It may be wishful thinking, but the global nihilism of his earlier projects now seems
mere prelude to a surprisingly poignant meditation on fame and its lingering aftereffects.
For the romantics, the voyage itself was incidental,
a mere prelude to the arrival where the real adventures could begin.
Like most company builders, Rutan sees his achievement as
mere prelude.
Not exact matches
Furthermore
Preludes states that game was still going through major work
mere weeks before it went Gold: «A large action set piece near the Haytham boss fight was entirely cut ~ 2 weeks before we went gold.