The release of Kane & Lynch was surrounded by controversy: the game was critically panned, but sold well, and it was at the center of one of gaming’s biggest scandals of all time – the firing of Gamespot editor Jeff Gerstmann.

Gamesradar talked with Jens Peter Kurup of IO Interactive about the review scores the game got, focusing on the impact negative reviews can have on a developer’s morale, among others.

Kurup agrees with most of the criticisms they got, including the control scheme, but takes issue with how gamers did not take to the characters of the story.

“If you want to mirror your happy face in shining knight’s armour then Kane and Lynch 1 isn’t the place to look, and people have every right to dislike that,” he said. “I just don’t agree. I’m sick of likeable characters.”

… Wait… did he just say Kane & Lynch 1? Ah well, it’s time for a sequel anyway!