It’s Also Tapped into Industry Trends and Controversies
Crunch! Overtime pay! Microtransactions! Racial diversity! Women’s roles in gaming! These are all hot topics of debate that have persisted in the video games industry for years, and they’re touched upon in Mythic Quest as well.
There’s a whole episode dedicated to employees at the studio being worked to the bone to make Mythic Quest great, and one of the main characters shrugs it off by saying that, yeah, of course they’re gonna work to the bone because they know the end product is going to be something amazing and worth all of that blood, sweat, and tears.
It’s a pure-hearted sentiment to have, but also an unhealthy viewpoint that’s addressed over the course of the episode as a compromise is worked out between the employees and their superiors.
There’s also the show-stopping fifth episode that dives into the rise and fall of the legacy of a cult hit indie game that gets crushed under the weight of all the expectations and pressure that comes with success. It’s a tale we’ve heard countless times in the industry, but it doesn’t hit any less hard in Mythic Quest.
