>>12147273
HL2 is way too slow to introduce new mechanics and enemies. The devs assume you're retarded and have to ease you into a mechanic over 30 minutes, then change it slightly over the next 30 minutes. By the time the expansions come out they assume you're already familiar with them.

Pic rel gets meme'd a lot, but there's another dev commentary saying that one play tester drowned in a puddle. They're the reason the game is so slow.

>>544896715
>I remember when play testers were a real job
No.

Reminder that the guy from the pic turned out to be a retarded redditor, this is who games pander to.
having to be guided = reddit, low iq
no need to be guided = 4chan, high iq
simple as

>>721051201
>Do game devs think the average gamer is stupid?
they are

>>716330830
>mr. bossman during our playtests players were confused why they didn't get rewarded imminently for doing the good-boy thing
Lowest common denominator.

Is it impossible for AAA to have good complex level design? When's the last time you played AAA where the levels weren't either linear lines or open empty fields of nothing? Even nuDoom couldn't get proper levels

>>716112348
Valve focus tests their games into the ground. It's a common practice that's been happening for years.

>>714300490
This is why yellow paint exists.