Six days ago, a YouTube account claiming to be Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch commented on Asmongold's video about how Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 "is a reminder of what we lost", criticising modern games for "imposing morals".
Ignoring how political Warhammer inherently is, with its crusader imagery and satire of extreme xenophobia, it was unclear if Karch actually posted the comment himself.
A comment supposedly from Space Marine 2 creative director Oliver Hollis-Leick likewise praised Asmongold's video.
However, as reported by VGC, a new post on Karch's verified LinkedIn — in which he said that "whoever wrote that seems pretty sharp" — seems to confirm its legitimacy.
Assuming this is Karch, he opens by saying. "I love your videos. When we signed the deal to make Space Marine 2, all I wanted was a throwback game. We had the chance to work on something which by its nature was 'old school'. I can't even comprehend many of the current games we play these days. They are too complex and too much of an investment.
"We worked on Halo back in the day, and that game could be distilled down to the simplest of shooting loops, but it was entirely addicting....
