How to be an Awesome Game Developer

Here's a little thought experiment to keep you amused for a while.

[a.edw.]

My wallet is certainly feeling $60 heavier, that’s for damn sure.

[robbiehpr]

When speaking about the events of the first game, Ellie said to Joel 'it can’t be for nothing'. Turns out it actually was for nothing.

[romulus]

"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
- George R.R. Martin

[ericelliott]

I worked with Amy at Crystal Dynamics and I have never met, before or since, such a creative, intelligent, and dedicated individual, to say nothing of her incredible storytelling talent. What happened to her at ND was an inexcusable crime. Lesson learned: The talented artists and designers who create monumentally successful (and profitable) work are always at the mercy of non-creative suits who have no fucking clue how to do anything but make fiction-based earning projections spreadsheets.

[DebianEcho]

Funny how Mr. Woke gets his bonus but not the actual people that build the game.

[sainsburyshopper]

I can just see the articles now: "Fans HATE The Last of Us 2, and that's a good thing."
"The story of TLOU2 is actually genius, and here's why."
"TLOU2 is underperforming in sales, Gamergate and Nazis to blame."

[thequimster]

We need more women in games let's start by getting rid of one of the finest writers in gaming ( a women )?
Genius.

[RafaelInDubai]

More than twenty months later, this video is still absolutely spot on.

And for those who continue to accuse The Critical Drinker of misogyny or anti-woman biases, they're not really listening to his core message: uplifting female roles in media does not have to come at the expense of demolishing existing storylines, characters, narratives, and settings. Unfortunately, as TCD keeps pointing out, this is exactly what happens, and only because modern writers are too lazy and modern corporate producers too averse to risk.

[guitarhero]

Forcing a real woman out of her job to champion fictional women....slayed me.

[fabriziolorenzo]

Fun fact: 70% of the team listed in the Uncharted 4 credits are no longer at Disobedient Canine

Think about that for a second.

[ninja-jin]

All hail Amy Hennig, a TRUE independent and creative woman.

[Matt-wfry]

Disobedient K-9 somehow managed the impossible, they made Zombie Mushroom Game Part 2 even worse than I could have imagined even after reading the leaks. The person who did the leak should have a statue made of them as they saved so many people many hours of frustration and $60.00.

[bretonfou]

Careful now, Naughty Dog is attacking everyone at the moment.

[williamhare]

God I'm old. I remember when it was only Japanese games that made you ask "is that a guy or girl?"

[anonymous]

They need to make 'SIMPING WON'T GET YOU LAID' the lock screen at game studios.

[patrolpilot]

Just went full Hot Fuzz. Whenever you said "the greater good." I couldn't help myself but deadpan "the greater good."

[razorhighflyer]

Troy Baker: "Keep an open mind"


Joel: *"Way ahead of you"*

[michaelt]

Ellie : Why won't you die?
Abbie : Trannomachines, son!

[nadilenebudski]

"Don't have such an open mind that your brains fall on the floor"
- Abraham Lincoln

[commanderknee]

Imagine tarnishing a whole reputation of a well known game company and slandering their fanbase, just to simp for a crazy lady who hates men...