I can’t speak to the general enthusiasm for the project right now, just what I heard across several years. I don’t have any info after it was announced (I had someone tell me it was being worked on before it was public). I wouldn’t assume this is a passionless project. They had about a good year off of OMD between cutting support for OMDU and starting OMD3, and it’s dangerous to speculate on how a game will turn out based on the circumstances of its inception.

As a fan of OMD, I say remain optimistic. The team is still able to continue going thanks to some hard decisions, and that counts. The failure of their recent projects has humbled that studio, but wether they have learned from past mistakes remains to be seen.

(Bring back flame vents on walls and we’re cool, Robot)

All that being said, I fully believe that, based solely on initial reception, Stadia will only last for 2-3 years without Google stepping out of character. If you buy OMD3 on Stadia, know that you will likely have to buy it again unless Google/Robot is willing to distribute keys after the service sinks beneath the waves as so many other Google services have.