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dsemy@lemm.ee 3 months agoIt’s a good game, but you should know ZA/UM (the studio behind the game) was sold under suspicious cirucmstances; the lead designer and other major memebrs are no longer part of the studio (they sued, but it didn’t go anywhere). Personally I wouldn’t give them any money.
ActionHank@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
I really don’t understand. Can someone divulge the circumstances or is this all just hearsay? IP law really isn’t all that complicated. Its been in practice for a long time, and generally things only need to go to court when one of the parties didn’t do some basic homework. If the court didn’t rule in the author’s favor I find it hard to believe the author didn’t legitimately give up their rights to that IP.
dsemy@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Four prominent members left at once, including the lead designer and the game’s artist. They claimed the studio was acquired through a fraudulent purchase and went to court (and the suit was dismissed). There are many more details, look it up if you want to know more.
The studio has since laid off 25% and cancelled a standalone expansion to Disco Elysium and and its sequel.
ActionHank@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Weird. I will look into it. I just hope the primary creators don’t allow this to keep them from creating more. It’d be tragic if it prevented them from every creating anything else. That game is legendary, and I’d be surprised if they had much trouble finding support. They could literally early access a page on steam that says nothing other than. “we want to create another CRPG, but we need some cash” and id buy it.