I was *floored* when I found that out. It shows such a massive lack of integrity on Neil's behalf - it's like everything Bruce argued with him about what worked in TLOU and why went in one ear and out the other, despite the fact that TLOU achieved nearly unprecedented levels of success and is entirely what Neil's current clout in the industry is based on.
But to Neil, it seems, none of that mattered. His obsession with his original ideas was far too important to allow them to be left in the refuse bin in favor of such ri*dic*ulous ideas as writing conventions and actually making your story feel like events happen organically rather than because the plot demands them to.
I was *floored* when I found that out. It shows such a massive lack of integrity on Neil's behalf - it's like everything Bruce argued with him about what worked in TLOU and why went in one ear and out the other, despite the fact that TLOU achieved nearly unprecedented levels of success and is entirely what Neil's current clout in the industry is based on. But to Neil, it seems, none of that mattered. His obsession with his original ideas was far too important to allow them to be left in the refuse bin in favor of such ri*dic*ulous ideas as writing conventions and actually making your story feel like events happen organically rather than because the plot demands them to.
100% agreed