![]() Progress has really accelerated since 2013." And you look at it, and it's every bit as good and beautiful as any other game you can get right now. "So that did not exist when that article was written. Gesturing to a projection of a demo of the game which showed the player character in a space city surrounded by buildings with, quite frankly, gorgeous snow particle effects, Chin added: "We let people look at this, like this screen right here of Microtech and the snow that's going on. If you're going to go and talk to ex-employees who are disgruntled then you're going to sometimes have that happen." "We're doing something no one else is doing. "Look at the game," said Erin Roberts, the 52-year-old chief development officer. Speaking to 20 former employees of Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), Chris Roberts' company that is developing the game, the article dove deep into the chaotic work environment and pulled the curtain back on what was tripping up the game's development. While it rubbished claims that the game was a fraud, it attributed its rocky development road to "incompetence and mismanagement on a galactic scale". The report that came up during our discussion was a scathing expose by Forbes in May 2019. Preferring to let the game "speak for us", Chin said they don't ever respond to negative comments on forums or negative reports in the media. "There's the saying that no publicity is bad publicity, but even our bad publicity is good for us." He also observed this spike happens "anytime there's something negative about us" and people actually go on to recommend the game to their friends. I can't believe it.' Or how can we still be taking money from people? Now when it hits r/gaming on Reddit, people are saying like, 'Oh, that's Star Citizen. "Four years ago, people were saying, 'Oh, this game is a scam. There's scepticism around the project 100 per cent."Īs the senior vice-president of marketing, Chin (along with director of community Tyler Witken) is always tuned into community sentiments and claimed that it "has never ever been higher". The tumultuous and troubled history of Star Citizen runs deep but the developers are unperturbed by it when we asked them about it recently when they were in town for Bar Citizen (a fan event for the game's community).Įlliott Chin, 49, said: "You know what's been said about us and people say it was a scam. One backer even tried, unsuccessfully, to sue the game to get his money back. Additionally, some ships in Star Citizen can cost over a thousand dollars. ![]() However, these items are usually sold before it's completed and ready for players to use. In Star Citizen, players can buy ships and even digital real estate. That's not all - the game has also come under fire for its questionable microtransactions. The game promises a star-studded cast including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson, Andy Serkis and Ben Mendelsohn. Yet, Star Citizen is still in alpha after close to a decade (though it has released playable components and builds since August 2013) and no release date is in sight.Īdditionally, its single-player campaign Squadron 42 has gone dark for now with Roberts declaring in December 2020 that it's best not to show gameplay publicly or discuss a release date "until we are closer to the home stretch". It also saw an infusion of cash with private funding in 2018 and according to various media reports, has raised more than US$500 million (S$679 million) as of September 2022. The game started off with a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012 - no doubt due to its creator, prolific game developer Chris Roberts - and has continued crowdfunding efforts over the years. ![]() Milder comments might range from a joke about it perpetually being in alpha while harsher criticisms label it as a scam. However, unlike most upcoming big titles that usually garner hype through positive word-of-mouth publicity, Star Citizen's reputation has taken a beating. Mention the multiplayer space simulator game Star Citizen and even the most unfamiliar gamers would have heard something about it.
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