Thomas Mahler has been making headlines this week. The game director of Ori and the blind forest i Ori and the will of the warnings offered some strong criticism to “snake oil sellers” on Wednesday via ResetEra, specifically targeting Peter Molyneux, No Man’s Sky i Cyberpunk 2077.
As you can imagine, this sparked a rather heated debate. Given that Will of the Wisps suffered noticeably from performance issues at launch, he has been accused of hypocrisy in various areas and criticized for a “reducing” point of view.
Since then, however, Mahler has apologized. Issue a statement using Twitter yesterday, he backed down in his previous comments and admitted he was “baffled”:
My intention was definitely not to hurt anyone, but to offer a start to discussion on current issues facing the industry. We all share a common love for this art form and we must always be respectful of each other. And I wasn’t yesterday.
Was Mahler right to apologize? Do you agree with his original points or was he wrong this time? Let us know below.