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[Ocean Dweller]

"But maybe I've directed my last game. Who knows? If so, thank you [for] playing my games. "Game industry, it's tough out there," Schofield wrote on LinkedIn, explaining that an idea he had been working on with his daughter – herself a developer with eight years' experience – wasn't being picked up."

‘Maybe I’ve directed my last game’: Dead Space creator Glen Schofield says a new AAA game ‘feels a long ways away’ | VGC

Schofield also directed The Callisto Protocol, before leaving his studio after poor sales…

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[March Climber]

He says in the article that this is due to the difficulties of financial backing.

Basically a 'forced' retirement if it happens.

 

[saintjules]

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Game Dev  Thread '‘Maybe I’ve directed my last game’: Dead Space creator Glen Schofield says a new AAA game ‘feels a long ways away’'

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Schofield – who founded Striking Distance in 2019 to create a new game in the PUBG universe, which evolved over time into The Callisto Protocol – has suggested he may be done directing games, due to the difficulty in finding financial backing.

"Game industry, it's tough out there," Schofield wrote on LinkedIn, explaining that an idea he had been working on with his daughter – herself a developer with eight years' experience – wasn't being picked up.

"Over the past eight months, I've been quietly...

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[Minari]

Good.This guy decided it was a good idea to put the real ending of Callisto Protocol behind a paid DLC and it was terrible,like the rest of the game.

 

[Ozriel]

Good.This guy decided it was a good idea to put the real ending of Callisto Protocol behind a paid DLC and it was terrible,like the rest of the game.

It might not have been his decision. The game cost a crazy amount of money to make, IIRC. Weirdly so, since it had like a 3 year dev cycle which is very rapid for an AAA game.

Publisher probably looked at any opportunity to recoup costs.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Good.This guy decided it was a good idea to put the real ending of Callisto Protocol behind a paid DLC and it was terrible,like the rest of the game.

To be quite honest, I wouldn't be surprised if that was a push from Krafton. Not like they're an innocent publisher.

It might not have been his decision. The game cost a crazy amount of money to make, IIRC. Weirdly so, since it had like a 3 year dev cycle which is very rapid for an AAA game.

Publisher probably looked at any opportunity to recoup costs.

Exactly!

Shame, I really like Glen, so it would be cool to see this come together. If it does, hopefully they lean away from hiring real actors/actresses. Between that, paying for their likeness, etc. It all gets so unnecessarily expensive. I really don't see the point in going that route unless the budget is there to do so and needs to be used, lol.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Even a one hit wonder is better than some drab coaster. He should be happy that he accomplished as much as he did.

 

[SunnySideGuy]

Good.This guy decided it was a good idea to put the real ending of Callisto Protocol behind a paid DLC and it was terrible,like the rest of the game.

Meh, I really enjoyed it. Still some of the best visuals I've seen in a game.

 

[Hypereides]

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Exactly!

Shame, I really like Glen, so it would be cool to see this come together. If it does, hopefully they lean away from hiring real actors/actresses. Between that, paying for their likeness, etc. It all gets so unnecessarily expensive. I really don't see the point in going that route unless the budget is there to do so and needs to be used, lol.

I'm honestly baffled why some current devs resort to this sort of approach, Miguel. Designing a new character from the ground up seems more personal and imaginative than phoning in (scanning) someone's IRL appearance and "calling it a day" (I know it entails more than just simply doing that).

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Dude's last games was a commercial flop... what did he expect?

For a nepo baby to actually reap the benefits of being a nepo baby, the famous parent whose clout they're looking to benefit from actually has to be successful.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I'm honestly baffled why some current devs resort to this sort of approach, Miguel. Designing a new character from the ground up seems more personal and imaginative than phoning in (scanning) someone's IRL appearance and "calling it a day" (I know it entails more than just simply doing that).

Yeah, it honestly makes no sense to me. I legitimately think it's because they have a budget for the project and it has to be spent. It's an easy place to spend it, lol.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Dead Space 1 and 2 were really fun and I was really hyped for the Callisto Protocol when they first announced it. But the actual game was mid mostly because of the bigger focus on melee which doesn't fit these kind of game.

 

[Gripsx]

Dudes upset he cant nepo a multi million dollar project for his daughter?

 

[Hypereides]

Yeah, it honestly makes no sense to me. I legitimately think it's because they have a budget for the project and it has to be spent. It's an easy place to spend it, lol.

Surpremely silly mandate if that's the case imo. They should take those excessive funds and allocate them elsewhere, into other projects where they're needed, or set them aside if necessary. If investors get angsty about it, they should just be reassured things are progressing as planned.

 

[rapid32.5]

Callisto and the DLC were great. I wonder where would the sequel go, given the financial opportunity.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Ehh. Am I supposed to feel some way about this?

 

[kiphalfton]

Dudes upset he cant nepo a multi million dollar project for his daughter?

His ego is probably hurt more than anything.

Brb you fail
Brb your child fails
Brb generational failing

 

[protonion]

He made the only survival horror that can look RE series in the eye.
And from old interviews I've seen he is a true and passionate gamer.

This guy deserved better.

 

[Neff]

He didn't direct Dead Space though, no?

 

[SlimySnake]

his first mistake was trying to make a survival horror game. no one aside from RE can sell those by the millions. Dead Space was originally a flop, and a cult hit at best. These games just dont sell 10-20 million units like Uncharted or GOW.

He has experience making great CoD campaigns. He shouldve pitched something like that.

Also, he's an industry veteran of like 30 years. he shouldnt have to pitch anything. The fact is that he left all of the studios he created and now he's in a situation where he has to beg for money. Nah, you shouldve stuck by your studios and secured enough capital by now to fund your own game. He's asking for $20 million? Thats less than 300k copies for a $70 game.

And maybe dont sell your studios to Activision or Krafton to make a quick buck or you wouldve had a studio to make games with.

 

[PlayStaytion]

He made the only survival horror that can look RE series in the eye.
And from old interviews I've seen he is a true and passionate gamer.

This guy deserved better.

It's their time now, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, their likeness and other horror games that've been absent the whole time. He literally took advantage of that long gap. One of the reasons I liked Mass Effect is it's likeness to Resident Evil, I just can't deny it adds tons of value to that franchise.

 

[kevboard]

Callisto Protocol was insanely bad... so, maybe that's not a bad thing

 

[Wildebeest]

He must have been able to talk the hind legs off a donkey to get the funding for Callisto Protocol that they did.