After apparently getting laid off, David Jaffe took to twitter to explain his latest moves, which includes creating his own game studio in San Diego.
*Update* He wasn't laid off
Terri writes: "In a recent video released by the creator of the God of War series, David Jaffe, we can see that Jaffe is not fond of the direction PlayStation took regarding the franchise, and in particular, Kratos himself."
Well, I personally think that Santa Monica did an absolutely phenomenal job with Kratos, showcasing insane character development in all the right ways.
Wasn't Jaffe the one who got stuck on something easy in Metroid Dread and started bashing the game because of it? From what I played of GoW 2018, they actually gave Kratos some much-needed depth. I definitely plan to finally go through the newer entries once my PS5 comes in.
This whole video was essentially him finding comments to back up his own opinion. "It looks like a lot of people think..."
Yeah, well what do the review scores, sales, user scores, and completion rates on the last two say? Anything on that?
People won’t like it I know but he’s entitled to his opinion being the games creator
I totally disagree but it’s not going to ruin the game for us who do like it
Game director David Jaffe reveals that the original God of War 2005 was considered for a first-person viewpoint.
Im very glad it did not end up that way. In first person you would lose the scale the game has. That is something i really appreciate about the GoW games is the immense size and scale of the environments and how the camera zooms out to show it in a much grander view.
One of the unlockables in the original God of War was a first person representation of God of War. A consideration for a spin-off/sequel was presented as a FPS in modern times. The military finds the dead Titan (Chronos I believe) and goes into the mountains where Kratos found Pandora's Box. Very interesting idea and gave me Clive Barker Jericho vibes.
Maybe the Egyptian era for the PS6 would switch to first-person just to keep things fresh
David Jaffe says he doesn’t believe a new game is in the works; “I haven’t heard a thing".
IF a new game is in the works (I hope so), I don't care if Jaffe is part of it or not. There are a lot of talented game directors out there. Twisted Metal might be his baby, but Jaffe isn't a guarantee lock in developing the best version.
Jaffe is all over the place now. Whenever he gets brought up it’s on some weird shit. I wouldn’t blame Sony for leaving him out of the mix even though I still respect his older works.
Well his "revival" of the franchise sucked out loud, so not sure what he expects.
Lol David making casual games is a fake here's the article hence the update section.
http://n4g.com/news/936006/...
Good news that he's starting his own studio, like most developers he thrives with as much freedom as possible. I wish him all the best for the future.
Oh, and f*** iOS games!
David Jaffe did not get laid off.
He is the Co-Creator of Eat Sleep Play... he can't be laid off.
read his twitter account.. he has been very vocal and the day just started..
he is staying with ESP until Twisted Metal has launched and they iron out some of the first week issues... that being said he has announced he will start a company in the San Diego based area..
because he misses working with the development teams on a daily basis... he has not mentioned about working on any titles or systems... this is all he has said about the subject...
so no he is not laid off. he is leaving the company after Twisted Metal and he is starting his own company... and he has no idea what type of game or what system it will be on.
i sorry to hear Jaffe is leaving. I'm not a sony supporter but i am a longtime fan of the twisted metal series. I would have love to buy this last twisted metal that he is appart of. but i just can't support online passes. so sadly i would be buying this game. best of luck to jaffe's on his next project.