Redfall Credits Include A Message To Players Detailing Difficult Development
Redfall launched last week and it's probably fair to say it didn't exactly receive the warmest welcome. Expectations were high since Arkane rarely releases anything that isn't a well-loved hit, but in the eyes of most, Redfall is a rare miss for the studio. It seems the team behind it was expecting backlash, to an extent, as players who make it to the end of Redfall's story will find a thank you message from Arkane detailing just how difficult it has been to make this game happen.
Highlighted by Idle Sloth, the thank you from Arkane appears during Redfall's credits, and it includes a number of reasons explaining why Redfall's road to launch was a bumpy one. “In order to bring Redfall to life, we endured so much together – the pandemic, global upheaval, and a once in a century ice storm that shut down Austin, TX for a couple of weeks,” the message reads.
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“The final result is a testament to the people who labored for years on the game, obsessing over every aspect.” It's also interesting to note the opening paragraph of the message which mentions Arkane's attempts to stick to what it's known for when creating Redfall (innovative game mechanics and terrific world-building) while also incorporating elements it doesn't have a lot of experience with, like four-player co-op and an open world mission structure.
Whether the thank you was put there through fear the game wouldn't be received well or not, it doesn't appear to have made Redfall players more sympathetic to Arkane's efforts. The replies to the post above mostly label the message as a list of excuses, highlighting that the studio faced the same hurdles as most other triple-A studios during development.
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