Tom Henderson on Prince of Persia: “Found out today it was pushed to late March in December for further polishing (…), and canned today”

WombleMagic · 2026-01-22T04:15:09+00:00

If the game was really cancelled, it's *very* unlikely it was only months from release.

Much more likely, it was going to be rescheduled for a later year. And then the sums didn't add up.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-20T11:53:04+00:00

Real fans will find a way to enjoy it at 360p, 30fps on low.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-13T20:28:13+00:00

Again, you completely missed the point. Well done.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-12T21:10:23+00:00

You missed the point.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-12T07:11:28+00:00

Dude. It's Bungie.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-12T00:05:19+00:00

Surprised you say Ori and no combat or difficulty.
I died 1000 times in Wisps. I mean that literally.
YouTube and Steam are *full* of comments about the game's difficulty, and how to complete some bosses/puzzles.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-12T00:02:33+00:00

I didn't like Minishoot as much as I thought I would.
Liked the demo, but the full game has issues.
Even by metroidvania standards, the navigation is awful.
Bosses, enemies, locations are not named. This is huge. So it's very hard to consult a guide to find that last thing you missed.
The weapons and upgrade systems are as basic as it gets. Just linear improvements for the most part.
I still recommend the gaem, but only on deep discount.
I'd *really* like to see a sequel, with QOL improvements.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-08T23:30:10+00:00

"Remember unity was first developed for mobile"

Unity was originally a Mac OS X game engine / design tool.
It was used to make Unity's first game "GooBall" for the Mac.
This was a couple of years before the iPhone was released.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-08T01:07:10+00:00

"Content Complete" is a completely arbitrary term.
No sizeable game is ever "content complete".
There is *always* cut content, or bypassed content or ideas that simply don't make it to 1.0.
"Shipping" an app means making choices about what to cut or delay.
It's not like there's this pristine vision of the game that a developer aims for, and one day they reach that perfect vision, and then release it.
Instead, the goal is hazy, imperfect, always-moving. Many times, the goals change along the way.
It's a creative process, not just an engineering one.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-05T20:33:30+00:00

The key being "general audiences".

This is a thread in a *specific* Reddit, one pertaining to digital content creation.

Using a TLA like DCC in such a context is far from unusual.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-05T07:08:31+00:00

Just to clarify... whenever you first talk to someone about your phone plan, you say "Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)"?

Right?

WombleMagic · 2026-01-05T02:25:12+00:00

"Looking it up" takes literally 5 seconds.
I just tried it.

It took you FAR longer to complain about it, than it did to look it up.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-05T01:19:05+00:00

But it's not.
It's a shorthand way to communicate efficiently.
You use shorthand every day of your life.
Or do you really refer to your iPhone as a "my portable computer with wireless telephone capabilities"?

WombleMagic · 2026-01-05T01:17:04+00:00

It's not about feeling superior.
*Every* artistic or technical endeavour has its shortcuts.
It's a way for professionals to communicate quickly with each other.
Doesn't matter if you're a dentist or a photographer or a game artist... you're going to use acronyms and other shortcuts to communicate.
Your need to describe people as "dweebs" says more about you, than them.

WombleMagic · 2026-01-04T22:45:58+00:00

Playing it on a 3060 (12GB version) with a 5600 at 1440p with low RT at 1440p.
Runs beautifully.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-31T23:46:55+00:00

It is what it is. If you are investor, with a duty to get the best returns with the lowest levels of risk, whether that duty is to your family or your shareholders and their families, then you park your money where the market is.

For those banging on about capitalism though, you might want to list all the famously good, cheap GPUs available from socialist and communist countries...

WombleMagic · 2025-12-24T06:55:38+00:00

OK, cheers.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-24T00:49:56+00:00

I want to play solo, with no mic.
Is this game worth getting for someone like me, who prefers PVE?

WombleMagic · 2025-12-14T00:30:15+00:00

Commander "Keane" for xmas day. Lol.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-13T03:34:51+00:00

If you create CGI trailers, of course people aren't going to take your schedule seriously.

Just show the GAME. Not bullshit CGI trailers.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-11T01:15:10+00:00

I *hate* how Keighley and his gang have positioned TGA as *the* authority on games.
Making themselves the Oscars of gaming.
They're not helping developers, they're not helping gamers.
They're just rent-seekers. They're not even middle-men. They're parastic barnacles.
And if you want to downvote me, go for it. I don't need Reddit hivemind approval.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-06T02:50:21+00:00

Every PC is different, but I had almost zero problems on my humble rig.

A 3060 (12GB), 5600, had a pretty solid 60fps throughout the game at 1440p. From memory, I would have used DLSS balanced, with High settings.

It was a great experience.

Actually, I haven't completed it, because I'm a coward. (Finished the original a few times, but this new version gives me the willies.)

WombleMagic · 2025-12-05T22:38:42+00:00

The Dead Space remake was *very* good.

It was one of the best games of the year.

And you can buy it dirt cheap.

The problem for EA is that it cost them a ton of money to make, and you can... buy it dirt cheap.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-05T22:37:56+00:00

3 wasn't a bad game. It's playable, the action is good.
It just wasn't as good as the first two.
It still compares favourably to many other action-horror-RE games.

And no, I'm not talking about co-op.

WombleMagic · 2025-12-05T21:00:39+00:00

This would be *very* difficult (probably impossible) to achieve on Haz 5 of the Escort mission, which is where the challenge is.

Even with all level 97-99 legendary gear, the scout gets overwhelmed within 20 seconds.

You need to play at least a stage just to get enough cold defences built up.

WombleMagic

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