TVGB: Following reports today that Eat, Sleep, Play co-creator David Jaffe was leaving the developer, the man himself has issued a statement on Twitter.
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.
mah goldberg the god of war 3 director is better
Why dont you get your arse out the house and develop games with a team, instead of over Skype.
I played the twisted metal demo and now i have a full understanding why he's leaving. If the Demo is any indication of the quality of the full product then i can understand the layoffs and selling out for ipad and smart phone bullshit games.
I think Jeff put a lot of pressure on himself due to how out spoken he is and desire for attention on the internet. The PS2 days are over his blog ranting has finally collided with ego and ability to make next gen games. I assume his company waved the white flag regarding making hardcore next gen games and sold out for smart phones and tablets.
If you talk shit about this and that on the net to your peers and consumers, when its time to put up you better deliver lol.
Sony should just give him an office at Sony Santa Monica with no official title and let him work on games like JP in Grandma's Boy... Just let the man make be his own boss and we end up with awesome games... He already said a few months back that he wants to make a game that combines God of War and Metriod (even though Darksiders already exists)
I have a question, do 2nd party studios get paid upfront or do they get paid according to sales performance of their game?