• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      Fallout 4 took 7 years to develop and still felt rushed. Exactly how far in advance do you think they knew about the show?

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        1 hour ago

        Options:

        • high quality remaster of older game (FO4, FONV, etc)
        • reuse FO76 engine to make a new game, with a few graphical upgrades
        • story DLC releases for older games

        Any of those could’ve been done in the time they’d know about the FO show release target.

        • leftytighty@slrpnk.net
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          15 minutes ago

          much of a game’s development time is spent creating assets, using a new engine doesn’t mean your existing low fidelity assets suddenly look better, just better lit

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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            3 minutes ago

            Eh, a lot of it also has to do with designing things, not the producing assets. If you’re just doing a remaster and upgrading assets that already exist, it should take a lot less time than building something from scratch.

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      4 hours ago

      These Bethesda open world games take a LONG time to make. Even if they knew it was going to be made 7 years from now, there’s no guarantee it will be good or that it won’t be shelved. It’s better to just go at your own pace.

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        3 hours ago

        It’s not the open world takes them so long, it’s the expert writing and amazing animations!