Bear Simulator, that was fed on $100,000 Kickstarter cash after requesting $30,000, has been put to sleep. Unlike many light-hearted Kickstarter sims, however, the update announcing its demise comes over honest, honourable and sad, if your little naive.
On Sunday, John Farjay, the only developer, asserted that he could be putting the project aside because Bear Simulator "didn't possess a great reception" and admitting he feels he's "not skilled enough to create the game much better than it currently is".
Exposure towards the Steam market and also the unfiltered opinions of their many participants could be enough to dampen most developers' enthusiasm (our very own Chris Livingstone was unenthused about his ursine experience) however the reality has hit Farjay particularly hard. The closing comment is bleak, reading like a passion snuffed out despite 79% positive reviews on Steam: "Must do this PC game dev thing wrong since it is way too hard to remain happy and productive."
At the same time frame, those negative reviews cite deficiencies in communication like a large problem, along with alleging the negative posts were being deleted or flagged as abusive by Farjay himself. It sounds just like a case of frustration and disillusionment creating a situation worse of computer had to be, even prompting the kind of Cliff Bleszinski to consider notice.
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On Sunday, John Farjay, the only developer, asserted that he could be putting the project aside because Bear Simulator "didn't possess a great reception" and admitting he feels he's "not skilled enough to create the game much better than it currently is".
Exposure towards the Steam market and also the unfiltered opinions of their many participants could be enough to dampen most developers' enthusiasm (our very own Chris Livingstone was unenthused about his ursine experience) however the reality has hit Farjay particularly hard. The closing comment is bleak, reading like a passion snuffed out despite 79% positive reviews on Steam: "Must do this PC game dev thing wrong since it is way too hard to remain happy and productive."
At the same time frame, those negative reviews cite deficiencies in communication like a large problem, along with alleging the negative posts were being deleted or flagged as abusive by Farjay himself. It sounds just like a case of frustration and disillusionment creating a situation worse of computer had to be, even prompting the kind of Cliff Bleszinski to consider notice.
http://blog.bizbilla.com/game-is-good/user/show/2717/bear-simulator-enters-permanent-hibernation
http://www.bizbilla.com/