What's The Deal With Editing?

[christopher85]

I want to touch up on the subject of video game edits.I remember reading an article on the development of Alice:Madness Return and how it was edited into a compelety different game from what was originally intended. Its a shame to know that some of these games I'm playing aren't what the creators first had in mind for the players. I also know its because the higher ups decide if the games are going to sell or not. I was wondering if there were any threads about the beginnings of said games that end up being way different at their completion. If not then I think it could be a pretty interesting topic.

[OldSchool_Boy]

Are you trying to find a reason why it happens?

[AppleQueso]

Sometimes games are changed mid-development because the designer stumbled onto something that worked better.

Sometimes it changes because of technical issues.

It's not always about exec interference.

Same reasons movies change during editing.