BioWare Is Having a Good Laugh at Puddlegate 2018
Although BioWare used most of their time a PAX West to show fans the story of their upcoming online game, Anthem, they also took a jab at the Puddlegate controversy surrounding Insomniac Gamesโ Spider-Man.
A recent Reddit thread posted by a fan accused Insomniac Games of downgrading Spider-Manโs graphics. As evidence, the user posted two screenshots of the gameโs puddles, suggesting that the puddles in the E3 2017 game trailer were much sharper, larger, and more defined than in the release version of the same scene.
James Stevenson, Insomniacโs Community Mananger, clarified that no degradation took place.
โThe puddles being moved had nothing to do with performance,โ he said. โPretty sure it was a design/art usability reason thing. Definitely wasnโt performance, as we have spots with tons of puddles in the game with no performance issue.โ
But BioWareโs Mike Gamble couldnโt help himself. While showing off a new Anthem trailer, Gamble laughed to himself during a scene where there was a puddle on the ground
โYes, thatโs a puddle,โ he said. โYouโll see the puddle, right there. So before we move on, thereโs a 98% chance that that puddle will be changed, moved, reduced โฆโ
Anthem is set to launch on February 22, 2019.