inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoFormer BioWare lead writer reads the runes on EA-Saudi deal and speculates that 'guns and football' are in, 'gay stuff' is out, and the venerable RPG studio may be for the chopwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down12
arrow-up1338arrow-down1external-linkFormer BioWare lead writer reads the runes on EA-Saudi deal and speculates that 'guns and football' are in, 'gay stuff' is out, and the venerable RPG studio may be for the chopwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoWhy do you suspect this is good?
minus-squarewhereyaaat@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·13 hours agoMaybe they get shuttered or are given more creative freedom thanks to the Saudi’s ignorance of RPGs and their perception among executives in the business. I guarantee you, Saudis really only care about FIFA. Everything else is superfluous.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoYeah, nothing like an ultra conservative theocratic dictatorship to really expand those creative freedoms…
minus-squarewhereyaaat@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·52 minutes agoMy point is they will be so unfamiliar with RPGs that they essentially let the studio do whatever they want.
Why do you suspect this is good?
Maybe they get shuttered or are given more creative freedom thanks to the Saudi’s ignorance of RPGs and their perception among executives in the business.
I guarantee you, Saudis really only care about FIFA. Everything else is superfluous.
Yeah, nothing like an ultra conservative theocratic dictatorship to really expand those creative freedoms…
My point is they will be so unfamiliar with RPGs that they essentially let the studio do whatever they want.