Feature: “You Have To Rewire Your Brain To Accept The Absurdities I’m Going To Lay Out”
The legendary Mat Dickie talks wrestling, Switch and dealing with critics.
While Wrestling Empire is no critical darling, sole developer Mat Dickie is used to that reception, having been making his own professional wrestling games since 2000. Despite unusual visuals and unpredictable gameplay, these titles have achieved a cult following – it’s not a huge leap from the suspension of disbelief required to enjoy wrestling to the suspension of disbelief required to enjoy Wrestling Empire.
Englishman Dickie himself has a rather unusual reputation in the world of video gaming. He’s been described as “the best worst game developer” and has even been called gaming’s answer to The Room‘s Tommy Wiseau.
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