Cody's PROBABLY right. (Gaming)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Friday, June 19, 2015, 18:14 (3444 days ago) @ Funkmon

I think you're jumping in to defend something that doesn't need defending while largely ignoring what Cody actually said.

Are the odds against a new, unproven game studio? Of course! And that's true regardless of their budget or team size! But Cody more or less wrote off a new, unproven studio that's less than a week old and has yet to announce any titles simply because they believe in being small! And he's doing so based on a quote from someone who has a ton of experience in the gaming industry. That's something quite different than talking about the ratio of good / memorable small games vs good / memorable big games made each year. And I think Cody absolutely deserves push back on what he actually said.

Consider these two questions:
1. Can a "cutting edge" game be made by a small team with a small budget?
2. Can a memorable game be made by a small team with a small budget?

If yes, then it seems way too early for anyone to be disappointed in Highwire Studios.