Huh, I wonder if he's talking about How I Met Your Mother
Given his the way the Ice Queen kills Josy during the Episode 6 D&G session, I thought he might be referring to Game of Thrones. But I'm sure there are plenty of other candidates out there, too.
Honestly that reasoning doesn't make much sense, he would coordinate the hires so they would help him make the exact game he wants it to be, I don't see why it should make it into a different game
Art is an art, not a science. Even if DPC gave another artist the original models, the new artist would still need to pose them. The blocking, pacing, and composition of the resulting scene would be different than what DPC would have done. In theory that could be mitigated if DPC and the other artist were very familiar with each others styles, but that would take a lot of time to develop - if it ever developed at all.
And that's assuming DPC can convey what he wants the scene to be in the first place. I'm sure DPC has plenty of notes, but I doubt they're in the form of a "shooting" script that could explain when a character is meant to be framed sympathetically, what background details are important or the like. There's no guarantee DPC would be good at conveying that information, especially at first, and we know he's a control freak.
Basically, developing a reliable team is an investment. In the long run it can pay off and allow you to accomplish much larger tasks far more efficiently. But in the short term it actually slows down production as resources have to be devoted into training rather than the product itself. And there's always the risk the team won't pan out and the investment will be wasted; that's a particularly common problem with artistic collaborations. Plus, it requires a whole host of different skills than just working on the project alone, and DPC is clearly not interested in learning those skills.
No point debating it. It's obvious there are jobs that could be delegated without compromising the quality so he can focus on other tasks like writing etc. I think his stubbornness to do everything himself is a bit strange and cant be good for his health
Case in point: look at how the 2D is used. They're standalone bits of art that Jacob offers to the MC. They can be used as phone backgrounds or room decorations, but they have no effect on the story and aren't specifically referencing any particular event (nor are they likely to be directly referenced later on). So DPC's "script" was probably something along the lines of "give me sexy pictures each of the following characters in three stages of undress." Moreover, if the artist failed in their task, DPC could create backup images himself (processing 3D renders) in relatively short order.
So the 2D art was an extremely detachable, low-risk task that DPC couldn't do himself in the way he wanted. So he farmed it out. But it didn't save much time, so it's not an example of what people normally mean when they ask him to hire a team.
And personally, I think it is a good example of why DPC
shouldn't farm out more artwork; a number of the girls look noticeably off-model in some shots. It's fine for something that's meant to be amateur in-game art, but I'd be seriously disappointed if, for example, Josy's breakout sex scene in Episode 5 had used the oversized model from some of those pictures.
Considering the original voice acting for Bella and Jill, I think I’d rather DPC do the moaning himself!
Yeah, DPC might have a shot as "so bad it's good" territory if we're in the mood for a laugh.
