Avowed's chance at success was just DESTROYED by its own Art Director.

Avowed is an upcoming western RPG from Obsidian. However, the game's chance at positive reception and positive sales outlook have been made highly unlikely due to Art Director, Matt Hansen's, unprofessional and extremist outburts on the internet. Let's analyze how Matt's behavior has negatively impacted the upcoming launch of Avowed.

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[kidnf]

matt: "my game"; despite 100+ people working on it, shows you what kind of person this it.

[Larry]

How do these developers not have a "keep your mouth shut" policy for staff on social media? If they tank a game from their tantrums, then you should be held accountable. Possibly financially too if legal.

[ReactandDraw]

Hey Jerrel, thanks for the shout-out man!!! I greatly appreciate it. Funny enough I was constructing a reaction to your vid and then stopped short to go live only to be pleasantly surprised by new subscribers coming from here. Awesome. And keep up the great work. I could not imagine working with a person like Matt. He would give me daily headaches 😂

[sixgunsuperman]

Step 1- "Own the Chuds"
Step 2- Chuds own back by not buying
Step 3- Game flops because Chuds were the core audience
Step 4- Play the victim, deny all personal responsibility for its failure

[YouTubeCensors]

The fact Obsidian hasn't even Denounced his Statement says more than anything.

[HunterZolomon]

"I do not direct professional critique towards people with mental health issues." Man, this was the most brutal burn I've heard about Matt so far.

[twotail]

Hard to say which is more humiliating. Getting the suit, or not being worthy of the suit.

[tomfrien]

the dude made some pretty racist comments, and I’m not a big fan of giving racists any money. I’m deff not buying.

[PagingDoctorGuy]

Ma’am’s been AWFULLY silent since this dropped.

(he deleted his bluesky and his twitter)

[SIeepyDoge]

Matt doesnt seem to realize his posts affect the livelihoods of his fellow coworkers. The game looks great but I'm not gonna touch it after seeing the type of person that had their hands on it. It's not even a matter of principle, it just feels kinda gross to even think of playing it now.

[frozenlimemix]

"people who are unwell like him usually go by 'ma'am'" i almost died at that lol

[oSpcDandy]

Imagine working in this game, programming it, putting your effort and love to the game so it can succeed… just to have your boss sprinkle some shit sprinkles on top of your red velvet cake. And now possibly affecting your future employment opportunities due to the project being involved in a bad business decision.

[Dinkleberg]

Anyone else remember when western devs focused on making games good?

[MrRickstopher]

Dude, that cut to you in lumberjack mode and your deadpan delivery was perfect.

[simdal]

Even if the game turns out to be excellent the mere thought of giving this "man" any form of success or financial benefit offends my sensibilities. They made culture a team sport and i intend to win.

[LightOfSkyFalling]

Obsidian and Microsoft are awfully quiet about this.

Let that sink for a little bit... 🌲 🍎

[JUANMASER]

I won't give money to somebody that hates me, is that simple.

[joshualuke]

‘I am uncomfortable critiquing this ma’am directly’

The shade 😂😭

[Dweller]

8:10 Here comes the BOOM. This type of twisted "savior" complex is a general problem in the industry right now. Trying to make it better makes it worse and belittles people's work and efforts in general. Thank you! Totally nailed it and brought on point.

[Parayogi]

He's not the rotten ingredient that spoils the broth, he's the nasty smell that reveals the underlying rot