Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 1

[Gasjockey]

Frictional Games is not making games to get some extra bucks. They are not EA!
They make games because they love it and they wanted to present us some good stuff.
They also don't need extra bucks for their next title. They earned enough money with TDD.
When you remember, they have created Penumbra without any bucks.
Games are expensive, but it's possible to work efficient. The money doesn't have any influence on the quality of the game. The only thing what is important are the devs itself.

I know, after Amnesia was successful, they will have greater expectations with the next title. But it's not a must, that they will have it. You can not always be more successful every time than before, you also can make a lost. But I think, they earn more money than a normal worker and that's enough to make games. I mean, games like Penumbra, without any budget, should be sufficient.

Money has lots of influence on the game, especially when it's a proper game being worked on fulltime. One of the main things that held Amnesia back was just that, a lack of money and time. While it is true that a studio without money can create amazing games, they will often have to work in their free time, using nonoptimal tools and software, and have to rely on an external publisher that could possibly restrict their creativity and/or refrain from releasing the game on the grounds that it "wouldn't sell enough". While it would be very nice if money weren't an issue, the reality for now is that it is. Besides, it's not like anyone's complaining, is it? Another Amnesia game, even if not developed by Frictional, is a good thing. Also, success is not measured in coin. Success is how well you've reached your goals, so unless your only goal is to earn money (for some weird reason, I don't think that's the case with FG) money does not shape up as a form of quantification. Just making it clear for you.