The reviews Elysium syndrome

[Klarden]

See the bright side. Amnesia's popularity as the scariest game ever made will probably boost a Machine for Pigs.

No. The idolization of TDD is one of the reasons, people are backlashing against Machine and one of the reasons there is a strong (but small against the idolization) backlash against TDD itself. The insane popularity because of silly people acting scared on camera was both a lot of luck and a curse for TDD and Frictional. On one hand, Amnesia and Frictional finally got the respect, success and sales they deserved since Penumbra: Overture. On the other hand, *everything* they do, or somehow connected to what they do will now be scrutinized in the worst possible way.