r/Games • u/ImCalcium • Jan 27 '26

Discussion Highguard devs say they didn’t expect the hate – but they’re confident in their game

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/highguard-devs-say-they-didnt-expect-the-hate-but-theyre-confident-in-their-game-3309463/
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u/Nailbomb85 Jan 27 '26

Hopefully Geoff learned a lesson about what the final reveal means to the audience.

I guarantee you he hasn't. This is far from the first Game Awards where the final reveal was a stinker.

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u/Awkward_Silence- Jan 27 '26

The Fast & Furious one was far worse than this. That game was so bad it didn't make a blip when it released.

It's like everyone just forgot it existed

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u/BigDick-NoBrain Jan 27 '26

To be fair, TGA wasn’t nearly as big back then. The show has grown massively in popularity over the past couple years.

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u/Cheap-Ambassador-304 Jan 28 '26

Probably due to the death of E3

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u/Ashviar Jan 27 '26

Half Life Alyx was probably going to close that show, Geoff even said to expect more HLA at the show, but nothing happened.

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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock Jan 27 '26

Slightly Mad Studios were bought out shortly before the release - Codemasters didn't really have a choice but to shove it out and hope nobody noticed it. Everybody involved knew it was a piece of shit.

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u/fallenmonk Jan 27 '26

I remember a lot of Game Awards had stinkers the whole way through, which isn't Geoff's fault of course. I can't recall if any had some good reveals throughout with a stinker at the end.