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Originally Posted by Teclisen  Oddly enough, the whole situation was probably a bigger let down to the designers than the consumers. I accepted a position thinking I was going to work with a bunch of experts - Masters of their craft - and really learn the ropes of game design. Instead, my fellow design associates and I were unwittingly tasked with trying to fix a failed video game that had literally been canceled twice before any of us were even hired. So in retrospect, despite everything, I guess I'm still pretty proud of vanguard. Every team member should be proud in spite of a truly pitiful and pathetic waste. |
On the bright side, at least it was a visible, high-profile failure with lessons to learn and morals to be told right before you close the book.
Take your experience and compare that to a stretch of over a decade or more, where there aren't any amazing catastrophes, just consistent mediocrity.
I'd rather wreck my ferrari than get a flat tire on my taurus.
