"My poor baby": As Risk of Rain 2's first Gearbox-made DLC takes a hammer to the beloved roguelike, the game's original programmer fears it "must have been rushed out"
Risk of Rain 2 programmer weighs in on Seekers of the Storm
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Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm, the hit roguelike’s firstGearboxSoftware-developed DLC as well as the first major update sincethe house of Borderlands acquired the IPalmost two years ago, has done the opposite of what everyone hoped. This was Gearbox’s chance to prove itself afteran axed mobile game made a bad first impressionfor Risk of Rain’s new shepherd, butSeekers of the Storm has not only fallen short of expectations, it’s also saddled the core game with technical issues that can make it virtually unplayable. Gearbox representatives have been vocal and candid about the state of the game and plans to fix it, but the damage is done and the optics are undeniable: a big company, which has put out plenty of good games before and should know better, acquired a beloved indie game and now it’s busted.
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