At this point it’s not in his best interest to finish it. It’s analogous to the situation Valve carved for themselves with Half Life 3.
Create enough build up, and then have to delay it for one reason or another and… you’re now trapped in a loop of more expectation, meaning the product must be better, meaning you’re not confident to release it as is, so now more expectation builds up, and the loop repeats until you know that no matter what you release the public won’t be satisfied enough, because reality can’t possibly match their expectations, and you’re no longer free to be creative because of the lingering expectations.
When that happens it’s literally your best move to not release the thing.
Artists simply shouldnt be making decisions based on what they think people want. I want to see what valve would do with half life 3, and I’m guessing they will make it when they come up with an idea they really love. Similarly, game of thrones was all about bucking what people wanted to happen, so I dont see how suddenly hes stuck on public opinion.
Personally, I think hes easily distracted, and becoming rich and successful took most of his motivation away. I dont see much to want to emulate with him.
At this point it’s not in his best interest to finish it. It’s analogous to the situation Valve carved for themselves with Half Life 3.
Create enough build up, and then have to delay it for one reason or another and… you’re now trapped in a loop of more expectation, meaning the product must be better, meaning you’re not confident to release it as is, so now more expectation builds up, and the loop repeats until you know that no matter what you release the public won’t be satisfied enough, because reality can’t possibly match their expectations, and you’re no longer free to be creative because of the lingering expectations.
When that happens it’s literally your best move to not release the thing.
Artists simply shouldnt be making decisions based on what they think people want. I want to see what valve would do with half life 3, and I’m guessing they will make it when they come up with an idea they really love. Similarly, game of thrones was all about bucking what people wanted to happen, so I dont see how suddenly hes stuck on public opinion.
Personally, I think hes easily distracted, and becoming rich and successful took most of his motivation away. I dont see much to want to emulate with him.