Hell, if the article a while back is true, I’m still shocked Anthem came together as “good” as it did on launch.
Still, how the hell do you spend 5 years on “pre-production” and still have no good idea on what to do until you’re forced to make a demo? Even though the article clearly laid out how things happened, I’m still clueless.
Were you really expecting them to release it on time now that they’re changing Sonic’s design. That’s a helluva lot of crunch the CG artists would have to do.
“Everyone I talk to in this industry kind of acknowledges the fact that there is value in esports, but it is not nearly the value that is getting hyped these days.” Later, Fields would clarify that this value, and future value, “as of now, is optimistic at best and fraudulent at worst.”