With the release of Baldur's Gate 3 has come a wave of discourse about reasonable and fair expectations of modern game design and what different teams are, budget and size permitting, able to achieve in terms of complexity. Throwing fuel on the fire this week was IGN with a video that some say puts undue scrutiny on an indie dev--and not nearly enough on the consumer base that has high expectations for game performance with little consideration for context, circumstance, or the well-being of creators.
Addressing that topic this week is former Game Developer EIC Brandon Sheffield, who says the conversation didn't have to play out this way. Read his thoughts in this featured article over in our blog section.
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