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On one hand, yes. Video games use stock assets. That part isn't surprising; other forms of media do the same (stock photos, sound effects, video, etc) and it's
by duskwuff 3y ago
On one hand, yes. Video games use stock assets. That part isn't surprising; other forms of media do the same (stock photos, sound effects, video, etc) and it's hardly remarkable when they do.
On the other hand, it's also expected that the developer of a new video game bring some amount of new material to the table. A video game is meant to be a creative work with a distinctive flavor of its own, not simply a collection of assets -- and, from the sound of it, the latter is essentially what The Day Before is.
- 0x457 3y agoYou can make a fun game with minimal own assets. However, making a game that way shouldn't result in insolvency.
- red-iron-pine 3y agodo we expect a chef to grow all of his own wheat, grind all the flour, sift it, and then make all of the bread? nah, unless it's a main push they'll buy from a B2B bakery down the street. even restaurants where most stuff is bought from Sysco can be pretty dang amazing, because the magic is the cooking and blending of elements. The Day Before is just hype and BS. the gaming industry is now bigger than movies and there is just as much graft and hustle as anywhere.
- duskwuff 3y ago> do we expect a chef to grow all of his own wheat, grind all the flour, sift it, and then make all of the bread? No. But -- to continue with the metaphor -- we don't expect them to be reheating TV dinners in the kitchen and calling them gourmet meals either.