if you honestly think that phil deserved this much hate then you're either misinformed or an idiot
he lashed out during fez's development because his partner LITERALLY left him with nothing but a half finished game. yes, he lashed out, he also admitted this. it was wrong.
after it finally came out people kept just sending horrible stuff to him, literally like 50+ bad messages a day if you check back (doubt many of the people criticizing have had to put up with that)
of course he lashed back - that's the sort of person he is. he fought back and got stuff on by so many people. it's honestly disgusting.
he made a technically great game, but people judged it and it's art on him rather than the game. they judged it on him while he was at his most vulnerable and very emotionally unstable (just as many game devs get during the crunch of a game - especially when you've been left by your partner).
you don't have to like the game, but technically it was amazing. the puzzles were challenging for the average person playing it (i'm sorry if you're to smart for it) and it looked great. the mechanics were solid and the controls were great to.
many people that have worked, talked and been with him have said he's not that bad. he's get irritated sometimes and lashes out but overall he's a nice guy.
the straw that broke the camels back is when gametrailers criticized him for not commenting on a rumour. i mean seriously.
i don't see why so many of you guys hate him? can any of you actually link me to something he's done that's bad that ISN'T in retaliation? feels like a lot of people here are bandwagoning a bit.
