Quote:The thread was nice, but in all honesty it was probably about time for a new one anyways. There's really nothing left to discuss until new information is revealed, as what material we do have to ponder has been analyzed to death or simply doesn't have enough depth to warrant much critical discussion.
I do agree that the mods are no better than the "offending" users...chastising them for asking simple (oftentimes hard pressed and necessary) questions. Even if sometimes, said was done quite belligerently.
Like why the development team is so mum, or how they have failed (time and time) again to live up to self set deadlines or promises to the fan base. If there is an issue, just tell us. Don't hide in the shadows for weeks at a time and then come out with some bull about processing issues.
Just because they are an "indie" development team doing this out of the "goodness" of their hearts doesn't excuse them from dangling carrots in front of fans and then eating it themselves. Sounds to me like they are being lazy and self serving, really, and extraordinarily unprofessional. Which, sadly, doesn't bode well for the proposed quality of the title. Neither does the fact that this project has switched heads...what, four, five times already? It all comes across as very disjointed and certainly not at all promising.
Their "technical processing issues" for the video are a crock of malarkey. I mean, why even tell us about a supposed upcoming video when it can't be made clear when or if it will be released? First it was "by or around New Years". That came and went. Then they were having "technical issues" with uploading. (Which, for anyone who has ever uploaded a video to Youtube will know, usually doesn't persist for longer than say, a day or two. Uploading a video, especially a short, at max ten min trailer, takes what...no more than thirty minutes on even the worst of computers?)
Shanemesa and such then continuously tease and berate fans via twitter concerning said video and its "issues", refusing to acknowledge their shortcomings or explain to disappointed fans why or what exactly is stalling their progress. Clues, oh, the stupid little hints and clues. Which have led to....wait for it!...nothing at all.
...THEN it turns out...that, hey! According to Pastel, project manager/head honcho, they haven't even compiled enough "worthwhile footage" FOR the video in question. Which means it was never finished in the first place, or perhaps even started. Certainly never uploaded. Can't upload a video that doesn't exist/isn't finished! Which means there never were "processing issues" to begin with...
(Edit - and really, how the heck does the friggin' DEV TEAM not "have enough footage" of their own game? Aren't they the ones who, I dunno, have all access passes to every location, line of script, and musical track present in the game?)
People stayed up late for that video. They lost sleep over it. Fans questioned such on here and the SM.NET topic only to be met with ridicule and abuse, when they are questions that NEED to be asked. If it was never in a state of completion or enough footage hadn't been compiled to even make the video, they never should have told us about it in the first place.
It's pretty terrible that they can't live up to their promises or deadlines, and only acknowledge such weeks after the shit storm passes. "oh but wait" says the aforementioned SM.NET moderators, "they dun own you nuffin they are spending good free tim of theirs on this". Don't owe us anything? After promising and delaying, denying and hiding? Sure, they don't owe us their time, or good will. But they do owe us proper explanations when said expectations reach a fever pitch and then are subsequently dashed, ignored, or forgotten. This isn't the game of the century, guys. Man up and tell fans what the hell is going on.
The straight up lying to fans? Inexcusable.
All I can say is...it better be a HELLUVA good teaser for rejected fans to even fathom pardoning this sort of behavior.

(02-10-2015, 12:19 AM)Iceman404 Wrote: I will keep this thread from sinking, I swear to God.

(02-25-2015, 09:54 AM)Kosheh Wrote: One good thing though, this soundtrack is completely fucking bonkers and I love it. I've never played an Earthbound game through; is this what the soundtrack is actually like?

(03-03-2015, 05:36 AM)Goemar Wrote: I still seem to have this feeling it's all going to fall through and become nothing - or be the shortest "it was ok" game which everyone forgets about in a few months.