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I am really shocked how human GGG devs are.
They did their first Exilecon with streamers interviewing them, gave them topic and bunch of freedom in realizing it, and were treating them as a family during event.
They were making mistakes and showing natural emotions, were autentic. Chris' breking voice, annoyed Jonathan, dancing Neon, Sam, Edward, Nick and others so passionate about their work. Beautiful. Some statements were scripted but talks were free and even casual.
They made original card game, which was going all the time - they let people kill them while others were listening to talks. Multiple times, without calling authority! I don't know actually if I should mark it as good and humane, but people had fun, so it's good, I guess! (nobody died, as far as I know)
They've done so much great work with cosplays and props (map device, hanging man, Sin and Innocence's story on glass, The Actual Zana and Eihnar! deam)!
They had dinner with people, invited people to office, LET THEM TOUCH STUFF and ATE PIZZA WITH THEM!
They are working on mobile game without commercials! MOBILE! GAME! WITHOUT! COMMERCIALS! WHAT?!!?!?!
They are not afraid of admiting they screwed up and they were scared af of how people will react but did everything anyway. Chris was actually shaking when it came to stop the race and his voice was a mess. When I heard his first words after Ziggy said that there is something going to be announced, I was scared, that somebody got hurt or something really bad happen, he actually scared me).
And so so much more, I don't even know. It's like people making game, not company making game, people talking to other people, having fun and being human. And why am I thinking that this is so weird?! It's somehow bad!
I just hope that they'll live through that big sad hole everybody surely is feeling after those best days of their life (and probably some more flu), and make more of this beautiful game, because they love it so much more than I ever thought. All that love they are drawing now to themselves from amazed community is 100% deserved.
Ah, and more Exilecons in the far future would be amazing. Even though I haven't been there, I saw everything at home (f*cked up my sleep schedule so badly I was a mess at work even today) and was so happy for everyone there. This is next thing - they let us be a part of it for free. I mean, for soul, but you know what I mean.
I don't know, just wanted to say this 'out loud', cause scraps of it were floating in my mind for couple of days now.
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