“I gotta say, when I read that, I didn’t even know that there was such a meme,” said Puha. “We’re kind of busy working on the game. Ultimately, I would think [we here at Remedy] know how to write good dialogue…and write like a great story.”
Back in mid February, when the tweet criticizing the game went viral shortly after the State of Play ended, Puha responded with some confusion on Twitter. After someone explained in a reply that they felt like the dialogue was out of a Marvel movie, Puha said: “Okay…I really don’t understand this, it’s all very understandable dialogue and not some mystery being explained, but ok, taking the feedback in. Sorry for the slow reply.”
Two weeks later, while responding to my question during the Q&A, Puha was careful not to outright ignore people’s criticisms, adding: “Not to kind of dismiss people’s take on this, but like, you’re seeing an isolated conversation out of an experience that is very long.” He also claimed that “most of the dialogue” in the State of Play gameplay video was “placeholder.”
When asked if he wanted to add anything, creative director Mikael Kasurinen replied: