There are lots of really subtle things built into the game that are still waiting for gamers to discover them. I think we could have worked on the game for another year or so just adding all the other ideas we d come up with which would have made Messiah even more immersive and allowed more freedom. What is your idea of the perfect computer game. And to end on a hard one. There is a growing cynicism in the modern gamer.
Problem is that achieving that on the PC platform is almost an impossible task.
There are so many hardware configurations out there that it becomes a miracle if the latest PC title built on a new engine works for every single gamer right out of the jewel case. Usually when dealing with a completely new game engine, it takes a patch or two to make sure the game is compatible on most every system configuration it is installed on. I think one problem is the conception by some gamers that publishers are rushing their titles out the door even if they aren t ready to turn a quick buck. Nothing is more frustrating for both Shiny and Interplay than when someone has a compatibility issue with their hardware that has been previously tested and passed compatibility. It happens though, and it s an inherent problem in PC development.