I don't give a flying fig about any of the "controversy" surrounding this guy, since it has no bearing on his game, but this stuck out:
"We almost made it to Q1," Fish said. "We entered certification like two weeks ago, but we actually just failed it, which is kinda standard. Pretty much everybody fails their first cert."
People who make sloppy games fail their first cert. When our company submits a game, we make sure it passes the first time, every time. "First fail" strategies are generally a sign of dev or publisher who either a) doesn't know what they're doing when it comes to first-party standards compliance, or b) has a lot of money and doesn't mind resubmitting their game a bunch of times until it passes.
I'm guessing Column A. Game still looks cool, though.
"The problems are compounded by the absolutely baffling decision to orient riffs and solos horizontally rather than vertically, as your brain has gotten used to processing for the better part of a decade."
It's a sad state of affairs when a decade of derivative music games has apparently made gamers forget that musicians have been reading notes horizontally for thousands of years.
It was actually $1.99, and the charge was (supposedly) due to some sort of legal issue at the time that required an exchange of funds for the draft N technology. This is why people who bought their excessively expensive base station didn't have to pay extra for it.
Hahah! Former EA employee, here. One of the worst job experiences of my life. 60k starting pay? I dunno what fantasy land EA campus they were visiting, but if your idea of a dream job is low pay with brutal hours and a general sense of expendability, then by all means apply at your local campus! I'm sure they'd love to have you for a few months before they toss you into the rubbish bin.
This practice is fine until they refuse to exchange a defective product.
Bought a special edition of Gears of War at a Gamestop in the SF Bay Area, the only copies they had were gutted. Thinking nothing of it at the time, I brought the game home, only to find the title randomly crashing at various points during gameplay. Examining the disc revealed a fine scratch along its length. Back to Gamestop.
When I attempted to exchange it for another copy, they refused to do so on the grounds that the copy I bought was "opened", despite being sold to me in that condition as new.
Fezes are cool: An afternoon with Phil Fish
Mar 13th 2012 3:25PM (Joystiq)"We almost made it to Q1," Fish said. "We entered certification like two weeks ago, but we actually just failed it, which is kinda standard. Pretty much everybody fails their first cert."
People who make sloppy games fail their first cert. When our company submits a game, we make sure it passes the first time, every time. "First fail" strategies are generally a sign of dev or publisher who either a) doesn't know what they're doing when it comes to first-party standards compliance, or b) has a lot of money and doesn't mind resubmitting their game a bunch of times until it passes.
I'm guessing Column A. Game still looks cool, though.
Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing coming to XBLA and PSN
Oct 20th 2010 4:19PM (Joystiq)VO:OT is already on XBLA. With online support.
Rock of the Dead review: Frampton comes undead
Oct 11th 2010 9:18PM (Joystiq)"The problems are compounded by the absolutely baffling decision to orient riffs and solos horizontally rather than vertically, as your brain has gotten used to processing for the better part of a decade."
It's a sad state of affairs when a decade of derivative music games has apparently made gamers forget that musicians have been reading notes horizontally for thousands of years.
Halo 3 spawns juvenile mother puncher
Nov 1st 2007 6:15PM (Joystiq)Metareview: Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Sep 24th 2007 3:14PM (Joystiq)NHL 2K8 charges $5 to unlock feature already on game
Sep 20th 2007 2:54PM (Joystiq)Go cry about Apple somewhere relevant.
EA an awful place to work. Awful great!
May 17th 2007 3:48PM (Joystiq)Gamestop shenanigans sell open games as 'new'
Mar 25th 2007 5:12PM (Joystiq)Bought a special edition of Gears of War at a Gamestop in the SF Bay Area, the only copies they had were gutted. Thinking nothing of it at the time, I brought the game home, only to find the title randomly crashing at various points during gameplay. Examining the disc revealed a fine scratch along its length. Back to Gamestop.
When I attempted to exchange it for another copy, they refused to do so on the grounds that the copy I bought was "opened", despite being sold to me in that condition as new.
Much shouting was had before it was settled.