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Far Cry programmer mulling over something... producer comes over to talk to him...
Hey, what's wrong?
Well, I'm really all out of ideas for huge boss creatures, or any goddamn creatures. And we really need to make this ending as spectacular as possible.
OK, so throw in more bad guys... and monsters. Lots of monsters and bad guys... That surely will be remembered as a spectacular ending.
Yeah, but that's been done already - look at Serious Sam; there's more weird monsters in that game than in any Will & Grace episode.
Yeah, but you can KILL them.
Kill who? The entire cast of Will & Grace?
No, the monsters in Serious Sam. They're not invincible.
Wait, what are you saying?
Bear with me here. If you really want to make a spectacular ending to the game you need to make the monsters goddamn invincible; they need to be deadly accurate, have the ability to leap 50 feet in the air, be invisible and armed to the teeth. And you need to have dozens of them brutally attack Jack all at once with powerful rockets, snipers and their deadly massive hands. Now THAT's an ending!
So wait, instead of actually coming up with some really neat looking bosses or puzzles for the ending, we'll just throw so much goddamn crap at the player that his brain will file the ending under "things that make you go insane if you think about them too much - like the meaning of life".
Yes.
Cool, let's test that idea...
(...)
The producer and lead programmer work at the ending, and after several months, they hand it out to the Q&A team for testing.
(...)
OK, we'll give these guys a couple of weeks to play test the end level and
see what they think.
(...)
Some time later... Roger, one of the Q&A guys meets with the lead programmer and the producer.
So how was it? Where's Ken? He was the Q&A team lead, right?
Ken is injured. He is in a hospital right now.
What happened?!
He rammed his head into the monitor. Unfortunately, it was a CRT monitor and he damn nearly decapitated himself. Luckily, we managed to staple his neck to his head and take out a few bigger shards before the paramedics arrived.
But why?!
Well, we're not sure. But we have his notes here. Here, take a look.
Day 1
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HOW, HOW DO I DO IT?! HOW?!?
Day 2
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As I load the end level over and over again, I feel as if this game is laughing at me. Mocking my incompetence. Surely, this cannot be the only way... It just isn't possible to do it this way.
Day 3
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I came home late from work yesterday; I have bags under my eyes and I'm very irritable. In fact, I think I may've incidentally stabbed my wife several times with the kitchen knife last night. She was bleeding, but her bleeding can't help my woes. I need to go back to that game tomorrow. I am afraid it will mock me again.
Day 4
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I'm looking at the other testers and they all seem so goddamn content. Rage, hate and desperation are boiling in me, and I feel like crying all the time. Must-hold-it-in. Is it possible that I cannot even beat games anymore? My dad always wanted me to be a doctor, but I said, no, I'll be a game tester! Have I failed in that too? I feel so powerless, I think I've become impotent.
Day 5
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*just some blood stains on the paper*
The incident happened on day five as you can see...
So how did you like the ending, Roger? Was it challenging enough?
Excuse me, I can't hear you well.
WAS THE ENDING SPECTACULAR, ROGER?!
I'm sorry. You see, our senior team member Mark; you remember Mark, he is... was the tall cheerful guy that never complained when he had to get coffee for everyone; he blew his brains out with a .44 Magnum the day before yesterday. Some of his brains are still smeared across my monitor. I still can't hear well from the gun blast. Damn, that shot was cracking! And in a small room like that...
He screamed, YOU HUGE TRIGENT WHORES!!, took the .44 out of a paper bag, and pulled the trigger. But the real problem is that Mark took the game home before that, hoping to put in an extra few hours in the comfort of his home. Unfortunately, his two little boys got a hold of the end level while daddy was at work and after a few days their hair turned white; it's the funniest thing. They just keep banging their little heads against the wall and saying gibberish all the time.
Mark's dog, Bobo, he loves those two boys, man. Seeing them like that got to him and he simply stopped eating. His hair fell off; he had such thick, shiny hair before that; they're feeding him some food intravenously since yesterday. Pedigree Chum my ass! That dog is in terrible condition. It's the first time I've seen a dog try to commit suicide.
Producer writes a note to Roger on a peace of paper. The note says: "How was the ending?"
The ending to what, sir?
To the game. Far Cry! OUR GAME!!
I don't know what Far Cry is, sir. I'm sorry, I'm new here.
You've been with Ubi Soft for 2 years now, Roger. What the hell are you talking about?!
OOOH, the ending!!
Yes...
I can't remember.
My mind has been a total blank since Friday. I do know my name and that I like to smoke, but I don't remember much else.
But you do remember that Mark blew his brains out with a .44 Magnum.
Mark? Who's Mark? Is he a Trigent? And what is a Trigent? Why am I saying this?!
It's OK, Roger. You're just under some stress. Take a vacation, buddy. Kick back for a couple of days, relax.
Oh OK....
Roger opens a window and jumps out. Luckily the office is on the second floor so he "merely" breaks his hip and severely bruises his knees.
(...)
Producer turns to the Lead Designer.
Look, we may've overdone the ending a bit; what do you think?
I don't know. It's pretty damn spectacular in a sense. And besides, I really can't come up with any more creatures; bosses or otherwise. I'm spent, dude. Totally.
Yeah, I hear ya. Let's stick to what we have then. I'll make a note to Ubi Soft to put a disclaimer on the game box in very small print that says: "The ending may possibly make you homicidal and/or insane."
Cool. You can never be too careful.