| Angelus said: Honestly, if Wolfenstein 3 isn't in development, my guess would be that Machine Games simply doesn't wanna make it right now. It's easy enough to say it was planned years ago, when Bethesda was operating under the status quo, like...sure, of course you're gonna keep making games in a decently popular franchise. It's safe. But Bethesda under MS can afford to let it's devs have a bit more creative leash. MS isn't gonna force them into pumping out sequels to anything just because. Machine Games might simply have other ideas for projects that they're currently more passionate about than making Wolfenstein 3. |
That's true, and I can definitely see getting bored of working on Wolfenstein after 10 straight years of nothing but Wolfenstein (2009-2019), but it is also a disappointing decision for the fans of the series. You should never just leave your fanbase hanging after releasing 2 games in a planned trilogy, even if you are bored and want to work on something else. And if you do really need that break of working on something else, it should be a one game only break, you definitely shouldn't do 2 different games in a row (Indiana Jones and whatever this new game is) before going back to finish out the trilogy you left fans hanging on.
Square did the same thing with the Adam Jensen Deus Ex trilogy, failing to put the 3rd game into development after the 2nd game didn't meet their usual outrageously high sales expectations, and then having them do 3 in a row that were different (Shadow of the Tomb Raider and The Avengers co-development with Crystal Dynamics, and Guardians of the Galaxy by themselves). Thankfully, the final game in that trilogy is now back in development again thanks to Square selling Eidos to Embracer Group. Let's just hope it's development survives Embracer Group's upcoming purge of studios and projects they don't think will make money, in the wake of their $2b dollar deal falling through. We so far only have confirmation that Crystal Dynamics won't be effected by Embracer's purge.
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 15 June 2023
