green lit -- new IP, new game styles and so on given my perspective as someone who's constantly fighting the pressure to 'just make a shooter.'
"And given the venom aimed at Disney Epic Mickey by people with no concern for how hard the team worked I don't think I need any lectures about that. I know how hard developers work -- better than most people -- but I wish all that effort were spent on something that pointed toward gaming's future rather than looking toward our past."
Spector makes it really hard for me to respect him. On one hand, I appreciate his desire to push the industry forward. On the other, I don't like that he thinks that the games he enjoys are the only ones that should be published. The industry needs more new stuff, that's for sure. That doesn't mean we can't have the old and different at the same time.
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