Amazing delusional quote, "But imagine — the game I can build with $140 million is going to be very different to the one I could build with $10 million."
Yes, it sounds like the $140 million game is not going to get made at all.
This is where the value of frugality really shines. The more money you have, the more bogged down in extra features and additional complexity you can get because of excess ambition or feeling of duty to your supporters.
It seems that because of overfunding, these guys are already suffering from the second-system effect even without having built a first system to begin with.
Yeah I think we're far past the gold-plating stage and into platinum-plating territory. At least they've delivered playable content to backers but expanding the scope so dramatically also dramatically increases the chances of never delivering.
Yes, it sounds like the $140 million game is not going to get made at all.