The announcement of Light No Fire brings back bad memories.
Hello Games and CD Projekt Red are no strangers when it comes to botched game releases. The releases of No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 were more than catastrophic. Of course, neither the fans nor the developers have forgotten this, which led to one of the most entertaining X-Posts (formerly Twitter) of the year.
That sounds familiar to us
The background to the X post is the announcement of a new game from the makers of No Man’s Sky. It is the action-adventure Light No Fire, for which enormous promises have been made. For example, one should riesiger Planet be created, the is as diverse as an entire universe. It should also cover continents and… real mountains
include.
It’s not without reason that this reminds us of the utopian promises of No Man’s Sky. As a result of the release falling short of expectations, these caused major damage to Hello Games’ image. It is all the more surprising that this scenario now threatens to repeat itself.
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Sean Murray, founder of Hello Games, posted a post showing a fictional dialogue between him and an employee. In this he is advised at the announcement stack as deep as possible. But Murray responded to this advice in the announcement with the statement: »I create an earth!«
The real Murray comments on this post with a self-deprecating one fuck
. « He seems to be aware that this was another risky announcement. However, the post is only fully rounded off with a comment from the official Cyberpunk 2077 account.
You can always fix it later (grinning emoji with sweat drops). Congratulations on the impressive announcement!
This will point to the incredible transformation alluded to, which both No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 have accomplished since their releases, but also to the catastrophic starts.
Ironic undertone: It’s important self-ironic undertone to perceive. The release of Phantom Liberty has shown that the statement is not CD Projekt Red’s current release policy and is legitimate Criticism has arrived. The same learning effect can be assumed for Sean Murray and Hello Games.
Here you can see the trailer for Light No Fire:
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Whole planet as an open world: Light No Fire is the new mega project from the team behind No Man’s Sky
Not everyone finds it funny: It should not be forgotten that players of the last generation of consoles in particular were massively disappointed by Cyberpunk 2077 and hardly benefited from the subsequent improvements. This continues to cause dissatisfaction, which is also reflected in the replies under the Cyberpunk 2077 comment. CD Projekt Red and the rest of the industry are accused of having a sacrilegious attitude.
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What do you think of Sean Murray’s post? Are you worried that Light No Fire will be a disappointing release that falls short of its promises? What do you think of CD Projekt Red’s response? What do you think of the other Game Awards 2023 announcements? We are very interested in your opinion, so feel free to write it in the comments!
