Report strong problems with the new game of Ken Levine

Ghost Story Games, LLC is an American video game developer based in Westwood, Massachusetts, as well as led by Ken Levine. The workshop is the rebranding of Irrational Games as introduced in February 2017, and while still the very same business subsidiary under Take-Two Interactive, the rebranding was taken into consideration a new beginning by the creators as they relocate into extra rising narrative-driven titles contrasted to the bigger titles they had made under Irrational.

Ken Levine is recognized as one of the most important developers in the industry. Levine is responsible for games like system shock 2, bios hock and bios hock infinite. However, for eight years that we have not seen something new from the part of him, and this is because the current project has faced an extremely complicated development, and has caused the departure of the Half of the employees of his study.

After the closure of Irrational Games in 2014, Levine formed Ghost Story Games with the aim of creating an extremely ambitious narrative game. To achieve this, the developer began a small team, which was communicated directly with Take-Two, a parent company owner of this study, and thus have the budget of an AAA study, and the freedom of one Indie. However, a new report by Bloomberg has revealed that this project has been a nightmare for all those involved.

Originally, the next LEVINE game was to be available in 2017. However, the project has been constantly delayed, in part to prevent employees from being subjected to the Crunch, but this is also due to how difficult it is Work with a developer who wants to perfect up to the smallest detail. According to current and ex-workers from Ghost Story Games:

Levine is a defective manager who often complicates the communication of his vision and alien or intimidated to the subordinates who challenge him or do not meet his expectations.

In 2014, he began the development of a new game, which has a central idea a LEGO narrative, which would develop as more decisions are carried out by the player. This is how this concept describes:

The idea was that the experience of each person with the game was unique. The characters would react differently depending on the actions of a player, and they would be pushed into different scenarios every time they play. It was a concept that the team thought it could stand out from other games.

The ambition and perfection that Levine seeks is not the only grille that loads Ghost Story Games. Several workers have pointed out that Levine has changed his mind about his game after having played EAD CELLS and OVID BASTARDS, the degree to which he has asked developers to implement elements of these titles in the current project of the.

However, it seems that the biggest problem faced by the study is Levine himself and his desire for perfection. According to Giovanni Pasterns, one of the first employees of the company, Principal's proposals were interesting, but the reduced team and the constant change in delivery dates have been a problem. This was what Pasterns said:

Ideas and ambitions were great. But the scope simply grew and grew without worrying about the ability of the team to do so before our 2017 autumn deadline. Ken wanted to make a triple A game with an 'economic' equipment size. I was never going to happen.

For its part, Andrés González, a founding member, has pointed out that:

The type of game that is being explored does not agree well with the creative process that is being used.

While some workers have pointed out that there is finally a clearer direction for the project, there is still no name or launch window for this work. Hopefully all the problems surrounding Ghost Story Games are solved as soon as possible.

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Editor's note:

While it is true that developers like Ken Levine are talented and their search for perfection have delivered games that have redefined the industry, it is also true that their practices such as bosses and leaders leave a lot to be desired and put at risk of many people's work plus.