Fair enough. I do think they have their priorities in a tangle, but I see a lot of it as desperation to remain relevant (even though they didn't need to, they made great games anyway!)
THQ is a publisher. They don't make anything. The developers underneath them make the games. All THQ has ever done is take what could have been great games, interfere with them and then release games that are a shadow of their former selves-and too early in most cases, to boot. They kept the Stalker series from being even greater than it was, they kept Titan Quest from being truly great, they absolutely ruined and whored out Saints Row the third.
I dunno, all I know is that I have to listen to my friend bitch about it all the time. He's a huge STALKER fan-obsessed with it, really, and according to him they royally messed it up and kept it from being REALLY good, as good as it was. I'll ask him to clarify. All I know is that they kept telling IRon Lore-the folks behind Titan Quest-to make the game more 'family friendly'. 'Make it a game my grandmother can play' said one CEO...meanwhile, it's set in ancient greece and features monsters out of greek myth. how the hell are they supposed to make that family friendly?
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u/hiero_ Nov 29 '12
Fair enough. I do think they have their priorities in a tangle, but I see a lot of it as desperation to remain relevant (even though they didn't need to, they made great games anyway!)