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by samstr 3674 days ago
I would love a set of new levels once a year, as an annual tradition at the start of the summer. Whatever new add-ons they create, I'll be paying for and downloading immediately. Such a great game. I replay it every few months (enough time for the levels to feel fresh)
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I've been starting to accept that we've moved into an "IP never dies" era. Seeing Batman reborn over and over, Ghostbusters coming back, all this DLC... I've started to think that you release one original version of something, and then if people love it you just keep doing re-releases forever.

Some people just like tradition and familiarity.

I used to be a little more upset about the lack of fresh IPs being created, but I'm relaxing lately. You can still put the bulk of your team on the big ambitious new game, but I no longer see a problem in having a small team that just focuses on regular DLC for an old property. Even if it's just an annual "Monument Valley 2017" release with some new stages. The world changes, why not let your game adapt a little.

It's almost like making a theme park with continuous admission than a game.

agreed, samstr. sounds like a plan.