Penny Arcade unsympathetic to Troika

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:56 pm

[Company -> Update] - More info on <a href="http://wikipocalypse.duckandcover.cx/in ... tle=Troika Games">Company: Troika Games</a>

In their most recent update, <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/">Penny Arcade!</a>
have written a short bit about <a href="http://www.troikagames.com">Troika</a>. There's no new information, but
the opinion is an interesting one, which I'm drifting towards agreeing
with.

<blockquote>It sounds as though Troika
is no more, or at any rate they are liquidating everything in their
offices, so if they are still coherent as a developer presumably
their next game involves sitting in a bare room. Troika (for those of
you with a concussion) is the little company that couldn't, producing
games of marvelous, unprecedented promise coupled with epic lapses in
technical execution. The company was a hole that great ideas crawled
half-way out of, so I hope you'll pardon me if I don't dab the corner
of my eye with a handkerchief and try to look strong. There were
undeniably talented people there. Hopefully they'll end up someplace
where that kind of thing matters.

</blockquote>
I think that sums up a lot of my recent feelings toward the company. I
can honestly say, I haven't played a single one of their games through
to completion: the nearest I got was the end boss in Arcanum. I won't go as far as saying 'no more free rides', though.

Thanks MrSmileyFaceDude for the news tip.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:16 pm

It seems to me Troika tried to build a business by trying to appeal to the hardcore RPG market, and had the business crumble because they expected customers to tolerate extremely buggy titles. It's a very Derek Smart approach to game developmet - "It's full of bugs, but you should play it because it's the only game like this!"

They certainly have no sympathy from me.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:27 pm

Well, the result is the same as if they pulled a Derek Smart, but I think they sound less suspicious, and look like they have good intentions.

Edit - You can put everything to the past tense.

jiujitsu · Post by **jiujitsu** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:12 am

Didn't you just get to 5k posts like two weeks ago, Sauron?

How do you post so much?!

Oh yea, RIP Troika and all that.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:15 am

I don't think PA seemed hostile to Troika, more bitter that they didn't live up to what they, and all of us I presume, think they could have been.

At least he wished them well and pointed out they were talented. He didn't kick them when they were down from what I could tell.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:23 pm

jiujitsu wrote:Didn't you just get to 5k posts like two weeks ago, Sauron?

How do you post so much?!

Everyone says that.