All this time I thought management had forced Howard to do it under an unreasonable deadline, leading to a poor game, but this comment made me rethink things. I

All this time I thought management had forced Howard to do it under an unreasonable deadline, leading to a poor game, but this comment made me rethink things. I'm starting to think Howard had the idea for an exploration game more or less thought out long before E.T. came to be and just saw an opportunity to fit his vision in the game. Too bad he didn't have enough time for testing (I presume), the fact you're punished for exploring in a game that requires lots of exploring is really unexcusable.