The creator of this Bigfoot game is considering changing Bigfoot's face after commenters said it's too human-like, but I'm entranced by it
I was startled awake this morning when the first email I opened confronted me with the image above: a smooth-faced, blue-eyed Bigfoot gazing contemplatively, or maybe pensively, at the press release that followed, the announcement of upcoming sasquatch sim Bigfoot Life.
Something about that rubber-mask face stupefied me—I also like Bigfoot's marching gait, seen in the trailer embedded below—but after seeing criticism of his Bigfoot's appearance online, the game's creator is considering reworking the cryptid's face.
Bigfoot Life is a solo project by developer Wesley Abrams, who's previously made games about hunting mushrooms, as well as an action adventure game called Spider Fox that he built for his son. He announced Bigfoot Life today and posted about it on the Bigfoot subreddit, where he's received some interesting replies.
One person, for instance, insisted that Abrams consult with Bigfoot scientists, because «it would be very important for you to have some accuracy in this or it will likely fail.» Abrams politely declined. He tells PC Gamer that he's researched Bigfoot encounters and watched many documentaries—on the day his son was born, he'd been sick with the flu and was «binge watching the Survivorman Bigfoot season»—but says that Bigfoot Life is «not an educational game about Bigfoot.»
Based on the trailer, it's about foraging for food, building shelter, stealing from campsites, avoiding being photographed by humans, and finding a Bigfoot mate—exactly what a Bigfoot scientist would tell you Bigfoot does, I bet.
The feedback Abrams is considering acting on are the comments about Bigfoot's appearance. «That might be the worst looking Bigfoot I have ever seen!» one commenter on Reddit said.
«I have gotten some feedback from Bigfoot fans that the face of Bigfoot doesn't look quite right and is maybe too human looking,» Abrams told me. «I always take feedback seriously, good or bad, so at the moment I am working on updating Bigfoot's face to make it look
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