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[Draugoth]

Daedalic Entertainment is shutting down internal game development and shifting to publishing. Development for their next Lord of the Rings game ( a Gollum sequel in dev since mid-2022) is halted.

Daedalic Entertainment schließt Entwicklungs-Abteilung (Update) - GamesWirtschaft.de

Gollum und die Folgen: Der Hamburger Spiele-Publisher Daedalic Entertainment gibt die interne Spiele-Entwicklung auf.

www.gameswirtschaft.de

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

I won't say "deserved" because loss of job is always sad, but stopping making games is really the best they can do right now.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[johncaveman12]

I won't say "deserved" because loss of job is always sad, but stopping making games is really the best they can do right now.

Well said. The game is a flying pile of shit but I hope the team can move on and find opportunities in the future to do better.

 

[jhjfss]

 

[Sleepwalker]

Why was a sequel being developed in the first place? 1 gollum game is too much for this timeline to handle

 

[Draugoth]

 

[DonJorginho]

Still sad to see people lose their jobs and i feel for those affected but hopefully they take this experience into their future work and learn the importance of putting effort into your works & releasing quality products.

 

[graywolf323]

that’s unfortunate, obviously Gollum wasn’t good but Daedalic has developed good games before like Deponia, Edna & Harvey, Silence, etc.

 

[Hudo]

That's sad. They were one of the few devs left who know how to make 2D point-and-click adventure games.

 

[nightmare-slain]

That sucks but it's so crazy that one game fucking killed them. Hopefully those who are losing their jobs find somewhere to go.

Why was a sequel being developed in the first place? 1 gollum game is too much for this timeline to handle

In Middle Earth they have second breakfast so why not second Gollum game?

 

[Drizzlehell]

 

[Stuart360]

This actually sucks as Daedalic go way back on PC, and made some good games, good graphic adventures and point and clicks etc.

It also shows just how much studios are living on a knife edge these days where one bad game can kill a whole 17 year old studio.

It sucks really as another long time studio is gone, although Gollum really is one of the worst games in recent years, so it is what it is.

 

[solidus12]

 

[adamsapple]

I wish the developers well.

That being said.

Man did they make a literal turd.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Oh NO! Gollum was myGOTY.. was looking forward to the sequel... imaginary pre-order canceled.

I won't say "deserved" because loss of job is always sad, but stopping making games is really the best they can do right now.

Never got his sentiment...

Some jobs deserve to be lost... paying anyone actual money to do actual work is not a charity. If I pay someone to clean my place and they do a piss poor job of it, should I keep paying them because I don't want them to be jobless?

This game was so bad... that if I were ever hiring devs to work on a game and I see this game on their CV... it would disqualify them.

 

[balls of snow]

I will always have state of mind.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Daedalic Entertainment is shutting down internal game development and shifting to publishing. Development for their next Lord of the Rings game ( a Gollum sequel in dev since mid-2022) is halted.

Daedalic Entertainment schließt Entwicklungs-Abteilung (Update) - GamesWirtschaft.de

Gollum und die Folgen: Der Hamburger Spiele-Publisher Daedalic Entertainment gibt die interne Spiele-Entwicklung auf.

www.gameswirtschaft.de

Imagine doing OK playing to your strengths and releasing a quality adventure games, then deciding to bet your studio’s future on something you have no expertise in and failing.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

It also shows just how much studios are living on a knife edge these days where one bad game can kill a whole 17 year old studio.

It is most likely a game that had a budget multiple times that of their regular offerings and instantly erased all the slim profits they had. See my post above.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Daedalic made some pretty good point and clicks. They found a niche then abandoned it.

 

[Stuart360]

It is most likely a game that had a budget multiple times that of their regular offerings and instantly erased all the slim profits they had. See my post above.

Oh i have no doubt they probably went all in on this, but we have seen this before with one bad game shutting down smaller studios, sometimes even when that game has sold 'ok'.

 

[Clear]

Never got his sentiment...

Some jobs deserve to be lost... paying anyone actual money to do actual work is not a charity. If I pay someone to clean my place and they do a piss poor job of it, should I keep paying them because I don't want them to be jobless?

This game was so bad... that if I were ever hiring devs to work on a game and I see this game on their CV... it would disqualify them.

Brain-dead take. Bad games tend to be the product of management failure, and guess who gets to keep their jobs in situations like this?

 

[Spyxos]

I liked the Deponia games, but never finished this series.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Brain-dead take. Bad games tend to be the product of management failure, and guess who gets to keep their jobs in situations like this?

Nonsense...

Its easy to always blame upper management.

Its unfortunate that said upper-management gets to keep their jobs.. as far as I am concerned... when I see a game that is this bad across the entire board. It was not even like it was good in a single area. Not music, not performance, not animation, not graphics... NOTHING.

Nope... I am axing that entire team.

Even the janitor gets the ax too. Just by association.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Not

Not good, their adventure games were excellent.

 

[FeralEcho]

This îs so sad...I loved their Deponia games,they were great at point and click games,they needed to stick to what they did best but i can see how they must've thought a LOTR game would elevate their status...too bad they picked Gollum as a main character for their game and delivered it in such poor state...

 

[SJRB]

The videogame industry is a cruel one, but honestly their latest game was overwhelmingly, outrageously bad and should never have made it past its concept phase.

There is no way they didn't realize this themselves. Maybe one day we find out what happened with this game.

 

[damidu]

they should have made a 2d point and click gollum adventure.
hopefully they’ll keep publishing such games

 

[Kilau]

I’ll miss all their future The Lord of the Ring game.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

hold on hold on hold on hold on hold on...

wait a minute...

you mean to tell me...

that they've been working on a SEQUEL to gollum for the past year??

LMAOOOOOOOO my sides are in the firmament

 

[LordCBH]

Good.

Sucks for those who were laid off, but holy shit Gollum was so bad.

 

[MiguelItUp]

The studio bit off more than it could chew with Gollum, and it's really unfortunate. A lot of people really enjoyed their point and click adventures.

 

[kruis]

Why was a sequel being developed in the first place? 1 gollum game is too much for this timeline to handle

It wasn't a Gollum sequel, it was a second game set in the LotR universe featuring a different character.

Daedalic Entertainment Has Another Lord of the Rings | GameWatcher

Daedalic Entertainment's second Lord of the Rings game is set to launch before the end of August 2024, according to Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

www.gamewatcher.com

 

[Thief1987]

When asked, Daedalic confirmed that 25 of the more than 90 employees are affected

With the development arm so small who tf even decided to put devs with no expertise to make "AAA" action-adventure game.

 

[Fools idol]

There is no money to be made in point and click adventure games anymore, the niche is far too small.

Unfortunate for them that their last effort went into a dud.

 

[Gudji]

Gollum sequel?

 

[Kurotri]

Since this is a German studio I feel obligated to say this:

Und kommt ja nicht wieder!

 

[phant0m]

when you take an L so hard you have to leave the business.....

 

[Mossybrew]

Game so bad it killed a studio, not something you see every day. But really, these people probably shouldn't be making games.

 

[Fake]

 

[Thief1987]

Going by this post on reee, Gollum was more like a desperation move that become a final killing blow for the studio, which was on a sharp downward spiral for years prior

 

[yet_another_alt]

What was Daedalic even thinking when they picked Gollum? They should have just honored Tolkien's wishes.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I like the Gollum game. It's too bad they won't be around to patch the technical issues, at least.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Crazy they had the strategic view to not only release a crappy game based on Gollum, but also a sequel in the works too.

I guess some people at Daedalic sure like Gollum.

 

[Sentenza]

It went THAT bad, uh?

 

[justiceiro]

Oh NO! Gollum was myGOTY.. was looking forward to the sequel... imaginary pre-order canceled.



Never got his sentiment...

Some jobs deserve to be lost... paying anyone actual money to do actual work is not a charity. If I pay someone to clean my place and they do a piss poor job of it, should I keep paying them because I don't want them to be jobless?

This game was so bad... that if I were ever hiring devs to work on a game and I see this game on their CV... it would disqualify them.

They made plenty of good games before, one bad game is enough to close down everything?

In the end, this was more of a mismanagement problem, but as always, those who don't call the shots are the first to be cut.

 

[CortexVortex]

Feel sad for the devs.
They made some really amazing games but now they will just be remembered as the studio that made Gollum.

 

[Patrick S.]

Since this is a German studio I feel obligated to say this:

Und kommt ja nicht wieder!

Meddl off!

 

[Wildebeest]

Transition from 2d to 3d still taking down game studios. I didn't think their adventure games were that well-designed, but point and click adventure game fans can be very forgiving if their nostalgia buttons are pushed correctly.