10-21-2016, 12:23 PM
Ehrm... well, as much as it irks me to not gripe about Nintendo (or rather, their lawyers), I will refrain from doing so.
It's really interesting to see the different reactions of the game creators and the legal team, however. I'm sure it must be a special sort of thrill (talking more about the creators at Game Freak) to create something good enough that other people want to emulate it and make their own tributes, whether by art, fic, or games. And the legal team is just doing their job, protecting Nintendo's IP and just... well, doing what lawyers do best.
And... poor Twitch. Seriously, I've been in periods of high stress before where it's hard to function and even harder to make decisions that need to be made (I've seen a few people on Facebook suggest all the things that she and JV coulda-shoulda done better -- from personal experience, I can attest to the fact that such things are not that easy to see/say/do when you're actually in the situation) -- but I'm sure the threat of getting sued by a corporate giant must have been a whole 'nother level. I'm glad to hear they're both recovering and moving on, and I wish them both nothing but the best in their future careers. Their designs and story-writing skills are nothing short of phenomenal, and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for them.
As far as what this means for the future of Uranium in the hands of our new devs... this just emphasizes the point I made earlier that all these news outlets proclaiming the death of the game is a good thing. The last thing any of us here wants is for Nintendo to hear that the game is still very much alive and start putting the pressure on us again. Our new devs are doing such a good job of keeping things running (more or less) smoothly, and I'd hate to see that kind of stress put on them.
It's really interesting to see the different reactions of the game creators and the legal team, however. I'm sure it must be a special sort of thrill (talking more about the creators at Game Freak) to create something good enough that other people want to emulate it and make their own tributes, whether by art, fic, or games. And the legal team is just doing their job, protecting Nintendo's IP and just... well, doing what lawyers do best.
And... poor Twitch. Seriously, I've been in periods of high stress before where it's hard to function and even harder to make decisions that need to be made (I've seen a few people on Facebook suggest all the things that she and JV coulda-shoulda done better -- from personal experience, I can attest to the fact that such things are not that easy to see/say/do when you're actually in the situation) -- but I'm sure the threat of getting sued by a corporate giant must have been a whole 'nother level. I'm glad to hear they're both recovering and moving on, and I wish them both nothing but the best in their future careers. Their designs and story-writing skills are nothing short of phenomenal, and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for them.
As far as what this means for the future of Uranium in the hands of our new devs... this just emphasizes the point I made earlier that all these news outlets proclaiming the death of the game is a good thing. The last thing any of us here wants is for Nintendo to hear that the game is still very much alive and start putting the pressure on us again. Our new devs are doing such a good job of keeping things running (more or less) smoothly, and I'd hate to see that kind of stress put on them.
Phantom is my OTP~ 
