Dont Nod’s studio artistic director has hit out at “hateful” feedback about Deck 9’s tackle the Life is Unusual franchise.
Speaking on X/Twitter, Michel Koch mentioned that while he hadn’t performed the sport but and “don’t know the place [Deck Nine] are taking the story”, “nothing justifies hating on individuals”.
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“For the reason that launch of [Life is Strange: Double Exposure] I’ve seen a whole lot of pressure and hateful messages in opposition to Deck 9 devs,” Koch mentioned.
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“I did not play the sport but, and I don’t know the place they’re taking the story. However what I do know is that nothing justifies hating on individuals for the way they wrote their recreation!
“You may be disenchanted, you may need different narratives for these characters you like, or completely different tales… however finally creation is tough and really subjective and if [Double Exposure’s] story doesn’t please you, it doesn’t erase what you imagined.”
When challenged by somebody insisting it ought to be okay for gamers to suggestions “wholesome criticism”, Koch agreed that while “constructive criticism and civil disagreement is sweet”, he was particularly “speaking of violent messages and harassment I’ve seen”.
“I understand how unhealthy it feels to be on the opposite finish (after we introduced Sean and Daniel we received our share of toxicity for not bringing again Max and Chloe).
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“From what I learn I believe we might not have written issues the identical method,” he added. “However I felt the identical with the comics and Earlier than the Storm, and I sort of accepted it. I am fairly positive after I play the complete recreation I will not recognise my characters, however that is additionally inevitable with completely different writers.”
“I believe there is a strong recreation right here, beneath this Superior Entry nonsense – however like many gamers, I am ready for the sport’s full launch to speak about it,” our Tom mentioned, sharing his ideas on Life is Unusual: Double Publicity to this point.
