content of our game. There is not some business model forcing any player to have to pay for that content to have the full experience of the game we’re making. I think that’s really what games have come to, a lot of games, and it’s really sad.” Sundberg’s focus on quality is how he hopes Liquid
Swords will be eventually seen as a ‘super studio’: “It’s not the size of the company that defines our success.
“I don’t want to force anyone to pay for post-launch content of our game. There is not some business model forcing any player to have to pay for that content to have the full experience of the game we’re making”
I mean, anyone can build a big company. It’s not very hard, but it is really hard to make a really high quality game. And that’s what will make us a super studio. Our core team will be one hundred and then we’re working with development partners. We are currently working with a number of development partners around the world and it’s working really well. They are in our meetings and it’s like they are part of the team.” For the first time in a good few years, Sundberg
appears to be very much involved – and thus enjoying –
the creative process of making a game. “Oh, it’s the best part,” he says without hesitation. “Working with a very focused team is what I like the most. There’s no prestige in this team. There are no egos, no sharp elbows, which I absolutely love. “Obviously it’s more fun in the early days, before you
get into production and things get more and more set in stone. But getting to that point is so inspiring. It’s so great to be able to work with this team, which has years and years and years of experience. Even among the more junior talent within the studio, the input has been absolutely amazing. “Also everyone here comes from big studios where
they spend most of the day sitting in meetings. Here we have meetings, of course, but they rarely last for more than thirty minutes. I have a very short attention span, so there’s no reason why we should take up everyone’s time sitting in meetings. It’s a bit of a change of mindset for everyone. For me too. I mean, I never made an investment of this size before and it has just put a requirement on everyone here to be entrepreneurial, be disciplined and think creatively about everything we do. Including when we make coffee.”
Just before we went to press we asked Liquid Swords on an update on the office situation. The good news is that as you read this, the team should be settling into its new studio at last. Best of all, two coffee machines have been installed, each loaded with four varieties of coffee bean. We hope they’ll all be very happy in their new home.
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