Popular Post nrs1nrs1 Posted October 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2021 Looks like the trophies finally came out, but please do keep in mind the complete insanity this game went through a while back - the employees that worked on the games had their work held hostage by the inept CEO and there hasn't been much news regarding the ownership of the title since: https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/7/21358687/aeon-must-die-controversy-state-of-play-trailer-limestone-games-focus-home-interactive 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DordorTheSwift Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 If the game itself is cool and not glitched, this isn't an issue for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zid960 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Wouldn't that be a reason to buy it asap for trophies hunters? As the game could be delisted and re released. Like sinking city. Given a rare trophy list? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRR---OFFICIAL Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) Yeah, I couldn't care less ?♂️ ? I was honestly SHOCKED to see it had Released at all actually and that I missed it ? I'll need to wait till next Tuesday when I get paid... Maybe I'll take my Switch past EB Games on the way home from Work in the morning and trade it to buy Aeon Must Die on BOTH my PS5 AND Switch OLED ? I don't care who is or isn't paid in the process, game looks sick and I want to play it. Edited October 21, 2021 by MRR---OFFICIAL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aecesaje_ Posted October 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Why are you guys putting the game being rare or working correctly above the employees well being? Someone here is even saying he doesn't care the employees weren't paid. Edited October 23, 2021 by maiathewinners 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BKnocheese Posted October 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, maiathewinners said: Why are you guys putting the game being rare or working correctly above the employees well being? Someone here is even saying he doesn't care the employees weren't paid. From the developer who previously brought about the abusive and predatory business practices of the publisher: "We the former developers of Aeon Must Die! are confused and baffled by the announcement of Aeon Must Die! No legal matters pertaining to the situation were solved and even more arose in the aftermath. The IP issues are not solved. The trademark for the product does not exist. No publisher investigation was conducted. Work for the trailer remains unpaid. Most of the animations in the game remain unpaid. Multiple legal attempts at REAL compromise have yielded nothing for the last year." I'm somewhat baffled by some of these responses from people who simply don't care about the people who ACTUALLY made the game. If you're just interested in trophies, there are surely games out there that you can purchase that don't award this kind of behavior. Trophy rarity and hunting should NEVER be an excuse for abhorrent business practices, and if it is, maybe reevaluate your relationship with trophy hunting and video games in general. Edited October 23, 2021 by BKnocheese Adding info 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) On 23/10/2021 at 7:31 PM, BKnocheese said: From the developer who previously brought about the abusive and predatory business practices of the publisher: "We the former developers of Aeon Must Die! are confused and baffled by the announcement of Aeon Must Die! No legal matters pertaining to the situation were solved and even more arose in the aftermath. The IP issues are not solved. The trademark for the product does not exist. No publisher investigation was conducted. Work for the trailer remains unpaid. Most of the animations in the game remain unpaid. Multiple legal attempts at REAL compromise have yielded nothing for the last year." I'm somewhat baffled by some of these responses from people who simply don't care about the people who ACTUALLY made the game. If you're just interested in trophies, there are surely games out there that you can purchase that don't award this kind of behavior. Trophy rarity and hunting should NEVER be an excuse for abhorrent business practices, and if it is, maybe reevaluate your relationship with trophy hunting and video games in general. Unfortunately, this sort of behaviour is par for the course with Focus Home Interactive because they've been involved with a few games now where the developers have gone unpaid and/or had their work stolen . Edited October 25, 2021 by HuntingFever Update. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_-_808 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/23/2021 at 8:38 AM, HuntingFever said: Unfortunately, this sort of behaviour is par for the course with Focus Home Interactive because they've been involved with a few games now where the developers have gone unpaid and had their work stolen . Source? Also, what exactly is their involvement? This sounds more like a spat amongst the developers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, GeminiEntity said: What games exactly? I remember someone saying The Sinking City but that was with BigBen Interactive which is now Nacon. Also, how do we know this is true without a doubt with regards to Aeon Must Die? Couldn't the emails and other stuff from the drop box been faked or edited? Seems like something is being left out if it was able to release. Not sure who to believe at this point personally. There was some trouble between them and Frogwares regarding certain games that Frogwares made but I don't remember much of the specifics, except the situation is/was very similar to what happened with the Sinking City ?. EDIT: Here's the thread I was thinking of: https://frogwares.com/official-statement-on-removal-of-our-games-from-storefronts-by-focus-home-interactive/. It's entirely possible that Frogwares and/or the publishers aren't being entirely truthful about either situation but until more info comes to light, I doubt we'll ever know for sure. Edited October 25, 2021 by HuntingFever Update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DordorTheSwift Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 23/10/2021 at 7:12 PM, maiathewinners said: Why are you guys putting the game being rare or working correctly above the employees well being? Someone here is even saying he doesn't care the employees weren't paid. What kind of conditions do you think your consoles are manufactured under? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Abby_TheLastofUs Posted October 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2021 21 minutes ago, DordorTheSwift said: What kind of conditions do you think your consoles are manufactured under? Avoiding a single game is much easier than avoiding a console. Maybe I'm giving people too much credit here, but I'd like to think that if it was known what kind of conditions consoles were made it, people would actually be conflicted about buying them. But you didn't even say this was going to be a reluctant purchase, you said it wasn't an issue for you at all. The way the video game industry treats its workers is terrible, but that's all the more reason to avoid rewarding companies for their practices when you can, or at least don't openly announce that you don't care if they treat their workers like shit, when people have had success with pushing some companies to treat their workers better. Just think of what your argument implies. That because consoles are made by slave labor, that it isn't a issue when a video game company does anything wrong. The original devs are also working on a similar game. So you're getting an option to play a game a lot like Aeon Must Die, but where the devs are getting paid for their work. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DordorTheSwift Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Factory workers near-enslaved by communist dictatorship is OK because not buying the console is inconvenient. Devs failing to secure and see through a good employment contract means you can't buy a game though. Got it, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Abby_TheLastofUs Posted October 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, DordorTheSwift said: Factory workers near-enslaved by communist dictatorship is OK because not buying the console is inconvenient. Devs failing to secure and see through a good employment contract means you can't buy a game though. Got it, thanks. Neither is ok. No one here that supports the original devs have said they think the working conditions of console manufacturing is ok. The only people here that have come out in defense of abusive work practices are you, and the the others have said the conditions under which this game was made weren't an issue. If you had to say something, you could have just left it saying you were still going to buy the game but hoped that things worked out in favor for the original devs, that they were would be compensated somehow and Limestone would treat its workers better in the future. Instead you said it wasn't an issue. No one has even said that you can't buy the game. Trying to act like you have the moral high ground is not going to fly. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 The amount of callousness in here is appalling. No empathy towards the employees 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DordorTheSwift Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, SnowxSakura said: The amount of callousness in here is appalling. No empathy towards the employees I hope the devs learn from their mistakes. Their mistakes are not my responsibilities. These are not contractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok_Knight Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 13 hours ago, SnowxSakura said: The amount of callousness in here is appalling. No empathy towards the employees You can have empathy, but the damage is already done. Not buying the game isn't going to change how the company CEO acts. Given what I have read about the whole thing, the CEO will see poor sales as a result of bitter ex-employees, not his own fault for being a terrible person. So if someone wants to enjoy the game, let them. I would personally see it as a bit of a slap to the face of the devs if what they worked on hard, was never enjoyed by anyone like they originally intended, even though the devs hate the situation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiEntity Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) I'll wait for a sale on this game and be sure to buy the developers next game at full price. Edited February 29 by GeminiEntity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatThaRiPP3R84 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I've heard all sorts of shit about Focus Home, guys that run it started out worse then ea has ever been. I think Sterling did a video on them once not entirely sure. best thing you can do when it comes to buying Nacon or FHI published games is check out used first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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