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Re:Unreal Engine 5 enters Early Access by void_mint on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:07PM (#27292302)
It's sad for Super Meat Boy that the comments underneath yours keep insisting it's "just a platformer with a red square".
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Re:Unreal Engine 5 enters Early Access by modeless on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:15PM (#27292394)
The point is that Super Meat Boy would still be a fun game even if the player character was just a red square. It wouldn't have the same commercial success without the artwork and music, but you can easily see how you could make an MVP and have it still be a fun game, then add the graphics after.
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Re:Unreal Engine 5 enters Early Access by Hammershaft on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:46PM (#27292841)
Super meat boy happened to have an extremely fast dev cycle. It only took 18 months to make the engine and game! https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134717/postmortem_tea...
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Re:Unreal Engine 5 enters Early Access by void_mint on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:43PM (#27294450)
I get what you're saying, but if you read the replies, that's not what they're saying. Exact quote: "Super Meat Boy is basically that" (meaning, basically a red square).
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