As lovers of video games here at our humble community, Culture of Gaming, we not only love new games. We can’t wait for sequels to those new games.
The story in part 3 of Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog's The Last of Us series may explore a "congregation of immune people."
Former Naughty Dog artist Gabriel Betancourt explains why the "sweet spot" for game teams is under 200 people and how AAA "factories" kill creativity.
There’s definitely some truth to this. When teams get too large, coordination starts to outweigh creativity—layers of approval, risk aversion, and tight deadlines can turn bold ideas into “safe” ones. Keeping a team under ~200 people sounds ideal for maintaining clear communication and a shared vision. That said, massive AAA projects also come with huge technical demands and expectations, so scaling up isn’t always avoidable. The real challenge is figuring out how to keep that small-team creativity alive inside big studio structures.
More than that, it's logistically untenable. Inevitably, when teams get too large, how do you keep tabs on accountability? I suspect this massive team size is a consequence of the perfectionism streak Naughty Dog has.
I wish we could have so many people working on something and it turns out great because I'm all for collaboration in spirit - the problem is too many people as part of the larger team and smaller units. Suppose for example that you have too many people in the art department; you will very often come up against fiercely competing visions for how things should look. That competitive vision will cause friction between team members, team doesn't work as a unit, the back and forth can further delay parts that the other departments are waiting for, etc etc.
A 200-person team says, to me, that we need to scale back game development. Even if it means we go back to PS2 era costs and scale, why not? Those games are still great fun, the budgets were in check, and you could literally break the 200-man team into like 10 20-man teams working on different projects.
The Last of Us Part I PS5 review covering visuals, combat feel, accessibility, performance modes, and whether it is really worth the asking price of $69.99.
The Last of Us deserves a sequel as the world is still filled with interesting stories to tell that one game can't completely tell. And the interesting part of the story being based on real cordyceps fungus. Not just another zombie story or zombie game. That Naughty Dog magic.
Metal Gear could live on under the right leadership. Konami just doesn't have that leadership to do it. So they are instead, cashing in on the excellent work of Hideo Kojima and his team. Kojima is a gaming legend. Policenauts, Snatcher, Boktai to get kids ouside.(something Nintendo would do),Zone of the Enders. A Japanese guy with a Western Japanese style that is very knowledgeable about what's going on in the world. Glad Sony recognized his talents and picked him up.
Final Fantasy was never a series that was a direct sequel to the previous one. So, there could always be sequels. I'ts just that Square is so different after losing its lead creator, merged with Enix that changed their direction and have become lazy as they would rather keep milking the same universe than tell more stories. Even if using the same assets saves them money, FFXIII wore out its welcome. And multiplatform sure didn't help its quality. Make a great game first and put your best effort into it before porting it or spreading it around. I don't even think the Japanese take the day off for FF releases anymore because it has become ho hum.
“The sequel may also completely undermine character development and growth from the first game. An example includes Final Fantasy X’s sequel, X-2.”
FFX-2 didn’t undermine any character development. It explored how these characters would live in a world that no longer has to worry about Sin and therefore not as religiously dogmatic.
ND knows how to tell cliche zombie story or treasure hunting into a masterful story. That's why we love them. Story doesn't need to be new and innovative. It has to be simple but impactful. That's what differentiate ND from others. The last of us 2 defo is worth it !!!
TLOU i was allways hoping for sequel but now i see better if there will be no part 2. Part 2 is sjw cancer.
More jealousy induced propaganda from the xbots... You guys should be spamming pathological liar phils twitter and face book asking him why the 5 new studios have nothing to show on the BEAST!.